Wood and Metal Model Kit, Box Condition: Good+
$119
Excellent, large scale model measures 23.75 inches long when assembled. Includes precarved wood hull, extensive balsa wood printed part sheets, hardwood masts & stock, tapered hardwood yards, standing and running rigging material, hardwood base and pedestals, colorful decal sheet, name plate, extensive metal detail castings (lifeboats, ladders, anchors, skylight, capstan, pump wheels, pump, wheel, bitts, windlass, etc), full sized plans, rigging instructions, superb full size plans with numerous drawings & detailed text instructions and more. The kit has never been started. All of the metal fittings are still in the factory sealed bags. The parts that were never factory sealed have been inventoried complete along with the decal sheet and instructions/large plans all in 'very good' condition. Please note that this the early issue and Scientific did not furnish sails or sail running rigging instructions with it. Scientific Model Airplane Company was founded by John D. Frisoli of Newark, N.J. He started the business in a 12 foot square store in the 1940s. By 1952 John had sales of plane, boat & race car kits and accessories totaling about $200,000 annually.
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Good++
$30
From the mid to late 1940s. All-wood, 9 inch long model kit of this renown high-speed American Clipper Ship. This is a very nice effort by Continental. The ship is 9 inches long when assembled. The hull had been very neatly factory machine cut to the overhead (beam) dimensions. Also includes one sheets of printwood, many other wood parts for the deck houses, masts and yards, full color insignia sheet with the ships name and many US flags and excellent full size plans with very good rigging diagrams and instructions. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and paperwork. Continental had several ship lines; this 'H' line consists of H1 USS Missouri Battleship, H2 Aircraft Carrier USS Wasp, H3 LST (Landing Ship Tank), H4 Coast Guard Cutter Campbell, H5 USS Fletcher Destroyer and H6 Clipper Ship The Seawitch.
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Fair-
$69
Excellent kit from the 1950s that measures 10.5 inches long when assembled. StromBecker was famous for this line of pre-carved wood kits. Made of solid Western Pine hardwood - not balsa. The carving is done to the final shape. When complete it makes an impressive desk top display. Never started. Inventoried and NOTE: Missing rear subdeck. I have included a full-size tracing of this part and included the measurements on the drawing. Otherwise complete with all other parts and instructions.
