Todays Hobbies F-5E Tiger II - Static Display Or Catapult Launched Glider - US Navy Aggressor Or Similuated Soviet Adversary, 1/24, J-3
Wood and Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc
$40
Still factory sealed. This is a large, very well detailed model featuring die-cut wood, light vacuformed plastic details, clear canopy, factory-cut spars and stringers, balsa block and other stock wood as required, complete decals and more. Can be made to fly as a catapult-launched glider.
Revell 105MM Howitzer - With Crew, 1/40, H539-89
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$72
1963 hardbox issue using the same artwork and molds from the original 'S' kit. Features a gun barrel that swivels, elevates and has recoil action, rotating wheels with rubber tires, trails that fold inward for towing, 4 G.I. figures, shell casings, projectiles, shell crate and more. Includes a detailed 'battle-ground' base. Never started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions. Please note that the box displays as 'Near Mint' but is only graded 'Excellent' because there is a narrow 1/" by 1 3/8" tape tear on the long upper side.
Revell Lacrosse Missile with Mobile Launcher - 'S' Issue, 1/40, H1816-169
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$125
Rare first issue from 1958 in the 'S' hardbox. Not the common reproduction. The box is in 'Excellent' condition with like-new color and gloss, four solid corners (no repairs), no tags or tag marks (other than the original factory sealing tape), no tape or tape marks, no tears, fading and no missing litho. It does have light, general wear. Very highly detailed with working launcher, opening doors, sliding ladders, rotating wheels, rubber tires, moving fins and a launch crew of three. Never started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions. Please note that two small parts are a darker shade of olive drab plastic.
Airfix Dornier Do-217 E.2 - Craftmaster Issue, 1/72, 2-89
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$24
From the 1960s. Action-packed artwork shows a British fighter in a hot gun battle with the main Do-217, which is receiving major damage. Another Do-217 released it's bomb load, while the starboard wing on another snaps away in flames as the crew hits the silk. Kit features crew stations and a crew of four, elevating gun and rotating turret, separately molded ailerons, elevators and rudders, optional position landing gear (or even retractable undercarriage but not doors), choice of aft fuselage 'long' tail cone containing the early dive brake or 'short' tail cone after the dive brake was discontinued. Never started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions present.
Glencoe Mars Liner TWA Moonliner Disney Rocket to the Moon - ex Strombecker, 1/144, 05914
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG+
$40
1996 re-issue of the classic Strombecker kits from the original molds. Never started. The parts are either inventoried complete or still in the internal factory sealed bag. Includes decals and instructions.
Hasegawa 1966 Cadillac Coupe De Ville - Two Door Hardtop, 1/24, CB-1
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good++
$64
Rare kit from the 1980s. Features one piece body, complete interior, molded underside chassis detail and more. There are decals for dash instrumentation &r adio, hood and trunk Cadillac crest & license plates. Molded in white, clear, chrome plate and with rubber tires. NOTE: this kit has minor, 'near mint' quality subassembly as follows: clear light lenses to headlight buckets; grill detailed (painted) where required (superbly done to 'excellent' quality); axle guides to chassis; chassis airbrushed the correct semi-gloss black. There is no other assembly. Inventoried and includes all parts, decals and instructions. NOTE: decals are photocopies from another Hasegawa issue of this kit; they work perfectly for assembly but the figures from the other issue were not included in this issue. The decals are cut out but are all present. The extra ones (used in different cars other than this one) are not present; only the Cadillac decals are present.
Revell Chevrolet Impala SS, 1/25, 6399
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$28
Very nice model with 66 parts, detailed engine and compartment, opening hood, detailed chassis, full interior, and more. Molded in the correct colors (gloss black, clear, red-tinted clear, chrome plate and with rubber tires) so no painting is needed. Decals are extensive and include instrument faces. NOTE: this kit has minor, 'professional' quality subassembly as follows: (1) front suspension to frame. There is no other assembly. Inventoried 100% complete and includes decals and instructions.
Revell Sikorsky H-19 Rescue Helicopter, 1/48, H173
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$58
Very popular 1974 reissue of the famous 1950s 'S' kit. Features optional position clam-shell doors, detailed Pratt and Whitney R-1340 Wasp Engine, movable main and tail rotors, full cockpit, crew of two, downed pilot for rescue and can be built as the land version with wheels or float version. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Tamiya M1A1 Abrams 120mm Gun Tank, 1/35, 35156
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$36
Features movable turret, elevating gun, optional position hatches, clear plastic for periscopes, commander figure and accurate machine guns. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
AMT 1966 Buick Wildcat Hardtop - 3 in 1 Stock / Two Different Customs, 1/25, 6526-150
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$68
Rare original issue from late 1965/1966; even rarer in this condition, which is never started and 100% complete. Very well detailed and features numerous optional parts to build one of three versions, detailed engine and compartment, removable hoods (three different options), detailed underside, full interior and much more. Molded in gloss white, chrome plate, clear, red-tinted clear, rubber tires and with metal axles. Never started and inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions. Please NOTE that there are two tire burns: one is on an inner wheel and does not show when it is assembled; the other is on the custom grille.
