Revell German Sub U-47 - 'Show-Off Model' with Interior, 1/125, H384
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed VG++
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Still factory sealed. 1975 release of the cut-away version of the famous "Snorting Bull" of Gunther Prien. Prien and his men survived 11 sailings but were lost on the 12th. On his second sailing, Prien made history by sailing into the British Base of Scapa Flow and sinking HMS Royal Oak.
Monogram 1932 Cadillac V-16 Phaeton, 1/24, 2305
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good++
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1980 issue of the Dual Cowl Phaeton with a Fleetwood Body. Very highly detailed and well molded kit. Builds a full rolling chassis just like the real automobile. Features complete suspension, exhaust and chassis detailed, complete engine and engine compartment, removable hood and full interior detail. The wheels roll and the convertible top and boot can be removed. Molded in off-white, black, clear, chrome and has rubber tires. Typical high Monogram quality. 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 instructions.
Airfix Heinkel He-177 A-5 Grief - with Hs293 Guided Missile, 1/72, 589
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good++
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1960s issue. Very well detailed kit. Features complete crew, elevating guns and rotating turrets, movable ailerons, elevators and rudder, optional position landing gear, rotating wheels and props, opening bomb bay doors with full bomb load and optional wing-mounted Hs 293 Guided Missiles. Never started. Factory sealed bag or inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions.
Maircraft Piper Cub Trainer - 'Little Gems' Series Scale Solid Wooden Aircraft Kit, 1/72, G-1
Wood and Metal Model Kit, Box Condition: Mint
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These kits are good candidates for the first line of 1/72 model aircraft produced in the USA. Although not as old as the Frog injection molded 1/72 scale kits, these solid wood and metal models were made in the late 1930s or 1940s to 1/6 inch scale - which is commonly known today as exactly 1/72 scale. Maircraft announced kits G-1 through G-6 with 'more to come', but it is likely that no others were produced as Maircraft was out of business by 1948. The highpoint of the Little Gems series was the plans and instructions. Wonderfully illustrated and written, they show step by step how to carve and contour the model and how to finish it. Includes excellent three view full size drawings and templates. The kit consists of balsa wood with printed outlines for all parts and a metal parts sheet with wheels and propeller. This kit has never been started and is complete with all parts and plans/instructions. Maircraft was originally founded in the early or mid 1930s by Gordon Christoph and went by the name Aircraft Model Company. The company produced a typical line of solid 'profile cut' kits that required the usual high talent levels for carving and finishing. A former Comet Model Airplane & Supply Co. salesman, Jack Mair, bought the company in the early 1940s and renamed it Maircraft. This company was one of the handful of solid kit producers who issued models in a consistent 1/48 scale during the 1930s and 1940s (others included Hawk and Dyna-Model), and eventually even made these 1/72 scale series 'Little Gems'.
AMT-Matchbox Douglas Boston IV or Havoc A-20G - USAF or Free French, 1/72, 7126
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
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From Matchbox molds. Nicely molded kit with recessed and fine raised panel lines. Builds either version from 675th B.S. 417th Bombardment Group of the 5th Air Force in the South Pacific 1944 or RAF No. 342 Lorraine Sq. Free French AF 1945. NOTE: the interior surfaces have been neatly airbrushed the correct green. Quality of paint is excellent and there is no other painting and no assembly. Inventoried complete with all parts, decals and instructions.
Revell 1934 Ford Roadster 'Saints' Issue, 1/25, 7397
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
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Nice kit with detailed chassis and engine, opening hood, full interior and more. Molded in purple plastic, clear, chrome plate and with rubber tires. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Life-Like 1908 Lanchester, 09463
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc++
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Still factory sealed. 1970s Life-Like issue. From Pyro molds (see the end of this description for details). Nicely detailed kit for the time. Features detailed chassis and suspension with exhaust and steering linkage, full interior, complete motor and removable hood. Molded in colored plastic, clear and with rubber tires. On the side of the box it says 'Made Under License From Pyro Plastics Corp, Union, New Jersey', so clearly the molds came from Pyro. Part layout and design is identical to the other 'Brass Car' kit issues from Pyro. Also interesting is the Life-Like part number of 09463. The first issue from Life-Like was C463, certainly a Pyro style part number code. In October of 1969 Pyro issued C462 (one number less), the 1906 Renault. It is possible that Pyro never issued the Lanchester under the Pyro name. But clearly, when Life-Like obtained manufacturing license in the early 1970s, the molds for this kit were completed and owned by Pyro.
