Plastic Model Kits
Accurate Miniatures Ilyushin IL-2 Stormovik - Straight Wing Single Seat Ski-Equipped Soviet WWI Flying Tank - Leningrad Front Winter 1942, 1/48, 3409
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$32
From 1997. Very well molded and finely detailed kit with all recessed panel lines, complete cockpit and more. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Airfix Vickers Vanguard - Skyking Issue - BEA Airlines, 1/144, SK501
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG++
$74
Rare 1960 first issue with "Skyking" Airfix logo at the lower left. This is a very nice model for that time featuring optional position cabin doors, clear side and cockpit windows, rotating props and wheels, two push-up boarding stairs with railings and extensive BEA decal sheet. Never started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Revell 1913 Mercedes Highway Pioneers - Series 4, 1/32, H54-89
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$39
1954 original issue of the famous Highway Pioneers 'Foreign Car' series. These issues feature the same 5 car artwork on every box; the only way to identify the contents was an ink-stamped name on the box ends. Molded in gloss dark green plastic. This kit has never been started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts and instructions present. 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!
Pola Beer Garden G Scale, 1/22, G1765
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$38
Very nicely detailed G scale model of a modern Beer Garden with (12) chairs, (3) umbrellas, (3)round tables, (3) long benches, (4) long tables, (3) small tables, serving bar and all the accessories shown (signs, kegs, bottles, crate, etc.). Never started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes signs and instructions.
Monogram Willy Ley Passenger Rocket, 1/192, PS47-149
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good+++
$169
Rare first issue dated 1959. This is one of a very famous series of space kits that Monogram made with the designer Willey Ley. The model is molded in three colors and features a two stage rocket with separating stages, upper shuttle craft, retracting landing gear, launching pad and five figures. Never started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals, instructions and the special "Passenger Rocket" booklet. The decals are in amazing 'excellent++' condition, as are the instructions and booklet. The box has 'very good' color and gloss, four solid corners, no missing litho and no repairs, fading or stains. There is light general wear, edge and corner wear and the long sides of the box are bowed out slightly.
Airfix TWO Mig-23 Flogger - B or E - Soviet Air Force - USAirfix Issue, 1/72, 4011
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc++
$27
SALE!! Includes two kits in one box. 1980 issue that includes decals for both aircraft - natural finish and camo. Features moving elevators, optional position ventral fin, wings that swing, parts for either variant and some gear well detail. Both kits are never started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Revell Focke-Wulf Fw-190D, 1/32, H215
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good-
$42
1971 issue that features full cockpit, removable cowl to show Jumo engine, sliding canopy, pilot figure and rotating wheels and propeller. Never started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Special Hobby Illyushin Il-10 - Last WWII Days Configuration, 1/48, SH48109
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$44
Very well detailed and features injection molded parts with very fine recessed panel lines, many cast resin parts and photoetched details, full cockpit and gunners station, excellent gear well detail and more. Includes a decal sheet and full painting guide for four different aircraft. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Heller Liore 45, 1/72
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc
$32
Still factory sealed. The box artwork is dated 1965 and like all early Heller kits, it has no part number. This sleek twin engine French bomber is well detailed for that time with full cockpit, crew stations, optional position landing gear and more.
Imai Chieftain Medium Tank Motorized - (ex Bandai), 1/50, 1-527-198
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good++
$44
Rare Imai-AHM issue from the original Bandai molds. Features the electric motor, all motorizing hardware; metal gear box with brass shafts and nylon gears, pinion gear, screws, brass drive wheel shafts, contacts and springs. The model has very good detail for that time and realistic drive through the tracks. The tracks are 100% intact and still fully flexible. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Revell 1910 Cadillac Limousine Highway Pioneers - Series Two, 1/32, H39
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$44
1952 early issue molded in light blue plastic. These issues feature the same 5 car artwork on every box; the only way to identify the contents was an ink-stamped name on the box ends. This kit has never been started. All parts are still sealed in the factory bag. Includes instructions. 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!
Monogram US Space Missiles - Titan II / Atlas / Minuteman II / Thor / Hound Dog / Corporal / Nike Hercules / Sergeant / Nike Ajax / Poseidon / Honest John / Terrier / La Crosse / ASROC / Sparrow / Bullpup / Falcon / Redstone / Jupiter / Spartan / Bomarc +more, 1/128, PS221-300
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc++
$225
Still factory sealed. Hard-to-find 1969 release. This is the reissue of the 1959 'Four Star' Missile Arsenal Kit updated by adding some missiles (such as the Spartan and Sprint ABMs) and deleting older ones. Also includes the updated 'Know Your Missiles' foldout booklet with photos and descriptions of each missile.
