Inpact 1911 Bristol Boxkite, 1/48, P105
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
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Released in association with the 20th Century Fox production of "Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines" movie. Very nicely molded kit with excellent details including engine, fuel tank, cockpit and more. Fabric surfaces are realistically recreated with an accurate and subtle pattern. A clear stand is included and clear wheels to better simulate the spoke versions of the period. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Testors Airspeed 51 Horsa Mk I, 1/72, 862
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good-
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Well detailed and finely molded model from 1979 features 129 pieces, complete cockpit and full interior with floor and benches, optional position boarding doors and stairs and more. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions. Horsas were perhaps the most advanced gliders built during WWII. They had full instrumentation, power operated flaps and brakes, a powered device for jettisoning the landing gear upon touchdown. The Horsa MkI carrier troops while the MkII carried vehicles which loaded through the swing nose and unloaded from an explosively-released rear fuselage after landing. Gliders carried in 20% of the reinforcements and supplies for D-Day, and most were Horsas. They also saw action against the German Heavy Water (Atomic Bomb) plants in Norway and targets in Sicily, Arnhem and the Rhine.
Aurora Sopwith Camel, 1/47, 102-79
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed NM
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Still factory sealed and in investment grade 'Near Mint' condition. Rare early 1960s issue and harder to find than the original 1956 release. This was only made for a year or two before the new artwork release. Please note the full, original artwork (the only issue with such) due to the 'transparent' new simplified oval logo at the lower right. The side logos still have the old 'Famous Fighters' in the border. Usually molded in the correct gloss olive drab and black plastic and with the chock ground base and pilot & mechanic figures.
Revell Curtiss P-40E Warhawk, 1/72, H623-49
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
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Two piece box issue dated 1963. From the 49 cent price extension, this is likely the very first issue. Molded in silver and clear. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Revell P-40E Flying Tigers - Warhawk, 1/32, 4400
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG+
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1980 issue features Flying Tiger decals, detailed Allison engine, detailed cockpit, retractable landing gear, rotating wheels and propeller, movable ailerons, elevator & rudder, belly tank and pilot figure. Never started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Airfix Aichi D3AI Val, 1/72, 294
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good+
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1960s type three logo issue. Nicely molded and detailed with very fine raised panel lines, seats and two pilots, three piece canopy, rotating wheels and propeller, bomb and swing away bomb gear, arresting hook, decals and paint guide. Never started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Airfix Fairey Battle - RAF or Belgian Air Force - T3 Logo Issue, 1/72, 259
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc++
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1960s issue with third Airfix logo. Nicely molded and well detailed kit with full cockpit, moving ailerons, optional bomb load and crew. Includes decals from one of the most memorable Battle actions at the Maastricth bridges in May 1940 when five Battles of No. 12 Squadron, all flown by volunteers, were all shot down. Also includes decals for Belgian Air Force. Never started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Airfix Boston Bomber A-20 - Craftmaster Issue, 1/72, 1-89
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG++
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Black end panel Craftmaster issue from the 1960s features movable rudder, elevator and ailerons, crew and cockpit, movable propeller and wheels and British markings. Never started. Inventoried and 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions.
Lindberg PHOTO ONLY - SOLD, 1/64, 525-249
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Fair-
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Classic kit from the late 1950s with dramatic box art by Ray Gaedke. This was the first big-scale, high quality kit ever made of the B-17 and Lindberg could hardly keep the hobby shop shelves stocked. If you have built this model, you know that it is well molded, fits together easily and has excellent detail for that time. It features movable rudder, elevators & ailerons, rotating and elevating gun turrets, retractable main landing gear and tail gear, crew members, 'good' cockpit detail, rotating propellers & wheels and a large, clear adjustable display stand. Inside, the kit has never been started and is inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions. Please NOTE that the box is only in 'fair-' condition and not collectible. It is very beat up and worn and just a notch above being 'Poor' condition.
Monogram Boeing 727 TWA - (ex Aurora), 1/96, 5414
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Fair
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1978 issue after Monogram bought and modified the Aurora molds. Monogram only reissued the best and most commercially viable models. In this case, they saw the molds could be improved and did so. The result is a much better and accurate kit, the best 'short' body 727 available in near 1/100 scale. Monogram added a network of very fine raised panel lines to the fuselage (the original had no panel lines), filled the deep e-doors over the wings and made them fine raised also, added wing fences and fine raised panel lines to the wings, added flap hinges to the wing undersides and added fine raised panel lines to the horizontal stabilizers. Monogram was evidently proud of the improvement, and even shows them on the assembly drawings. With full landing gear. Includes TWA full stripes and window decals. This kit has not been started. Inventoried and NOTE: missing clear cockpit windows. Otherwise complete with all other parts. Includes decals and instructions. NOTE: decals are damaged. There is enough left that you could restore them using the procedure outlined in the two articles on this website about how to save old decals. If not, you will need to provide your own decals.
