ERTL Smokey And The Bandit II Trailer - Great Dane 40 Foot Trailer, 1/25, 8035
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed VG++
$159
Still factory sealed but the seal has split on the top as shown. Hard-to-find kit from 1980 was issued as a tie-in to the popular trucking movie. Well detailed model features over 100 pieces, two giant, full color mural decals that are almost as long as the trailer, operating sliding suspension, spoke dual wheel assemblies, two position support assembly, optional wheel or sand shoe supports, detailed suspension, fifth wheel king pin that fits other 1/25 scale trucks, Goodyear tires, opening doors and more. Molded in colored plastic (usually silver, ivory and black), chrome plate, red-tinted clear and with rubber tires.
Revell Bell AH-1 HueyCobra Helicopter - Japan Issue, 1/32, H287
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$129
Very rare Revell Japan issue dated 1980. Most Japanese issues had special features that were never offered in USA issues; this model is no exception. It includes a paint guide and expanded decal sheet for two different Cobras (the USA issue only had decals for one). Large 1/32 scale kit is well detailed for that time featuring an 18 inch rotor span, complete Lycoming T53 engine and removable cowl, detailed dual cockpit interior, two pilots, moving gun turret with elevating gun and underwing weapons. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Revell Sherman Tank M4 Black Magic - (M-4), 1/40, H522-150
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG++
$165
Rare 1963 issue utilizing the original 'S' artwork and molds. Features movable track and suspensions, opening hatches, elevating gun and rotating turret. Includes tank commander soldiers 'Set For Action.' Never started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions both in 'near mint' condition with light age yellowing being the only flaw.
Tamiya King Tiger Sd.Kfz.182 Tiger II Panzer Kampfwagen VI Motorized And Remote Control, 1/35, MT246
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: NM
$239
Very rare, and even rarer in investment-grade 'Near Mint' condition. Tamiya's early armor models were the finest works of the mold maker's art and the very top of that line had push-button remote control and dual electric motor operation. This is one of those kits. The box has great color and gloss, four solid corners and general light wear as the only flaws. It features excellent detail and mold quality, a factory assembled all-metal gear box with dual electric motor drive for realistic differential steering control, all hardware, a factory wired/soldered switch, hand-held remote and working treads that are still 100% intact and flexible. The kit has never been started. Inside, it is exactly as it left the factory. All of the parts that were factory sealed are still in the sealed bags. The few larger parts that were never sealed are inventoried complete. With full color painting guide in 'excellent' condition and 'near mint' instructions. The decals are still factory sealed and are in 'excellent+' condition. Please note, this kit must be shipped insured.
Amodel Tupolev Tu-126 Moss, 1/72, 72017
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$189
Rare and the only 1/72 scale injection-molded kit ever made of this Soviet airborne radar/early warning aircraft. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions. The Tupolev TU-126 Moss (NATO Designation) was based on the obsolete Aeroflot TU-114 Airliner, itself developed from the TU-95 (TU-20) Bear turboprop bomber first flown in the 1950s. The Tupolev Bear and derivatives have the distinction of being the fastest propeller driven aircraft in the world. First identified in 1968, the Moss is believed to have entered service in 1971, the exact number used by Soviet Forces being unknown. The TU-126 has been assessed by Western sources as being of only limited capability, being unable to detect cruise missiles or small aircraft at low level. Commencing in the early 1980s the Beriev A-50 Mainstay began development to replace the TU-126 in service. With greater capability than the Moss, operational examples began being fielded in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
Aurora Roman Bireme Warship, 1/80, 435-249
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$125
Large scale model in the 1967 hardbox. Very nicely molded and one of Aurora's better designed and detailed models. It is full hull, measures 11 inches long when assembled and features very nicely detailed hull planking and decoration, detailed deck and tower, individually molded oars and shields, two sails and 11 Roman Rulers, Tillers and Soldiers. Includes painting and rigging guide. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions. NOTE: the very tip of a rear hull half is neatly broken off but is present so you can repair it. It fits back perfectly for a simple repair.
