Model ship and boat kits for adults
Heller Gneisenau German Battlecruiser, 1/400, 81080
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good-
$40
Very large 1/400 scale full hull kit with 297 parts. Highly detailed and very finely molded. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions. Please note that the box top grades 'good' but I rated the entire box 'good-' because the lower box is just starting to come apart.
Pyro Charles W. Morgan Whaling Ship, B249-125
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good-
$34
Dated 1965. This full hull kit features very good detail, pre-molded ratlines, detailed deck, billowing sails and more. Includes display stand. Measures 8.5 inches inches long when assembled. Molded in dark wood brown and off-white. A photo of the built kit on the instructions serves as a standing rigging diagram. Never started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts and instructions. This is one of the 'intermediate' line of Pyro ship kits, which at the time were Pyro called '$1.00 Models' (later $1.25). All were roughly the same size and were a significant increase in detail from the '50 Cent Models'. Kits in the $1.00 line included the Skipjack, Racing Yawl, Persian Gulf Trader, Burma River Pirate, Polynesian Outrigger Canoe, Cutty Sark, Charles W. Morgan, HMS Bounty and HMS Ark Royal. 50 Cent kits in 1965 included the Mayflower, Barbary Pirate, USS Constitution, Santa Maria, Golden Hind, Half Moon, Bon Homme Richard, War Brig, HMS Victory and Flying Cloud.
Lindberg Monitor and Merrimac with Diorama Seascape Base - Great Moments In History, 70886
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.
Trumpeter Plan DDG-139 Ningbo With Several Aftermarket Updgrade & Detail Sets- Russian Sovremenny Class, 1/350, 04542
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$69
Build the ultimate Sovremenny Class Destroyer with the following detail & upgrade sets! Includes the following: White Ensign Models PE 3560 Sovremenny Class Destroyer Detail Set, White Ensign Models PE 3561 Kamov Ka27 Helix Fittings Helicopter Detail Set,Trumpeter 06213 Kamov Ka27 Helix Helicopter and Veteran Models VTM35071 Russia AK-130mm/ 70Cal. Twin Guns Mount. The actual kit is very highly detailed and features 420+ pieces and extensive PE detail parts on two brass frets. This is the Chinese contract-built version of the classic Sovremenny Class Destroyer. The two additional ships were improved Project 956EM variants with better weapons systems. DDG-139 was the first of the two and was delivered in September 2006.
Tamiya PT-15 Japanese Torpedo Boat, 1/72, 79003
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed NM
$84
Still factory sealed and a very large and highly detailed kit. Built in the 1960s, the PT-15 was one of 15 JSDF craft still in use up to the early 1990s.
Tamiya HMS Prince of Wales British Battleship, 1/350, 7311
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$67
From 1986 and a superbly detailed, large scale model of this famous ship. HMS Prince of Wales saw very active service in WWII from fighting the Bismarck with HMS Hood to Far East service with the HMS Repulse off the Malay peninsula. It was in this battle that both ships were sunk by Japanese airborne torpedo attack. The kit has never been started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Minicraft IJN Shiranui Destroyer, 1/700, B-30-100
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG++
$14
Very highly detailed waterline small scale (1/700) model. This kit has never been started. It has been inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions present.
Renwal USS Washington BB-56 Battleship, 1/500, S608-169
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$110
Late 1950s rare first issue of this very high quality, full-hull kit. Features a one piece hull, nine individually elevating 16" guns, rotating main and secondary turrets, fully detailed forward and aft island structures with radar, gun directors and range finders, individually molded 20mm guns with shields, helicopter, full rudder and propeller detail, detailed deck, flag sheet and full decals including draft markings. Never started. Inventoried and NOTE: missing one part, the #45 jackstaff. Easily made from wire or pulled sprue as it is simply a flag pole. Includes all other parts, decals and instructions. The decals are flat, 100% intact and in 'excellent' condition but the white and black colors are off-register. If you want to build the model, I recommend the superb Starfighter Decals sheet '1/500 Cold War Cruisers' which has multiple sizes of hull numbers in large quantities and much more.
Airfix HMS Hood British Battlecruiser - T3 Issue, 1/600, F402S
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$56
In the 1960s Airfix re-imaged with a new 'Type 3' logo and all-new box art; the excellent HMS Hood model looks great in both. This full hull model is finely molded & detailed for that time, like the overwhelming majority of the Airfix ship range. Features full hull, propeller & rudder detail, separately molded main turret & main guns, secondary turrets and AA armament, detailed superstructure, deck fittings, boats & davits and much more. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes instructions.
Revell USS Canberra CAG2 Guided Missile Cruiser - The Commander Series Issue, 1/480, H372-170
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good+
$275
Very rare kit from 1964 with artwork by the famous John Steel. The USS Canberra, originally CA-70 (Baltimore Class Heavy Cruiser) was converted to the world's second Guided Missile Cruiser in 1952 and re-designated CAG-2. Her sister Boston was the first CAG and was CAG-1. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions. NOTE: this kit must be shipped insured.
