Matchbox Grumman EA-6B Prowler - VAQ-130 'Zappers' USS Nimitz 1975 / VAQ-132 'Scorpions' USS Constellation 1977 / VAQ-135 USS Ranger 1975, 1/72, PK-410
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG+
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Nicely molded with very fine raised panel lines and recessed panel lines. Features cockpit and crew, optional folded wings, full underwing loads, optional position canopy and decals for the three high-vis aircraft listed. The model as never been started. The parts are either still in the factory sealed bag or have been inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions.
ESCI Mig-21 MF / bis / SMT - Yugoslavia / Poland / Finnish / USSR, 1/48, 4090
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Fair
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Very well detailed and large (1/48) kit. This kit is from the same molds as the OEZ release. Cleanly molded with all recessed panel lines and details. Features detailed cockpit and gear wells, optional position air brakes and two piece canopy, numerous optional parts for the different variants and a very impressive set of external stores many types of drop tanks, missiles, rockets and pylons. Includes a large and detailed decal sheet for several USSR, Polish, Yugoslavian and Finnish aircraft. Never started. Factory sealed bags with decals and instructions present and in excellent condition.
Megow F-84 Thunderjet 'Speed-O-Matic' - Wooden Glider Flying Model, 1/84, R-4
Wood and Metal Model Kit, Box Condition: Fair-
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Most likely from the late 1940s. This is a pre-fabricated glider kit of the early straight wing F-84. The fuselage is build in 3D while the rudder, wings and elevator are flat. Includes die cute balsawood parts, vacuform canopy, pre-shaped wheels, metal landing gear strut material and full size plans with instructions. The kit has never been started and is complete. The box has suffered significant crushing as shown, but the kit inside is in excellent condition. In the final days of Megow, the 'Speed-O-Matic' system was developed to compete with similar kits from Comet, etc. Other aircraft in this series included a Taylorcraft, Spitfire, Cessna 170, P-51 and F-86. The first four appear to have been rubber powered. Fred Megow was a famous pioneer in the model aircraft field from the late 1920s till 1949. His product lines of semi-prefabricated, solid and stick and tissue kits won him national and extensive world wide distribution - possibly the first modern model manufacture to achieve this. His fascinating story involves trying novel and untested marketing ideas in the Great Depression, followed my explosive world-wide growth. Mr. Megow was a true pioneer in the early days of modeling and a leader in the low price field so that every boy could afford a kit during those difficult times. Megow also produced scale operating train and trackside kits, ship models (large and small) and automotive subjects. Megow's catalogs claim that they were pioneers in HO scale, and there is documentation to support this fact. Megow's early HO train kits served not only to promote this now-popular scale nationally, but were among the very first train kits. Model train kits were responsible for the explosion in model railroad popularity in the late 1930s - please see the article in this website about these kits.
Aurora Beechcraft E-18 S Super 18 C-45 Twin Beech, 1/60, 83-79
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: NM
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Excellent example in 'Near Mint' investment-grade condition. The box has like new color and gloss and four solid corners. Very light surface wear is the only flaw. Ex-Comet molds dated 1964 and the first release from Aurora of this kit. Comet made two molds for the Beech 18, a small one and this one, the larger scale (1/60) version. Features clear windows, recessed panel lines, rotating props and pinstripe decals with N numbers. Never started and 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions.
Trumpeter Mikoyan-Gurevich Mig-15 UTI Midget - Soviet or Pakistani Air Forces, 1/48, 02805
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
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Very well detailed kit. Finely molded with all recessed panel lines. Features excellent cockpit detail with film instrument panels, two types of drop tanks, separately molded wing flaps, ailerons, elevators and rudder, highly detailed complete engine, removable rear fuselage section, detailed gear and speed brake wells, optional position speed brakes, three piece canopy and more. The kit has never been started. Internal factory sealed bags including decals and instructions.
Italaerei Reggiane RE-2000 Falco I - Italian / Hungarian / Swedish Air Forces, 1/72, 104
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG++
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Nicely molded kit with decals for all three air forces. This kit has not been started. The parts are either still in the factory sealed bag or inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions. From the same molds as the Supermodel kit.
LS KI-67 Army Type 4 Hiryu (Peggy) Heavy Bomber - Motorized with Ground Crew and Bomb Cart, 1/72, 151-450
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed NM
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Still factory sealed. Very high quality kit with legendary LS attention to detail. The kit is engineered for two electric motors - all hardware is included but LS did not issue the kit with the motors. The batteries are held in a very clever 1/72 scale fuel truck. Features all fine recessed panel lines, excellent cockpit and crew station detail with crew, rotating turret with elevating gun, working bomb bay doors, full bomb load, ground bomb cart, working crew entry door, moving wing flaps and ailerons, rotating wheels and propellers, ground crew, wheel chocks and decals for many aircraft. Some of the LS molds are still in use by Hasegawa as testament to the their detail and accuracy.
