Lindberg Republic P-47N Thunderbolt, 1/48, 511-98
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: NM
$65
Early hardbox issue from the late 1950s with colorful Ray Gaedke hardbox artwork. The box is in amazing investment grade 'near mint' condition with like-new color and gloss, four solid corners, no repairs, fading, creases or stains. Light general wear and tape marks on the two longs sides are the only flaw. This is the second issue of this kit for the USA, with added fine rivet detail and molded in silver and clear. Never started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts decals and instructions. This kit started as a basic 1/48 scale model with full landing gear, rockets and bombs. Surface detail was minimal Lindberg modified it in the mid 1950s with fine raised panel lines and tasteful rivet detail. In the late 1950s, they modified it again to a motorized version with the batteries in the stand and a kit electric motor in the nose. Lindberg is a company with a fascinating history The original 'Lindberg Line' stretches back to the 1930s when Paul Lindberg drew plans for famous modeling magazines and marketed his balsa wood 'stick and tissue' by urging dealers to carry the '...Complete Lindberg Line'. After the war, Lindberg and Olsen had a strong hand in early United States injection molded kit development. Please see the article located on this website about early USA plastic kit manufacturers.
Monogram T-28D Fighter Bomber - USAF COIN or South Vietnamese Air Force 516th Fighter Squadron, 1/48, PA121-100
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: NM-
$75
Fantastic condition Four Star kit that is from 1965. The T-28D features a very good cockpit, rear canopy that opens and closes, retractable landing gear, wing mounted machine gun packs, napalm canisters and iron bombs, rotating propeller & wheels, instructor, student pilot & mechanic figures. Includes a large decal sheet with stencils and markings for both aircraft. Never started and inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions. The box displays better than the 'Near Mint-' grade but it is rated as such because there is very light clear tape residue on both long sides.
Heller Stampe SV-4C - (SV4C), 1/50, 157
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$38
This 1970s 'Yellow Box' issue is a rare 1/50 scale model of this unusual French civil sport aircraft. It has 58 parts. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Aurora Fokker D-7 - (D-VII), 1/48, 106
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$38
This is the 5th issue of this kit. It retains the original 1956 box art this kit is famous for. Molded in gloss dark green and black. Never started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions. Please note it is graded only 'good' due to the box top being drawn slightly concave.
Eduard Hanriot HD-I - (HD1 / HDI), 1/48, 8018
Multimedia Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Good+
$26
Still factory sealed. This is an excellent model with fine detail.
Eduard Polikarpov I-16 Type 10, 1/48, 8148
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$25
Features all fine recessed panel lines, many photoetched metal details (some factory painted), mask set, very good cockpit detail and much more. There is a full color paint guide and decals for 4 different aircraft. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Eduard P-400 Airacobra - With True Details Cockpit Set / Eagle Strike Decals, 1/48, 8061
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good-
$37
Includes the following aftermarket sets: True Details #49009 P-39Q Airacobra Resin Cockpit set (never started, inventoried and missing one tiny and easily made part #9 that is on the floor) and Eagle Strike Decals for 'Snooks 2' (all decals + color paint & marking guide); however, that is all that is present and the the rest of the sheet is missing. The actual kit is highly detailed kit with 113 pieces, metal nose weight, extensive masking set, recessed panel lines, excellent cockpit, mask set and markings for the box art aircraft. Never started and the parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Revell Yak-25 Flashlight - Soviet All-Weather Interceptor 'S' Issue, 1/50, H296-98
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc+
$125
Rare 1958 first issue with the box art that made these kits so famous and collectible. This large-scale kit is very well molded for that time and features fine surface detail, moving flaps, ailerons, elevators and rudder and features a full crew. Never started. It has been inventoried 100% complete. Decals and instructions are both in 'Near Mint' condition. The box is in 'excellent+' condition with perfect gloss and color, four solid corners, no repairs, no tags or tag marks, no fading, creases or stains and no torn or missing litho. Flaws include light edge & corner wear as shown and very light general wear.
