Plastic Model Kits
Heller Etendard IV Type M, 1/50, 500
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$36
Large 1/50 scale Etendard IV. Nicely molded older kit features fine raised panel detail, cockpit, folding wings, working arresting gear, optional position landing gear and speed brakes and real rubber tires. Includes drop tanks and underwing weapons as well. This is the second issue of the very rare 'operating kit' of the Etendard IV. The original issue had automatic speed brakes and retractable landing gear. The model used a complex series of 6 cogs and gears with wire springs and twine to make functioning landing gear and speed brakes. When you lowered the arresting (tail) hook, the landing gear doors opened and the nose and main wheels extended. When you raised the arresting hook, the landing gear retracted and the doors closed. Furthermore, when you pulled out the parachute release at the tail, the speed brakes lowered. When you closed it, the speed brakes closed. Please note that although this model is from those molds, it does not have those action features - only the ones that I listed. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions. The decals are in amazing 'Excellent++' condition but the instructions have bug damage, mainly along the folds and edges. They are still perfectly useful for assembly purposes.
Heller Transall C-160 Transport - French Air Force, 1/100, L711
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good+
$34
Nicely done 1/100 scale kit of this efficient French transport. Features cockpit detail, cargo bay floor, optional position rear cargo doors, rotating props and wheels and more. The kit has never been started. Internal factory sealed bag including decals and instructions.
Hasegawa Mitsubishi Ki-15-I Babs Type 97 Command Recon Plane - (Ki-15), 1/72, NP7
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed NM
$29
Still factory sealed. Special issue from 1995 is well detailed and features all fine recessed panel lines and excellent cockpit and engine.
Hasegawa Mitsubishi A6M5 Zero Fighter Type 52, 1/72, AP22
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed NM
$22
Still factory sealed and dated 1994. Very highly detailed kit which features all fine recessed panel lines and decals for three aircraft: 653 FG Commander Zuikaku - 261 FG - 253 FG W.O. T. Iwamoto.
Airfix CA-13 Boomerang - Australian Fighter - Bagged T3 Issue, 1/72, 121
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$24
1960s issue of the first Australian fighter aircraft. The Boomerang was developed from the Wirraway as a stop-gap defender. The prototype flew on May 29, 1942. 250 were built and the aircraft was used extensively in New Guinea for ground support. Never started and NOTE: missing pilot. Otherwise inventoried complete with all other parts and includes decals and instructions.
Airfix Westland Whirlwing S-55 Helicopter - BEA British European Airways - Type One Issue Bagged, 1/72, 1355
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$64
Very rare. This kit is from the 1950s and is the first issue with rare BAE decals. The bag and paper header are original; the header is in amazing 'excellent' condition. Never started and inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Airfix De Havilland DH-88 Comet Racer - Bagged T1 Logo, 1/72, 1399
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Good+
$58
Still factory sealed. Rare, early kit from the 1950s with the first Airfix logo.
Renwal Skysweeper 75mm Anti-Aircraft Gun - M51 (D48), 1/32, M552-169
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good+
$95
First issue from the 1950s of this fantastic Cold War kit with 134 parts. It is very highly detailed and features almost all the moving features of the real weapon. NOTE: this kit has minor 'near mint' quality subassembly as follows: Step 1 (4 gun pieces and 8 carriage pieces) and the periscope (4 total pieces) are assembled. The main gun is not glued to the carriage assembly. There is no other assembly Inventoried and the actual gun itself is complete but NOTE: missing five figures. Otherwise includes all other parts, decals and instructions present. The Skysweeper was a 45 round-per-minute anti-aircraft gun system that was teamed with the Nike Ajax in the late 1950s/early 1960s to defend America against Soviet Attack. The gun system was radar controlled and fully mobile. It could be set up on any terrain and ready to fire in 2 minutes. The unit was considered very advanced and complex at the time; it took army maintenance crews 37 weeks each to train on the system at Aberdeen.
Renwal USS Lexington Angled Deck Aircraft Carrier - CV-16 With Regulus Guided Missiles, 1/500, S607-198
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$145
Hardbox issue from the late 1950s. This is far and away the most accurate injection molded kit of this ship in the Post-WWII early angled deck configuration. The USS Lexington took part in many WWII battles in the Pacific. She was placed in the reserve fleet, but was then modified into an angle-deck Essex like many of her sisters and recommissioned in 1955. This configuration is modeled upon the ship in late 1950s. Like all Renwal ships, the details are excellent and the moldings very fine. Includes Regulus I missiles and launchers, moving elevators, full hull, flag sheet, full color decals and an air wing with F9F-8 Cougars (wings folded and unfolded), A3D Skywarriors and Helicopters. The kit has never been started. Inventoried 100% complete including all parts, decals and instructions. NOTE: one helicopter rotor blade is broken off but present for repair. A few horizontal stabilizer fins are broken off the F9F-8 Cougars but are also present for repair.