Revell Attack Transport USS Montrose PA212 - ( USS Randall Attack Transport PA224), 1/376, H452-200
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good+
$145
1966 hardbox issue that is from the exact same molds as the USS Randall 1950s 'S' kit. This is a highly detailed and excellent kit for that time. It features a full, one-piece hull, detailed deck & superstructure, life rafts, deck guns, all masts and booms, a complete complement of 22 barges and landing craft and more. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions. The USS Montrose was on of 57 Haskell Class Attack Transports built for service in and immediately after WWII. The ships were designed to carry troops close to the beachheads, transfer them to landing barges (carried on board) and to supervise the landing operations. Her length was 455 feet and she could handle 1,560 troops and carry 3000 tons of equipment.
Revell XSL-01 Manned Space Ship - 'S' Issue, 1/96, H1800-198
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$800
One of the 'Holy Grails' of 1950s Space Kits and in great condition inside and out. This is the 1957 first and only issue 'S' Kit with fantastic box art. The molds were reportedly damaged beyond use, which makes reissues impossible. The spaceship was designed by the rocket scientist Ellwyn E. Angle of Systems Laboratories Inc. Features detailed manned top stage with full interior, removable top, opening hatch, spaceship and ground crew members and detailed working launch pad. The main stages and boosters snap apart to recreate all phases of the flight from Earth takeoff, Lunar Landing and Return to Earth. The included 'XSL-01 Operations Manual' outlines in words and illustrations each phase of the spaceship's trip. Molded in the correct gloss orange, silver, gloss metallic blue and clear. Never started. All internal factory cardboard presentation material is present and excellent. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions present. The decals are perfectly flat, 100% intact and graded 'excellent++' with very light age yellowing as the only flaw. The Operations Manual booklet is in 'excellent' condition. The instructions are graded 'Very Good+' only because a previous owner marked off the part numbers as he inventoried the kit; other than that, they are fine. The box is graded 'very good' and features factory-new color and gloss, four solid corners, no repairs, fading or stains, no price tags or marks from price tags. Flaws include light creases as shown on the two lower corners, light surface wear (mainly to the right of "Space Ship" as shown) and a 1" x 1/2" tape tear on the right long side. Shipping insurance is required on this kit.
MPM Curtiss Hawk III Model 68 - Chinese or Thai Air Forces, 1/72, 72137
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc
$32
Still factory sealed. Limited run kit. Features excellent moldings, fine recessed panel lines, photoetched details, excellent cockpit and more. Includes decals for both versions.
MPM Messerschmitt Bf-109G-12 UPGRADED Issue - (Bf109 G-12), 1/72, 72127
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG+
$32
Hard-to-find, high quality two-seat '109 model that features all fine recessed panel lines, numerous PE parts, many high-definition cast resin parts including a full twin cockpit with film instruments, enclosed and detailed landing gear bays, drop tank and more. Includes four-view paint guide and decals for two different aircraft. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
MPM I.A.R. 80A - Romanian No. 109 or 140 - (IAR-80) - BAGGED, 1/72, 72081
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: No Box
$24
NOTE: bagged kit; there is no box. The box is shown for reference only. High quality, limited production kit which features recessed panel lines, many high-definition cast resin details, brass PE details, film instruments, injection molded canopy, very good cockpit, superb completely engine and more. This kit has never been started. It is still in the internally sealed factory bag with decals and instructions.
MPM Mc Donnell XF-85 Goblin, 1/72, 72042
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG+
$58
Limited run injection-molded kit with brass photoetched detail parts and full decals. The kit has never been started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Lindberg Northrop SM-62 Snark - Intercontinental Guided Missile, 1/48, 687
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc
$64
Still factory sealed. Very large and well detail kit. The Snark was America's first Intercontinental Cruise Missile. Max speed was 650 MPH and range was 6000 miles. Guidance was by an internal celestial system and the warhead was nuclear. SAC units operated Snark from 1958 to the early 1960s. Kit includes mobile launching platform, detailed missile, stair lift check stand, tractor and jet engine with 9 crew members.
Lindberg Ryan NYP Spirit of St. Louis, 1/48, 520-98
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$44
Mid 1950s first issue with wonderful Ray Gaedke artwork showing Lindberg's Ryan triumphantly flying over Paris. Nicely molded for that time in silver and clear plastic. Never started. Inventoried 100% complete including decals and instructions.
Lindberg US Navy Columbia / USS Cleveland CL55 Light Cruiser - Cellovision Issue, 1/600, 752-49
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc
$95
Still factory sealed and from the late 1950s. This rare first issue from a closed-down hobby shop - you can be the first owner. The Cellovision box is in very rare 'Sealed Excellent' condition and features classic Ray Gaedke artwork. The box is in exceptional condition with like new color and gloss and four solid corners. This full hull light cruiser model is is well molded and detailed for that time. Measures 12 inches long when assembled; the given scale of 1/600 is approximate ONLY and not exact. Lindberg later reissued this model in a different box with electric motor drive.
Heller Republic F-84G Thunderjet - French or Norwegian Air Forces, 1/72, 278
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$18
1970s Heller 'Black Box' issue and a very nicely molded for that time with very fine raised panel lines, recessed control surface outlines, good cockpit, two piece canopy, realistic intake, tip tanks, optional under-wing drop tanks and more. Includes markings for both aircraft. This kit has not been started. The parts are either still in the factory sealed bag or inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions.