Combat Martin P4M Mercator, 1/48
Vacuform Model Kit
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Very large 1/48 scale P4M kit. Well molded. Features all recessed panel lines, main airframe parts and some details in white vacuform plastic, cast metal main and nose gear struts, clear windows and blisters and a large sheet of plans. The kit has never been started and is complete. A certain degree of modeling skill is required to build vacuform kits. They are not recommended for beginners.
Monogram 1955 Cadillac Coupe de Ville, 1/20, P5-295
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG-
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Very rare early kit and the first issue. The 1955 Caddy Coupe de Ville was Monogram's 5th plastic kit; the Midget and Hot Rod were first and second and the Cadillac Convertible the 3rd. Correct early colorful and glossy Acetate Plastic. Box is 'very good-' condition with four solid corners, no tape or tag marks and no missing litho but with wear and stains as shown. Inside, all original cardboard packing is complete and the small parts are still sealed in the original factory cello bag. This model was issued in several different colors; this one is yellow and white with real rubber tires and chrome plated front and rear bumpers. Kit features full interior, clear windshields, rolling wheels, molded-in underside detail and woman, man and dog passengers. Never started and inventoried 100% complete with all parts and excellent instructions. Also includes entry form for the Monogram Cadillac Contest, an unopened tube of colorfully decorated Mono-Glue and a very early Monogram small format catalog for 1955, showing the only 8 plastic models in production at the time and a great many wooden Speedee-Bilt, Superkit, Jet Racers and US Fighting Ships static and flying kits. This kit is molded in acetate, which means that it has some of the usual warping. The warping would grade as 'average' with the main effect on the front windshield frame and separate roof pieces.
Monogram US Air Force Bomber Group B-66B Destroyer / B-57B Intruder / B-58A Hustler, 1/240, P408-49
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG+++
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Very rare 'Forty-Niner Compact Model' hardbox from 1960. First and only issue. These are kits from the Monogram Air Power molds. In order to boost sales from the molds, Monogram issues the 'Refueling Group', 'Bomber Group' and 'Fighter Group' in the 49er Series. Molded in correct gloss sliver with gloss medium green special display base, three stand arms and name plate. Never started. Inventoried complete with all parts, decals and instructions.
Ideal Aeroplane & Supply T-2 Oil Tanker, 1509
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: NM
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1940s solid wooden ship kit. Features 18 inch long preshaped hull and metal fittings. Never started and 100% complete with all parts/instructions.
AMT Ford LNT-8000 Louisville Short Hauler Coca-Cola Delivery Truck, 1/25, 50825
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc++
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Still factory sealed. Nicely done kit featuring detailed V-8 engine, removable hood/fender assembly, full interior, Coca-Cola van, detailed hydraulic lift assembly, detailed suspension and underside and more. Molded in color, clear, chrome and with rubber tires.
Pyro 1911 Packard Model 30 Touring Car - Bagged, 1/32, C457
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: No Box
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Bagged kit - no box. The box is shown for reference only. 1967 Pyro issue from original molds. In the early to mid 1960s the Pyro company chose many of it's kit subjects based more on historical significance than popularity. Luckily for us, Pyro not only made these kits but did an excellent job for the time. This Pyro car model is based on the Model 30 that was on display in the Auto Aviation Museum in Cleveland, Ohio that Pyro engineers and designers had access to. The model includes rubber tires, brass plated parts, colored injection molded parts and clear parts. Features detailed chassis, complete motor and interior and a removable hood or 'bonnet'. The kit has never been started. Inventoried 100% complete including decals and instructions.
Monogram United States Earth Satellites Vanguard and Jupiter C with Launching Pad and Crew, 1/96, PD41-98
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
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Very rare. First and only issue from 1958 with box art by R. Price. Very nicely detailed and molded in silver, gray and white plastic. Features missiles, launching pad with railings, ladders and crew of four. Never started. Decals are in excellent condition with a tiny bit of yellowing as the only flaw. Instructions are excellent also with very slight yellowing. Inventoried complete with all parts, Monogram Missile Models insert sheet and small Monogram catalog. Shipping insurance is required on this kit. It's interesting to speculate on how this kit became one of the rarest 1950s Monogram kits. Although Monogram and Revell found that missile kits sold very well initially, the interest fell off rapidly. Even the molds for such a simple kit would have cost $20,000 to $30,000 in 1958 US Dollars - so obviously the kit did not sell well or it would have been continued. The main reason is probably that this kit is a very late Monogram missile, and was issued when interest was already waning. Whereas other missile kits (Missile Arsenal) were reworked and re-released, the Earth Satellites never were and are seen much less often than the Rascal and Regulus II.
