Monogram B-25 Mitchell Big Cannon Plane - Four Star Issue, 1/70, PA7-98
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: NM
$99
Dated 1955 and the 2nd issue of this classic model. The box is in amazing, investment-grade 'Near Mint' condition. The box has factory-new color and gloss, four solid corners, no tape or tags, no marks from tape or tags, no fading, stains or litho damage. The only flaws are very light wear. Kit features rotating wheels and propellers, side gun packs and cannon/machine gun nose, crew members, underwing rockets and boarding ladder. Molded in silver and clear plastic. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions. Decals are 'excellent+' and the instructions are 'very good+'. This is a later 2nd issue with silver plastic main gear tires (not rubber ones).
Monogram Curtiss Goshawk F11C-2 - White Tall Box Issue (F11C2), 1/72, 6796
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc+++
$32
Still factory sealed. 1973 'Tall' issue that measures 1.75" high. Very finely molded and detailed kit in the Monogram tradition. Includes markings for the 'High Hat' Squadron from CV-3 Saratoga in the 1930s.
Monogram Douglas DC-3 TWA, 1/90, PA9-98
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc++
$145
Still factory sealed but the seal has drawn the box top slightly concave. This is the second issue dated 1955; the first issue has same art but kit #P9-98. The box has as-new color and gloss. Features optional position cabin door, rotating propellers & wheels, pilot, copilot, hostess and passenger figures and colorful TWA decals.
Monogram Chevrolet S-10 Pickup Truck - Stock S-10 Or Cameo EL Versions, 1/25, 2434
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc
$65
Still factory sealed. Dated 1993. Features 125 pieces, full engine & engine compartment, opening hood & tail gate, excellent front and rear suspension, optional S-10 Cameo El parts and decals, fully detailed bucket seat interior and more. Molded in light blue, clear, red-tinted clear, chrome plate with rubber tires.
KVZ Tupolev Tu-144 Supersonic Transport, 1/100
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc+
$125
Classic Cold War Airliner kit from the late 1960s or very early 1970s. Very large 1/100 scale kit of the world's first SST is molded in gloss ivory, clear, black & silver and with colorful Aeroflot decals. This impressive model that features optional position nose for visibility at high angle of attack approaches, clear cabin and cockpit windows, detailed landing gear and more. Includes a display stand and comprehensive & colorful decals. Never started and inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions. Although the USSR manufacture Yunyj Tyechinik issued their own 1/100 Tu-144, it appears that completely new molds were created by KVZ for their own kit.
Jo-Han 1956 Pontiac Promo Clear Windshield And Headlights ONLY - (Promotional Model), 1/25
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc+
$18
Ideal for those looking to restore a 56 Oldsmobile Promo kit. Includes three part ONLY: two green-tinted clear headlights and green-tinted clear windshield insert (which includes front and rear windshields and all side windows). Nothing else is included. 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. Please note that these are made with a newer plastic that is very clear but does not warp.
Hobby Boss Messerschmitt Me-262 B-1a - (Me262B-1a), 1/48, 80378
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$22
Features very fine recessed surface detail, excellent cockpit, optional position canopy, detailed gear wells and cannon bay and much more. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
J Zinger Products SIX 8-5 Wood Propellers NOS - JZ - Bagged, 202
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$29
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.
J Zinger Products FIVE 11-6 Wood Propellers NOS - JZ - Bagged, 502
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.
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.
Jo-Han 1956 Oldsmobile Promo Clear Windshield ONLY - (Promotional Model), 1/25
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$16
Ideal for those looking to restore a 56 Oldsmobile Promo kit. Includes one part ONLY: green-tinted clear windshield insert (which includes front and rear windshields and all side windows). Nothing else is included. 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. Please note that these are made with a newer plastic that is very clear but does not warp.
Frog Fairey Gannet - 3-Seat Prop-Jet Submarine Spotter, 1/72, F331
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good-
$39
1950s issue of this early kit that features crew busts, counter-rotating propellers, complete landing gear, decals for WN396 and a large display stand. Molded in a beautiful light aqua, clear and black & even includes a metal nose weight. Never started and inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions. An earlier version with the exact same box art has a part number of 331P; this may be among the earliest appearances of the 'F' Frog part numbers.
Frog Handley Page Dart Herald Jersey Airlines, 1/72, 363P
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$225
Very rare model from the 1950s of this early British Prop-jet airliner in Jersey Airlines livery; Jersey was the first operator in the World to sue the Herald in scheduled service. Before entering passenger service, the Dart-Herald went on 6 world tours covering 250,000 miles and visited more than 60 countries. Heralds carried 56 passengers or 6.5 tons of freight at a range of 1000 miles and a cruising speed of 275 mph. The kit features separately molded rudder, ailerons and elevators, two position passenger and cargo doors, rotating propellers and wheels, boarding stairs, seated and standing pilots and stewardess. The kit even includes a cork-stopped glass container of gray or silver paint which is still good. Never started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts, extensive decals with all stripes and instructions. Decals are the best I have seen and are 'Near Mint+', almost factory new. The instructions are 'near mint' with typical yellowing only. Postal insurance is required for this kit.
