Model Airplanes for adults
Frog Bristol Beaufort Torpedo Bomber - Red Series, 1/72, F337
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc++
$32
1960s issue that is very cleanly molded in gray. The original owner carefully kept the factory shrink wrap on the box top, making for an 'Excellent++' condition box. Features separately molded ailerons, rudder and elevators, crew, rotating top turret and very good engine and landing gear detail. Includes a clear display stand and a multi-view full color painting guide on the back of the box. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions. Frog is considered the father of injection molded model kits. The Lines Brothers opened Frog in 1932, capitalizing on the fever caused by Lindberg's solo transatlantic flight. Almost overnight the western populations became 'Air-Minded', and anything aviation was in high demand. Frog created a quality line of stick and tissue rubber powered aircraft and gliders as well as innovative ready-to-fly rubber powered aircraft that required no assembly. The box even contained a built-in rubber motor winder and fuselage holder. Model airplane flight competitions were popular in Great Britain, and one category was 'Rise Off the Ground', or ROG. By changing this to 'Flies Right Off the Ground', the FROG name was born. In 1936 Frog created a line of injection molded plastic models, the first such kit line in the world (Hawk sold a line of injection molded aircraft models in 1934 but they were factory assembled and painted). Named 'Penguin' after the bird that does not fly, the kits were innovative beyond the means of production. At a time when models were simply built by wingspan, the Penguin line was a constant 1/72 scale. Furthermore, a large 1/72 Short S.30 Empire class flying boat contained a full interior and lights! A line of accessories such as AA guns, tractors, hanger, ambulance, sound locator, searchlights and lighting kits were quickly added to the line. WWII caused a pause in production. After the war the box color changed from silver to green, and Penguin kits were also marketed in the USA. Production ended in 1950. Frog quickly expanded and released the Red, Orange, Black, Green, Gold Token, Spin and Comet series as well as Trail Blazers and several others. It is noteworthy that while most manufacturers in the 1940s/50 were making toy-like models, Frog attempted to make very realistic models. For example, 'detailing' kits with excessively large rivets was once very popular. Frog ignored this trend and continued to mold aircraft with fine panel lines and no rivets. As a result, Frog kits can be built into very realistic replicas. Production ended in the late 1970s, but Frog molds are still in use around the world.
Frog DeHavilland Mosquito Mk4 or Mk6 - RAF or RAAF, 1/72, F187
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$19
'Green Series' issue of this famous line. Frog was the father of all injection molded plastic model kits, having a number of the 'FROG Penguin' models for sale before WWII. As with most every Frog kit, there are very fine panel lines and no unrealistic over-sized, surface detail. Features parts for both versions, cockpit, crew, under-wing rockets, rotating wheels & propellers and more. Includes a full color, multi-view painting guide (on the bottom of the box) and decals for both aircraft listed (bomber or fighter versions). The model has not been started. All parts are still sealed in the internal factory bag and it includes decals and instructions.
Frog Hawker Sea Fury With Airwaves Detail Set - Bagged, 1/72, F221F
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed NM
$24
Includes the superb factory-sealed Airwaves AC7215 Hawker Sea Fury Cockpit And Exterior Detail Set in photoetched brass. Includes about 60 pieces and is a significant upgrade to this model. The kit is still factory sealed. Very well detailed with fine raised panel lines, separately molded ailerons, elevators & rudder, basic cockpit, pilot figure, folded or flight position wings, rotating propeller & wheels, under-wing drop tanks & rockets and more. Includes decals for two aircraft (Royal Navy FAA No. 802 Sq HMS Ocean off Korea August 1952 or Royal Canadian Navy Sq VF-870 1951) with color painting guide for the two aircraft listed.
Revell Hawker Typhoon Mk.1B - No. 609 Sq Mavis Pinky Stark, 1/32, 85-4663
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$48
1996 release features full cockpit detail and hinged entry/exit door, detailed Napier Sabre Engine with removable engine cowl, movable wheels and prop and decals for Flight Officer L.W.F. "Pinky" Stark with 18 locomotive kills to his credit. Never started and the parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Hasegawa British Phantom FGR Mk2 - (McDonnell Douglas F-4) - Royal Air Force RAF 92 Sq Germany / 41 Sq 38 Group / 92 Sq / 56 Sq 11 Group / No.228 OCU No.11 Group, 1/48, P16
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$69
Very finely molded and detailed and widely considered the finest injection molded 1/48 scale F-4 kit. Features correct British Phantom parts, all fine recessed panel lines, detailed cockpits, optional position canopies, separately molded ailerons, detailed gear wells, drop tanks, gun pods, two types of air-to-air missiles and more. With a color paint guide and regular paint guide and decals for four different aircraft. Never started. The smaller parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags; the larger parts are not sealed and have been inventoried complete. Includes decals and instructions.
Revell Supermarine Spitfire Mk.IIa - RAF No.65 Sq Kirton-in-Lindsey England July 1941 / No. 19 Sq Fowlmere England June 1941, 1/32, 03986
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$36
This excellent model is from all new molds and dated 2014. Features 115 pieces, recessed panel lines and surface detail, excellent cockpit that is almost a kit to itself, enclosed and detailed gear wells, separately molded elevators, rudder and ailerons, optional position trailing edge wing flaps, realistic radiator interiors, optional position canopy and fuselage entry door, antenna rigging instructions and more. Includes detailed 4-view painting guide and decals for both kits listed. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Hasegawa Curtiss SOC-3 Seagull - Land Based Version, 1/72, 057
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good-
$24
Rare version with landing gear instead of floats. Includes markings for a hi-vis pre-war paint job. The kit has never been started. The parts are either still in the internal factory sealed bag or inventoried 100% complete. Includes decals and instructions.