Monogram Six Carb And Intake Assembly - Custom Accessories For 1/8 Scale Cars, 1/8, AK201-59
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good+
$145
Very rare and dated 1963. First and only Four-Star issue of this rare accessory for customizing and of Monogram's large 1/8 car kits or any other larger car kit. The beautifully chromed parts in mint condition and includes a Weiand manifold, six Stromberg carbs, six air cleaners, carb linkage & water outlet and excellent instructions. Never started and complete. The parts are still wrapped in the original factory tissue paper. The clear cellophane window on the back is in mint condition. In an attempt to make the superb but very expensive 1/8 car molds pay off, Monogram issued some parts separately as accessories for any larger car models. The entire line came out in 1963 and consisted of AK201-59 Six Carb Assembly, AK202-59 Oval Gas Tank, AK203-79 Drag Race Set, AK204-79 GMC Blower Set, AK205-79 Chrome Wheel Set, AK206-100 White Wall Drag Slicks and AK207-79 White Wall Tires. Sales were very weak because all of the 1/8 scale car kits were very expensive for that time, so and the line was discontinued.
Revell 155mm Long Tom Gun And M-4 High Speed Tractor 'S' Issue, 1/40, H523-198
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$325
Rare 1956 first issue that includes both kits - the High Speed Tractor and the Long Tom 155mm gun. The box has excellent color and gloss but has edge and general wear and some isolated and light age foxing. This model has many working features - the tractor has movable tracks and working bogies, rotating and elevating machine gun, driver and interior details. The gun can be stowed for transport with the M-4 and all extra gear to do this correctly is supplied. The Long Tom features and elevating barrel, moving limbers and detailed mechanism. Never started and still as it came from the factory - the 155mm parts are in the factory sealed bags and the tractor parts were never factory sealed. The tractor has been inventoried complete with all parts. Includes decals and instructions.
Eduard FW-190A Early Versions Royal Class - And Beer Glass With Unique FW 190A Motif - (FW190A), 1/48, R0016
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$160
Very rare limited edition that features the Beer Glass, A2 poster by Piotr Forkasiewicz, two complete FW-190 models with factory-colored interior PE detail parts, Brassin resin details, double set of paint masks for the canopy & wheels, excellent cockpit and gear well detail, separately molded ailerons, elevators & rudder, choice of centerline drop tank, bomb or just the rack and more. Includes and extensive and large decal sheet and full color multi-view paint guide for 14 different aircraft.
Berkeley Curtiss SBC4 Helldiver - 24 Inch Wingspan Flying Model Airplane Kit
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Good-
$125
Very early Berkeley kit. This Helldiver features 24 inch wingspan, unique 'Automatic Bomb-Release During Flight', turned balsa cowl, sheets of high-quality printwood, pre-cut stringers and spars, fully formed wheels & thrust button, formed metal propeller shaft/rubber hook, sealed tube of wood glue, clear material for the canopy, metal stock as required, a factory sealed wax bag of hardware, printed color insignia, two colors of covering tissue (orange and silver) and more. Includes full-size plans & instructions. Never started and inventoried complete with all parts and includes insignia and plans. Berkeley is a very famous manufacturer of flying model kits from the Golden Age of flying aviation, about 1932-1954. Founded in 1933 by William Effinger, the company was quite progressive in producing quality kits - it was likely the Berkeley 'Buccaneer' was the first gas powered model in kit form. In the later 1930s, Effinger acquired the services of a very talented Henry Struck. Struck went on to design numerous award-winning kits under the Berkeley name. Berkeley weathered the post WWII recession and emerged as a major kit producer in the late 1940 and 1950s. These were great years for Berkeley and they produced some incredible and large kits. The company went bankrupt in about 1960 however. Fox engines (Duke Fox) bought the company and released the kits alongside his own FOX models and engines. This arrangement did not last, and in the early 1960s the Berkeley name disappeared from hobby shop shelves.
Heller Breitling Orbiter 3 - Around the World Balloon, 1/144, 80443
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc+
$22
This is an excellent model of the first balloon to successfully execute a non-stop around the world flight. The unique hot air and helium balloon covered 42,810 km in 19 days, 1 hour and 49 minutes with pilots Bertrand Picard and Brian Jones. The kit has never been started. The parts that were factory sealed are still in the sealed bags. The parts that were not factory sealed have been inventoried complete including decals and instructions. NOTE: there is some age foxing on the decal backing sheet.
