Plastic Model Kits
Aurora British Churchill Tank, 1/48, 327-150
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Mint
$75
Still factory sealed and in investment-grade condition. 1972 Big A softbox release features elevating gun, rotating turret, figures, operating treads & bogies and more. Includes a battlefield display stand.
Revell 1907 Renault Highway Pioneers, 1/32, H53-98
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$39
1960 issue hardbox with full artwork; Highway Pioneers prior to this year simply had generic artwork and an ink stamped name on the box ends was the only way to identify the contents. This kit has never been started. All parts are still sealed in the factory bag. Includes instructions. The box would rate slightly higher than 'very good' but there is age foxing on the box side panels. These kits have a fascinating history. Hobbies were nothing new to America in the 1930s/40s, but they were not mainstream and never made the top 10 list of boys activities. Spurred on by the nation-wide aviation craze in the 1920s, many became modelers and built flying or static wooden models of airplanes, ships, trains, automotive and other subjects. Basic kits existed, but many of these models were built from scratch, which demanded a high talent level developed from years of experience. That changed in the early 1950s when the Gowland & Gowland/Revell Highway Pioneers became the sales sensation of the year. Demand was so great that the factories could not keep up and almost overnight 'model building' was mainstream. The phenomenon of the 'Highway Pioneers' 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 fit the bill: they could be built in an hour after dinner and looked much like the real cars. The success of the Highway Pioneers lead to the production of other subjects in plastic and the effect was revolutionary. By the late 1950s, model building was the #1 past time of American boys...and many adult males too!
Revell Sears Buggy Highway Pioneers, 1/32, H45-89
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc++
$37
1953 early issue molded in green plastic. This is from the issues produced by Gowland & Gowland as it carrier their 'balloon' logo on the side. This kit has never been started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts and 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.
Meng Chieftain Mk10 - British Main Battle Tank, 1/35, TS-051
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$48
Incredibly well detailed model; there are many excellent on-line reviews of it that do it justice. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes instructions.
Airfix Hawker Siddeley HS-1182 Hawk - Ground Attack or Trainer Version, 1/72, 03026-1
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG+
$14
This 1975 issue of the early HS Hawk variant features very good dual cockpits and pilots, very fine raised panel detail, gear well detail, optional position landing gear, two-piece canopy, extensive underwing stores and more. Never started and inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Tamiya King Tiger Sd.Kfz.182 Tiger II Panzer Kampfwagen VI Motorized And Remote Control, 1/35, MT246
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: NM
$239
Very rare, and even rarer in investment-grade 'Near Mint' condition. Tamiya's early armor models were the finest works of the mold maker's art and the very top of that line had push-button remote control and dual electric motor operation. This is one of those kits. The box has great color and gloss, four solid corners and general light wear as the only flaws. It features excellent detail and mold quality, a factory assembled all-metal gear box with dual electric motor drive for realistic differential steering control, all hardware, a factory wired/soldered switch, hand-held remote and working treads that are still 100% intact and flexible. The kit has never been started. Inside, it is exactly as it left the factory. All of the parts that were factory sealed are still in the sealed bags. The few larger parts that were never sealed are inventoried complete. With full color painting guide in 'excellent' condition and 'near mint' instructions. The decals are still factory sealed and are in 'excellent+' condition. Please note, this kit must be shipped insured.
Revell USS Currituck Seaplane Tender - Picture Fleet / 50 Years Of Naval Aviation Issue, 1/424, H386-169
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good-
$159
Rare 1960 hardbox issue with incredible John Steel box art from the Picture Fleet & 50 Years of Naval Aviation Series. Features full one-piece hull, detailed superstructure, main and anti-aircraft guns, gun directors, moving cranes, detailed Martin PBM-5 Mariner Seaplane and much more. Never started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts, flags, decals and instructions. Does not include the Master Modelers Stamp. The box top has significant age foxing on all five sides, hence the low 'good-' grade.
Revell Fw-190 Focke-Wulf, 1/72, H615-50
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good+
$30
This is the two piece box issue dated 1962 and with framable artwork. Never started and inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Pyro 1931 Cadillac Sport Phaeton V-16, 1/32, C344-79
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: NM
$44
1965 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. Features detailed chassis, complete motor and interior, spoked wheels and a removable hood. Molded in green and clear with chrome plated parts and rubber tires. The kit has never been started. Inventoried 100% complete including all parts and instructions.
Revell THREE Polikarpov I-16, 1/72, H635-60
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good+
$38
SALE!! Includes three kits in one box. Kits #1 and #2 are never started and all aircraft are inventoried complete and includes decals and instructions. Kit #3 has 'professional' quality subassembly to the fuselage, wings and other smaller sub assembled, along with minor and 'professional' quality interior painting. The aircraft has been inventoried and missing pilot; otherwise complete. Please note, all kits are missing the display stands. 1964 two piece box issue with great frameable Brian Knight artwork. Features optional position (extended or retracted) landing gear, pilot figure, clear canopy, detailed engine with removable cowling, rotating wheels and propeller and USSR markings.