Renwal USS King Destroyer Leader DDG10 - Farragut Class Guided Missile Destroyer, 1/500, 603
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG+
$110
Rare 1950s early issue with the best mold quality. This is well detailed and rare kit of the 512 foot-long large destroyer designed for anti-air and ASW duties. It features full rudder and propeller detail, excellent superstructure, separately molded main guns, 40mm mounts & 20mm cannon, twin Terrier missile launcher and all guidance and tracking units, ship's boat, life rafts and more. Includes a display stand and decals with hull number, draft markings and stern name. With display stand. Never started and inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals, color flag sheet and instructions. The decals have light bug damage to the backing paper only; the actual transfers have no damage.
Frog English Electric BAC Canberra B(1) Mk.8 - or B(1)Mk. 12 South African or RAF, 1/72, F203
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$27
Frog 'Orange Series' box release which features parts and decals for either version with a color paint guide and markings for RAF No.88 Sqn, Wildenrath Germany 1960 or South African Air Force No.12 Sqn, Waterkloof, 1969. Never started and inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Frog Bristol Blenheim Mk 1 Bomber or Mk 1F Night Fighter Finnish - Romanian or RAF - Green Series, 1/72, F190
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good-
$24
This kit will build night fighter or bomber version and has decals for all three aircraft listed. It is a typical excellent Frog model with clean, quality moldings and no rivets, just fine panel lines. Never started and inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions. Frog is considered the father of injection molded model kits. The Lines Brothers opened Frog in 1932, capitalizing on the fever caused by Lindberg's solo transatlantic flight. Almost overnight the western populations became 'Air-Minded', and anything aviation was in high demand. Frog created a quality line of stick and tissue rubber powered aircraft and gliders as well as innovative ready-to-fly rubber powered aircraft that required no assembly. The box even contained a built-in rubber motor winder and fuselage holder. Model airplane flight competitions were popular in Great Britain, and one category was 'Rise Off the Ground', or ROG. By changing this to 'Flies Right Off the Ground', the FROG name was born. In 1936 Frog created a line of injection molded plastic models, the first such kit line in the world (Hawk sold a line of injection molded aircraft models in 1934 but they were factory assembled and painted). Named 'Penguin' after the bird that does not fly, the kits were innovative beyond the means of production. At a time when models were simply built by wingspan, the Penguin line was a constant 1/72 scale. Furthermore, a large 1/72 Short S.30 Empire class flying boat contained a full interior and lights! A line of accessories such as AA guns, tractors, hanger, ambulance, sound locator, searchlights and lighting kits were quickly added to the line. WWII caused a pause in production. After the war the box color changed from silver to green, and Penguin kits were also marketed in the USA. Production ended in 1950. Frog quickly expanded and released the Red, Orange, Black, Green, Gold Token, Spin and Comet series as well as Trail Blazers and several others. It is noteworthy that while most manufacturers in the 1940s/50 were making toy-like models, Frog attempted to make very realistic models. For example, 'detailing' kits with excessively large rivets was once very popular. Frog ignored this trend and continued to mold aircraft with fine panel lines and no rivets. As a result, Frog kits can be built into very realistic replicas. Production ended in the late 1970s, but Frog molds are still in use around the world.