Skywave HMS Escort Carrier D-24 Tracker - (Ruler Class), 1/700, W-3
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$42
Very highly detailed waterline carrier kit which also includes RAF B-17 and PBY Catalina Coastal Command aircraft. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions. Decals include hull numbers for other ships of the class.
Italeri Northrop YF-23 Black Widow II, 1/72, 191
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good++
$52
The YF-22 and the YF-23 were the two fighter designs chosen to compete to replace the F-15 Eagle. At the time this kit was produced, the winner was not known. At this time, we now know tha the F-22 is the contract winner. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Testors Convair TB-58A Operational Trainer, 1/72, 676
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good-
$46
Hard-to-find kit of the specially modified B-58 Trainer. Very nicely detailed featuring over 120 pieces, all fine recessed panel lines, full cockpit trim with seats, instrument panels & dual controls, current rendering of TB-58 crew windows, optional position cockpit hatches, detailed landing gear wells, four Mk43 Nuclear Bombs on wing racks, four Mk.43 wing rack bombs, MB pod, BLU-2/B-3 fuel and weapons pod and much more. Includes extensive decals and paint guide for the colorful red/white/silver aircraft shown on the cover '5670' and the last TB-58 built, 'Wild Child'. The kit has never been started. Internal factory sealed including decals and instructions.
Lindberg Me-109F Destroyer - Bf-109F, 1/72, 586-50
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$28
Early 1960s one-piece box issue with a full color trading card on the back. Never started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions.
Revell Avro Dam Buster Lancaster With Secret Bomb, 1/72, H202-200
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$42
1963 hardbox issue. This model features specially modified Lancaster fuselage with Dam Buster bomb and release mechanism, retractable anding gear, rotating propellers and wheels, working control surfaces and more. Never started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions. The Dam Busters squadron was famous for their daring raids on three German dams on May 16, 1943. Carrying the special Barnes Wallis-designed bombs, the Lancasters flew very low over the water in the face of heavy flak to drop the rotating bombs perfectly. Many did not return. The bombs did perform as promised, first skipping over the water, hitting the dam, then rolling down 30 feet before exploding with tremendous force. In an airburst, these bombs would not have damaged the dams, but since water is incompressible, the dams were breached.
Revell Brewster F2A Buffalo, 1/72, H636-60
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$29
1964 issue features Brian Knight's classic box art of the Buffalo departing from a Lexington-Class carrier in the 'as-launched' configuration. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions. NOTE: a few parts are a different color plastic. They are from an earlier issue of the same kit.
Lindberg Korean War Supersonic Jet Fighter F-86 - (Sabre Jet), 1/48, 557-98
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc++
$65
Still factory sealed. The glue has come off the folded cello on the right side but the seal is 100% complete. Unusual late 1950s hardbox issue that never even mentions the F-86 on the box art. Features amazing early dramatic Ray Gaedke box artwork. Lindberg is a company with a fascinating history The original 'Lindberg Line' stretches back to the 1930s when Paul Lindberg drew plans for famous modeling magazines and marketed his balsa wood 'stick and tissue' by urging dealers to carry the '...Complete Lindberg Line'. After the war, Lindberg and Olsen had a strong hand in early United States injection molded kit development. Please see the article located on this website about early USA plastic kit manufacturers.
MPC Lockheed U-2 - B/C/D Variants Gary Powers - (ex Airfix), 1/72, 1-4311
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$42
From Airfix molds and dated 1984. Builds Power's famous U-2B or has parts and markings for C or D variants. There is no assembly but NOTE: the interior parts are hand-painted with one thin coat of interior yellow color. There is no other painting. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
IMC 1946 1947 1948 Ford Coupe Deluxe or Super Deluxe, 1/25, 115-200
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc++
$48
Still factory sealed. This well-detailed model includes parts to build any one of the three years. Also includes instructions on making the 'Deluxe' or the 'Super Deluxe' from each of the three years (chrome trim is the only difference). Features rolling chassis build-up a rolling chassis just like the actual car, full engine and engine compartment detail, opening hood, complete suspension, full steering linkage, muffler and exhaust, front seats that flip forward, opening doors, full interior, optional fender skirts and stone shields, optional bumper guards and radio antenna and rubber tires. Molded in colored plastic (usually black), chrome plate and clear.