Model ship and boat kits for adults
Aurora Wheeler Cruiser Sports Fishing Yacht, 1/43, 444-500
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG+
$325
Very rare kit with great box art by Mort Kunstler. This is the first and probably only issue dated 1967. Aurora did a beautiful job on this model, but it simply did not sell and was discontinued very shortly. The high price of $5 USD and the esoteric subject matter were to blame. This is a large-scale model with excellent detail. Features a one piece hull, complete propeller and rudder detail, one piece main deck, venetian blinds for the larger interior windows, extensive deck fittings which are all separately molded, all hand rails (in chrome), dinghy with interior & oars, spray shields, display stand, 5 figures and much more. The kit has never been started. The blue and white parts are still in the factory sealed bags. The brown and chrome parts are loose and have been inventoried 100% complete. Includes instructions and decals. The chrome plating in in 'as new' condition. This kit must be shipped insured.
Heller Corona Galleon Type 1450, 1/200, 840
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Fair
$50
Still factory sealed. This highly detailed model has 173 pieces and is an accurate representation of a Galleon-type of warship from about 1450. Note the 8 towers, which housed men-of-arms for when the ship drew near the opponent. Includes billowing sails. NOTE: the box displays much higher than the 'Sealed Fair' rating; it is ranked that low because 4/5 of the right top box side is missing. The inner box is still intact and the factory seal has kept the box from ever being opened.
Revell USS Olympia - Flagship of Admiral Dewey at Manila Bay - 'S' Issue, 1/232, H367-198
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG++
$285
Rare 1959 'S' issue in well above average condition overall. This full-hull kit has excellent detail, even by today's standards. Includes hull plating detail, full below the waterline detail, finely molded raised line 'planked' deck, complete deck fittings, many moving features such as rotating main turrets with elevating guns, other guns that rotate, moving rudder, davits that can be lowered and raised, railings on each level and includes a display stand as well. Molded in correct white, tan and dark brown plastics. The model has never been started. Carefully inventoried 100% complete with all plastic parts, black cord for the anchors,, decals, flag sheet, booklet 'The Story of Ships' and instructions. While the kit is complete with all parts, it suffers from what every Revell Olympia kit suffers from - broken railing stanchions on the hull.
Revell USS Missouri Narrow Box - First Issue Pre 'S' Kit, 1/535, H301-198
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$125
First release 1953 hardbox pre 'S' kit and the first ship model that Revell cut their own molds for. Earlier Revell ship releases were very small scale sailing shps from ex-Gowland and Gowland molds. It has been said that this kit was so popular for so long that it was Revell's best selling ship model of all time. Inside, the kit is molded in the correct gloss medium gray plastic. It has never been started. Inventoried 100% complete including all parts, the original small parts 'krinkle' bag (torn open), flag sheet and instructions. The early style flag sheet is in amazing 'near mint' condition and the instructions are the correct very large format for this issue and in 'excellent' condition. Please note that Revell did not furnish decals with this issue.
Revell Flying Cloud with Sails - With 'S' Glue - 'S' Issue, 1/232, H344-298
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$139
This is one of the final 'S' kits and is dated 1960; the red and yellow "S" Cement logos are on all four side panels. Like most early Revell sailing ship models, the molds were cut by true craftsman and builds into a beautiful model. Features crisp details, excellent mold quality, full hull with simulated wood planking and copper plates below the waterline, one piece main deck, sail lockers, fife rails, cleats, capstans, windlass, fresh water barrels, detailed deck houses, bilge pump, cargo hatches, skylights, wheelhouse & wheel, ladders, rear railings, ship's boats & davits, figurehead, fore & aft catheads, anchors, three piece masts with separately molded crows nests and cross trees, separately molded yard arms & jibs, realistic deadeye & chainstay assemblies, Revell's famous pre-formed ratlines, vacuform billowing sails, rigging thread, rigging instructions and even a display stand. Inside, the kit has never been started. It has been inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals, flags and instructions present. Even includes a very colorful unopened metal tube of original "S" Glue. NOTE: part #4 pin rail is broken; but all parts are present and fit back perfectly for a straight-forward repair.
Revell Cutty Sark Clipper Ship - 3 Feet Long, 1/96, H364-995
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG+++
$250
Rare true first issue of this kit dated 1959 and in exceptional condition inside and out. Large and highly detailed she measures 36 inches long when assembled. The box is not perfect but is among the better that I have ever seen. It has excellent color and gloss, zero price tags, no fading and no tape or tape marks other than the factory sealing tape. There is light general wear, the stain just above the 'Y' on the box top, a factory tape litho pull (1.25" x .5") on the top long side and 2 partially split corners. Amazingly, this kit is still the 'standard' that other large-scale plastic sailing ships models are measured by. Since this is the first issue, the model has the factory painted copper hull below the waterline. The factory paint is in amazing 'near mint' condition. Since this is a first edition it also contains the booklet about the Cutty Sark. Features highly detailed deck, deck houses, cargo holds and removable covers, masts, yards and booms, bilge pump, windlass, 20 crew figure, lifeboats with oars, life preservers, anchors and anchor chains. Includes draftline and transom decals, figurehead, finely detailed hull, preformed ratlines and molded deadeyes, pin rails and blocks, full standing rigging instructions & diagrams, two thicknesses each of cotton cord for running & standing rigging and metal chain. Molded in three colors - black, ivory/white and dark swirl wood tan. The kit has never been started. Beside the hull, all parts are in the rare factory internal box which is almost never present. Even the original factory packing tissue is present. Inventoried with all parts, 'excellent++' condition decals, instructions and rigging plans present. Just an item of interest - if you have built this amazing kit, you know that often some of the incredibly fine parts are broken in shipment from the Revell factory. Well, that happened to this the original owner and he wrote Revell; and they sent him replacements! They are still in the original 'Revell' shipping box which cost 3 cents to mail. The parts are still inside in the factory bag. This kit must be shipped insured.