Aurora The Hunchback of Notre Dame - Universal Pictures, 1/8, 461-98
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG+
$250
Very rare original issue hardbox kit from 1963. The box is in 'very good+' condition with great color and gloss. The flaws are light corner and very light edge wear, as well as a very fine vertical scratch on the center left; it may not show up in the photo but it is there. All four corners are solid and there are no tape or price tags or marks. Inside, the kit is molded in the correct tan. It has never been started. It has been inventoried 100% complete with all parts. The instructions are in 'excellent' condition with light yellowing. This kit must be shipped insured.
Aurora Mace TM-76 Guided Missile, 1/48, 130-79
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG++
$229
1958 'Famous Fighters' first and only release. Large 1/48 scale kit of the early guided missile. Includes booster rocket and clear display stand. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions.
Revell Fokker Triplane DR-1 'S' Issue, 1/28, H270-198
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$95
1957 first issue 'S' kit. This large scale (1/28) and well detailed model features movable propeller, wheels & control stick, detailed engine, very good cockpit, special silver rigging thread and more. Includes three scale figures. Never started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Revell Avro Dam Buster Lancaster With Secret Bomb, 1/72, H202-198
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good+
$42
First issue hardbox from 1963. This very popular model features specially modified Lancaster fuselage, Dam Buster Secret Bomb, special release mechanism, retractable landing gear, rotating propellers and wheels, movable control surfaces and more. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions. The Dam Busters squadron was famous for its daring raids on three German dams on May 16, 1943. Carrying the special Barnes Wallis-designed bombs, the Lancasters flew very low over the water in the face of heavy flak to drop the rotating bombs perfectly. Many did not return. The bombs did perform as promised, first skipping over the water, hitting the dam, then rolling down 30 feet before exploding with tremendous force. In an airburst, these bombs would not have damaged the dams, but since water is incompressible, the dams were breached.
Revell Neptune P2V-7 with Skis Operation Deep Freeze - (P2V7), 1/104, H170-1995
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good-
$110
late 1960s Lodela issue of this rare Neptune variant. This is the classic 'S' kit with ski landing gear and decals for Arctic service. Molded in dark navy blue and clear plastic. Never started and inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Amodel Tupolev Tu-126 Moss, 1/72, 72017
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$189
Rare and the only 1/72 scale injection-molded kit ever made of this Soviet airborne radar/early warning aircraft. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions. The Tupolev TU-126 Moss (NATO Designation) was based on the obsolete Aeroflot TU-114 Airliner, itself developed from the TU-95 (TU-20) Bear turboprop bomber first flown in the 1950s. The Tupolev Bear and derivatives have the distinction of being the fastest propeller driven aircraft in the world. First identified in 1968, the Moss is believed to have entered service in 1971, the exact number used by Soviet Forces being unknown. The TU-126 has been assessed by Western sources as being of only limited capability, being unable to detect cruise missiles or small aircraft at low level. Commencing in the early 1980s the Beriev A-50 Mainstay began development to replace the TU-126 in service. With greater capability than the Moss, operational examples began being fielded in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
Amodel Miasischev M-50A Bounder - Supersonic Soviet Bomber, 1/72, 72016
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$210
Rare and the only 1/72 scale injection-molded kit ever made of this giant Russian Supersonic Bomber. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions. From the website nuke.fas.org comes this descriptions: OKB Myasishchyev began working on the supersonic intercontinental bomber M-50 in 1956. The aircraft was intended to be equipped with and the supersonic long-range M-61 cruise missile, also developed by OKB Myasishchyev. The bomber had a strategic strike capability due to its range of 10,000 km plus the 1000 km range of the missile. The M-50 had forward trailing triangular wings, a wing span of 35.1 meters and a length of 57.5 meters. Powered by four "16-17" engines developed by P.F. Zubets, two engine pods were mounted outboard on the wings and two less powerful engines at the tip of the wings. The prototype was constructed in 1959 and made the first flight on 27 October 1959. As engines the which were supposed to equip the airplane were at that time not yet available, on the prototype version two VD-7 engines and two VD-7g were used. In this configuration the demonstrated a speed of Mach 0.99. The second M-50, designated the M-52, carried the Zubets engines around which the aircraft had been designed. The engine installation was modified, and a second tailplane was added to the top of the fin. In December 1960, N. S. Khruschev, First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU) made a speech at the Supreme Soviet session in which he proclaimed the inexpedience of the further development of military aircraft. The Soviet leader, fascinated by the triumph of Russian space technology and exploration, directed that all the tasks formerly executed by the combat aircraft be performed by guided missiles of various types. The Council of Ministers and the CPSU Central Committee issued a joint decree terminating work on new aircraft. The first victims of the decree were the Lavochkin and Myasischev aircraft design bureaus. They had to fully reorganize their work. V. Myasischev was appointed director of TsAGI. He was very disappointed at the fact that only a few of his M-50 and M-52 long-range supersonic bombers were produced. In 1960 development of the M-50 bomber was halted when OKB Myasishchyev was dis-established. Surprisingly little is known about the Bounder. One writer commented that it was "an outstanding failure which revealed an embarrassing lack of understanding of the problems of high-speed flight."