Pyro Sea Going Diesel Tugboat Despatch No. 9 of Standard Oil, 1/76, 207
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Fair++
$84
From the late 1950s. Rare, early original Pyro issue with large colorful box and internal blue packing inserts. Very nicely detailed for that time and measures 13.5 inches long when assembled. Includes crew members and rigging material. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes instructions. Please note, this very early issue was not made with decals. The box is intact but has wear and the hole at left as shown. Despatch No.9 was built by the Tampa Marine Corporation in Florida in 1945 for the fleet of tugs operated by Standard Oil of California in Sacramento Bay and the San Joaquin River.
MPC Ford Tri-motor - (ex Airfix) - BAGGED, 1/72, 1102-100
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: No Box
$24
Bagged kit - there is no box. The box is shown for reference only. The kit is the 1970s MPC issue from quality Airfix molds. Very highly detailed for that time and features very good cockpit, complete interior, working airmail loading bays in the bottom of the wings, realistic corrugated skin and more. Never started. The actual aircraft has been inventoried complete and includes decals and instructions. NOTE: like so many of the MPC Kits from the 1970s, the factory decals are flaking. You will need to provide your own decals. Draw Decals makes a superb set in 1/72 for this model.
Mania Kawasaki Ki-48 Type 99 Light Bomber Lily - 8th Sentai 1942 / 90th Sentai Malaya 1942 / 34th Sentai New Guinea 1944 / 16th Sentai China 1943 / Hokota Flying School 1941-45, 1/72, 06-800
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$30
This kit was purchased new at National Hobby Inc. on 5238 Ridge Road Cleveland, Ohio on July 18, 1980. The original receipt shows that a an expensive B-36 (the Monogram kit) was purchased with it that day. This is Mania's superb and rare Lily. Features highly detailed interior, engines and landing gear with moving propellers, elevating guns, full color painting guide and markings for five aircraft. Never started and the parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions. The box has a stain on the left but the decals, full color painting guide/instructions are all in 'near mint+' condition.
Airfix Bristol Blenheim Mk.IF - No 600 City of London Sq Royal Auxiliary Air Force RAF Manston Kent August 1940 / No. 54 Operational Training Unit (OTU) RAF Church Fenton North Yorkshire December 1940, 1/72, A04059
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$20
Detailed model from all new molds that features 157 pieces, all fine recessed panel lines, detailed cockpit, excellent engines, ventral gun tray, separately molded ailerons, trailing edge split flaps, rudder & elevators, rotating turrets and much more. Includes a full color paint guide and decals for the two aircraft listed. NOTE: this kit has minor, 'professional' quality subassembly as follows: seats, control stick & bulkhead assembly; engines (4 pieces each. There is no other assembly. Inventoried 100% complete and includes decals and instructions.
J Zinger Products THREE 16-10 And TWO 16-6-10 Wood Propellers NOS - JZ - Bagged
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$34
NOS (new old stock) from the contents of a R/C-only hobby shop that closed in about 2003. Includes high quality, brand-new & never used wooden propellers of the size and quantity listed. Please note that the package you receive may or may not have the yellow header. I have duplicates of some props and some are missing the header.
Eduard Junkers Ju-52/3m Minesweeper - (Ju52), 1/144, 4412
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$22
Hard-to-find small scale kit that is very well molded and detailed. Includes PE details and mask set. Never started and inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Italeri B-58 Hustler - #92442 or #81015 Ginger, 1/72, 1142
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$54
The B-58 was the world's first supersonic bomber but had a short service life due to the inability of aircraft to survive high-altitude penetration in a SAM environment- incredible fuel consumption may have been a lessor factor as well. This is still the only 1/72 scale Hustler ever made and is an excellent kit. Features recessed panel lines, full cockpits, optional position canopies, "TC" Piggyback Fuel/Weapons Pods, wing mounted nuclear free-fall weapons, detailed wheel wells and excellent molding throughout. Includes decals for 92429, which has the prototype Convair "delta" on the vertical fin or 81015 "Ginger". The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Airfix Junkers Ju-87B/R Stuka - Luftwaffe III/ST G2 Russia September 1941 or B-2 1 ST G.3 North Africa Early 1942, 1/72, 05100
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc
$24
Still factory sealed. Very well molded with fine panel line detail and features 86 pieces, very nice cockpit, pilots, parts for both tropical and standard variants and a large weapons load of bombs (centerline and wing) and drop tanks. Includes decals for both aircraft.
Czech Master Westland Welkin Mk.I, 1/72, 132
Resin Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc
$42
Rare and still factory sealed. This is a high-definition resin kit with excellent detail, instructions and complete decals.
Frog Fairchild C-119 Packet Flying Boxcar, 1/179, 387P
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG+
$69
Very rare, small-scale kit from the 1950s. Nicely molded with all recessed panel lines and includes a clear canopy and clear Frog 'teardrop' two-piece display stand and decals for the box top aircraft including the colorful blue fin flash. This kit has not been started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions.
