Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc++
$65
1950 hardbox issue in amazing condition that shows off the amazing Ray Gaedke artwork to full effect. This early short-nose, large 1/48 scale Tiger features movable ailerons, rudder & elevators, detailed engine with opening inspection panel, detailed main gear wells, pilot figure, ejection seat, underwing rocket loadout and more. Includes the famous clear Lindberg display stand. Never started. It has been inventoried 100% complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions. Please NOTE that the box displays as 'Near Mint+' but is graded 'Excellent++' because there are two factory tape litho pulls at the center of each long side. One pull is 1/2 x 1/2 inch and the other is 3/4 x 3/4 inch.
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG++
$125
Rare, early to mid 1950s issue with dramatic Ray Gaedke artwork. This box has the 1st Lindberg 'circle' logos on the short sides and the then 'new' rectangle logo in the other locations. This full hull kit is very well detailed for that time and features 153 pieces, full hull, propeller & rudder detail, extensive deck fittings, detailed guns & mounts, gun tubs, complete superstructure, landing craft with opening front doors, stanchions for thread railings and much more. Includes a display stand with name plate. The kit has been inventoried complete with all parts present, decals, color flags, and correct first logo instructions. This kit has a fascinating history directly linked to the origins of USA plastic ship modeling. Originally produced by Varney in 1944, it was highly detailed, had a wooden hull, cardstock deck but all injection molded tenite deck parts and details. When the early Varney aircraft and ship kits did not sell well, Gorden Varney sold the molds for the kit to O-lin (Olsen and Lindberg). O-Lin reworked the kit using a vacuform hull, cardstock deck, metal railings and tenite parts. When Lindberg took full control of O-lin, he modified the molds for a third time so the kit has metal railings and all other parts are injection molded. The fourth issue had all plastic parts; Lindberg dispensed with the metal railings, replacing them with notched stanchions for more scale-looking thread rails. The fifth issue was motorized, including an electric motor, switch, hardware, drive propeller and provision for batteries. Over the years Lindberg has reissued this popular kit several more times; some were motorized and some where not.
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good+
$48
Very rare first issue with the Lindberg 'Script Cirle' logo, the early 'small box' and no price extension. From the mid 1950s. The side says "Formerly O-Lin Products." Features dramatic Ray Gaedke box art, pilot and ejection seat, two piece canopy, full landing gear, two wing drop tanks, 8 wing-mounted rockets, teardrop-based display stand and decals for the very colorful box art aircraft (including all stripes). Molded in silver and clear. Never started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions. The decals also have the 'Script Circle' logo and the instructions have the script and rectangle logos. Please note that the instructions show a two piece pilot figure and a sub-floor under the seat; this issue of this model never had a two piece pilot (just a one piece) and the sub-floor was never part of the model. The earlier O-lin issue and the FJ had the two piece pilot, and Lindberg did eventually correct the instructions for the F-86. These kind of errors were very common on early Lindberg kits. Lindberg is a company with a fascinating history The original 'Lindberg Line' stretches back to the 1930s when Paul Lindberg drew plans for famous modeling magazines and marketed his balsa wood 'stick and tissue' by urging dealers to carry the '...Complete Lindberg Line'. After the war, Lindberg and Olsen had a strong hand in early United States injection molded kit development. Please see the article located on this website about early USA plastic kit manufacturers.
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$42
1950s issue with fantastic Ray Gaedke artwork. This kit features fine raised panel lines, moving rudder and wing control surfaces, complete jet engine with opening inspection cover, pilot, two drop tanks, under wing rockets and a clear display stand. Never started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions. Lindberg is a company with a fascinating history The original 'Lindberg Line' stretches back to the 1930s when Paul Lindberg drew plans for famous modeling magazines and marketed his balsa wood 'stick and tissue' by urging dealers to carry the '...Complete Lindberg Line'. After the war, Lindberg and Olsen had a strong hand in early United States injection molded kit development. Please see the article located on this website about early USA plastic kit manufacturers.