Aurora Babe Ruth's 60th Home Run - Great Moments in Sports Diorama, 1/14, 862-198
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc+
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Rare. First and only issue from 1965 in the 'Great Moments in Sports' series. Authenticated by the editors of Sport Magazine. The kit includes a base which has home plate with a full color heavy cardboard background, nameplate, a kit of Babe Ruth, a model of the Catcher and another kit of the Umpire. The figures are very well designed and cleanly molded in the correct tan colored plastic. The kit has never been started and is like new inside. All three kits are 100% complete. The base, cardboard background and name plate are in factory new condition. Instructions are mint and included the Babe Ruth Story on the back. The box grades 'excellent+' and has wonderful color and gloss. It is free of writing, price tags, tape or marks from tags or tape. Three corners are solid - one corner has been neatly and correctly repaired from the inside.
RCM FJ-1 Fury, 1/32
Vacuform Model Kit, Box Condition: Bagged
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SPECIAL ORDER vacuform kit. Not shipped from stock. Kit is molded upon receipt of payment. Time from receipt to shipping your kit is usually 8 to 10 weeks. Kit includes resin and/or metal details -clear canopy and full size plans/instructions. Details included will vary from kit to kit but may contain landing struts - wheels - props - engines (not jets) - some cockpit parts - seats - etc. Other parts will need to be scratch built or from your spares box. Decals not furnished. Vacuform kits are only recommended for modelers who are experienced with this type of model. Special skills and scratch building experience are required. If you are curious, I highly recommend that you read the article 'How To Build Vacuform Model Kits' which is located on this website.
Lindberg CV-12 USS Hornet Angled Deck Essex Class Aircraft Carrier - Motorized, 1/888, 776M-100
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc++++
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Late 1950s kit with fantastic Ray Gaedke box artwork. Unusual kit of the modified angled deck Essex class. Kit includes motor and is designed for operation in water. Measures 12 inches long when assembled. Features below waterline detail in case you want to build it as a static model with the correct four propeller and rudder arrangement. Includes an airwing of nicely detailed F4D Skyray and F8 Crusader jet aircraft and one helicopter. The kit has never been started. Inventoried 100% complete including decals and instructions.
Bandai Panzer H 18/2 Auf Gw II (105mm) WESPE Sd.Kfz.124, 1/48, 35420
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc++
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Rare 1/48 scale kit. Fuman Bandai issue. Part of the classic and highly detailed Bandai Pin Point 1/48 armor series. These kits are beautifully molded and feature full interior detail as well as flexible treads, many operating features and very detailed crew members that can be posed in almost any position.
Monogram Datsun 280Z Rally Sports Coupe - Young Model Builder's Issue, 1/24, 6969
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
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1970s issue. The Young Model Builder's Club would periodically send model kits to builders, similar to a magazine subscription. This kit is from Monogram molds. The model is molded in red, clear, chrome and with real rubber tires. Features complete interior, underside detail and a small color poster/print of the actual 280Z. Never started. All parts, decals and instructions are still sealed in the factory bag.
Fujimi Messerschmitt Bf-110 C-4 / C-4B / C-7 - Luftwaffe 5/ZG1 - 1/ZG26 - 7/JG5, 1/72, 16
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
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Very nicely made model. Features very fine all recessed panel lines, highly detailed cockpit, parts for all three variants, optional opened or closed front and rear canopies, crew, bomb loads and more. Markings for three aircraft are included: the famous Wasp C-4/B 5/ZGI, the shark's mouth C-1 6/ZG76m and the C-7 7/JG5 Eastern Front as well as a beautiful full color painting and marking guide. The model as never been started. The parts are either still in the factory sealed bag or have been inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions.
Aurora Cessna T-37, 1/43, 138-130
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
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Early 1960s issue with oval sunburst but no 'Famous Fighters' in the boarder. The kit has never been started. Internal factory sealed bag or inventoried 100% complete including decals and instructions.
