Revell LHD-1 USS Wasp or LHD-2 USS Essex - Wasp Class Assault Carrier, 1/700, 05062
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
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Very well detailed waterline kit. Has decals for either ship. Finely molded and detailed with extensive decal sheet. Features optional position rear ramp door for landing craft, point defense system, interior hanger deck, detailed island, optional position elevators, deck crane and tractors, 3 each Harrier, Helicopter and Osprey air wing and landing craft. The model has not been started. The parts are either in factory sealed bag(s) or inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions.
Aurora Douglas DC-8 Jet Liner 'Fly Eastern Jets' Old Slogan, 1/103, 388-249
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc
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Still factory sealed. Rare old Eastern stripes and logo.
Aurora Boeing 720B Fan Jet Western Indian Head Markings, 1/104, 396-198
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc+
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Rare first issue dated 1962 with the old 'Indian Head' livery for Western Airlines. Never started. Factory sealed bag or inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions.
Revell Fairchild F-27 Propjet Transport 'S' Kit, 1/94, H297-98
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: NM
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Hardbox is dated 1958, making this the first issue of this kit. Beautiful "S" artwork. Well detailed kit includes moving rudder, flaps and elevators, rotating wheels and props, Fairchild decals and loading ramp. Never started. 100% inventoried complete with all parts/decals and instructions present.
Revell Harbor Tug Long Beach 'S' Kit, 1/108, H314-129
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc+++
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The famous "S" kit from 1955 with colorful box art. This large scale (1/108) kit features excellent detail and all features shown in the box art - even the crew members. The Long Beach was built in Decatur, Alabama in 1943 and was one of a fleet of tugs operated by the Wilmington Transportation Company. She had a registered length of 81.1 feet and a beam of 24 feet. Gross tonnage was 146 inches and she drew 8 feet of water. Powered by a 700 hp diesel, the range was just over 3,500 miles. Never started. Factory sealed bag or inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions. NOTE: one deck stair is tan in color while the rest of the kit is the correct light gray/blue. This part is guaranteed correct for a Long Beach kit, but is from a issue in the later 1960s.
Revell Skyway Lockheed Electra American Airlines, 1/115
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
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Rare promotional item from American Airlines that was available mail order in the early 1960s. 'Skyway Models' was a marketing arm of American Airlines, and two kits were available as promotional items: The fan powered 707 and the Lockheed Electra. Box is the correct brown with 'Skyway Models PO Box 66396 W. Los Angeles 66, California' stamped on it. Inside the box is a bagged Lockheed Electra with markings for American Airlines. The inner plastic bag is still factory sealed. The kit comes with the famous clear 'Globe' swivel stand.
Aurora Boeing 727 TWA Jetliner Sealed, 1/96, 354-198
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Mint
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Factory sealed. 1960s issue.
Hobby Mig-31 Foxhound, 1/144, J05-250
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
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Never started. Factory sealed bag or inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions.
Lindberg British SE-5a, 1/48, 461-50
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc+
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1965 small hardbox issue of this classic 1/48 scale kit. The box artwork is excellent but is unsigned. Never started. Factory sealed bag or inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions. 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.
Microscale Douglas F4D-1 Skyray (ex Allyn) - (F4D1), 1/48, MS4-2
Resin Model Kit, Box Condition: Poor
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Large scale F4D-1 from ex-Allyn molds. Kit mint and internally sealed. Box poor. Never started. Kit is either 100% inventoried with all parts/decals and instructions or is factory sealed/factory sealed internal bags.
Golden Age Reproductions Scientific's Curtis Robin - 25 inch Wingspan Balsa Flying Airplane
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc++
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Reissue of the 1939 Scientific kit. Golden Age is a high quality company committed to reissuing classic stick and tissue kits and plans from the Golden Age of flying models, the 1930s. Kit are of very high quality and include printwood, full color decals, strip wood, nose blocks/propeller/rubber/wheels/bearing (when required), beautiful copies of the original full size plans, covering material and very highly detailed instructions. The model has not been started. The parts are either in factory sealed bag(s) or inventoried 100% complete with all parts and instructions.
Aurora Republic P-47 D Thunderbolt, 1/53, 81-79
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Mint
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From ex-Comet molds. Comet was an early kit manufacture that produced a large line of small and mid-scale civil and military kits before selling the molds to Aurora. For many kits Comet produced a small scale and larger scale mold. This is the larger of the two P-47 molds by Comet. Features all recessed panel lines. Never started and 100% complete with all parts/decals and instructions.
Aurora F8U Crusader (F-8), 1/50, 119-130
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: NM+
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1960s issue. Dated 1957 but is actually the third issue with the 'ground' artwork and oval logo. Box is exceptional with no significant flaws and brilliant colors. Model has many interesting features including retracting landing gear, removable tail section and jet engine. Never started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts decals and instructions.
Aurora F4F Wilcat, 1/65, 497-49
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Mint
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First issue. Has "Famous Fighters" in the border of the Aurora Sunburst logo. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts decals and instructions.
Aurora Messerschmitt Me-109 (Bf-109), 1/48, 55-79
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
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The all-time classic Aurora kit molded in metallic dark red. Hardbox is dated 1960, but this is a mid-1960s issue with the starburst logo but not 'Famous Fighters'. Never started. NOTE: missing tail wheel. Otherwise inventoried complete with all other parts, decals and instructions present.
Aurora P-51 Mustang with 'Horse' Artwork, 1/48, 118-79
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG+++
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Classic boxart with the famous 'Bucking Airborne Horse'. The artwork is dated 1956, but this kit is likely about 1959 - note the 'Famous Fighters' in the border of the sunburst Aurora logo. The artwork is the original issue P-51 with a slight downward angle and the horse added. Has many working features: detailed engine with removable cowlings, full cockpit and retractable landing gear. This kit has never been started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions.
Aurora F6F Hellcat, 1/49, 40-79
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Mint
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1960s issue. Never started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts decals and instructions.
Aurora Spitfire, 1/43, 20-69
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: NM+++
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1957 to 1959 issue. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts decals and instructions.
Aurora PBY-5A, 1/74, 374-198
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc +++
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First issue early 1950s. Rare. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts decals and instructions.
Aurora B-25 Mitchell, 1/46, 373-259
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: NM+
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First issue early 1950s. Rare. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts decals and instructions.