Revell USS Fletcher Destroyer - With Hull Numbers for Any Fletcher Class DD, 1/306, 5106
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good++
$44
Large scale full-hull kit from older molds. Includes enough white hull numbers that you could build any of the similar Fletcher class destroyers. Never started and inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals, color flag sheet and instructions.
Revell USS Long Beach CGN-9 Guided Missile Cruiser, 1/508, 5004
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good-
$54
This is the 1982 reissue of the classic 1950s "S" kit. Features one-piece hull, scale propeller & rudder detail, Regulus II Cruise Missile with hanger and removable hatch, nuclear reactor with removable cover, helicopter, Terrier and Talos Missiles with their associated tracking radar, detailed superstructure, sensors, lifeboat and more. Never started and inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions. CGN-9 U.S.S. LONGBEACH was the worlds first nuclear-powered warship. She was launched in July of 1959 as the lead ship of the first new cruiser class since WWII. Originally designed as an all-missile cruiser, she was later fitted with two 5"/36 caliber guns amidships. After serving more than 33 years, she was decommissioned on 1 May 1995.
Revell USS Forrestal CV59 Super Carrier - Aircraft Carrier, 1/542, H339
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$165
1971 reissue of the famous 'S' kit. The box retains the "S" artwork but has pictures of other ships on the side. Full hull model one piece deck, one piece main hull, scale propeller and rudder detail, moving elevators, cranes and antenna booms, 18 plane air wing of helicopters, A3D Skywarriors, FJ Furys, F7U Cutlass and Banshee aircraft. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Italeri Vosper 72'6" MTB 77 - (Vosper Motor Torpedo Boat / PT Boat), 1/35, 5610
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc++
$145
From completely new molds and includes many PE parts, and Photo. This large 1/32 scale model is amazingly well detailed and features temporary 37mm Anti-Tank Gun, ropes and screws, 79 photoetched brass details, clear sheet, photographic reference material, complete deck fittings, twin AA Guns in two tubs, four Mk.13 Torpedo tubes and much more. Includes paint guide and markings for PT109. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Tamiya USS Enterprise CVN-65 Aircraft Carrier - With Over $1,100 Of Aftermarket Parts + Full Hanger Bay & Lighting, 1/350, 78007
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good-
$775
No question - this lot builds the ultimate 1/350 'Big E.' Includes over $1,100 of Upgrade parts, sets & additions. Now that Shapeways is gone, many of these are out of production. All items are either never opened, opened but still in the factory sealed bags, or open and inventoried complete. Includes the following: Eduard BIG5351 Part I (includes 53223 Pt.1 - Life Rafts, 53224Pt.2 - Deck Vehicles, 53227 Pt.3 - Superstructure),Eduard BIG5352 Part II ( includes 53233 Aircraft Carrier Figures , 53236 Pt.4 - Elevators Exhaust Deflectors, 53237 Pt.5 - Railings, Catwalks, Aft Deck Details),Gold Metal Models PE Set: 350-2A Elevator ,Gold Metal Models 350-2 Fittings PE Detail Set,HS Models 350032U Anchor with Chain for CVN/LHD,Hobby World Anchor Chain,G-Factor 35017 Brass Propellers (For 1/3509 USS Nimitz),Daves Scale Models Hangar Bay Decals,Evergreen Scale Models 4523 0.40" Seam Roof Poly Sheet (2) for Hangar CeilingBowerful Micro Litz Wired Leads Warm White SMD Led 0603 ,Tom's Modelworks PE Set: 3569 Flotation Racks/Elevator ,Tom's Modelworks PE Set: 3586 Hangar Deck Floor,Tena Controls Aircraft Carrier Hanger Deck Lighting Kit (Madman Lighting),White Ensign Models PE 3523 USS Enterprise CVN 65 "The Airwing" ,Shapeways 4655774 Hangar Deck Supports,Shapeways 4655775 Hangar Deck,Shapeways 4655776 Aft Port Sponson,Shapeways 4655777 Phalanx Platforms,Shapeways 4604985 Hangar Bay 1 Complete Bulkheads,Shapeways 4604986 CONFLAG Stations,Shapeways 4604987 Hangar Fire Doors,Shapeways 4604988 Radars,Shapeways 4601999 Hangar Bay 2 Complete Bulkheads,Shapeways 4602000 Hangar Bay Entry Set,Shapeways 4602001 Elevator Guides,Shapeways 6854099 Fantail - Bacon Fist Models,Boatswain Model 350-004 Decal Set 1982-2002,Tamiya 12622 Crew Set Unpainted,Tamiya 78006 U.S. Navy Aircraft Set # 6,Tamiya 78009 - 400 Navy Aircraft Set 2,Trumpeter 6233 F/A-18C Hornet 12pcs (total, in 2 packs),Trumpeter 6238 C-2 Greyhound 6pcs,Trumpeter 6226 S-3B Viking 6pcs,Trumpeter 6237 EA-6B Prowler 6pcs,Trumpeter 6239 SH-60F Oceanhawk 6 pcs,Trumpeter 6236 F-14B/D Tomcat 12pcs (total, in 2 packs),Trumpeter 6219 F-4J Phantom II 12pcs (total, in w packs), ,MRC 64006 Carrier Deck Set,Black Dog BDS35001 Deck Tractors Set (Resin),Black Dog S35007 USN Fire Engine,Black Dog S35008 USN NC-2A EPU Mobile Power Unit andBlack Dog S35009 A/S32A-32 Flight Deck Tractors. The actual kit is wonderfully detailed and very large model measuring over 29 inches long when assembled. It is still the standard by which most aircraft carrier kits are judged. NOTE: the Tamiya kit only has 'professional to excellent++' quality minor assembly as follows: B8(hanger door) and B15, B18 (elevator guides) to hull; bow tip assembled. There is no other assembly. Most parts are still in the factory sealed bags. Those bags that were opened have been inventoried and NOTE: missing (1) metal screw; replacement screw is included. Includes decals and instructions.
