Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$175
Rare version with a large fret of PE parts. Highly detailed and large 1/12 model with removable cowling, detailed engine, interior and much more. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$145
Very rare kit dated 1958. The superb box art was painted by Monaghan, who did all of the Aurora Indy 500 winners. This kit is from Best molds. Aurora purchased these molds just for the Indianapolis 500 Winners and then made only one issue. Molded in a beautiful gloss blue & with rubber tires, spoke wheels, crew of two and some interior detail. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions. Even the original factory tissue packing paper is present. Decals and instructions are both 'excellent++' condition. This famous car is directly tied to one of racings greatest names, Louis Chevrolet. Louis and his brother He and his brother Arthur came to American in about 1905 and immediately began racing; Louis alone won 10 National Championship races between 1909 and 1919. Louis and Arthur joined forces with William Crapo 'Billy' Durant to form the Chevrolet Car Company in 1911. However, few people got along with Durant and the Chevrolet brothers were no exception. By 1915 they had sold their stock and moved on to Indianapolis. They immediately went back into racing and built their own cars. However, they were not allowed to use the Chevrolet name. The unofficial Chevrolet team was the first to achieve consecutive Indianapolis 500 wins. The first is this kit, the 1920 Monroe Special driven by younger brother Gaston Chevrolet and in 1921 in a Frontenac Special driven by Tommy Milton.
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good-
$42
Detailed 1/24 scale kit with complete engine and engine compartment, full interior and much more. Never started and inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$54
Very large 1/10 scale model in an attractive, high-gloss box. Inside is an excellent kit which features brass-plated spoked rims & top supports, rubber tires, fenders, full interior, complete suspension, metal axle, optional top and an excellent jinrikisha danshi with hat. There is even a display base. Molded in black, rubber and brass plated plastic. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes instructions.
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Good+
$95
Still factory sealed but the seal has shrunk with age and drawn the box top concave as shown. On April 9, 1935, this magnificent custom built automobile was delivered to Rudolph Carracciola, the Mercedes-Benz Grand Prix team driver. Rudy, with an impressive win record of 23 wins and 23 second places, had chosen this vehicle for his own personal transportation. Powered by the supercharged 5 liter engine, the large and heavy vehicle was an excellent performer and one of the finest cars of the 1930s. Highly detailed kit with over 150 parts. Build up a rolling chassis just like the real car. The model is molded in red, black, clear and a large tree of chrome-plated parts. Features steerable wheels, removable boot, highly detailed engine and full chassis, double spare tires, detailed interior, opening hood and chrome spoke wheels.
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good+
$40
Very high quality kit which features very good chassis & suspense, disc brake rotors & calipers, exhaust & muffler, choice of right or left hand drive dashboards & steering wheels, left or right hand windshield wipers, excellent interior, spoiler, T Tops and more. Molded in red (body parts), medium gray, clear, silver (rims) and with rubber tires. Never started and inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG to Exc
$40
SALE! Includes the following sets for one price: Tamiya 1/10 scale "Sand Blaster 915" Semi-Pneumatic Rubber Tire Set With Two Wheels (Rear), complete and never used, factory sealed Bolink BL3053 1/10 scale Blue Dot Rubber On Wide Front Wheels, factory sealed Bolink 3321 R/C-10 Rears With Blue Dot Rubber and Kyosho 1940-9800 Car Aids Screw & Nut Set For Radio Controlled Cars in never used and internally sealed condition. The screws and nuts come in a handy compartmentalized plastic case with a clear top.
