Sealsmodel Fuji Pre-Dreadnought Battleship, 1/700, SMP0103800
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG+
$42
Very highly detailed and finely molded waterline model. The kit has never been started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes flags and instructions. Fuji was a very famous and active Japanese capital ship. In the late 1890s the Japanese shipyards were not quite yet ready for such a project, so the Navy contracted with Thames Iron Works in Great Britain to build the class of four. Fuji took parts in the Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905) in the Battle of Port Arthur with her sister Yashima. Fuji then engaged Russian forces in the Battle of the Yellow Sea and Tsushima. In 1910 she was designated a coastal defense ship in 1910 and served in a training roll. She was hulked in 1922 and actually survived WWII to be scrapped in 1948.
Airfix BAC Strikemaster / Jet Provost MK5 - Oman AF or RAF Red Pelicans, 1/72, 2044-6
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG++
$22
Contains optional parts to build either aircraft with full underwing stores. Older but very finely detailed and molded kit for that time. includes decals for both aircraft listed. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Pegasus Boulton-Paul P111A (P-111a), 1/72, 017
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG++
$34
Delta wing research aircraft with a single jet engine. Limited production injection molded kit. Includes full color decals. Never started. Factory sealed bag or inventoried 100% complete with all parts and instructions.
ESCI Douglas AD-6 (A-1H) Skyraider - USS Intrepid or USS Midway-Vietnam, 1/48, 4045
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$24
Nicely molded kit features cockpit and wheel well detail, optional position canopy and drop tanks. Includes decals for both aircraft. The kit has never been started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Airfix Shorts Tucano T Mk.1 - Central Flying School RAF Scampton 1989, 1/72, 03059
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$19
Well molded and detailed kit includes full dual cockpits, recessed panel detail, optional position undercarriage and air brake and decals for the aircraft from RAF Scampton, 1989. Never started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions.
Aeroclub (2) In-Flight Refueling Probes, 1/72, AV001
Metal Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$4
Factory new. Very clean castings. Never started and complete.
Monogram Curtiss Tiger Shark P-40B - USAAF / RAF / Chinese Flying Tigers - White Box Issue, 1/48, 6803
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$25
1973 release that is part of a famous 1/48 scale series of WWII aircraft that Monogram originally developed in the early 1960s. Very nice kit featuring detailed cockpit, movable landing flaps, optional position landing gear and one piece or three piece canopies and decals for USAF, Flying Tigers and RAF versions. Never started. Inventoried with all parts, decals and instructions present.
StromBecker North American FJ-2 Fury, C-46
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Good-
$75
Beautiful kit from the 1950s made of quality hardwood - no balsa. The carving is done to the final shape. When complete it makes an impressive model and comes with a unique display stand. Features all carved and smooth wood parts, clear plastic canopy, full color decals, glue, wood filler, sandpaper and special display stand. Never started. Inventoried complete with all parts and plans. Before plastic kits were introduced, Strombecker was famous as the premier hardwood preshaped model manufacture. In the 1940s and 1950s, Strombecker kits were flawlessly engineered but not inexpensive. All wooden parts are hardwood and are precarved to shape - you only had to glue, sand and paint to finish them.
Mamoli Black Prince Privateer Schooner 1775, 1/57, MV46
Wood and Metal Model Kit, Box Condition: NM
$97
Large scale plank-on-frame kit that measures 52cm (20.5 inches) when assembled. Very highly detailed. Features perfectly factory-cut hardwood keel, deck and bulkheads, quality stripwood and complete fittings made from wood or metal. Includes all rigging materials, full size plans and instructions. The kit has never been started. Almost all parts are still in the sealed bags. The very few parts that were not factory sealed have been inventoried complete including all paperwork.
