Aurora American Buffalo, 1/16, 402
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed NM
$69
Still factory sealed and rare. The box is in investment-grade 'Near Mint' condition. Dated 1972 and part of Aurora's Animal Series which included the Black Bear & Cubs, American Buffalo White Tail Deer, White Stallion, Wild Horse Black Beauty and Thoroughbred Race Horse.
Aurora Grumman S2F Hunter Killer - Short Box Issue, 1/111, 288-50
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG++
$38
Smaller scale model from ex-Comet molds. This is the Aurora of Canada issue dated 1964 in the 'smaller, shorter' box. Features all fine recessed panel lines, clear cockpit and fuselage windows, rotating propellers and a display stand. Never started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Aurora Dr. Jekyll As Mr. Hyde - Orginal Issue, 1/8, 460-98
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good+
$275
Rare first issue hardbox dated 1964 is 100% correct and complete. Not a modern reissue. This famous Aurora Monster kit shows Dr. Jekyll trying to reverse the overwhelming effect of Mr. Hyde. Features large-scale figure with lab coat and flask, laboratory base, lab table and stool, test tubes and base, beaker with spilled liquid, chemical decanter, flask with tube and stand, bunson burner, spider web, rat and name plate. Molded in the correct ivory plastic. Never started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes instructions in 'excellent' condition. The box has excellent color and gloss, four solid corners, no repairs, no fading stains or price tags, no tape or tape marks and no tears or missing litho but is only graded 'good+' because the long sides are bowed out as shown, there is a crease at the lower right and there is light general wear. Please note that this kit must be shipped insured.
Aurora Boeing B-29 Superfortress, 1/76, 372-249
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc++
$145
Rare 1960s issue retaining the same artwork as the 1956 issue. The hardbox is in amazing 'Excellent++' condition which is rare. This kit has arguably the most dramatic and fanciful B-29 artwork from the 'Golden Era' of modeling. Never started. Inventoried an the actual aircraft is complete with the decals and instructions but NOTE: missing the display stand. Responding to market information that boys wanted larger kits, Aurora introduced the B-26 followed by the B-29 and B-25, all of which sold well for many years. This is likely the 4th issue. I believe the 3rd issue is almost identical but has "Famous Fighters" in the oval logo. That would date this kit as 1963 and up till the 'Big A' box issue. Note the square 'Northern Lights' logo has been replaced with the Aurora sunburst oval logo.
Aurora Curtiss SBC-3 Helldiver, 1/48, 117-98
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc++
$79
Rare first issue dated 1955; please note early rectangular 'Aurora Line' Logo and 'Famous Fighters of All Nations' script. Features movable control surfaces, very good cockpit, two crew members, bomb load, detailed twin-row engine, rotating propeller, working arresting hook and more. This early issue has the correct 'rectangle-base' clear stand. The instructions are correct and reflect as well, as does the decal sheet which is correct in not having a stand decal. The instructions are 'excellent' and the decals are almost flat (the the slighest curl on one end), 100% intact and also graded 'excellent' with light age yellowing. Never started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions present.
Aurora F4F Wildcat, 1/65, 497-50
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: NM+
$80
Dated 1962 with beautiful john Steel hardbox artwork. Very rare in this condition with the box in investment-grade 'Near Mint+' condition. Color and gloss are like new, all corners are solid, no repairs, no tape or tape marks (other than the marks from the original narrow factory packing tape, no stains, fading, tears or rips and no creases. There is the original K-Mark price tag for 41 cents on the left short side and very, very light general wear as shown. Molded in a beautiful gloss dark blue and clear plastic. Never started and inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions (both in 'excellent' condition).
Aurora Bell AH-1G Assault Copter, 1/48, 501-100
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$75
1967 issue with a superb 'excellent' condition box with factory-new gloss & color and four solid corners. After the sales slow down in the mid 1960s, Aurora realized that it must put out higher quality models to compete; this AH-1G is one of those highly improved kits. Features very fine raised surface detail, very good dual cockpits, crew of two, external ordnance, rotating main and tail rotors and more. Never started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions.