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$159
From 1991. This large scale, well detailed model kit features engine and transmission with detailed, working metal-spring suspension, steering linkage, detailed rear suspension, exhaust system, full interior, opening doors, opening hood, opening trunk and more. Molded in white (body parts+), black, silver, clear & chrome plate and with rubber tires. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$125
Hard-to-find big 1/10 scale motorized go cart model that features true-scale fidelity, full frame construction like the real cart, working steering, detailed scale (dummy) engine, gas tank & exhaust, driver figure with positionable arms and more. Includes an extensive Yamaha Red Arrow decal sheet. Molded in red, white and satin chrome plated plastic and includes all of the motorizing hardware. The kit has never been started. The hardware bag is still factory sealed. All other parts have been inventoried complete and includes decals and instructions. Please note that Arii did not include the common FA-130 electric motor with this kit; it was sold separately.
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$36
1960s Pyro hardbox issue from the quality original molds. In the early to mid 1960s the Pyro company chose many of its kit subjects based more on historical significance than popularity. Luckily for us, Pyro not only made these kits but did an excellent job for the time. The Pyro car models are based on the actual cars that Pyro engineers and designers had access to. This model is well molded and features full underside and chassis, spoked wheels and complete interior. Molded in dark green and clear. The box states that it can be converted to a 'road racing' or slot car. Never started. Inventoried complete with all parts, decals and instructions.
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good++
$42
Rare early to mid 1950s original issue that is molded in brown. Like all Miniature Masterpieces kits, this one is very finely engraved and molded with excellent detail. In addition to the carriage, it includes horses, the General, his lady, driver and a display base. The model includes detailed instructions (rare for the early 1950s) and a wonderful (and long) history of this particular carriage. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed 'krinkle' bag and includes instructions. 'Miniature Masterpieces' was formed through an alliance of Lew Glaser (Revell) and Steve Adams (Adams Action Models) in 1953. Although having the appearance of an independent company, the firm was run by Revell down to the prototypes being made at the Revell plant. However, there was no evidence of the parent company on the surface. The State Coach of England was the first kit, issued in 1953. More kits of excellent quality followed. Revell completely took over the line in 1954, making the one-year original issues very rare. And from J. Boyle - The actual carriage still exists and is displayed at the Studebaker National museum in South Bend, Indiana. It seems the Studebaker firm bought the carriage at the turn of the last century. When Studebaker quit building cars, it was donated to the City for eventual placement in a museum, along with many cars and other historic horse-drawn carriages collected by the firm.
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc+
$64
From 1954. Like all Miniature Masterpieces kits, this one is very finely engraved and molded with excellent detail. In addition to the chariot, it includes a driver, Gladiator, four horses, a display stand and decals. The model includes detailed instructions (rare for the early 1950s) and a wonderful (and long) history of this particular chariot. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and superb instructions. 'Miniature Masterpieces' was formed through an alliance of Lew Glaser (Revell) and Steve Adams (Adams Action Models) in 1953. Although having the appearance of an independent company, the firm was run by Revell down to the prototypes being made at the Revell plant. However, there was no evidence of the parent company on the surface. The State Coach of England was the first kit, issued in 1953. More kits of excellent quality followed. Revell completely took over the line in 1954, making the one-year original issues very rare.
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc
$179
Still factory sealed. Hard-to-find limited issue with numerous photoetched metal parts. This is a very highly detailed, large scale kit and part of Tamiya's legendary 1/12 Race Car series.