Entex Derailleur Racing Bicycle Plus Touring Accessories - (Road Bike or Touring Bike), 1/8, 8225
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Fair-
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Still factory sealed but the seal has split and the box has wear. Rare kit of a vintage 1970s road bicycle. Large 1/8 scale kit is well detailed. Features moving fine-spoke wheels, rubber tires and brake/shift cables, working handlebar steering and over 60 parts. Optional parts include water bottle and bracket, frame pump, tail lights, fenders, kickstand, saddle bags, chain guard, speedometer, mirror, horn and headlights. Molded in color and chrome.
Guillows Cessna 172 Skyhawk 36 Inch Wingspan, 802
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: VG++
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Large and well detailed stick and tissue kit. Can be built as flying or non-flying model. Comes with plastic cowl, wheel pants, canopy, struts, scale prop and much more. Never started. Factory sealed bag or inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions.
Aurora Douglas DC-8 Jetliner Delta Airlines, 1/103, 389-249
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good+
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Rare early Delta version dated 1959. This is one of the earlier paint schemes on Delta Jets. The kit has never been started. Internal factory sealed bag or inventoried 100% complete including decals and instructions.
Airfix SE 210 Caravelle - Air France - With ATP United Air Lines Decals, 1/144, 04175
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc+
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Includes ATP #AD8467 United decals for the Caravelle and 737. Nicely molded kit. Features very fine raised panel lines, recessed control surface lines, optional position tail 'airstair' door and landing gear and more. Never started. Inventoried with all parts, decals and instructions present. Perhaps the most beautiful jet airliner ever made. Air France was the primary customer, but many airlines flew the Caravelle, including United Air Lines in the USA.
Life-Like Bald Eagle - American Wildlife Series (Ex-Pyro), W350
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc++
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Still factory sealed but the seal has splits. Nicely done kit from original Pyro molds and 'Made Under License From Pyro Plastics Corp'.
Life-Like Ring Necked Pheasant, 09351
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc++
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Still factory sealed. Issued in the late 1960s/early 1970s. From original Pyro molds and the 1958 "Mark Trail" Nature Series. Scale not known. Box measures 10 by 7 inches.
Strombecker Douglas DC-6 Flagship - American Airlines - 13.5 inch Wingspan Solid Wood Model, C-36
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
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Classic large 13.5 inch wingspan kit. Made of solid Western Pine - not balsa. Builds up to an impressive display model. Kit includes fuselage, wings, elevators, rudder and nacelles all cut to shape, wood filler, cement mix, sandpaper, steel nose weight and a stapled parts bag with completely formed propellers, wheels, struts, etc. Large full color American Airlines decal sheet. The kit has never been started. Internal factory sealed bag or inventoried 100% complete including decals and instructions. Before plastic kits were introduced, Strombecker was famous as the premier hardwood preshaped model manufacture. In the 1940s and 1950s, Strombecker kits were flawlessly engineered but not inexpensive. All wooden parts are hardwood and are pre-carved to shape - usually only a quick sanding would finish them.
Lindberg F-8A Crusader Motorized with Jet Sound, 1/48, 307M-129
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
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First motorized issue in the smaller size hardbox. Bo Janowski painted the dramatic artwork. Large 1/48 scale kit is loaded with working features such as realistic motorized jet sound, retracting main and nose gear with working gear doors, removable tail section with detailed jet engine, working elevators, rudders and ailerons and working ejection seat. Never started. 100% inventoried complete with all parts/decals and instructions present. 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.
Ideal Aeroplane & Supply Oil Tanker T-2 Type - 20.5 Inch Long Wooden Model Kit, 1/300
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: VG+++
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Wartime (about 1942-43) release from the famous Ideal Aeroplane & Supply Company, which was founded in 1911. This is one of the most highly detailed Ideal Kits. Features a very nicely done pre-carved balsawood hull, factory sealed bag of metal parts, wooden stock as required, sandpaper, Casco model cement, two large sheets of nicely printed bristol board parts and very nicely drawn plans with numerous templates, details and perspectives. I have seen this kit built, and it is beautiful and highly detailed. Measures 20-1/2 inches when completed. Never started. Most parts are still sealed; the other are complete. The insides are absolutely mint and untouched down to the packing paper; I was the first person to remove the parts for an inventory and repacked it exactly as it came.
Aurora Aurora 1/46 Martin B-26D Marauder, 1/46, 371
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Fair
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Big A logo issue from 1972. Large scale kit molded in silver, clear and with a black stand and stand arm. The kit has never been started. Inventoried 100% complete including decals and instructions. Box is only fair with significant wear and stains as shown.
Revell MAC C-135B Transport (707), 1/144, H254-130
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG+
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1967 issue of the 'Jet Commando' series. Features two position landing gear and cargo doors, movable wheels and fan jet engines. Never started. Factory sealed bag or inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions.
CM WPG46 USCG Modoc (Tampa Class CG Cutter), 1/350
Resin Model Kit, Box Condition: VG+
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An assembled kit is shown. This kit does not come assembled. You must build it and paint it! SPECIAL ORDER limited production kit. Museum quality high definition resin castings. Complete full-hull kit with resin and photoetched parts and details. Kits are molded upon receipt of payment. Normal wait is six to eight weeks.
CM US Army Harbor Tug LT45, 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.