Aurora Cessna Skymaster 337, 1/72, 279-70
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc++
$62
1968 issue of the famous tandem light aircraft that saw civil and military service. After Aurora purchased the Comet molds, they reissued the Comet civil light aircraft line. It appears that Aurora may have been inspired by the Comet kits or sales of the reissues, and they produced several more new molds to add to the line. This Skymaster is one of those kits. Since the model was designed new, it has significantly more detail than the older Comet kits. Features all recessed panel lines, full interior with front and back bulkheads, four bucket seats and instrument panel, clear windows and rotating propellers. The kit has never been started. Inventoried 100% complete including all parts, decals and instructions.
Aurora Focke-Wulf FW-190, 1/47, 30-79
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc+
$115
Hardbox issue of this classic Aurora kit dated 1960. Notice the 79 cent extension, 'Sunburst' logo with no 'Famous Fighters' which makes this issue closer to about 1963/4. Molded in black and clear with the clear triangular 'globe' display stand. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Aurora Fokker Eindekker - E111, 1/48, 134-100
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: NM
$60
1963 issue in fantastic condition with perfect gloss & color and Jo Kotula artwork. The box top has the blue outline oval logo and the four box sides have the solid yellow outlined logo. Features cockpit, pilot figure, detailed engine, ground officer and ground panel with built-in chocks. With rigging instructions. Never started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions.
Aurora De Havilland Tiger Moth - DH-82, 1/48, 110-69
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$52
1958 issue with fantastic Jo Kotula artwork. This is a nice kit for that time with cockpit floor, seats, control sticks and instrument panels, clear windscreens, pilot figure, display stand, jigs to ensure correct wing angle and more. Never started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Amodel La-250 Anaconda, 1/72, 7264
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good+
$26
From all new molds and features all fine recessed panel lines, good duel cockpits, intakes with compressor fans, air-to-air missiles and more. Never started and the parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions. Planned in response to a January 1954 requirement for a super-interceptor able to cruise long distances at high altitudes with missiles able to provide a ‘snap-down’ attack capability against targets at lower altitudes, the La-250 was known unofficially as the Anaconda, both for it's looks and flight handling characteristics. Featuring a 57 degree delta wing, slab delta tailplane, and a fuselage of near-constant cross section, the La-250 was powered by two Lyulka AL-7F turbojets each rated at 6500kg which were later to be fitted with afterburners boosting thrust to 9000kg. All control surfaces were fully powered with duplex systems and without manual reversion. Intended armament was a pair of K-15 missiles that rode the beam of the Uragan (Hurricane) radar, which had a range of 30km. The missiles were canceled and the radar never made it into an aircraft before the development was cut short. Although the La-250 was intended as a single-seater in operational form, prototypes were completed as two-seaters to provide accommodation for a test observer, and the first of three flying examples was completed in July 1956. The first flight was attempted on 16 July, but the test pilot, A G Kochetkov, encountered an unexpectedly rapid roll moment and lost control. Extensive testing of a systems rig followed before acceptable characteristics were attained and flight testing could be resumed. Investigation revealed a severe roll-coupling problem derived from the combination of a long heavy fuselage and small wings. Enormous effort went into the creation of a new electronic flight-control system, and a successful first flight was recorded in spring 1957. The third La-250 had its nose lowered by six degrees to give better visibility on landing, the poor view forward having been determined as a factor in the second crash. The second aircraft was lost in a landing accident on 28 November 1957, and the third aircraft also suffered a landing accident on 8 September 1958.The flight test program suffered continual delays as a result of poor engine reliability and the full testing had not been completed when the program was canceled just before Semyon Lavochkin’s death in 1960. The program was dropped in favor of the Tu-28 Fiddler. (The aircraft history is from all-aero-com)
Jo-Han 1956 Plymouth Belvedere Front Bumper / Rear Bumper / Four Wheels - Promo - Bagged, 1/25
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good+
$18
Includes the chrome plated parts shown in the photo. The chrome plating is in 'near mint' condition with only very slight and small flaws. 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).