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$140
Very rare. From 1952 or '53. This is one of (if not) Revell's first gift set. It is Gowland-produced with no part number. Gowland designed and molded these kits as well as providing the box artwork (signed D.K. Gowland) and instructions - Revell did the marketing. Inside, the kit is correct with all cardboard dividers, all small parts still in the correct wax paper bags, cars molded in red, black, dark blue and green, tires molded in black and correct instructions. The models have never been started. Four kits are still factory sealed in the original krinkle bags. One kit, the 1903 Cadillac is in the krinkle bag but the bag has split, as they often do. I have inventoried this kit and it is 100% complete with all parts and instructions present. Before the 1950s 'model building' never made the top 10 list of boy's activities. Hobbies were nothing new to America in the 1930s/40s, but they were not mainstream. By the late 1910 and early '20s, many dedicated modelers were building flying or static airplanes, ship, train, automotive or other subjects. Basic kits existed, but the majority of these models were built from scratch, which demanded a high talent level developed from years of experience. By the 1930s, the 'Aviation Craze" had taken hold of this country and kits appeared everywhere. However, it was estimated at the time that at least 80% of these were never sucessfully completed (and fewer than that flown). That changed in the early 1950s with the advent of plastics and affordable injection molding equipement. The phenomenon of the all-plastic Revell/Gowland & Gowland 'Highway Pioneers' car kits was a significant force in proving that model building as a hobby could have mass appeal, provided that the kits were easy enough to build and finish. These 1/32 scale vehicles were completely molded to shape in color and could be built in an hour after dinner. When complete, they looked much like the real car. The Highway Pioneers series lead to the production of other subjects in plastic and the effect was revolutionary. By the early 1960s, model building was the #1 past time of American boys...and adult males as well!
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$72
1972 issue of this beautiful and accurate kit. The 540K was produced from 1937 to 1939 by Daimler-Benz and was priced at about $11,000 - a King's ransom at that time. The supercharger boosted horsepower to 180 and the car traveled easily at 105 mph. Features rolling chassis detail, complete engine & engine compartment, removable hood, detailed interior, removable soft top or boot and much. Molded in silver, black, white, chrome plate and clear plastic and with rubber tires. This kit has never been started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts and instructions present.
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$58
Late 1980 issue of this fine model can be built as stock or custom. Custom options include different intake manifolds, 4 Weber carbs or supercharger with "Bug Catcher" injector, drag headers, racing tires, two custom helmets, exhaust tips, drag chute and more. Model features good underside detail, complete interior, detailed engine & compartment, opening hood and more. Usually molded in silver, chrome, clear, red-tinted clear and with rubber tires. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals (in amazing 'mint' condition) and instructions.
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$36
1977 issue and an excellent kit for that time. Includes all parts to build stock or street version. Features detailed engine and compartment, parts for Fuel Injection or dual quad carbs, full engine compartment and opening hood, detailed molded underside, full interior and the following custom parts: hood scoop, CB Radio, five spoke alloy wheels and special transmission cover. Molded in red, clear, chrome plate and with rubber tires. Never started and inventoried complete with all parts and includes custom flame decals and instructions.
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$68
Rare original issue from late 1965/1966; even rarer in this condition, which is never started and 100% complete. Very well detailed and features numerous optional parts to build one of three versions, detailed engine and compartment, removable hoods (three different options), detailed underside, full interior and much more. Molded in gloss white, chrome plate, clear, red-tinted clear, rubber tires and with metal axles. Never started and inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions. Please NOTE that there are two tire burns: one is on an inner wheel and does not show when it is assembled; the other is on the custom grille.
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good+
$125
Very rare and even more so in this condition, which is never started and 100% complete. This is the original issue from late 1965/1966. It features a detailed 425 CID Marauder V-8 engine with dual quads, detailed engine compartment, opening hood, molded-in chassis detail, complete stock or custom interior, many custom options, stock or full custom front and rear end treatments and more. Molded in white, clear, red-tinted clear, chrome plate and with rubber tires and metal axles. Never started and inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc
$329
Insanely rare, investment-grade "Factory Sealed" kit with a box in 'excellent' condition. Very rare one and only issue from late 1959/1960. This exact kit was sold new at Hobbyland Inc in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Both seals are 100% intact and perfect. The actual box is displays better than the 'excellent' grade but is rated as such because there are small litho chips from bugs at the lower corners & bottom of the right short side as well as very tiny chips up one side each of the two short sides. The model features parts to build one of three versions, complete interior, detailed (molded in) underside/chassis, lower blocks, fender mirrors, spotlights, roof and fender aerials, gauges, tach, floor shift, lake pipes, fender skirts, louvers, fins and more. NOTE: this kit must be shipped insured.