Tamiya HMS Hood Battle Cruiser, 1/700, WLB127
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed NM
$28
Still factory sealed. 1/700 scale waterline kit that is very highly detailed and finely molded.
AGA T-43 Radar Picket Ship - Ex Open Ocean Minesweeper, 1/400, 2401
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed VG+
$18
Still factory sealed but the seal has splits. 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 kit with good detail.
Pyro Pilgrim Ship Mayflower - With Sails, C311-50
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Fair+
$25
Early hardbox issue that is most likely from the early 1960s. This full-hull, small scale ship is approximately 6.5 inches long when assembled and is well molded in white plastic. Features intricate molded-in hull and deck details, separately molded main deck, deck railings, ships' boat, capstan, cannons, masts, mast platforms, bow sprit, anchor, sails and a display stand with name plate. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes instructions. The box has moderate wear as shown.
Airfix German E-Boat - Kriegsmarine Schnellboot - S-Boat, 1/72, 10280-1
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc
$69
Still factory sealed. The box is graded 'excellent' but the seal has many splits and most of the left short side of the seal is missing. First issue from 1975 in large 1/72 scale and with fantastic detail. Features over 250 pieces, full hull molded in medium gray & clear, propeller and rudder detail, all deck fittings, crew members and more.
Revell RMS Titanic Ocean Liner, 1/570, H445
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$26
1976 issue with fantastic box art. Measures 18.5 inches when built and features detailed full hull with props and rudder, all deck fittings, fixtures and planking, deckhouses, skylights, steam pipes, vents, ratlines and much more. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Life-Like HMS Victory - The Ship of Admiral Lord Nelson, B369
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good+
$26
From ex-Pyro molds. Utilizes the same great artwork from the first issue. Nicely molded small scale ship model that measures about 6 inches long when assembled. Full hull kit includes very nicely engraved deck and hull detail, well-molded cannons, billowing sails and display stand. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and instructions.
Pyro The Revenge Sir Francis Drakes Flagship, B263-125
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$38
Larger scale Pyro kit from 1967. This full hull model measures about 8 inches long when assembled. Nicely molded in wood brown and white with billowing sails and a display stand. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes instructions. This is one of the 'intermediate' line of Pyro ship kits, which were first called '$1.00 Models' and in 1967 were renamed '$1.25 Models.' All were roughly the same size and were a significant increase in detail from the Pyro '50 Cent Models' line (later called 74 cent models). Kits in the $1.00/$1.25 line (by 1967) included the Skipjack, Cutty Sark, Charles W. Morgan, HMS Bounty, HMS Ark Royal, USS Constellation, British Bomb Ketch, Chinese War Junk, Elsie - Gloucester Fisherman, Henri Grace A'Dieu, Dutch Staten Jacht, Gotta Le Jon and others. 50 Cent/75 Cent kits in 1967 included the Mayflower, Barbary Pirate, USS Constitution, Santa Maria, Golden Hind, Half Moon, Bon Homme Richard, Brig of War, HMS Victory, Flying Cloud, Nina, Pinta, Santa Maria, La Reale French Galley, Venetian Carrack, Roman Merchant, Spanish Galleon and others.
Pyro HMS Victory - The Ship of Admiral Lord Nelson, B369-75
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG++
$29
Dated 1966 but is probably late 1960s due to the 'soft' style box. Nicely molded small scale ship model that measures about 7 inches long when assembled. Full hull kit includes very nicely molded wood plank and deck detail, very fine copper plates below the waterline, molded-in deck detail with separate cannons, masts and ratlines, display stand and billowing sails. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes instructions.
Pyro Pinta Columbus Ship, B377-75
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$28
Dated 1966 and one in series of many small scale ship kits that Pyro made in the late 1950s/60s. Well detailed for the size with excellent molding, full hull, display stand, separately molded rat lines and billowing sails. Just short of 6 inches long when assembled. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes instructions. NOTE: one cannon is ivory instead of white; it is from another issue of this kit.
Airfix Great Western Ocean Liner, 1/180, X882-1800
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Good++
$159
Still factory sealed but the seal has a few splits on the box top as shown. The Great Western was the first ship specifically built for the Atlantic Ferry Service and was designed by I.K. Brunel (who designed the Great Eastern). When launched in 1837, she carried 120 first class, 20 second class, and beds could be set up for an additional 100 if needed. The crew was 60 men. The first crossing of the Atlantic Ocean was in April of 1838 and took just over 15 days. After crossing the Atlantic 64 times, she ran for 10 years between Southampton and the West Indies before being broken up in 1857. The kit is the large scale Airfix Japan issue; it is well detailed and features full hull, complete deck fittings, ships boats, preformed rat lines, detailed paddle wheels, billowing sails and much more.