William H Low Co Rumsey 'Big City' Hose Wagon Circa 1890 - Wilo Line Fire Trucks, 1/24, FH130
Multimedia Model Kit, Box Condition: Good+
$75
Very rare. Likely from the 1940s. William H Low Co., of Braintree Mass., issued the 'Wilo Line' which featured a superb series of antique commercial firefighting equipment, all in 1/48 scale. Bill Low was the designer of all kits and he was a superb model maker. The scale is given as 1/2" and the finished 'Big City' model wagon is approximately 7 inches long without the horse hitch and ~ 13 inches long with it. The kits were very advanced for the time and shared many of the pre-fabrication methods of Hudson Miniatures. Wilo Line kits features "all parts in this kit cut to size and shape." Includes plastic injection molded spoke wheels, precut and machined large and small wooden parts, beautiful, fully finished fire extinguishers, metal stock, a sealed bag of smaller parts including a great many more fully carved wood parts, metal parts and full size plans with numerous drawings and detailed text instructions. There is even a big photo of the actual prototype. The kit has never been started. Internal factory sealed small-parts bags with the non-sealed parts inventoried complete including instructions/plans. The kits in this line include Amoskeag Steamer, Hose Reel, Hose Wagon, Chemical Engine and many others. In most cases they are the only kits in existence of these historic vehicles. Bill Low did design at least one 'non-fire truck' kit in his Will-O-Line - a Conestoga Wagon, advertised as being 1/24 scale, kit #B14 for $2.85 listed as "This is another Museum Piece by Bill Low." After seeing these fire truck kits, I do not doubt that.
MPC Mikoyan Gurevich Mig-23B or Mig-23E Flogger - (ex-Airfix), 1/72, 14201
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc+
$12
1982 MPC kit from quality Airfix molds. Features wings that swing, operating elevators, optional position landing gear and underside fin, drop tank and weapons loads for 'B' or 'E' variants. This kit has not been started. The parts are either still in the factory sealed bag or inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions.
Hasegawa General Dynamics F-16A Plus Fighting Falcon - USAF 50th TFW Hahn Airbawse West Germany 'Gun Smoke' 1983 / 8th TFW 'Wolf Pack' Kusan AFB Korea / Royal Netherland Air Force 311 Sq Volkel AFB Holland, 1/72, 601
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$26
Superbly molded kit that builds up to a wonderful model. Features all fine recessed panel lines, good cockpit and gear well detail, optional position canopy and pilot boarding stair and a very large variety of weapons. Includes decals for all three aircraft listed. The kit has never been started. Internal factory sealed bag including decals and instructions.
Arii Focke Wulf Fw-190 A-8 - VIII/JG300 / VIII/JG2 / IV/JGA - (ex-Otaki), 1/48, 14
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc
$18
Still factory sealed. From quality Otaki molds. Nicely molded featuring all fine recessed details, very good cockpit and gear well detail, pilot, drop tank and decals for three colorful aircraft. This kit normally also comes with a beautiful full color painting guide but I cannot confirm that since it is factory sealed.
Cleveland Nieuport 17 Scout Plane - Balsa Flying Model Airplane Kit, 1/16, M-12
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$95
Dated 1949. This is a Cleveland Master kit Scale Flying model in 1/16 museum scale. The box has wear as shown but the insides are in excellent condition. All Cleveland kits were exceptionally complete and this one is no exception. Features very high quality balsa printwood and strip wood, wood stock as required, completely machine carved cowl/engine, fully formed and painted scale wooden wheels, fully formed thrust bearing and rubber motor retainer, metal stock, clear windshield celluloid, 5 sheets of color insignia including an instrument panel, rigging thread, two colors of covering material, highest quality plans and more. The model has not been started. The parts have been inventoried 100% complete with all paperwork included. Plans are in 'excellent+' condition. The Cleveland Model and Supply Company played a pivotal role in the development of true scale models. In 1909 Bleriot's English Channel flight caused a surge in aviation and model aircraft around the globe. Several companies were ideally positioned to take advantage of the aviation craze. In the USA, Wading River Manufacturing Co. (1909), White Aeroplane (1911), Ideal Model Aeroplane (1911) and Broadfield Model Aeroplanes (1919) were among these pioneers, offering everything from plans and parts to complete kits and ARF models. Lindbergh's 1927 crossing of the Atlantic Ocean caused an even bigger world-wide phenomenon called "The Aviation Craze" that extended up to the start of World War II. Many companies such as Megow, Guillow's and others started right around this time. Some of these models flew and flew well, but they all had one thing in common - they were generally not accurate scale representations. In 1929, a youngster named Ed Packard had a very advanced dream-to produce incredibly accurate, true scale models that flew perfectly. This radical idea established the world's longest operating single-owner model airplane supply business- Cleveland Model and Supply Company. To this day, Cleveland models are treasured as the most accurate flying scale models produced. The fact that Mr. Packard started and successfully grew this business during The Great Depression is a testament to his ideals and business skill. I highly suggest the excellent book called 'Aviation's Great Recruiter - Cleveland's Ed Packard' by H.L. (Herm) Schreiner. It is an excellent history of the man, his company and the times of the Golden Age of Model Aviation.