Revell Fokker Eindecker E-III, 1/72, H645
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$27
1965 one-piece box issue. The kit has never been started. The actual aircraft is inventoried complete but NOTE, missing the display stand. Includes decals and instructions. Please NOTE that this side of the box displays 'near mint' which is much better than the 'excellent' grade. The box is rated as such because the other side only grades 'very good+'
Hasegawa TWO Morane Saulnier MS-406 Finnish Air Force, 1/72, AP104
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc+
$35
SALE!! Includes both kits in the one box shown. They have never been started and both have been inventoried complete with all parts, decals and instructions included. 1994 special issue with Finnish markings features all fine recessed panel lines, very good cockpit and more. With decals and paint guide for two Polish aircraft. Never started and inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Hasegawa AH-1S Cobra Chopper US Army, 1/72, DT22
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc
$19
Still factory sealed. Well detailed kit features 76 pieces, detailed cockpits, two crew figures, detailed nose gun, TOW missile system, rocket launchers and more.
Hasegawa TWO Grumman F6F-3/5 Hellcat - (F6F5) VF-27 USS Princeton CVL-23, 1/72, 1165
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: NM
$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 finely molded model with very good detail
Hasegawa Mikoyan-Gurevich Mig-21 F13 Fishbed (Early Variant) - Czech / USSR / China, 1/72, JS012-200
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$22
First issue with rare rectangular Hasegawa logo. Includes decals for all three versions, supersonic drop tank and two Atoll wing-mounted missiles. NOTE: the drop tank halves are assembled to 'professional' quality. There is no other assembly. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions present.
Revell Bendix Talos US Navy Missile SAM-N-6 RIM-8 - 'S' Issue, 1/40, H1808-79
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good-
$145
First and only issue of this rare, large-scale kit. The hardbox is dated 1978 and has incredible artwork and the 'S' Cement logo on the sides. Large scale and well detailed featuring removable missile with moving top stage forward fins, complete working launcher and crew of three. Never started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions present.
Revell Tactical Missiles Dart and Little John, 1/40, H547-98
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: NM
$145
Hard-to-find model in investment-grade 'Near Mint' condition. This is the rarer final issue from 1963 and not the "S" issue. For this release, the original box art was retained and the part number and name were changed, while the side panels show Revell's then-new series of 1/72 scale WWII aircraft. Note that the this kit is called 'Tactical Rockets' instead of the original 'Tactical Missiles'. These models are well detailed. The Dart includes four missiles, one launcher, three stands, decals, one optical guidance unit and a crew of three. The Little John includes a detailed launcher with elevating rails, movable support legs,decals and crew of three. Molded in dark olive drab and white plastic. Never started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions. Little John was a light-weight free-flight rocket that was highly mobile. It could be pulled on it's launcher or transported by helicopter. Length was 12 feet long and the warhead was atomic. The Dart was a very early 5-foot long wire guided anti-tank missile with a solid propellant rocket motor. An optical rangefinder was used for guidance.
Revell Regulus II US Navy Test Missile - 'S' Issue, 1/68, H1815-79
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$165
Rare original issue 1958 'S' kit that is in 'excellent' condition. The colors and gloss as are new and the box has four solid corners, no repairs, no tape (other than the factory sealing tape, of course), no stains and no missing litho. Flaws include light, general wear as shown and light corner & edge wear. This model represents the first test Regulus II with landing gear; Vought did this to the prototype and test missiles to save significant money in the testing phases. Very nicely molded in a beautiful deep gloss blue and with very good detail down to the gear well interiors. Includes display 'runway' base. Never started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions. Decals and instructions are both 'excellent' with typical light age yellowing a the only real flaw.
Adams Chuck Wagon - (ex Miniature Masterpiece), 1/48, K235-88
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc+
$85
Very rare 1958 issue. This highly detailed model includes wagon with detailed chassis & hitch, dinner bell, stew pot, coffee pot & lantern, two life-like cowhands, one sitting cowboy calf, dog, two horses, display base and more. The kit has never been started. Inventoried with all parts present, Adams "Circle A Ranch" decals in 'near mint' condition and photocopied instructions. NOTE: the instructions are high-quality, full size photocopies from the Revell kit. The original instructions are missing. This kit has an interesting history. 'Miniature Masterpieces' was formed through an alliance of Lew Glaser (Revell) and Steve Adams (Adams Action Models) in 1953. Although the molds were made at Adams and it had the appearance of an independent company, the firm was run by Revell down to the prototypes being made at the Revell plant. Originally there was no evidence of the parent company on the surface. The State Coach of England was the first kit, issued in 1953. More kits of excellent quality followed. Revell completely took over the line in 1954 and in that year and the next, kits were labeled 'Revell' with a 'Miniature Masterpiece' label on the box top also. However, Adams broke the relationship with Revell in the later 1950s and began making kits under the Adams name with the original molds.
Monogram Mercury Capsule and Atlas Booster - Young Astronauts Issue, 1/110, 5910
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$65
1987 Young Astronauts Issue that includes the poster and YA application form. This is the single greatest model kit of the Mercury Atlas program and features a detailed Atlas/Mercury, complete launching pad, drive-on ramp, all accessories, tractor transports, nitrogen tank & trailer and more. Never started and the parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.