Testors Lockheed F-104A Starfighter Chrome Plated - (ex Hawk), 1/48, 203
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc
$46
Still factory sealed. 1978 issue from quality ex-Hawk molds is completely chrome plated. Variations in panels are authentically reproduced. Includes standing and sitting pilots and boarding ladder.
Novo Handley Page Dart Herald - BIA Airlines - (ex Frog), 1/72, F363
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed VG+
$115
Hard-to-find model from the original Frog molds; still the only 1/72 scale model ever made of this early British Prop-Jet airliner. Heralds carried 56 passengers or 6.5 tons of freight at a range of 1000 miles and a cruising speed of 275 mph. This kit features 83 parts, separately molded rudder, ailerons and elevators, two position passenger and cargo doors, rotating propellers & wheels, boarding stairs, seated & standing crew and more.
Novo Fairy Delta 11 Research Aircraft - (ex Frog), 1/72, F333
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed NM
$44
Still factory sealed. This well molded kit is from original Frog molds. Includes a three-view color painting guide on the back of the box.
Novo Vickers Vimy Mk IV Heavy Bomber - No. 70 Squadron Egypt 1921 / RAE 1919-1922 Research Aircraft Used For Experiments Including Automatic Landing Systems - (ex Frog), 1/72, F163
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc
$36
Still factory sealed. From quality ex-Frog molds. Please note that this is the wartime version with the guns and bombs and not the post-war transatlantic version. The 'gun & bomb' version has become somewhat harder to find. Includes markings and color paint guide for the two aircraft listed.
Novo General Aircraft Ltd Hotspur II Glider - (ex Frog), 1/72, F152
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$14
Nicely detailed model from the original FROG molds. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Novo Canberra Low Level Bomber - English Electric BAC Canberra B(1) Mk.8 or B(1)Mk. 12 - RAF No. 88 Sq Wildenrath W. Germany 1960 or South African No. 12 Sq. Waterkloof 1969 - (ex Frog), 1/72, 78090
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG++
$16
From the original, quality Frog molds. Like most Frog kits, this model does not have out-of-scale rivet detail but has very fine panel lines only, which makes very realistic model. Includes parts and decals for either version. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Novo DH-88 Comet Racer - (ex Frog) - Bagged, 1/72, F168
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$16
From the original Frog molds and a fine kit that build a realistic model of the famous 'Golden Age Of Aviation' racer. Never started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions. Includes figures of Capt. Scott and Capt. Black, the famous Comet pilots who won the 1934 MacRobertson Air Race from England to Australia. The DH-88 was designed specifically for this race and performed wonderfully.
Novo SNCAM Dewoitine D-520C - Italian or French Air Forces - (D520 ex Frog) - Bagged, 1/72, F155
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc
$14
Still factory sealed and from quality Frog molds. This is a very cleanly molded kit that builds up into a realistic model. Includes markings for both aircraft and a full color painting guide on the back of the cardboard header card.
Novo Supermarine Attacker Naval Fighter - No. 800 Squadron FAA Based On HMS Eagle 1961 - (ex Frog), 1/72, F330
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc++
$16
Still factory sealed and from the the original Frog molds. With decals for the listed aircraft and a 4-view color painting guide onthe back of the box.
Airfix Auster Antarctic AOP - Air Observation Post - T.7 Antarctic Expedition 1956 / RAF AOP.VI No. 1912 Flight 2TAF Buckeburg Germany July 1952, 1/72, 01023
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good++
$16
From the 1980s/early 1990s and from the original 1960s molds. Well detailed for that time with fine raised and recessed surface detail, pilot figure, optional parts for wheels, floats or skis, two piece canopy and more. Includes large, multi-view paint guides and extensive decals for both airplanes listed. Never started and inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions present. The Auster Antarctic was a specially modified aircraft supplied to the Antarctic expedition. It has additional fuel capacity and more elaborate radio and DF equipment. The Auster was first introduced during WWII as an artillery observation and liaison aircraft. Since that time it was progressively developed for both military and civil use. The ability for short field operation and use with wheels, skis or floats made it very popular at the time.
Airfix Scottish Aviation Bulldog - 101 / T Mk.1 Primary Trainer - RAF / Royal Swedish Air Force, 1/72, 00061
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG+
$20
Well detailed kit with 40 parts and decals for both air forces - Sweden's 'Team 61' F5 Wing Ljungbyhed 1987 or RAF Central Flying School Cranwell in 1997. Never started and inventoried complete with all parts. Includes decals and instructions.
Hawk North American P-51D Mustang Chrome Plated - USAF / Canadian / Philippine Air Forces, 1/48, 208-200
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Good+
$52
Still factory sealed but the seal has shrunk and drawn the box top concave as shown. This is the 1967 release with John Andrews artwork. The model is completely metal plated and features realistic matte and gloss panel variations. This is a well detailed kit for that time and it features excellent fit & finish, drop tanks, under-wing 5" rockets, pilot figure, optional position canopy and more.
MPM Yokosuka E14Y1 Glen Submarine Floatplane - From I-25 and I-7 Fleet Subs, 1/72, 72111
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$30
Limited release model that features fine, recessed panel lines, film instruments and many brass photoetched parts. Never started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions. A total of 125 Glen submarine-based seaplanes were built between 1941 and 1943, when they were replaced by the Aichi M6A1 Seiran. The first operational Glen mission was on December 17, 1941 when I-7 launched her aircraft for a dawn reconnaissance over Pearl Harbor to assess the damage done in the December 7th attack. In September of 1942, Warrant Officer Fujita took off in his Glen from I-25 and became the only aircraft to ever bomb the continental United States when he dropped phosphorus bombs in two attacks on the Oregon coast. Decals for both of these aircraft are included.