Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG++
$40
1954 'US Antique' series issue molded in black plastic. This kit has never been started and is inventoried 100% complete with all parts and instructions present. This is from the issues produced with Gowland & Gowland as it carrier their 'balloon' logo only on the box top. Not long after this, the Gowland logo would disappear completely, leaving only the Revell logo. It is also worth noting that this is one of the first non-generic Highway Pioneers boxes. Earlier boxes were all the same, with the kit number and car stamped on the side, usually with a red or black rubber stamp. This box is completely dedicated to the Duryea kit, and even has advertisements for the early Revell 1954 ship and aircraft kits on the long sides. 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.
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$26
1963 two piece box issue with framable artwork. Features movable wheels, optional position landing gear, and pilot figure with some cockpit detail. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc++
$210
Very Rare 1960 hardbox first issue and ever rarer in this condition. The 'Excellent++' condition box features great framable John Steel artwork. Inside, it even contains a factory-wrapped very colorful metal tube of 'S' glue as well as a history of the Seeadler, a message from Count Luckner, a map of the journey and locations & names of all the ships sunk by the raider. This is a kit of a fantastic subject, the famous WWI sailing commerce raider of Count Felix Von Luckner. It is a very well detailed model for that time and has a full hull, display stand, detailed deck houses and deck fittings, davits and ship's boats, guns, fife rails, preformed rat lines, rigging material, rigging instructions and much more. Molded in gray, brown & black plastic. Never started. It has been inventoried 100% complete with all parts and includes the flag sheet and instructions. The SMS Seeadler was a unique WWI raider in that it was not designed to elude the British blockade and break out to sea...it was designed to pass right through the blockade within full view of the British before attacking allied shipping around the world. No detail was overlooked in the Seeadler's preparation, right down to a Norwegian-speaking crew. The plan went perfectly - and the Seeadler passed inspection at the British Blockade. Her non-threatening appearance helped her in an active and colorful raiding career that nearly went around the world. I highly recommend reading any of several books that you can find about this ship. Von Luckner himself became quite a celebrity for his exciting exploits.
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc to NM
$24
SALE!! Includes all six well molded kits. They have never been started. The parts have been inventoried complete and includes decals and instructions.
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$49
1971 issue of this classic, 1/32 scale kit originally released in 1967. It features a fully detailed cockpit, opening canopy, retractable landing gear, detailed Rolls Royce Merlin engine with removable cowling, pilot figure, rotating wheels & propeller and more. Never started. Inventoried complete with all parts, decals and instructions present.
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$125
Rare 1960 first issue hardbox, and the only issue of the V-2 featuring John Steel art. The model features the V-2 missile with removable panel and full interior featuring fuel tanks, rocket engine and more, a working launcher and transport trailer/erector. The kit is molded in the correct green, black and silver. Never started and inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc to NM
$24
SALE!! Includes all six well molded kits. The Revell kit and all of the Trumpter kits are never started and still factory sealed inside; includes decals and instructions. The two Arii kits are never started and inventoried complete. Includes decals and instructions.
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$72
1963 hardbox issue using the same artwork and molds from the original 'S' kit. Features a gun barrel that swivels, elevates and has recoil action, rotating wheels with rubber tires, trails that fold inward for towing, 4 G.I. figures, shell casings, projectiles, shell crate and more. Includes a detailed 'battle-ground' base. Never started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions. Please note that the box displays as 'Near Mint' but is only graded 'Excellent' because there is a narrow 1/" by 1 3/8" tape tear on the long upper side.
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$125
Rare first issue from 1958 in the 'S' hardbox. Not the common reproduction. The box is in 'Excellent' condition with like-new color and gloss, four solid corners (no repairs), no tags or tag marks (other than the original factory sealing tape), no tape or tape marks, no tears, fading and no missing litho. It does have light, general wear. Very highly detailed with working launcher, opening doors, sliding ladders, rotating wheels, rubber tires, moving fins and a launch crew of three. Never started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions. Please note that two small parts are a darker shade of olive drab plastic.
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$28
Very nice model with 66 parts, detailed engine and compartment, opening hood, detailed chassis, full interior, and more. Molded in the correct colors (gloss black, clear, red-tinted clear, chrome plate and with rubber tires) so no painting is needed. Decals are extensive and include instrument faces. NOTE: this kit has minor, 'professional' quality subassembly as follows: (1) front suspension to frame. There is no other assembly. Inventoried 100% complete and includes decals and instructions.
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$58
Very popular 1974 reissue of the famous 1950s 'S' kit. Features optional position clam-shell doors, detailed Pratt and Whitney R-1340 Wasp Engine, movable main and tail rotors, full cockpit, crew of two, downed pilot for rescue and can be built as the land version with wheels or float version. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good+
$145
1966 hardbox issue that is from the exact same molds as the USS Randall 1950s 'S' kit. This is a highly detailed and excellent kit for that time. It features a full, one-piece hull, detailed deck & superstructure, life rafts, deck guns, all masts and booms, a complete complement of 22 barges and landing craft and more. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions. The USS Montrose was on of 57 Haskell Class Attack Transports built for service in and immediately after WWII. The ships were designed to carry troops close to the beachheads, transfer them to landing barges (carried on board) and to supervise the landing operations. Her length was 455 feet and she could handle 1,560 troops and carry 3000 tons of equipment.