Tamiya IJN Destroyer Shimakaze - With Factory Painted Metal Waterline Hull Piece, 1/700, WLD069
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$16
1/700 scale waterline kit that includes a cast metal, red factory-painted lower waterline (flat) hull section. The kit is highly detailed and finely molded. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Skywave D80 HMS Sheffield Missile Destroyer Type 42 Batch 1 - Also HMS Coventry D118 and ARA Argentina Ships Of The Hercules Class, 1/700, SP2
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good++
$24
Very well molded and detailed waterline kit with decals for all the ships named. Never started and inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Skywave Scramble / USS George Washington SSBN598 / Tu-95 Bear / P-2 Neptune, 1/700, SW-400
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$22
Hard-to-find. Excellent molds with all recessed panel lines. NOTE: this is a partial kit, so please read carefully: includes one Washington Class SSBN waterlines model, two Tu-95 Bears, two Neptunes and an excellent decal sheet with flags, sub markings and decals for Russian, US Navy and Japanese aircraft. NOTE: missing 2nd George Washington Sub, both F-4 aircraft and 1/2 of the Bear decals. Otherwise complete.
AGA T-43 Radar Picket Ship - Ex Open Ocean Minesweeper, 1/400, 2401
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good++
$16
The T43 Class were large minesweepers originally built by the Soviet Union from 1948 to 1957. Poland produced some of this class also. The subject of this kit is a modification to carry out acoustic or radar monitoring work. This is a full-hull model with 'good' detail. Never started and inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Revell S.S. Hope Hospital Ship - Project Hope The Worlds First Peacetime Hospital Ship, 1/500, N304-300
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Good++
$44
Still factory sealed but the seal has splits as shown. Revell's AHM issue from the original high-quality 'S' molds. This is the famous ship of Project Hope, which was financed by private citizens and US Industry. The ex-Navy Hospital ship was equipped with the latest technology and a staff of 6 doctors, nurses and technicians. They toured the world, treating disease and training doctors in the latest developments in medical science.
Dragon Russian Sovremenny Class Destroyer, 1/700, 7027
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$18
Very well detailed waterline kit with 132 pieces and a special clear water display base. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes instructions. NOTE: missing decals.
Dragon USS Roosevelt DDG80 Plus Midship Models PE Deatil Set - Arleigh Burke Class Flight IIA Destroyer - (Winston S Churchill / Lassen / Howard / Bulkeley / McCampbell, 1/700, 7039
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$28
Includes a factory-sealed Midship Models #803 1/700 Photo Etch Set that is designed for this model. Includes numerous brass PE details, parts guide and instructions. The actual kit is very finely molded and highly detailed and includes extensive decals, including markings for all the other five ships listed. The kit has never been started. The parts have been inventoried and the waterline version is complete; however, NOTE: missing all parts below the waterline (the lower hull, rudder, propellers, etc. Otherwise complete with all other parts, decals and instructions.
Heller Pamir, 1/750, 80058
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$24
Well detailed, small scale Heller sailing ship model that was originally from the 'Cadet' Series. This full hull kit includes billowing sails and a display stand. Never started and inventoried complete with all parts and includes instructions.
Minicraft Tall Ship Mircea Romanian Navy Training Ship, 1/350, 11308
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$22
Nicely detailed and from the original high-quality Imai molds. Features your choice of waterline or full hull, very good deck fittings, billowing vacuform sails, rigging material, rigging diagrams, display stand with plated pedestals and more. Includes full decals. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.