Topping Douglas F5D Skylancer - Factory Desktop Model In The Original Topping Box
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$365
Incredibly rare, 1950s NOS Topping F5D Skylancer model untouched in the original factory box. The buyer will be the first one to ever remove it from the box. Inside, all of the factory cardboard and tissue are still intact. The stand and aircraft were never displayed or used - I believe they were never even removed from the box. While never used, please note that these models never left the factory in 'flawless' condition. There were always minor paint flaws and minor molding flaws as they were mass-produced. Furthermore, the canopy, white plastic and decals inevitably have some yellowing, although this example is minimal. If there is any yellowing or age marks (usually brown mildew on the plastic), you can very easily remove this with Novus #2 Fine Scratch Remover. I have found it perfect for both cleaing and bringing back Topping plastic and decals back to super condition. Because the original Topping box adds significantly to the value, it will be carefully packed into another box for shipping. Shipping insurance is required.
Hobby Boss A-7A Corsair II - US Navy VA-147 USS Ranger / VA(F)-122 Corsair College, 1/72, 87201
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$28
Still factory sealed. Very nicely detailed model from all new molds that features 186 pieces, all fine recessed surface detail, very good cockpit, two-piece canopy, realistic and accurate engine intake, detailed avionics bay with optional position hatch, excellent main and nose gear wells, wing weapons pylons with a wide choice of missiles, bombs, drop tanks and much more. Includes full color, four view painting guide for both colorful hi-vis aircraft listed. Never started and the parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Hasegawa F-104G World Starfighter - Spanish Air Force 161st Sq / Taiwan ROC 7th Sq 3rd TFW / Four Luftwaffe Aircraft - JBG 34 / JBG 31 / Marineflieger MFG 1 / Marineflieger MFG 2, 1/72, Dt117
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$28
Limited issue dated 1995 and from all new molds. Features 104 pieces, very fine recessed panel lines & surface detail, very nicely detailed cockpit and gear wells, optional position canopy, veyr good intake and exhaust, four drop tanks and more. Includes a very large and extensive Luftwaffe decal sheet for four aircraft and an additional sheet for Taiwan and Spain. Never started and inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Heller Lockheed T-33 / RT-33 - USAF Thunderbirds or French Air Force, 1/72, 80301
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$28
Nicely molded older T-33 with very fine raised panel lines and recessed control outlines. Features good dual cockpit detail, optional parts for RT-33 variant, extensive USAF Thunderbirds decals and optional French SLVSV 33eme Reconnaissance Squadron in 1976. Never started and the parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Ideal Aeroplane & Supply USS Harford - 12 Inch Long Wooden Model With Moulded Hull
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Good-
$56
Rare ship model from 1930s that contains Ideal's revolutionary 'Premolded Hull.' Since carving the hull was by far the most difficult part of early ship modeling, Ideal created a thick-walled, completely formed, hollow hull made from a wood composite. Never started. Inside, the kit is exactly as it left the factory which means that all the parts are still 'factory tissue sealed.' As was the custom back then, workers would assembly the parts for a kit and wrap them in tissue paper in a unique way that ensured that all the parts would be 'sealed' and held in place. Whoever buys this kit will see the contents for the first time since it was packed at Ideal Aeroplane & Supply in New York well over 90 years ago. Ideal Aeroplane & Supply was one of the earliest aircraft model makers in the USA, marketing their first kit in 1911 and running a well-known storefront that sold materials as well as kits for early aeromodelers. What is less known is that they had a very large line of ship kits also. They ranged from one foot to several feet long and covered unique and popular civil subjects as well as warships and submarines of the period. The company was very innovative in introducing the Moulded Hull which cut assembly time by more than half by eliminating all hull carving, shaping and sanding. The builder could use it right out-of-the-box and immediately add the deck, superstructure, fittings and prime or paint. Ideal was also known for their excellent, full size multi-view plans that includes many assembly notes, rigging diagrams, tips, additional detail drawings and much more. Often there was even a detailed painting guide.
FlightPose Adjustable Aircraft Display Stand 4 Inch, 1/72
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed
$32
Still factory sealed. These stands are perfect for display of your plastic, wood or die-cast aircraft model in any attitude or is equally useful as a building aid for painting or applying decals. Features an attractive acrylic base with four bumpers on the bottom to prevent scratching, three rubber-tipped 4" rods that rotate to acommodate different sizes and poses.
Jo-Han 1956 Plymouth Belvedere Red Clear Tail Lights - Promo - Bagged, 1/25
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed
$8
Includes the two mint condition tail lights as shown. They are molded in red-tinted clear plastic. These are from the original Jo-Han molds but are likely reproductions made in the 1990s. They came with a collection of promo bodies, windshields and chrome parts. I am 99% sure that these parts will also work on the Jo-Han model kit (and not just the promo).
Airfix TWO Vought Kingfisher OS2U-1 - USS North Carolina April 1944 - (OS2U1), 1/72, 02021
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$34
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.
Revell Boeing 707 Varig - Kikoler Issue, 1/144, H246
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$79
Rare Kikoler (Brazil) issue. This is the early version 707 with the short vertical stabilizer and turbojet engines. Never started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts and excellent decals and instructions.
Airfix Fiat G-91 R Frecce Tricolori - Luftwaffe WS-50 Erding West Germany 1959 / Italian Acrobatic Team 313 Gruppo Rivolto Air Base 1979, 1/72, 01084
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good+
$20
Features fine raised panel lines and recessed control surface outlines, pilot figure, wing-mounted drop tanks, full landing gear and more. Includes a large and extensive decal sheet for both colorful aircraft. Never started and inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.