Life-Like 1910 Buick Model F Tourer - Bagged, 1/32, C464
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: No Box
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Bagged kit - no box. The box is shown for reference only. From Pyro molds cut just before Life-Like took over production. Pyro's intent was most likely the 'Vintage Brass Car' series. Very nicely done model with full engine and compartment details, complete interior, separately molded front and rear suspension/axles, spoked wheels, optional top with porthole rear windows and a four piece hood that can be built closed or correctly opened. Molded in ivory with brass plated and clear parts and rubber tires. The kit has never been started. Inventoried 100% complete including decals and instructions.
Hasegawa Curtiss SOC-3 Seagull - USS Phoenix Scout Plane, 1/72, JS051-130
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG+
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Excellent model with full color decals for a prewar scout plane from heavy cruiser USS Phoenix. The kit has never been started. Internal factory sealed bag including decals and instructions. The USS Phoenix was the only ship to get underway and clear Pearl Harbor during the attack on December 7, 1941. She was sold to Argentina, renamed the General Belgrano, later sunk in the Falkland Islands/Malvinas by a British nuclear attack submarine.
Eduard Pfalz D-III (DIII) Fighter - Werner Voss, 1/48, 8031
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc++
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Still factory sealed. Includes well detailed injection molded plastic parts, brass photoetched parts, film instruments and color decals with painting guide.
Eduard Fokker D-VIII (D.VIII - E.V), 1/48, 8003
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc+++
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Still factory sealed. Very highly detailed kit. Has main injection molded parts, a super detailed cockpit, a large fret of photoetched brass detail parts and a large decal sheet.
Airfix Avro Lancaster B.1 Craftmaster Issue, 1/72, 3-129
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG++++
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Craftmaster box is in very good condition. Artwork shows a Lanc taking off from the English countryside into a clear and star-lit sky. Well detailed. Features movable control surfaces, rotating gun turrets, props and wheels and optional position undercarriage. Never started. Factory sealed bag or inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions.
Revell 1914 Stutz Bearcat Highway Pioneers - US Antique Series, 1/32, H38-69
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
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1954 issue molded very neatly in a beautiful gloss yellow plastic. The kit has not been started. All parts are still sealed in the factory bag. Includes instructions. 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. Shortly after the turn of the century, many dedicated modelers built 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. That changed in the early 1950s. The phenomenon of the 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 could be built in an hour after dinner and 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.
Revell Custom '55 Chevy Sedan (1955 Chevrolet Sedan), 1/25, 7111
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG++
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1985 issue in association with Hot Rod magazine. Nice kit with detailed chassis and engine, opening hood, full interior and more. Molded in colored plastic, clear, chrome plate and with rubber tires. 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.
Revell Willys Drag Racer - Stone Woods & Cook, 1/25, 85-2032
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed NM
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Still factory sealed. Nice kit with detailed chassis and engine, opening hood, full interior and more. Molded in colored plastic, clear, chrome plate and with rubber tires.
Life-Like 1911 Stanley Steamer, 1/32, 09466
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
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From ex-Pyro molds - the box says "Made Under License From Pyro Plastics Corp, Union, New Jersey". Nicely done kit with detailed engine, removable hood, separately molded suspension and axles, full interior, spoke wheels, lanterns, dual side mount spares and tool box. Molded in light blue, clear, brass plate and with real rubber tires. The kit has never been started. NOTE: missing one very small engine detail part - looks like a pipe. Also missing one small, flat, rectangular lens for a lantern - can be made from flat clear stock. Otherwise inventoried with all other parts and instructions.
Pyro 1933 Bugatti Model 59 Grand Prix Racer Car, 1/32, C303-50
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG+
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1960s Pyro issue from original molds. In the early to mid 1960s the Pyro company chose many of it's 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. In some cases, the specific car and owner is on the box. The model includes colored injection molded parts, clear parts, detailed chassis, detailed engine, removable hood and complete interior. Ideal for slot car conversion. Never started. Factory sealed bag or inventoried 100% complete with all parts and instructions.
CM SS Brooklyn (single screw tug) - 2 Kits, 1/350
Resin Model Kit, Box Condition: VG+
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SPECIAL ORDER limited production kit. Museum quality high definition resin castings. Complete kit with all parts needed for assembly. Some kits include photo-etched details and decals if required -email for details on a certain kit. Kits are molded upon receipt of payment. Normal wait is six to eight weeks.
CM Flower Class Corvette 1940/41 (Long forecastle), 1/350
Resin Model Kit, Box Condition: VG+
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SPECIAL ORDER limited production kit. Museum quality high definition resin castings. Complete kit with all parts needed for assembly. Some kits include photo-etched details and decals if required -email for details on a certain kit. Kits are molded upon receipt of payment. Normal wait is six to eight weeks.
Hasegawa F-4E Phantom II 'Bataan', 1/48, P3
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
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Very highly detailed. Widely considered the finest 1/48 F-4 kits available. The kit has never been started. Inventoried 100% complete including decals and instructions.