Cleveland 1936 Caudron Racer - Balsa Flying Model Airplane Kit, 1/16, SF-63
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$84
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 and strip wood, covering material, highest quality plans, all parts required for assembly and decals (if issued with the kit). The model has not been started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts and instructions. 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.
12 Squared Vought Corsair V-65 - 18 Inch Wingspan Free-Flight Rubber Powered Flying Aircraft, 1/24, D-41
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$75
Very rare and even more so in an 'excellent' box and 'factory tissue sealed' inside. From the mid 1930s to the early 1940s. This is a Cleveland 'D' or dwarf kit. The term 'Dwarf' is just a bit deceptive, as it is Cleveland's designation for 1/24 scale. Most Cleveland kits were designated 'SF' or Scale Flying - 1/16 scale. The Dwarf kits were needed to fill a market demand for smaller flying models. All Cleveland kits were exceptionally complete and Dwarfs were no exception, containing very high quality balsa printwood, stringers & spars, fully formed wheels, covering tissue, a wood propeller that is about 90% carved and just needs final sanding, gray rigging thread (if required), metal and balsa stock as required and more. With Cleveland's famous high-quality plans. Amazingly, this kit is still 'factory tissue sealed' inside. When the Cleveland workers packed each kit, they wrapped them in tissue that effectively made a seal which has not been disturbed. Whoever buys it will be the first one to see the contents since it was packed in the factory over 90 years ago. 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 supply 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.
Cleveland Fokerts Special 1937 Thompson Trophy Racer - 18 Inch Long Profile Control Line Aircraft For .020 and .051 Gas Engines, PG-71
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Good-
$45
Rare 1960 control-line flying model that features all die-cut balsa parts, die-cut plywood, fully formed landing gear struts, hinge material, factory-sealed hardware envelope, finished wheels and even full decals. Never started. The hardware is still factory sealed; everything else was never sealed and has been inventoried complete including plans/instructions.
Aurora AT-6 Texan, 1/48, 70-69
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Fair++
$54
From 1956 and the rare first issue of this classic kit. Please note the early rectangular logo "Aurora Line" logo. It is molded in silver and clear plastic and includes the correct early rectangular clear base Aurora stand, the correct instructions showing this base, and the correct early Tatem decals which Aurora issued without a stand decal. (Aurora included stand decals with the introduction of the triangular 'world' base style clear stand.) Molded in silver and clear plastic. The kit has never been started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions. Please NOTE that the box displays better than the 'fair++' grade is because the box has a thin border of masking tape along the lower sides.
Aurora North American F-100 Super Sabre, 1/103, 490-50
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG+
$52
Dated 1961 with the great Jim Cox artwork that makes these early Aurora kits so collectible & popular. This issue has a slightly larger box than earlier ones. This is a very good kit for that time, molded in a beautiful gloss silver & clear, with full landing gear and the clear 'Triangle World Map' stand. Never started. Inventoried complete with all parts, decals and instructions present. Please note, this is not a reissue of the Comet model. Aurora cut these molds years before acquiring Comet's F-100.
Aurora Fokker E111 Eindekker - (E-111), 1/48, 134-79
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$38
SALE!! Dated 1963. Nicely molded kit that was popular for decades. Feature great Jo Kotula box art, pilot and cockpit, detailed engine, ground crew member and ground display base with wheel chocks. Molded in tan and black plastic. Never started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions. This is part of the famous Aurora WWI series of 1/48 scale aircraft. The series began in 1956 and Aurora added new kits into the early 1960s. The line proved incredibly popular, so these kits were included in the 'mold upgrade' in the 1970s before Aurora went out of business.
Comet Douglas C-54 / DC-4 Skymaster - 6 Inch Wingspan Solid Wood Model Airplane, 1/187, B6
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Good+
$24
Rare 1945 issue. Features detailed three view plans with cutting patterns and sanding templates as well as painting color tips, two sheets of printwood and wood stock. Never started and inventoried 100% complete with all parts, plans and also basic instructions on the back of the box. In the 1930s and 1940s, most modelers built the flying stick and tissue type models with rubber, co2 or gas power. But there were a small but measurable percent that built solid aircraft display models of great detail. This required great skill worthy of the shipbuilders of old, especially considering the limited offerings. Many manufacturers, such as Comet issued blocks of wood and a plan - the famous (or infamous) 'Make Wood Look Like Plane' kits.
Italeri TWO British Aerospace Hawk - T.Mk1/51/66 - RAF / Switzerland / Finland, 1/72, 186
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$18
SALE!! Includes two models in one box. The kits have never been started and are inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions present. Features all fine recessed surface detail, very good twin cockpits, two piece canopy, optional position landing gear, external centerline gun pack, drop tanks and AIM-9 Sidewinders. Includes decals for the three air forces listed and a color painting guide on the back of the box.
Italeri RSO With Pack-40 German SP Anti-Tank Gun, 1/35, 355
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc
$22
Still factory sealed.
