ESCI T72 With Soviet Assault Troops (Spetsnaz Paratroopers), 1/35, 5031
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc
$32
Still factory sealed. Rare version with 14 Spetsnaz troops.
Revell Sikorsky H-19 Rescue Helicopter - Great Britain Issue, 1/48, H227
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG+
$95
Revell of Great Britain issue from the early 1960s. This kit has the modified logo, no 'S' cement markings but reatins the 'S' boxart by Richard Kishady. Kit features detailed cockpit and two pilots, rotating main and tail rotors, detailed engine and optional position clam-shell nose doors, winch and 'downed' pilot and clear windows. Never started. 100% inventoried complete with all parts, decals and instructions present. NOTE: one pilots arm (part #15) is silver and not gray like the rest of the kit. The part is from an earlier issue of this same kit.
Revell Douglas DC-7C Swissair, 1/122, H267
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good-
$36
Not the original 'S' issue but the 1997 reissue. Ideal builder with very colorful Swissair decals and the original 'Revelving' Globe stand from the 1950s. The kit has never been started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Matchbox Handley Page Halifax GRII Series IA / B.MkI/II - 58 Sq Coastal command Wales 1943 / 76 Sq RAF Yorks (P/O Christoper Cheshire's Aircraft) / 10th Sq RAF Yorks 1942, 1/72, PK-604
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$24
Dated 1983. Very nicely molded for that time with very fine raised panel lines and many recessed lines as well. Features detailed cockpit, crew, rotating turrets, wheels and propellers, parts for all three versions, optional position bomb bay doors and a painting guide and decals for the three aircraft listed. The kit has never been started. Inventoried 100% complete including decals and instructions.
UPC Lola Ford - HO Scale, 1/87, 3051-39
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good-
$22
Small scale Lola racer molded in blue, white, chrome plate and with rubber tires. The kit has never been started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions. The true mold origins of this kit are unknown. UPC stood for Universal Powermaster Corporation which was based out of New York City, NY. UPC did not cut their own molds, but bought kits already molded from other manufacturers and re-boxed the kits in the USA. Scott Eidson, the famous artist best known for his artwork with Revell, also did UPC box art in the 1960s. All UPC production ended in the 1970s.
Merlin Models Albatros W.4 (W-4) Floatplane, 1/72, 4
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$18
Limited production kit with injection molded parts and decals. The kit has never been started. Inventoried 100% complete including decals and instructions.
Dumas Running Hardware Kit for #1226 Donai Z-65 Tournament Fisherman, 2353
Metal Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed NM
$75
Rare and still factory sealed. Includes (2) 16" S/S shafts, (2) stuffing boxes with Oilite Bearings, (2) rudders and shafts, (2) rudder arms, (2) set collars, (2) drive dogs, (2) brass stop nuts, (2) nylon washers, (2) bronze struts with bearings and misc screws and fasteners.
Bronco Piper Cub L-4H Rosie The Rocketeer, 1/35, CB-35018
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG+
$48
Large 1/35 scale kit that includes photoetch parts. Very well molded and features highly detailed interior, separately molded ailerons, full engine and more. The kit has never been started. Internal factory sealed bags including decals and instructions.
Revell 1903 Cadillac Highway Pioneers, 1/32, H35
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Mint
$50
In rare, investment-grade condition. This is old hobby shop stock that has never been offered for retail sale until now. 1952 first year issue with the box is in amazing 'mint' condition and inside, the kit has never been started. Before the 1950s 'model building' never made the top 10 list of boy's activities. Hobbies were nothing new to America in the 1930s/40s, but they were not mainstream. Shortly after the turn of the century, many dedicated modelers built flying or static airplanes, ship, train, automotive or other subjects. Basic kits existed, but the majority of these models were built from scratch, which demanded a high talent level developed from years of experience. That changed in the early 1950s. The phenomenon of the Revell/Gowland & Gowland 'Highway Pioneers' car kits was a significant force in proving that model building as a hobby could have mass appeal, provided that the kits were easy enough to build and finish. These 1/32 scale vehicles could be built in an hour after dinner and looked much like the real car. The Highway Pioneers series lead to the production of other subjects in plastic and the effect was revolutionary. By the early 1960s, model building was the #1 past time of American boys.
