Model ship and boat kits for adults
Fujimi IJN Shimozuki Destroyer, 1/700, 44
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good+
$15
1/700 scale waterline kit that is finely molded and well detailed. Never started. All trees are still sealed in factory bags. Complete with instructions and decals. There is a multi-view, full size & full color painting guide on the back of the box.
Airfix HMS Victory Lord Nelsons Flagship, 1/180, 09252
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Fair+
$65
1987 Special Edition release. Very nicely molded and detailed kit with over 350 parts. This full hull kit contains complete deck fittings, preformed scale ratlines, vacuform billowing sails, flag sheet, rigging instructions and more. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts, flag sheets, rat lines and instructions. The Victory was started in 1759 and launched in 1765 for the Royal Navy. She gained fame as the flagship for Lord Nelson at the Battle of Trafalgar. The HMS Victory is the oldest naval ship still in commission, and is a museum ship in drydock at Portsmouth, United Kingdom.
Revell Hermann Marwede Seenotkreuzer Search and Rescue, 1/200, 05812
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed VG
$22
Still factory 'round tape' sealed. Dated 2011 and very well detailed for a 1/200 scale ship model. Features full hull, propeller & rudder detail, two bow thrusters, all deck railings, detailed superstructure, searchlights, three water cannon, deck fittings, winch, helicopter landing platform, crane, detailed inshore craft & inflatable raft and more. Includes extensive decals.
Skywave Hatsuzakura IJN Destroyer 1945 - Also With Markings For Kaba / Hatsuume - (Tachibana Class), 1/700, W78
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc+
$32
Very highly detailed waterline model that includes decals for the two other similar ships of this class. Although I am not positive, configuration looks to be late in the war, i.e. 1945 or 1944. Includes a full color painting guide on the back of the box. The kit has never been started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Skywave Yukikaze IJN Destroyer 1945 - Also With Markings For Hatsukaze / Amatsukaze / Tokitsukaze / Urakaze / Isokaze / Hamakaze / Tanikaze, 1/700, W25
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc+
$32
Very highly detailed waterline kit of Yukikaze in her late (1945) configuration. This model also includes decals for the other ships of Destroyer Squadron 16 and 17 as listed in the title. Includes a full color painting guide on the back of the box. The kit has never been started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Tsukuda Hobby Flying Sub from Seaview - Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea - (ex Aurora), 1/60, SOT-001-3000
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$56
This is a reissue from Tsukuda Japan the original molds and features a full interior with detailed cockpit, engine room, bulkheads, structural parts, operating pick up hook, crew of two and more. Molded in yellow, gray and clear plastic.
SMER Viking Ship - (Aurora Copy), 1/80, 0902
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$42
Great builder if you are a fan of the Aurora kit. This model is a copy of the Aurora Viking ship in the same scale. Merit originally pirated the Aurora molds; then Artiplast acquired Merit. Ultimately SMER ended up with most the Artiplast molds, including this one. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Monogram SeaQuest Stinger - One Man Submarine from the TV Series, 1/20, 3602
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed VG++
$20
Still factory sealed. Big-scale model kit from 1994 is 11 3/4 inches long when assembled. This kit was made as a tie-in to the successful TV series from Universal City Studios. Features pilot figure, detailed cockpit, big clear canopy and ocean floor display base. The model is 11.75" long when assembled and is molded in dark blue and clear plastic.
Revell USS The Sullivans DD-537 Destroyer, 1/301, H307-150
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$64
1967 hardbox issue of this classic model and a large-scale kit of the destroyer that was named after the 5 brothers - George, Frank, Joseph, Madison and Albert Sullivan - who died when the USS Juneau was sunk off Guadalcanal in the Battle of Savo Island. Never started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals, color flag sheet and instructions present.