Fador 1904 Cadillac Runabout, 1/16
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$69
Dated November of 1949 with drawings by 'JFM.' Very well detailed for that time. Features a large number of die-cut, machined and saw cut wooden parts as well as excellent plastic wheels, steering wheel, horn and lanterns. There are also metal parts, a realistic (and novel) material for making the visible radiator, metal stock and die-cut cardstock parts. Includes full-size, superb fold-out instructions with multiple elevation drawings, numerous detail drawings and templates, a photo of the completed model and extensive instructions. The kit has never been started. Inventoried with all parts present. The 1904 Cadillac was a sturdy, powerful and easy to operate car selling for only $750 - very low for that time. The Cadillac slogan was 'There is no prohibitive grade for the Cadillac.' It features a four cycle single cylinder water-cooled engine that developed 6.5 horsepower. It has two forward speed and one reverse and could travel at up to 30 mph in high gear. It had a throttle lever located on the steering post in easy reach of the fingers of the steering hand. Fador was another maker of big 1/16 classic cars, like Hudson Miniatures. The full name was Fador Mfg. Company and the address was 501E. Clinton St., Elmira, NY. It appears that Hudson beat Fador to the scene by a year; Hudson's spectacular product line growth starting in 1948 may have influenced Fador in the choice of subject and scale. Fador called the line 'Smallersters' and the design of the kits is very similar. Fortunately, Fador chose completely different vehicles. Because of their great decisions, these are often the only model kits ever made of these historical cars. There is no record of Fador making any plastic kits; the introduction and overwhelming popularity of the Highway Pioneers and the other kits that quickly followed may have driven them out of the market as it did many other wood manufacturers. In 1949 the Fador line consisted of a 1909 Hupmobile Roadster, 1904 Cadillac Runabout, 1905 REO 4 Passenger Runabout and one kit that was "3 In 1' - it made one of the following: 1909 EMF Single Rear Seater, 1909 EMF Touring or EMF Roadster. The Baker Electric kit was introduced in 1950 and possibly others as well.
Tamiya Panzerkampfwagen IV Ausf.H, 1/35, MM154A
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good-
$28
Very nicely molded kit. Includes decals for numerous tanks. Never started. Factory sealed bags with decals and instructions present.
RCM Hs-129B, 1/32
Vacuform Model Kit, Box Condition: Bagged
$97
Very large scale (1/32) SPECIAL ORDER vacuform kit with resin/metal parts set. Not shipped from stock. Kit is molded upon receipt of payment. Time from receipt to shipping your kit is usually 8 to 10 weeks. Contains vacuform basic airframe components, full size plans plus metal or resin parts such as wheels, prop, struts, etc. Does not include decals. Vacuform kits are only recommended for modelers who are experienced with this type of model. Special skills and scratch building experience are required. If you are curious, I highly recommend that you read the article 'How To Build Vacuform Model Kits' which is located on this website.
DML Mi-28 Havoc, 1/72, 2501
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed VG
$22
Still factory sealed but the seal has drawn the box top concave. Very well detailed kit from modern molds.
California Model Co Furniture Factory Corrugated Metal - Craftsman Kit (ex-Suydam), HO, 1
Metal Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$26
Excellent kit featuring all main, corrugated metal parts, other metal stock, metal fittings, clear windows with printed mullions, a variety of different factory signs and names and more. The kit has never been started. The parts that were factory sealed are still in the sealed bags. The parts that were not factory sealed have been inventoried complete including signs and detailed instructions.
Merlin Models Morane Saulnier 28, 1/72, 95
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc+
$58
Rare and believed to be the only 1/72 injection molded kit of this subject. Features very nice limited-run injection molded main parts, many cast metal details, airfoil strut material and decals. The kit has never been started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.