Revell Focke Wulf FW-200 C-4 Condor, 1/72, 04312
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc+
$38
Modern reissue of the 1960s kit. Has 120 parts and many operating features: movable control surfaces, rotating props, wheels and gun turrets and full crew. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Hudson Miniatures 1911 Brush Model C Delivery Old Timers, 1/16
Wood and Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$75
Dated 1949. Large scale and very well detailed for that time. Features numerous die-cut and machined/cut to shape wooden parts, beautiful plastic wheels, grill, steering wheel, lights and other accessories, metal louvered hood, metal stock and parts and die-cut cardstock. Although all of Hudson's 1/16 kits are excellent, this one has even more detail than usual thanks to Hudson's engineers having access to the actual car owned by Mr. Austin Clark. This kit has never been started. The small parts are still factory bag sealed while the parts that were never sealed have been inventoried complete including two sheets of excellent plans/instructions. The Brush Delivery Model C was manufactured by Brush Runabout Company, which was a division of the famous United States Motors. It sold for $650 and was powered by a one cylinder 64 HP engine linked to a gear-set type two speed + reverse multiple disc clutch transmission. Hudson Miniatures created a very popular line of automobile kits in a constant 1/16 scale shortly after WWII. The kits sold very well...so well that you could argue that Gowland & Gowland borrowed Hudson's subject matter for their ground-breaking 'Highway Pioneers.' The Hudson Miniatures 'Old Timers' even spawned a line of imitators, with Fador's 'Smallster' being one of the better in quality. Sales did drop on the appearance and popularity of the much smaller (and less accurate) Gowland/Revell 'Highway Pioneers' in 1951. When the all-injection molded Gowland kits proved not to be a passing fad, Hudson quickly planned and released his own all-plastic, small-scale competition called 'Lil' Old Timers Quickie Kits.' The kits were of excellent quality, but it was too little too late. Additionally, sales of the excellent wooden kits faltered further in the next few years with the introduction of accurate, 1/24 and 1/32 all-plastic cars in the mid 1950s. This forced Hudson to discontinue the wood kits and the plastic line was sold to Revell and subsequently re-released. Today, these excellent, big 1/16 kits are often the only model available of these early automobiles. In the mid 1960s Aurora thought so highly of Hudson Miniatures that they purchased the wood kit assets and released a very small number of these in all-plastic models.
Aurora Douglas DC-10 American Airlines, 1/144, 366-250
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$65
1969 hardbox issue. Molded in gloss silver, clear and with the dark gray/blue 'Tripod' stand and very colorful American Airlines decals. The kit has never been started. Inventoried 100% complete including instructions and 'excellent' condition decals. They are 100% intact, flat, have some typical yellowing and a tiny bit of bug damage to the backing sheet only.
Lindberg Dornier Do-335 Arrow, 1/72, 438-60
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Mint
$29
Still factory sealed. 1966 hardbox issue with Tom Morgan boxart.
Air Lines Douglas A-20 Attack Bomber - (ex-Frog), 1/72, 9803
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG++
$26
From quality Frog molds. Box art is by the famous Jo Kotula who did 1930s covers for the magazine 'Model Airplane News' and later the Aurora box art of the late 1950s/early 1960s. Air Lines kits are all Frog molds that the Lines Brothers imported to the USA between 1964-1966. The kits, decals and instructions were made in England, then imported to the USA where Testors created the boxes with the colorful trading cards on the back. There are one or two 'box art' trading cards on each box. Molded in silver and clear. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Jo-Han 1960 Plymouth Station Wagon Promo, 1/25
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG++
$49
Rare friction-drive promotional model. This is an one-adult owned model and has never been played with. It has been stored in a box and never seen light or smoke- the plastic is glossy and clean as new. The body is amazing condition for this type of plastic. The factory silver paint on the top and the green interior paint is mint with zero wear. The body has very little warping. Oddly, it is the interior which is warped but that is the easiest part to fix. The clear has the typical aging; however, I have a new Jo-Han 1960 Plymouth windshield that I am including with this promo - it is a straight-forward replacement. The whitewalls are exceptional, and there is no wear at all on the tires. Strangely, there is a zone of copper spraypaint on the center of the underside. That is the only unusual thing. She is certainly not perfect, with the new windshield installed she will be about as nice as you can get for an all-original, rare promo.
Aviation USK T-6 Netherlands (Dutch) - Conversion Kit, 1/72
Multimedia Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$8
Conversion kit makes a T-6 into a Dutch T-6. Includes two vac canopies and two blister windows and one resin exhaust pipe. Base kit is required. Complete and never started.
Fujimi Focke-Wulf FW-190 A-6 / A-7 / A-8 / A-9 Motorized with Mabuchi Mini-Baby Motor - A-7/R3 Heinz Bar Squadron Red 23 / A-8/R1 Udet Squadron / A-8/R1 Richthofen / A-6 Trop / A-8/R3, 1/48, 0767-300
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$32
Motorized with included Mabuchi Mini-Baby motor that is in mint condition and still in the factory sealed bag. Nicely molded older model features all fine recessed panel lines, parts and decals for four variants, cockpit detail and detailed gear wells, pilot figure, a wide variety of loadouts (and a chart to help you decide, a large and colorful decal sheet for the four aircraft listed and a full color painting guide on the bottom of the box for these four aircraft. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried and NOTE: missing front canopy. Otherwise includes all other parts, decals and instructions.
AMT 1994 GMC Sonoma SLS Pickup Truck, 1/25, 8128
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed NM
$38
Still factory sealed. 1994 issue. Features detailed engine and engine compartment, removable hood, detailed chassis and full interior.
Life-Like Civil War Field Piece - With Rope and Metal Chain - (ex-Palmer), 1/24, 09694
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed NM
$38
Still factory sealed. Nicely detailed model originally from the early 1960s. Includes accessory pail, ramrod and turning bar.
Aurora-KB Boeing F4B-4 - (F4B4), 1/48, 1122-170
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$36
1972 Collectors Edition issue. Features improved molds, pilot & mechanic figures, bomb loadout and terrain display base. Never started. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.