Comet Boeing 707 Stratotanker (367-80 - Dash 80) - BAGGED, 1/125, PL800-98
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: No Box
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NOTE: Bagged kit - there is no box. The box is shown for reference only. Comet originally began model production in 1929 with a line of balsa flying models. In the mid-1950s Comet made a beautiful line of small and medium scale aircraft and missile models with colorful boxes. The early issues were in one-piece 'flip-top' boxes, and the later issues and releases were in standard two-piece 'hardboxes' with a lithograph slick glued to the top box. In 1963 Comet sold the plastic kit molds to Aurora, who reissued some but not all of the kits. There were two Boeing 707 models made. This is the two-piece box larger scale (1/125) 'Stratotanker' - not really a tanker model at all, but a nice kit of the famous Dash-80 Prototype Air Force Tanker/707, which lead to the world's first commercially-successful airliner and the legendary KC-135 air-to-air refueler. Well molded with fine recessed panel lines, full landing gear and prototype decals. The kit has never been started. Inventoried 100% complete including decals and instructions. NOTE: one lower wing is a gray color instead of silver. It is from another issue of this same kit.
Aurora Nieuport II, 1/48, 101-100
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed NM
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Factory sealed and in investment-grade 'Near Mint' condition. 1960s issue with fantastic John Steel artwork. This is part of the famous Aurora WWI series of 1/48 scale aircraft. The series began in 1956 and Aurora added new kits into the early 1960s. The line proved incredibly popular, so these kits were included in the 'mold upgrade' in the 1970s before Aurora went out of business.
Revell German Sub U-47 U-Boat Cutaway Display Model with Interior, 1/125, H384
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Fair
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1975 release of the cut-away version of the famous "Snorting Bull" of Gunther Prien. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions. Prien and his men survived 11 sailings but were lost on the 12th. On his second sailing, Prien made history by sailing into the British Base of Scapa Flow and sinking HMS Royal Oak.
LS Mitsubishi Nell G3 M1 Type 96 Mk11 or 21 Nell - Kisarazu or Mihoro or Kanoya Air Corps, 1/72, A501
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed NM
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Still factory sealed. Very high quality kit with legendary LS attention to detail. Features all fine recessed panel lines, cockpit detail with crew, retractable landing gear, rotating wheels and propellers, separately molded ailerons, optional torpedo or bomb loadout and more. Includes decals for the multiple aircraft listed. The fact that Hasegawa still uses some LS molds testifies to their detail and accuracy.
Hasegawa Kawasaki Ki-10-II Type 95 Fighter Perry Combo - Ki-10 TWO Kits, 1/72, 02149
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc
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Rare. Still factory sealed limited edition dated 2015 Includes two complete kits (each one with 63 pieces) and with markings and paint guide for both box art aircraft.
Merlin Models Hawker Hart Frog Penguin Replica, 1/72
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
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Have you ever wanted to build the world's first injection molded plastic kits? Well, now you can and for an affordable price. As you know, Frog in England produced the world's first plastic model kits starting back in 1938. Merlin Models receive permission for this very limited edition, exact replica of this historic Frog Penguin kit. Nicely molded. Also includes photocopies of the original Penguin instructions. The kit has never been started and is complete with all parts and paperwork. In the late 1930s, before WWII, Frog created the world's first line of injection molded plastic model kits. Since Frog stood for 'Flies Right Off the Ground' and Frog had a famous line of flying models, the world's first all injection molded kits were called Frog Penguin for the bird that does not fly. The Penguin Hart was among the early pre-war releases by Frog.
Monogram Hu-16B Albatross - Grumman SA-16B - Blue Box Issue, 1/72, PA160-150
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
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The 3rd issue dated 1967 from the superb original1957 'Four Star' molds. This has long been one of my favorite Monogram models to build because of the incredible fit and finish, very good detail and scale appearance. Features retracting landing gear, rotating wheels and props, three man crew, optional position door and survivor in a life raft. Never started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions. Please note the stain on the upper left of the box; it extends down the adjacent long and short sides. The decals are not affected and are in 'near mint' condition. The Albatross was the primary sea rescue aircraft of the Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Service, a branch of MAC - Military Airlift Command. Operational service began in 1947 and Hu-16s saw wartime action in Vietnam.
Lindberg US Moon Ship, 1/96, 1003-98
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Fair
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Rare first issue from the 1950s. Lindberg made the world's first plastic science fiction model, the famous UFO. The sales success quickly prompted a wonderful line of 'near science fiction' models of which this Moon Ship was one. Very nicely molded and detailed in silver and red-tinted clear plastic. Display base and scale figures are included. Never started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions. NOTE: the box has serious crushing damage and a closed edge split at the upper right as shown and a clear taped split corner there as well.
Monogram Me-109E and Hawker Hurricane - Air Combat Series - (Bf-109), 1/48, 6082
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good+
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Number four in a series of 1981 Gift Sets that contains two aircraft. Never started. The Hurricane is still factory sealed. The Bf-109 is not factory sealed and has been inventoried complete with all parts and both models includes decals and instructions.
Fujimi P-47D Thunderbolt With Color Painting Guide and Glue, 1/70
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
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Fujimi-Mokei issue from the very early 1960s; please note this is before Fujimi used part numbers. Japan issue with very collectible artwork and high gloss box top. Includes the original glue and a very nice full color painting guide for 4 different aircraft. Features fine raised detail, rotating prop and wheels, working wing flaps, drop tank, two bombs and pilot figure. The model as never been started. The parts are still in the factory sealed bag and even includes a near mint condition Fujimi color bag header. Includes decals and instructions.