Italeri Sukhoi Su-27 Sea-Flanker, 1/72, 197
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed NM
$16
Still factory sealed. Well molded with fine raised panel lines and detailed down to the gear wells and cockpit. Includes decals for the Black Sea trials aircraft.
Italeri Panavia Tornado ECR - Luftwaffe and Giant Tiger, 1/48, 2625
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc
$30
Still factory sealed. From 2002. Excellent kit of the Luftwaffe-developed 'Wild Weasel' version of the Tornado designed specifically to attack enemy SAM sites. Nicely detailed with swing wings, missile load, drop tanks and detailed cockpit. 'Giant Tiger' decal is included.
Pegasus War Of The Worlds Alien Creature, 1/8, 9007
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$38
Large scale figure kit that was created from the original 3D computer model used in the movie. Never started and inventoried complete with all parts and instructions.
Eduard Bristol F-2B Fighter - (F2B), 1/48, 8489
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$27
Well detailed model that includes decals and a full color paint guide for the two aircraft shown on the box top. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
AMT 1965 Pontiac Bonneville Hardtop 3 in 1 Customizing Kit - Stock / Custom / Racing, 1/25, 6625-150
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc+
$125
Very rare original issue; even rarer in this condition with an 'Excellent+' box and never started & complete. Features all parts needed for Stock, Racing or Custom versions, stock engine with power options and headers, engine compartment detail & opening hood, molded in chassis detail, stock or custom interior, stock bumpers, custom bumpers and pans and more. Molded in white, clear, chrome plate, red-tinted clear and with rubber tires and metal axles and four metal body screws. Never started and inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
AMCO Taylorcraft - 54 Inch Wingspan Flying Model - (Comet), 1/72, P10
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Good-
$85
1940 pre-war kit from AMCO, which was a division of Comet. This is a very large, stick-and-tissue scale flying model which features optional position or opening cabin doors, cockpit interior, movable controls, detachable wings, shock-proof landing gear, automatic wing jig, many sheets of high-quality printwood parts, factory cut stringers and spars, pre-drilled nose block, fully formed wheels and thrust button, wood and metal stock, clear windshield with frame & vent details printed on, cardstock sheet with instrument panel, 'leaf springs' for the tail skid and much more, a large gummed insignia sheet with N registration numbers and covering tissue. Includes superb full size plans with many additional drawings and notes to aid in assembly. The kit has no assembly but NOTE: the wing ribs have been very neatly adult cut out. Almost all are cut outside the lines for safety; only a few are cut on the lines (none are cut inside the lines). Inventoried and NOTE: missing 4 ribs which are easily made since there are duplicates present with the kit. Missing (1) of (2) C1 rib, (1) of (2) C rib and (2) of (8) E ribs. Otherwise inventoried complete with all other parts and paperwork present.
Testors M24 Chaffee Light Tank - US Army / France / Italy / Japan / Great Britain, 1/35, 810
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$37
Very finely molded and detailed model features 210 parts, rotating turret, elevating gun, elevating and rotating .50 caliber machine gun, flexible tracks, detailed suspension, shovels, axes, crowbars, fuel cans, grab handles, radio antennas, tow hooks, tarp roll and decals for the five countries listed. The kit has never been started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Frog Vengeance Mk.II A-32 - Royal Australian Air Force 24 Sq/10 Group or RAF 84th Sq India 1944, 1/72, F199
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good+
$28
Red Series issue from the 1960s features parts and decals to make either aircraft and an excellent full color painting guide is located on the bottom of the box for both aircraft listed. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Amtech Henschel Hs-123 A-1 - Luftwaffe 3./JG165 'Immelmann' 1937 / 5./LG2 Belgium 1940 / FFS Schule (A/B) 71 Moravia 1941 / 4./SchG2 Eastern Front 1942 / Spanish Air Force 61st Sq 1945 - (Hs123A1), 1/28, 489203
Multimedia Model Kit, Box Condition: Good-
$27
This is a limited production 1/48 scale kit from 2003 and is very nicely molded and designed. It features a Black Box resin cockpit, detailed engine, spatted or non-spatted wheels and struts, bomb load, drop tank, markings and paint guide for all 5 aircraft listed and more. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Airfix Republic F-105G Thunderchief Wild Weasel - 17th Wild Weasel Sq 388th TFW USAF Korat Thailand January 1973 / 35th TFW George AFB California 1978, 1/72, 05024
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed VG+
$34
Still factory sealed. This is a well molded model of the two seat AA/SAM suppression version of the venerable Thud.
Airfix Mitsubishi Ki-46 II Dinah - Craftmaster Issue, 1/72, 1226-80
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good-
$20
1960s issue with fantastic artwork. This Dinah just took off during a Corsair sweep against it's base; other Ki-46s prepare to take off while others burn. This 1960s kit is well molded with no rivets, good cockpit with pilot and crew station detail, two crew members, rotating propellers & wheels, optional position landing gear and more. Includes the Airfix black plastic 'teardrop' shaped display stand. Never started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.