Monogram T-28D Fighter Bomber - USAF COIN or South Vietnamese Air Force 516th Fighter Squadron, 1/48, PA121-100
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG+
$65
Original issue Four Star kit dated 1965. This model features very good cockpit detail, pilot figures, opening canopy, retractable landing gear, rotating propeller and wheels, mechanic figure, bombs, napalm tanks, machine gun pod and decals for the two aircraft listed. Never started. Inventoried with all parts, decals and instructions present.
Monogram Vietnam Rag Boat River Assault Group - (STCANS), 1/48, PB179-200
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good-
$58
Original issue from 1967. River Assault Groups (RAG) were built by the French during the Indochina war. The US continued the tradition and RAGs patrolled the river and Mekong Delta during the conflict. Features elevating and rotating .30 and .50 caliber machine guns, one piece hull and display base. Never started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions. NOTE: the decals have bug damage to the backing paper only; however, the actual transfers are starting to lift and peel. They are in good enough condition to scan reproduce (please see the two articles located on this website on how to do this).
Hawk Lockheed U-2 Spyplane, 1/48, 209
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed VG+
$38
Still factory sealed; the seal has shrunk and drawn the box top slightly concave. Mid to late 1960s softbox issue with Bill Campbell artwork. Big scale model with twenty-inch wingspan is neatly molded and features cockpit, optional position canopy (2 piece), standing and sitting pilots, optional outrigger wing-tip landing gear, high-altitude air sniffer and more
Hawk Chrome Plated Lockheed U-2 - Authenti-Plate, 1/48, 300-300
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG-
$74
1962 completely chrome plated hardbox issue with Bill Campbell artwork. Chrome is in 'excellent' condition with very minor wear. It is difficult to find the chrome in this condition. Large scale with 20 inch wingspan. Never started. Inventoried 100% complete including decals and instructions.
Hawk Heinkel He-112 B - Solid Wood Airplane Model, 1/48, 82
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Good+
$36
For the advanced model collector and from 1940. Hawk was one of the few manufacturers making wooden kits to a constant scale of 1/48 in the 1930s. Hawk kits were considered high quality and very complete for that time and often included metal or plastic details. and superb quality drawings for the true scale enthusiast. The side of this box shows photos of 4 other built-up Hawk aircraft kits and gives a rare look at the product line. The model features a 3D (three axis) cut fuselage, 2-D cut wings and tail features, turned and completely finished hardwood spinner & wheels, finished propeller, sandpaper, wooden stock as needed, complete insignia sheet and excellent, well-detailed plans that include many templates and painting instructions. There is even another large fold-out instruction sheet with heavily illustrated text instructions for how to carve and build a solid scale model aircraft. Even the original Hawk factory packing tissue is present. The model has not been started and is 100% complete with all parts and paperwork. Please note that this kit is simply called the "Heinkel Fighter." From what what can tell, this is a He-112B, with the three-piece bubble canopy and probably the V-10 with the big undernose radiator scoop.
Hawk Mister Mulligan - 1935 Thompson Trophy Winner - One-Piece Box Issue, 1/48, 703
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$95
Very rare and for the advanced model collector. This is the true first issue of the Mister Mulligan. It has a fascinating history for it is among the earlist injection molded kits produced in the United States. The Hawk model company was the most innovative in America and had been making constant 1/48 scale models in wood with metal accessories since the late 1920s. During the re-run of the World's Fair in 1933, Hawk may have made the world's first injection molded airplanes models - but they were not kits. The models were completely finished and were on display for the then-large sum of $25 each. The Mates brothers, who founded and ran Hawk, were quick to incorporate this new technology by replacing the metal detail parts with injection molded details to the wooden kits in the late 1930s. During the war, Hawk put it's injection molding knowledge to work making ID models for the US Armed Forces. Originally there was a nation-wide program to have children and adults make these from wood, but consistency was an issue - injection molded solved this problem. Immediately after WWII in 1946, Hawk made the Curtiss Racer model injection molded in black tenite. The box was a simple one-color affair. This may have been the first injection molded airplane kit produced in the USA; another contender is the Varney's PT-17. Both met a very cool reception at hobby shops. Hawk quickly changed the Curtiss box to two colors and added box artwork while molding the kit is bright yellow acetate. In 1947 Hawk approached toy stores since hobby shops were giving the kit poor promotion. The toy stores did much better. Spurred on by toy store sales in '47, Hawk added four classic racers in '48, all molded in acetate - the Gee Bee, Howard Ike, Laird Solution and the Supermarine S6B. In 1949 Hawk molded them in a much more stable polystyrene and additional Thompson Trophy Races were introduced to the line; this Mister Mulligan kit is one of those. It is molded in high-gloss white plastic, clear and with a dark brown pilot figure. Inside, the kit is factory-new. The small parts are still sealed in the factory 'krinkle' clear bag. The fuselage halves and wing were never factory sealed and inventoried complete. Includes the correct instructions with the '703' part number and advises the use of "...carbon tetracholoride" as a cement because plastic model glue was still not widely available. The instructions are also a detailed painting guide because at this point Hawk did not furnish decals with their plastic kits. The box is in very good condition with great colors. The box has not been crushed, bent or flattened, which is unusual since this type of box is not very strong. The instructions are in 'excellent' condition.
