SS Rex Ocean Liner - With ScaleDecks Wood Deck - Italian Line / Mid To Late 1930s
Resin Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Mint
$669
Finally, the Pride of the Italian Line in 1/350 scale! The SS Rex is from the same team that brought you the 1/350 SS Normandie Ocean Liner. This four year project is a 100% new model and represents the Rex in her glory years of the mid 1930s. All design work was done in CAD by Ken Friend, a master modeler, designer and builder of experimental engines and test equipment and an engineer who specialized in CAD/CAM/CAE Systems Management and Implementation. All of the smaller parts are printed on ultra-high resolution 3D SLA resin printers. These parts meet and often exceed what is possible with injection molded plastic. Only the larger parts (hull, deck pieces and funnels)are cast resin. These are pressure-cast from de-aired molds to minimize air bubbles. The Italian Line advertised that "The Southern Route Is the Lido Deck Route." By virtue of avoiding the stormy and cold North Atlantic, travelers experienced a true outdoor lifestyle. The Rex was intentionally designed for this. For this model, extensive research and time was spent capturing the exact look of the colorful 1st and 2nd Class Aft Pool Areas- from the changing room & showers, grab rope on the pool, pool slide, stairs & diving boards, tables with umbrellas, recessed (covered) 1st Class Restaurant/Lounge and more. Because of the superior performance of 3D Printing, over 90% of the usual PE (photoetched) metal parts are now 3D printed resin. This is a vast improvement as they are no longer flat, but are true to the shape of the prototype. This also makes for a nearly complete model "out-of-the-box." Includes a real wood deck from Scaledecks. NOTE: railings are the only parts not included with the model shown. They are not required to complete the kit, however 1/350 railings are sold by a vast number of aftermarket sources. I will refer all buyers to the sources that I believe work the best with the kit. more info >
Monogram Douglas DC-3 TWA, 1/90, PA9-98
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc++
$145
Still factory sealed but the seal has drawn the box top slightly concave. This is the second issue dated 1955; the first issue has same art but kit #P9-98. The box has as-new color and gloss. Features optional position cabin door, rotating propellers & wheels, pilot, copilot, hostess and passenger figures and colorful TWA decals.
Monogram A-1H Skyraider, 1/48, 5454
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Fair
$26
Classic high-quality kit from 1990. Features complete cockpit, detailed main and tail wheel wells, optional position canopy and large weapons/drop tank loadout. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions. The decals are flat and 100% intact but NOTE: there is a very light stain on them.
Aurora PBY-5A Catalina, 1/74, 374-198
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$125
Rare, first issue from about 1956. This was a fine effort by Aurora for that time and an impressive model when assembled. Features retracting pontoons and rotating propellers. Includes correct early logo instructions which show the clear 'Triangle World' stand. This correct stand is included. This must be one of the first instances of the 'Triangle' stand being used as it is normally associated with oval 'Famous Fighter' logo kits. Molded in gloss silver and clear. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions. It is interesting to note that the early Aurora PBY issue has at least three small variations to the box top. The very first issue says '1/4 SCALE MODEL' at the top right. Clearly, this kit is not 1/48 scale and someone at Aurora corrected it. Following that, there are two known corrections: early and late. On the early version, the '1/4' was blotted out with a dark blue oval or circle and '5/32' was added after the word 'SCALE.' It was now correct, but the appearance was not completely professional. This box is the later version - on the next box order, they kept the '1/4' blotted out but added a proper looking '5/32' in front of the blot.
Estes Titan III E Flying Model Rocket, 1/73, 2019
Multimedia Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc+
$229
Very rare and even more so in this condition, never started and factory-new inside. The model is nearly 2.5 feet tall when built and can be made as an accurate static or flying model. Never 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 'excellent++' condition decals and instructions. The body tubes are all 'near mint' and not crushed or damaged.
IMC 1946 / 1947 / 1948 Ford Convertible, 1/25, 105-200
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$49
This 1970s model is very well detailed and includes parts to build any one of the three years listed. Features opening hood, opening doors, steerable wheels, hinged front seats, super detailed chassis with suspension and exhaust, stock convertible top or boot, detailed engine, complete interior, optional 427 engine, chopped top, fender skirts and more. Molded in light yellow, clear, red-tinted clear, chrome and with rubber tires. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals, white wall stickers, pre-cut adhesive metal side trim and instructions.