Frog Miles Magister 1 Trainer - Blue Series, 1/72, 153P
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good++
$27
Finely molded in dark yellow. This kit has never been started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions. Frog is considered the father of injection molded model kits. The Lines Brothers opened Frog in 1932, capitalizing on the fever caused by Lindberg's solo transatlantic flight. Almost overnight the western populations became 'Air-Minded', and anything aviation was in high demand. Frog created a quality line of stick and tissue rubber powered aircraft and gliders as well as innovative ready-to-fly rubber powered aircraft that required no assembly. The box even contained a built-in rubber motor winder and fuselage holder. Model airplane flight competitions were popular in Great Britain, and one category was 'Rise Off the Ground', or ROG. By changing this to 'Flies Right Off the Ground', the FROG name was born. In 1936 Frog created a line of injection molded plastic models, the first such kit line in the world (Hawk sold a line of injection molded aircraft models in 1934 but they were factory assembled and painted). Named 'Penguin' after the bird that does not fly, the kits were innovative beyond the means of production. At a time when models were simply built by wingspan, the Penguin line was a constant 1/72 scale. Furthermore, a large 1/72 Short S.30 Empire class flying boat contained a full interior and lights! A line of accessories such as AA guns, tractors, hanger, ambulance, sound locator, searchlights and lighting kits were quickly added to the line. WWII caused a pause in production. After the war the box color changed from silver to green, and Penguin kits were also marketed in the USA. Production ended in 1950. Frog quickly expanded and released the Red, Orange, Black, Green, Gold Token, Spin and Comet series as well as Trail Blazers and several others. It is noteworthy that while most manufacturers in the 1940s/50 were making toy-like models, Frog attempted to make very realistic models. For example, 'detailing' kits with excessively large rivets was once very popular. Frog ignored this trend and continued to mold aircraft with fine panel lines and no rivets. As a result, Frog kits can be built into very realistic replicas. Production ended in the late 1970s, but Frog molds are still in use around the world.
Frog Blackburn Shark Torpedo Bomber - Red Series, 1/72, F179
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good++
$34
From the 1960s but very well detailed. Can be built with floats or land/carrier versions and the wings can be folded or extended. Includes markings for 3 aircraft- Portuguese Air Force, FAA HMS Courageous 1937 or a Trainer. Molded in gloss gray and clear. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bag and includes decals and instructions.
Frog Boeing B-52 Stratofortress (ex-Comet), 1/317, 378P
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Fair+
$39
Rare. This kit was issued in 1956. Frog most likely leased these molds or bought the kit parts directly from Comet. Nicely molded kit with all recessed panel lines. Includes clear Frog stand and two capsules - red and green. The red one has burst and is stuck to the box bottom; no parts were harmed. The kit has never been started. Inventoried and NOTE: missing one part, one wing slipper tank. Otherwise inventoried with all other parts, decals and instructions present.
Platz TWO T-34 Mentor - JASDF Trainer Aircraft - With Markings For 8 Aircraft, 1/144, PF-21
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: NM
$27
Includes two complete models and certainly ranks among the finest 1/144 scale models ever made. Features all new tooling, excellent detail, super-fine recessed panel lines, good cockpit, enclosed gear wells, optional position (up or down) landing gear and more. Includes two display stand. Includes a extensive decal sheet with black wing walks and anti-glare cowl, fine stripes, stencils and a wide variety of markings for 8 different aircraft. There is a full color painting guide on the back of of the box. Never started and inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Mark I Models TWO Brewster F2A-2 Buffalo And B-339B/D - USS Lexington VF-2 Spring 1941 / US Naval ATC NAS Miami Summer 1942 / USAAF 5th AF Australia Autumn 1942 / Belgian Colors Newark Airport NJ April 1940, 1/144, MKM144445
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$28
Rare. New and superbly molded. Includes two complete kits, color painting guide (on the back of the box) and decals for all four aircraft listed. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Ace BMP-KSh Command Vehicle, 1/72, 72111
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$16
Made in the Ukraine and highly detailed for this scale. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
MPM DB-8A 3N Attack Bomber - (DB8A-3N) - Dutch Air Force 3 FS Of 2nd Wing 2nd Lt. van Riemsdijk 10 May 1940 / Same Unit Pilot 2nd Lt. Pauw / Soesterberg Base September 1939, 1/72, 72525
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG++
$38
High quality limited production kit. Features very clean moldings, recessed panel lines, very good cockpit and gunner's station, enclosed gear bays, injection molded canopy, rigging diagram and more. Includes four view paint guide and full decals for the three aircraft listed. Decals for two aircraft; 3 fighter of 2 wing, which was shot down by a BF-110 on 10 May, 1940 and the aircraft from Soesterberg base with triangle markings that was captured by German paratroopers on 10 May 1939. The kit has never been started. The parts are either inventoried complete or still in the internal factory sealed bags. Includes decals and instructions.
KVZ Tupolev Tu-154 Aeroflot, 1/100, 15210
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good+
$64
Hard-to-find Soviet Tri-Jet design in Cold War Aeroflot markings. The box is in in 'excellent' condition which is rare. Features large colorful decal sheet and good overall surface detail. Never started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions. KVZ was the name used by this East German kit manufacturer from 1969 to 1973. During this time, some fantastic Cold War kits were produced of Russian Airliners and Military Helicopters and Aircraft.