Marusan Aerial Missile Transporter - Marusan Issue - Cessna YH-41 With Hawk Missiles - (ex Adams), 1/40, 158-98
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good-
$95
Very rare Marusan-SNAP issue that is most likely from the early 1960s. This was Cessna's only helicopter design and was once considered as a transport to quickly resupply remote Hawk SAM launchers. Very nicely detailed model features full cockpit and interior, pilot and co-pilot figures, opening cabin doors, missile loader figure and Hawk Missiles with cradles. Never started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions. NOTE: left vertical fin is broken off of the left fuselage; it is present and fits back very neatly so it can be repaired. The rear rotor guard is broken in two but both halves are present and fit back together perfectly. This is the SNAP issue from the original Hawk molds. When Adams exited the model kit business, Athearn (of HO train fame) was actually the first to be interested in some of the molds. SNAP was the marketing arm of Athearn for these kits which also included Winnie the Whale and more.
Monogram F-15 Eagle, 1/48, 5801
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good+
$36
1979 first issue of this large 1/48 scale Eagle with very good detail, fit and finish. Features very highly detailed cockpit, detailed gear wells and engine air inlets, drop tanks, ECM pod, Sidewinder and Sparrow missiles, optional position canopy, speed brake and pilots boarding step, detailed radar and optional position radome and an excellent decal sheet for three aircraft (1st TFW Langley AFB / 33rd TFW Elgin AFB / 32nd TFW The Netherlands). Never started. The parts that were sealed at the factory are still sealed; the parts that were never sealed have been inventoried complete. Includes decals and instructions.
ESCI AV-8A Harrier - US Marines VMA-542, 1/72, 9051
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$16
Very nicely molded kit with all fine recessed panel lines, good cockpit and intake detail, optional position speed brake, two piece, optional position canopy, AIM-9 Sidewinder, drop tanks or 30mm Aden gun pod and more. Never started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Revell 1913 Mercedes Factory Display - Built Up With Base - Highway Pioneers, 1/32
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$56
This is a Revell-factory built display made for hobby shop promotional use around 1954. The intention was simple- if hobby shops would purchase and display these attractively built displays, potential buyers would see them and immediately purchase the kit. This probably worked well; but the hitch was that these displays were expensive for the 1950s, so few hobby shops could afford them. And once in public, there was heavy attrition; parts easily broke, and when the new kits came out next year, they were thrown away to make room for more. Which makes condition of this one even more exceptional. The actual model is very neatly built and Revell factory airbrushed. You can always tell the Revell-built models by the airbrushing and the way the parts were masked. It is 100% complete and has no breaks and no repairs. Even the base is in very good condition. However, 1/2 of the paper nameplate is missing as well as the clear cover. 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.
YMC Sikorsky H-21 Workhorse, 1/210, 44
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good+
$89
Very rare, late 1950/early 1960s Japanese kit with very collectible box art. This small scale kit features recessed surface detail, clear cockpit 'bubble', full landing gear and complete decals for the colorful box art helicopter. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions. The instructions are on the back of the box.
MPC Sod Buster Chevy 4x4 Pickup - Factory Stock Pickup Or Custom Version, 1/25, 1-0440
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed NM
$79
Still factory sealed. This is a hard-to-find model and even more so in this condition. Dated 1980 and builds a stock Chevy Pick Up or the wild version shown on the box art. Truck is very well detailed with full engine and engine compartment, opening hood, full interior, detailed chassis, suspension & driveline and more.
Heller Liore et Olivier Leo 451, 1/72, L 389
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good+
$34
1964 "L" issue with wrap-around artwork and yellow-backed Heller logo. Nicely molded kit for that time with very good interior detail for all crew stations, rotating props and wheels and very detailed landing gear as per the actual aircraft. The kit has never been started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions. The Leo 451 was a greatly improved French medium bomber design of the late 1930s. The first flight of the 451 took place in March of 1940. Eleven groups of LEO 451s served from Vichy France and French Naval Air Forces in North Africa. The aircraft ended active service when the groups changed out for the B-26.
Testors Self-Propelled M109 or M109G Howitzer, 1/35, 777
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good+
$69
Dated 1984. Very well molded and detailed kit. Features 220+ parts including all parts and decals needed to build the both variants, flexible treads, hinged recoil spades, hinged barrel travel lock, rotating turret, optional position hatches and more. Never started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.