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed NM
$89
Still factory sealed and in investment-grade 'Near Mint' box condition. This is the first motorized release from the 1950s in a hardbox with stunning Ray Gaedke work. Features propeller drive electric motor, pilot figure, full landing gear, bombs & rocket load-out and more. Includes a fine decal sheet with extensive cowl checkerboard and invasion white-black stripe markings. Usually molded in green and clear plastic (although I cannot confirm that). Lindberg is a company with a fascinating history The original 'Lindberg Line' stretches back to the 1930s when Paul Lindberg drew plans for famous modeling magazines and marketed his balsa wood 'stick and tissue' by urging dealers to carry the '...Complete Lindberg Line'. After the war, Lindberg and Olsen had a strong hand in early United States injection molded kit development. Please see the article located on this website about early USA plastic kit manufacturers.
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed VG
$54
Still factory sealed and the cello is intact. This is the hard-to-find, late 1950s issue with Ray Gaedke artwork. It is a fine small-scale kit with very fine raised panel lines, full landing gear, display stand and complete Air France decals including the fuselage window side stripes. The back of the box includes the Caravelle Trading Car.
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc
$55
Still factory sealed. This 2007 set includes both kits and a plastic seascape battle display base. The Merrimac measures just shy of 13 inches long and the Monitor measures 8.25 inches long. These are the two American Civil war ships that spelled the end of the wooden ship age. In March of 1862, the Merrimac put to sea to raise the Union Blockade off the James River. There she sank the Cumberland and Congress. The Monitor, the Union's only ironclad and the first turret ship, was rushed to the scene. The epic battle between the two iron-clad ships ended in a draw, with the Merrimac suffering a little more damage than the Monitor. The Merrimac was blown up to avoid capture; the Monitor sank in a gale in 1862.
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$44
Mid 1950s first issue with wonderful Ray Gaedke artwork showing Lindberg's Ryan NYP flying triumphantly over Paris. Well molded and detailed for that time in silver and clear plastic. Never started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts present and includes decals and instructions.
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$30
1969 two-piece box issue utilizing the original Ray Gaedke artwork from the 1950s issue. This very nicely molded kit features pilot, basic cockpit, good engine detail, rotating propeller and wheels and even rigging photos for spreader bars and wire placements. Never started. The actual airplane is inventoried complete with all parts, decals and instructions but NOTE: the stand is missing the short length of aluminum wire. Lindberg is a company with a fascinating history The original 'Lindberg Line' stretches back to the 1930s when Paul Lindberg drew plans for famous modeling magazines and marketed his balsa wood 'stick and tissue' by urging dealers to carry the '...Complete Lindberg Line'. After the war, Lindberg and Olsen had a strong hand in early United States injection molded kit development. Please see the article located on this website about early USA plastic kit manufacturers.
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$64
Rare 1950s hardbox first issue in excellent condition. Features superb Ray Gaedke artwork. Box has like-new color and gloss, four solid, original corners, no tape or tape marks and no creases. The flaws are edge wear as shown, general light wear and a very small 15 x 11 millimeter price tag litho tear on one end panel. Kit includes external bomb load and centerline fuel tank, pilot with seat and display stand. Molded in dark gloss blue and clear and has Fleet Air Arm decals. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions. The box displays better than 'excellent' but is graded as such because there are two small tape pulls; one on each of the short sides.
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good++
$54
From the late 1950s and features classic Ray Gaedke box artwork. This is the Cellovision issue with the clear panel at the left so the prospective buyer could view the detail. Very nicely detailed for the time, this full-hull large scale model features one piece hull, detailed deck, superstructure, primary and secondary armament and more. Never started. Inventoried and NOTE: missing (1) of (2) tiny propellers. Otherwise complete with all other parts and includes decals and instructions. Other DEs in this class that could be modeled with this kit include Day - Chaffee - Hodges - Riley - Leslie L.B. Knox - McNulty - Metivier - George A. Johnson - Charles J. Kimmel - Daniel A. Joy - Lough - Thomas F. Nickel - Peiffer - Tinsman - DeLong - Coates - Eugene E. Elmore - Holt - Jobb - Parle - Bray.
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc+
$18
1991 issue of this classic 1950s kit and makes and ideal 'Classic Builder.' Molded with fine raised details, clear canopy, pilots and full landing gear. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions. Lindberg is a company with a fascinating history The original 'Lindberg Line' stretches back to the 1930s when Paul Lindberg drew plans for famous modeling magazines and marketed his balsa wood 'stick and tissue' by urging dealers to carry the '...Complete Lindberg Line'. After the war, Lindberg and Olsen had a strong hand in early United States injection molded kit development. Please see the article located on this website about early USA plastic kit manufacturers.