Hawk Lockheed F-90 - One Piece Flip Top Box 1st issue, 1/48, 500
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$175
Very rare and early Hawk kit in the first issue, one-piece flip top box. It is widely accepted that the Hawk version is superior in scale fidelity to the Aurora release. Includes a clear display stand with "Lockheed F-90" on the base. The kit has never been started. The clear parts are still factory sealed. The gloss silver parts are inventoried 100% complete. Includes decals in "excellent++" condition and instructions that are "excellent." The box is in very good condition as shown. Aurora, in an attempt to enter the plastic kit market as quickly as possible, bought the Hawk F-90 and quickly copied it to create their own model. This caused more than one tense moment at the big Toy and Hobby Shows when both companies were present.
Monogram Jet Helicopter Army HU-1A Iroquois - (UH-1 Huey) - Four Star Issue, 1/48, PA50-98
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc+
$95
Hard-to-find first issue hardbox. This excellent model is dated 1959 and is very well detailed for that time. Features rotating main and tail rotors, full interior, optional position cabin doors, pilot figure, 2 stretchers and bearers and more. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions present.
Aurora Bristol F2B Brisfit - (F.2B), 1/48, 113-98
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc++
$67
1957 first issue in fantastic 'Excellent++' condition. The box has perfect color and gloss and four solid corners. The only flaws are very light and isolated age foxing and light wear. This issue has dramatic Jo Kotula artwork and is molded in the correct gloss olive green and black. Inside, the kit has never been started. It still includes the factory packing tissue. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions present.
Aurora Albatross D-3 Red Dot Issue - (Albatros D.III / DIII), 1/48, 104-69
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$44
Rare very early issue from 1956 with Northern Lights logo and the 69 cent price circle on the right of the box top. What is most unusual is that the price is within a red-filled circle; this is the first instance of this that I have seen. Just when you think you have Aurora's kit history figured out, they throw you another curve ball! Molded in the correct glossy dark green and black. Decals and instructions are correct for the first issue as well. There is no assembly but NOTE: the outlines of the Maltese crosses have been painted on the wings and fuselage. You can remove this paint with any safe plastic paint stripper - I personally like spray-on oven cleaner. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions present.
Tamiya Brewster Buffalo F2A-2 / B-339 - Netherlands East Indies Royal Air Force Java Feb. 1942 / Royal Australian Air Force (Box art aircraft) / US Navy VS-201 USS Long Island AVG-1 East Coast USA Early 1941 - (F2A2), 1/48, 61094
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$32
Very well detailed and features very fine recessed panel lines, complete cockpit, detailed engine and gear wells and parts, paint guide and decals for any one of the three versions listed. The kit has never been started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Artesania Latina Scottish Maid 1839 - High Speed Heavy Cargo Ship - 26.3 Inch Long Plank-On-Frame Ship, 1/50, 20312
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Good+
$139
Highly detailed plank-on-frame model featuring all die-cut hardwood parts, stripwood for planking, highly detailed fittings of metal and wood and more. The kit has never been started. All parts are still in the clear factory-sealed bags. Includes full size plans and instructions.