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$800
One of the 'Holy Grails' of 1950s Space Kits and in great condition inside and out. This is the 1957 first and only issue 'S' Kit with fantastic box art. The molds were reportedly damaged beyond use, which makes reissues impossible. The spaceship was designed by the rocket scientist Ellwyn E. Angle of Systems Laboratories Inc. Features detailed manned top stage with full interior, removable top, opening hatch, spaceship and ground crew members and detailed working launch pad. The main stages and boosters snap apart to recreate all phases of the flight from Earth takeoff, Lunar Landing and Return to Earth. The included 'XSL-01 Operations Manual' outlines in words and illustrations each phase of the spaceship's trip. Molded in the correct gloss orange, silver, gloss metallic blue and clear. Never started. All internal factory cardboard presentation material is present and excellent. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions present. The decals are perfectly flat, 100% intact and graded 'excellent++' with very light age yellowing as the only flaw. The Operations Manual booklet is in 'excellent' condition. The instructions are graded 'Very Good+' only because a previous owner marked off the part numbers as he inventoried the kit; other than that, they are fine. The box is graded 'very good' and features factory-new color and gloss, four solid corners, no repairs, fading or stains, no price tags or marks from price tags. Flaws include light creases as shown on the two lower corners, light surface wear (mainly to the right of "Space Ship" as shown) and a 1" x 1/2" tape tear on the right long side. Shipping insurance is required on this kit.
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc
$129
Still factory sealed. This very rare Lodela issue is the only Revell kit to include both rockets. The outside of the box lists the kits as 1/110 scale, but the US Army Redstone is usually listed as 1/110 scale and the Jupiter C as 1/100 scale. This is a special edition celebrating the 30th year of Lodela / Revell. One long box side has a very color dispaly advertising Lodela plastic model cemtn and Lodela 'Pinturas' model paints in a box set.
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: NM
$165
Rare and the 1986 one-and-only issue. The box is in amazing 'near mint' condition. This is a large and very highly detailed kit; and simply add your own readily-available 1/144 shuttle kit and you have a complete Kennedy Space Center Diorama. Features detailed tower structure, fixed service structure with 12 work levels, lightning mast, movable access arms for the support systems, movable access arm with the 'White Room' for the crew, rotating hammerhead crane, retractable rotating service structure, payload changeout room, authentic decals and more. The kit has never been started. All parts are still in the internally factory-tape sealed bags. Includes decals and instructions.
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$110
1960 'S' issue with fantastic box artwork. Revell brought new life to the original F-104 molds by including four then-new AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles, missile ground trailer and ground crew. The box has like-new color and gloss, four solid corners and no tape or price tags or residue; this box even skipped the original factory sealing tape machine! There is light edge wear, a short 3/4 inch crease (not even visible in the photo) and a very small 'ding' on the right short side. Never started and inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$149
1966 hardbox issue. From the exact same molds as the 'S' kit USS Randall. Highly detailed and well molded model. Features deck guns, all masts and booms, barges and landing craft. The kit has never been started. All parts and paperwork are still in the internal factory sealed bag. The USS Montrose was on of 57 Haskell Class Attack Transports built for service in and immediately after WWII. The ships were designed to carry troops close to the beachheads, transfer them to landing barges (carried on board) and to supervise the landing operations. Her length was 455 feet and she could handle 1,560 troops and carry 3000 tons of equipment.
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc+
$85
1961 USA issue hardbox in 'excellent+' condition. Color and gloss are as new and all four corners are solid. Very light general wear and marks from old clear tape (that has fallen off due to age) are the only flaw. This is a wonderful kit that is from the same molds as the 'S' issue, so it makes an ideal builder also. Model features has movable vertical fin and dive brakes, removable rocket engine, hinged landing skids and removable canopy. Never started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions.
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG++
$325
This kit is dated 1969 and is the second issue of this large and fantastic model of the complete top section of the Saturn V in 1/48 scale. It is over 20 inches tall when assembled and features five highly detailed sections which are removable: Command Module, Service Module, Launch Escape Tower, Lunar Module and Apollo Saturn Adapter Section. Two display bases are included for in flight and for lunar landing. Inside the kit is like new. It has never been started and all parts have been inventoried 100% complete. Includes instructions, "The Apollo Story" booklet, decals and clear window material.
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good+
$275
Very rare kit from 1964 with artwork by the famous John Steel. The USS Canberra, originally CA-70 (Baltimore Class Heavy Cruiser) was converted to the world's second Guided Missile Cruiser in 1952 and re-designated CAG-2. Her sister Boston was the first CAG and was CAG-1. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions. NOTE: this kit must be shipped insured.