AMT 1951 Chevrolet Bel Air Convertible - Stock or Dragstrip Screamer, 1/25, T272
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed VG+
$44
Still factory sealed and an original 'T' issue from the early 1970s. This kit can be built any one of two ways and includes extensive customizing and street parts. Features detailed engine and engine compartment, opening hood, detailed underside, complete interior, optional 'up' convertible top or lowered with a top boot and much more.
Trumpeter Soviet SU-100 Tank Destroyer, 1/16, 00915
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$86
Very large and highly detailed kit with over 1,100 parts. Features full interior details, metal parts & springs, two frets of photoetched details, brass wire, rubber bogie rims, very realistic tracks and much more. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Entex Aero Spacelines Guppy Oversized Cargo Aircraft, 1/144, 8488
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$79
Unusual kit of one of the most popular out-sized cargo aircraft. From ex-Otaki molds. High quality kit that is well molded and detailed. There is no assembly and no painting. However, NOTE: the nose has been properly and neatly weighted so that it sits on the nose gear when built. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions present.
Heller AMD-BA-Dornier Alpha Jet - French Air Force / Luftwaffe, 1/50, 504
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$29
1970s issue 'Black Box' large-scale Alpha Jet which features 92 pieces, good detail and a paint guide & decals for both aircraft listed. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Monogram Mig-15bis NVA - Czech / DDR (East Germany) - (Mig-15), 1/48, 74013
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$34
From 1992 and well molded & detailed in the finest Monogram tradition. Features very good cockpit, pilot figure, optional position canopy, detailed wheel wells, optional position speed brakes with detailed wells, optional position wing flaps and more. Includes paint guide and markings for the two aircraft listed. Never started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Tamiya Brewster F2A-2 Buffalo - US Navy VF-2 USS Lexington / VF-3 USS Saratoga - (F2A2), 1/48, 61031
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed NM
$38
Still factory sealed. Well detailed with fine recessed panel lines, detailed cockpit, gear wells and engine, optional bomb load, standing and sitting pilot figures and decals for both yellow wing aircraft.
Testors MRCA Tornado - RAF / German Marineseschwader, 1/72, 872
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$22
Nicely molded kit with 97 pieces and all fine recessed panel lines. Features swinging wings and weapons pylons, very good cockpit detail, moving elevators, two piece canopy, optional position speed brakes and landing gear and a load out of LR25 rocket pods, 1000 lb bombs, AIM-7 Sparrow missiles, AR Martel and MBB Kormoran missiles. Never started. Factory sealed bag with decals and instructions.
Cleveland 1936 Caudron Racer - Balsa Flying Model Airplane Kit, 1/16, SF-63
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$89
Very rare 1936 'Silver Box' issue. This is a Cleveland 'SF' or 'Scale Flying' model in museum scale of 1/16. This is the earlier simple cardboard box with the silver printing. All Cleveland kits were exceptionally complete and this one is no exception. Features very high quality balsa printwood, stringers and spars, fully formed & finished wheels, thrust button and spinner, balsa blocks and stock as required, metal stock, scale propeller block, clear windshield celluloid and covering tissue. Includes the famous CD high-quality plans. Even includes the original factory packing tissue. The model has not been started. Inventoried complete with all parts and paperwork. The Cleveland Model and Supply Company played a pivotal role in the development of true scale models. In 1909 Bleriot's English Channel flight caused a surge in aviation and model aircraft around the globe. Several companies were ideally positioned to take advantage of the aviation craze. In the USA, Wading River Manufacturing Co. (1909), White Aeroplane (1911), Ideal Model Aeroplane (1911), Broadfield Model Aeroplanes (1919) were among these pioneers, offering everything from plans and parts to complete kits and ARF models. Lindbergh's 1927 crossing of the Atlantic Ocean caused an even bigger world-wide phenomenon called "The Aviation Craze" that extended up to the start of World War II. Many companies such as Megow, Guillow's and others started right around the time of Lindbergh's flight. Some of these models flew and flew well, but they all had one thing in common - were generally not accurate scale representations. In 1929, a youngster named Ed Packard had a very advanced dream- to produce incredibly accurate, true scale models that flew perfectly. This radical idea established the world's longest running single-owner (77 years) model airplane business- Cleveland Model and Supply Company. To this day, Cleveland models are treasured as the most accurate flying scale models produced. The fact that Mr. Packard started and successfully grew this business during The Great Depression is a testament to his ideals and business skill. I highly suggest the excellent book called 'Aviation's great Recruiter- Cleveland's Ed Packard' by H.L. (Herm) Schreiner. It is an excellent history of the man, his company and the times of the Golden Age of Model Aviation.
Aero Team TWO Zlin Z-142 C - Civil Czech OK-MNM / Czech Air Force / Canadian Air Force / Germany Civil D-EDFH, 1/72, 7204
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$24
SALE!! Includes two kits in the one box shown. Both models are never started and inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions present. This is a very good kit of the most popular sport aircraft every made in Czechoslovakia. Features all fine recessed panel lines, good cockpit, complete painting guide and a large, colorful and comprehensive decal sheet for all four aircraft listed.
Testors Airspeed 51 Horsa Mk I, 1/72, 862
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$38
Dated 1979 and a well detailed and finely molded model. Features 129 pieces, complete cockpit and full interior with floor and benches, optional position boarding doors and stairs and more. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions. Horsas were perhaps the most advanced gliders built during WWII. They had full instrumentation, power operated flaps and brakes, a powered device for jettisoning the landing gear upon touchdown. The Horsa MkI carrier troops while the MkII carried vehicles which loaded through the swing nose and unloaded from an explosively-released rear fuselage after landing. Gliders carried in 20% of the reinforcements and supplies for D-Day, and most were Horsas. They also saw action against the German Heavy Water (Atomic Bomb) plants in Norway and targets in Sicily, Arnhem and the Rhine.
Hasegawa Boeing 737-800 JAL Japan Airlines - (737), 1/200, 10736
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc++
$22
Excellent quality kit features a large and very extensive decal sheet for multiple aircraft, optional position landing gear and display stand. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Minicraft Lockheed Super G Constellation L-1049 Air France, 1/144, 14475
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc
$18
Still factory sealed and dated 2001. Includes very colorful and extensive decals for the Air France aircraft on the box artwork.
Revell USS Yorktown CV5 Aircraft Carrier, 1/490, 5224
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$75
1987 reissue of the original 1967 kit. Very nicely done kit. Features 20 SBDs, 20" long hull, movable cranes and optional position elevators. The box art shows the wartime finish, but the kit contains decals for this or the prewar high-vis finish. The kit has never been started. Inside it is still factory bag sealed and includes decals and instructions. The Yorktown was one of three prewar sister carriers along with Enterprise (CV-6) and Hornet (CV-8). The Yorktown saw extensive action in the Coral Sea and underwent temporary repairs in record time so she could take part in the Battle of Midway. Damaged by bombs and eventually a spread of submarine-fired 'Long Lance' torpedoes, she was lost after an epic struggle to save the ship.
Woodkrafter Kits Cutty Sark Ship In A Bottle, 206
Multimedia Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc++
$20
Still factory tape sealed and from 1984. If you have ever wondered how to build an authentic ship in a real glass bottle, this is an excellent starter kit. The instructions carefully document the techniques from the 1800s and de-mystify the process. This is a very complete kit that features a real glass bottle with a factory-carved wooden base, hardwood ship's hull that is factory cut and about 30% precarved, hardwood dowels and wood stock as required for deck houses, masts, yards etc., rigging thread, sail cloth, metal hardware, cork for the bottle, a sticker with the ship's name and date (for the display base and more. Includes very detailed and comprehensive step-by-step text and illustrated building instructions all the way up to 'dressing the bottle opening' as a finishing touch.
Hasegawa Henshel Hs-129 B-2 - (Hs129B2), 1/48, JT71
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$44
Dated 1999 and well molded and detailed with 120 pieces. Never started and the parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.