Revell Harbor Tug Long Beach - S Issue, 1/108, H314-129
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG++
$115
Rare 1956 issue of this famous kit with the great box artwork that has made these kits so famous and collectible. This large-scale model features excellent detail for that time and almost all items shown in the box art - railings, grates, name boards, navigation lights, vents, whistles, bumpers, bitts and even two crew members. Never started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions. NOTE: one railing is broke but the parts are there and fit back perfectly for a straight-forward repair. You can quickly tell the 1955 first version from this 1956 second version by the way 'Harbor Tug' is presented. On the 1955 version it is in black font. For 1956 it is in much more attractive red font with a black shadow outline. The Long Beach was built in Decatur, Alabama in 1943 and was one of a fleet of tugs operated by the Wilmington Transportation Company. She had a registered length of 81.1 feet and a beam of 24 feet. Gross tonnage was 146 inches and she drew 8 feet of water. Powered by a 700 hp diesel, the range was just over 3,500 miles.
Revell Nautilus SSN571 Guided Missile Submarine Atom Powered - Pre S Issue, 1/305, H308-89
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG++
$145
Rare 1954 hardbox issue with 89 cent price extension. This is the early small, thin box format measuring 13.25 x 4.1 x 1 inches. All parts are molded in correct gloss medium gray. Never started. It has been inventoried 100% complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions. Decals are flat an in 'excellent++' condition and the instructions are 'very good++'. The box would grade higher than 'very good++' but it is rated as such because there is a 1/2" x 1/2" tape pull at the bottom center of the long top side.
Revell HMS Bounty - 'S' Issue with S Glue, 1/110, H327-298
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$115
The 1st issue of this kit with fantastic 'S' Box artwork dated 1956. Revell's early ship models were remarkably detailed for their time and this kit is no exception. Features full hull, one-piece main deck, all deck fittings, crew members, Revell's famous preformed ratlines, rigging material, full rigging instructions and more. Kit even has the original, very colorful, sealed tube of Revell 'S' Cement. Never started. The parts have been inventoried complete and includes assembly/rigging instructions, rigging material and flag sheet. This is the original issue hull; Revell modified the hull later for the 'Mutiny On The Bounty' Movie issue.
Revell HMS Victory - With "S" Glue - Lord Nelson's Flagship - S Issue, H363-298
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG++
$140
First issue 'S' kit dated 1958 that still includes a factory-wrapped & unopened tube of very colorful "S" Cement. As with most all Revell early ship kits, the model is finely molded and very well detailed. It measures about 15 inches long when assembled and features full detail on the top two decks, prefabricated rat lines, vac sails, full rigging material and instructions and display stand. The model has never been started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts, flags and instructions present. In addition to the tube of unopened "S" Glue, this kit also includes the excellent booket "The Story Of Ships."
Revell Polaris SLBM Nuclear Submarine SSBN-602 Abraham Lincoln Cut Away - With Full Interior and Firing Missile (Robert E Lee / George Washington / Patrick Henry / Theodore Roosevelt Decals Also Included), 1/253, 00008
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$150
2008 reissue of the rare kit from 1961. This is not a Renwal reissue but Revell's original molds. Includes additional decals to make one of the five submarines listed. Well detailed kit with full interior featuring detailed weapons system, two Polaris missiles that fire, retractable periscope, movable control surfaces, detailed crew quarters, mess, galley, torpedo room, instrument and chart rooms, detailed atomic engine room and reactor, US Navy markings, extensive color decals (for instrument panels and more) and display stand. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Heller HMS Victory - Lord Nelsons Flagship, 1/100, 80897
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$135
Easily the ultimate HMS Victory kit and widely acknowledged as one of the finest injection molded sailing warship models ever made. Very highly detailed with 2107 parts and measures over 43 inches long when assembled. There is no assembly. Most parts are still in the factory sealed bags. A few bags were worn, so I opened those and inventoried them complete. The large parts that were never factory sealed have been inventoried complete. Includes color flags and full instructions. NOTE: the largest parts of the hull have been very neatly airbrushed black. The hull halves are also painted copper below the waterline and airbrushed the correct three yellow stripes across the gun ports as shown on the box art. Quality of painting ranges from 'professional' to 'excellent+'.