Jo-Han 1959 Dodge Custom Royal Front Bumper / Rear Bumper / Four Wheels - Promo - Bagged, 1/25
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good+
$18
Includes the six chrome plated parts shown in the photo. The chrome plating is in 'near mint' condition with only very slight and small flaws. These are from the original Jo-Han molds but are likely reproductions made in the 1990s. They came with a collection of 1990s 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 SA-341 Gazelle - British Army Middle Wallop 1973 - Blister Pack, 1/72, 01059-5
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc
$30
Factory sealed blister pack dated 1973. Very nicely detailed and molded kit for that time that features full interior and decals for the helicopter listed.
Airfix H.S. Trident 1C Sky King - British Airways, 1/144, 03174-9
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$32
Type Four logo issue from 1976. Nicely molded featuring clear cabin and cockpit windows, optional position doors for the cabin baggage holds, optional position landing gear and even mobile boarding stairs. Includes decals for four different British Airways aircraft G-ARPC / G-ARPD / G-ARPN and G-ARPR. Never started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Airfix DH Comet 4B Dan-Air - Classic Airliners Special Edition, 1/144, 04176
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG++
$30
From 1994. Nice 1/144 scale model of the world's first jet airliner. The kit has never been started. Inventoried 100% complete including decals and instructions. The initial Comet I was in operation long before the 707, which gave the British an incredible post-war lead in the expanding civil aviation market. Just as the Comet was flying high and orders were pouring in from around the world, Comets began to mysteriously fall out of the sky. Everything from lighting to terrorist bombs were blamed. For months the root cause went undiscovered. Then, in a landmark investigation that is considered the first modern post-crash autopsy, it was discovered that the stresses around a small ADF window on the top of the fuselage were causing metal fatigue failure when the fuselage was pressurized. To confirm this, a Comet I was placed in a water tank and subjected to pressurization stresses. After some time, a dramatic failure occurred. Then parts of a crashed Comet were pulled from underwater proving once and for all that this was the root cause.
Airfix Boeing 707 Sky King - British Airways, 1/144, 04170-0
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed NM
$30
Still factory sealed. Dated 1976. Part of the famous and collectible Sky King series of 1/144 Airliners by Airfix. This kit is nicely detailed & molded for that time and features fine raised panel lines, recessed control surface lines, clear cockpit and cabin windows, separately molded cabin doors, detailed engine inlet and rear 'burner cans', optional position landing gear and full painting guide. Contains decals for three aircraft G-APFM, G-APFC and G-APFI.
Monogram US and USSR Missile Display ACLM / Pershing / Minuteman / Trident / Poseidon / Polaris / Peacekeeper / Titan / AS-6 / SS-20 / SS-N-6 / SS-N-8 / SS-N-17 / SS-N-18 / SS-4 / SS-13 / SS-17 /SS-18 / SS-19, 1/144, 6019
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good-
$48
Original issue dated 1984 includes the following missiles with a special display base - Tomahawk, ALCM, Pershing II, Minuteman III, Trident, Poseiden, Polaris A-3, Peacekeeper, Titan II, AS-6 Kingfish, SS-20, SS-N-6 Sawfly, SS-N-8, SS-N-17, SS-N-18, SS-4 Sandal, SS-13 Savage, SS-17, SS-18 and SS-19. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Great Planes Accupoint Laser Incidence Meter - And Thrust Angle Gauge, GPMR4020
Metal and Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG+
$39
No a model kit but a very accurate wing angle of incidence gauge. Attaches to any airfoil from a helicopter blade to a giant scale model or 'Extra.' The laser is mounted in a dual ball bearing-supported yoke to eliminate binding. The laser pointer is easy to 'zero' with a simple thumbwheel that can be used on any flat surface or even on the model. The scale is easy to read from any angle and measures incidence down to 1/4 of 1 degree. Comes with a special attachment on the scale that allows for easy checking of the engine thrust angle. Never used and factory new inside. Complete with all parts and instructions.