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed VG
$39
Still factory sealed. 1988 issue and an ideal builder as it is made from the same molds as the 1950s issue. Features movable flight controls, scale jet engines, opening inspection hatch, pilot figure, ejection seat, two piece optional position canopy and more. Usually molded in silver and clear plastic.
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$20
This is the 1984 reissue of the famous late 1950s kit and a perfect 'Classic Builder.' Features fine raised details, moving rudder and wing control surfaces, cockpit, pilot figure, complete jet engine with opening inspection cover, full landing gear, two drop tanks, underwing rockets and more. Never started and inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$58
Very nice package with both kits, a full color poster of the battle from the original Ray Gaedke box art done in the 1950s, a nice brochure with an illustrated history of the battle, paints and brush, blue plastic seascape battle display base and full decals. Merrimac measures just shy of 13 inches long and the Monitor measures 8.25 inches long. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes instructions. These are the two American Civil war ships that spelled the end of the wooden ship age. In March of 1862, the Merrimac put to sea to raise the Union Blockade off the James River. There she sank the Cumberland and Congress. The Monitor, the Union's only ironclad and the first turret ship, was rushed to the scene. The epic battle between the two iron-clad ships ended in a draw, with the Merrimac suffering a little more damage than the Monitor. The Merrimac was blown up to avoid capture; the Monitor sank in a gale in 1862.
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed VG
$26
Still factory sealed. Dated 1987. These molds are from the famous motorized 1950s 'Action Kit'. It features retractable landing gear, movable control surfaces, opening canopy, elevating and rotating gun turret, opening bomb bay doors and more. It does not include the motorized or a few of the other original features.
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good+
$28
Very rare joint Lindberg-Necomisa issue that was made in Mexico; Lindberg shipped the molds to Necomisa in the 1970s and the kits were made in Mexico. The model is originally from the early 1960s and the original Ray Gaedke artwork was wisely retained. The original molds were cut by Trim Model Products in the early to mid 1950s. Trim sold them in bags or in hardboxes, then sold the molds to Lindberg in the early 1960s. I have never seen a post-70s USA issue of this kit, so perhaps the molds remained in Mexico. Inside, the kit has never been started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and the instructions are on the back of the box along with a Necomisa full-color trading card for this aircraft.
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG++
$24
1986 reissue of the original classic 1967 kit. Never started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions present.
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed VG++
$30
Still factory sealed but the seal has split on the right short box side. This 1986 issue of this classic model features movable ailerons, wing flaps, rudder, pilot and copilot figures and a display stand. Vulcan was part of the 1950s RAF 'V' bomber force with Victor and Valiant. The original mission was high-altitude atomic weapons delivery; however, by 1962 improvements in Soviet SAM designs made this too hazardous. That same year the 'V' force was moved to a low-altitude penetration role. However, in 1964, fatigue and crystalline corrosion were found in the wing rear spar attachment forgings in the Valiant, forcing it's retirement. Victors and Vulcans stayed on. Vulcan proved more adaptable to the new roll and was performing bombing raids as late as the Falklands Invasion. Victors were the final part of the 'V' force to be retired, but at that point all of the in service aircraft were tankers, which ere replace by L-1011s and VC-10s.
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc+
$54
From the 1950s and with wonderful artwork. The hardbox is in 'excellent+' condition with great color and gloss. Molded in the correct gloss silver and clear with the early O-lin style two-piece, teardrop-based stand. The kit has not been started and is complete with all parts, decals and instructions. Paul Lindberg got his start in 1930s model aviation by designing, building and flying stick and tissue aircraft. His plans appeared in Popular Aviation magazine and he soon made a name for himself. When injection molding showed the way to increased kit sales in the late 1940s/early 1950s, he quickly teamed up with Mr. Olsen to create 'O-lin' models. Ray Gaedke was one the the early artists for O-lin, and he help pioneer dramatic and colorful box artwork. In the early 1950s Paul Lindberg was running the company and had the logo changed to his name. The first logo was circular, with 'Lindberg' in middle and 'Products' 'Incorporated' arched across the top and bottom. The second logo is the 'Yellow Square' that is on this kit. Ray Gadke continued his bold and colorful artwork for Lindberg and did this F-80C boxart as well.