Imai Soleil Royal, 1/100, B-1312
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good-
$245
This Museum Quality model has over 2300 pieces and an very reproduction of the famous flagship "Royal Sun" of the French Navy under the Count of Tourville in 1692. The ship was part of an epic sea battle where she took unbelievable damage and fought against all odds. This model has amazing detail inside and out. Includes full rigging instructions, rigging material and billowing sails. The kit has never been started. Most parts are still in the factory sealed clear bags. The hull & decks were never sealed; one bag of black and one bag of red parts were both split open, so all of these were inventoried and they are complete with all parts. Everything else is still factory sealed. Includes a comprehensive manual with building instructions, rigging diagrams, parts layout, knot tying guide and more. Thanks to Imai's careful design of the internal packaging, the vacuform sails are in 'excellent' to 'near mint' condition.
Imai Preussen 1902 Steel Five Mast Square Rigger, 1/150, B-1500
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$235
Rare kit that is very large and highly detailed. Measures nearly 1 meter long and almost half a meter high when complete. Includes over 550 pieces with all deck fittings, cargo hatches, deck houses, ship's boats & davits, display stand, full standing & running rigging and billowing sails. Never started. Inside, the kit is exactly as it left the factory. All plastic parts except the hull halves are still sealed in the factory bags. Includes full instructions. The vacuform sails are in amazing 'near mint' condition thanks to Imai's carefully designed internal packaging. The Preussen was built in 1902 and was the only all-steel square rigged five-masted ship ever built.
Revell Museum Classics Cutty Sark Special Edition - With Wood Base / Pedestals / Cloth-Like Sails, 1/96, H393
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Fair++
$225
Rare and the ultimate release of the classic Revell Cutty Sark kit. This limited edition is from 1978 and features factory painted antique copper hull (below the waterline) in 'near mint+' condition, genuine Mahogany wood base, brass plated pedestals, realistic Cloth-Like Flocked Sails, cloth signal flags and more. The highly detailed kit has full standing and running rigging instructions, pre-formed rat lines, complete rigging materials, metal chain, all deck fittings and houses, fife rails, deadeye & chainstay assemblies, removable cargo hatches, ship's boats and davits, eyebolts, single and double blocks, Revell's famous preformed ratlines, two sizes each of standing and running rigging material and much more. Thanks to the unique way that Revell protected the sails in this issue, they are in 'near mint' condition below a special cardboard protector. This model builds to 36 inches long and makes a very impressive display when complete. Never started. The white parts are still in the factory sealed clear bag. The tan parts bag was split open, so those parts have been inventoried complete and are sealed in a new bag. Includes decals, rigging materials, flags, sails, rigging diagrams and instructions.
Revell Standard Oil Of California Tanker J.L. Hanna - T-2 Tanker - 'S' Kit, 1/400, H322-169
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc++
$165
1955 original issue 'S' kit that has some of my favorite Revell 'S' artwork. The box has excellent color and gloss and very little wear. Inside, it features detailed deck with fittings, piping and caps, detailed aft & middle superstructure, all ventilators, masts, kingposts & booms, lifeboats & davits, rigging diagram and more. Molded in the correct gloss dark red plastic and has not been started. The small parts are still in the factory sealed bag. The few large parts that were not sealed are complete. With decals, flag sheet and instructions.
Revell Hospital Ship Haven - 'S' Kit, 1/500, H320-169
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$110
1955 original 'S' issue hardbox with perfect color and gloss; not the 1990s reissued. This very well molded, full-hull kit features detailed superstructure, kingposts & all cargo booms, helicopter with landing pad, davits, lifeboats and much more. Molded in the correct high-gloss white plastic. Never started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions present.