William H Low Co 1800s Service Hose Reel - Wilo Line Fire Trucks, 1/24, CR110
Multimedia Model Kit, Box Condition: VG+++
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Very rare. Likely from the 1940s. William H Low Co., of Braintree Mass., issued the 'Wilo Line' which included a superb series of antique commercial firefighting equipment. The scale is given as 1/2" and the finished wagon is a large 6.5 inches long (12" with the front carriage bar). The kits were very advanced for the time and shared many of the pre-fabrication methods of Hudson Miniatures. Features plastic injection molded spoke wheels, precut large wooden parts, a sealed bag of smaller parts including a great many fully carved wood with brass chain and metal parts, a variety of metal stock as needed, sandpaper, complete instructions, a photo of the actual hose reel and full size plans. The kit has never been started. Internal factory sealed bag with the non-sealed parts inventoried 100% complete including instructions/plans. The kits in this line include Amoskeag Steamer, Hose Reel, Hose Wagon, Chemical Engine and perhaps others.
Hasegawa General Dynamics (Convair) F-102A Delta Dagger, 1/72, JS47-180
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
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Older hard box issue. When designed in 1950 the F-102 was a radical departure from conventional early jet fighter design. The delta wing allowed supersonic performance and good low speed handling. It was the first US Aircraft to be armed with missiles alone, 6 Falcons carried internally and 12 x 2.75 inch HVAR rockets in the weapons bay doors. The F-102 equipped all 25 of the ADC squadrons in the day, served in SE Asia and equipped many ANG units. Features opened or closed missile bay, full Falcon missile load, optional position landing gear and wing mounted drop tanks. Decals for two aircraft, one from the 68th FS and one from the 32nd FS. Never started. Factory sealed bag or 100% inventoried with all parts/decals and instructions present.
Marlin Chemical and Ladder - American Firefighters, 1/48, 101 FC
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good++
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Very rare. In 1952 Marlin Toy Company of New York City, New York entered the plastic model business. The Revell 'Highway Pioneers' were making a huge impact on the hobby industry and the timing seemed perfect. Marlin first cut the molds in 1952 and issued the six original American Firefighters -Chemical and Ladder, Steamer, Hook and Ladder, Water Tower, Aerial Ladder and Hose Reel. The boxes were identical as a cost saving measure - similar to the Revell Highway Pioneers. Revell signed a marketing agreement with Marlin in 1953. Five of the kit were released with the Revell name and marketing name 'Collectors Kits, Closter N.J.' Revell added the horse parts as they were not originally part of the Marlin issues. The kits made excellent display pieces, but they never caught the imagination of young men like jet aircraft did. The five molds were shipped to Brazil. After a run for Kikoler (Revell Brazil's Distributor), they were shipped back to the USA but the molds were lost at sea. This is an original Marlin kit and contains the Chemical and Ladder. It is molded in dark red and yellow with the small parts still sealed in the factory wax bag. The non-sealed parts have been inventoried complete including rope, metal axles and instructions in excellent condition.
Kader Fairchild F-27 - TAA, 1/144, 3920
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed VG++
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Still factory sealed. The model is nicely molded and features very fine raised panel line detail, separately molded rudder, elevators and ailerons, clear side and cockpit windows, cockpit with seats, crew, control columns, instrument console and bulkhead, optional position passenger doors, ground-based passenger boarding stairs and hostess, rotating propellers, full landing gear and gear door detail and complete, colorful TAA decals for registration VH-TLB.
Megow Grumman F6F Hellcat - Wooden 12 Inch Wingspan Free Flight (Catapult or Hand Launch) or Line and Reel Glider, SC-2
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc++
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Unusual wartime Megow profile glider kit. Wingspan is approximately 12 inches. The quality and scale is excellent for this type of kit. Includes all parts on quality balsa printwood, metal eyelet in the original wax paper holder, full color insignia and complete assembly instructions with painting and flying guide. The nose is heavily reinforced with three layers of balsa. Flying instructions include hand launching, catapult and controlled flying with a cord and pole as well as with a fishing rod and reel (the metal eyelet is used for these last two methods. The kit has never been started. Inventoried complete including all parts, insignia and instructions. The complete series of SC-1 through SC-6 consists of the P-51, F6F, P-47, F4U, Zero and FW-190.
Planet Models Letov S-231 - 1937 Spanish Civil War Republican Air Force or Flight Regiment No.2 Czechoslovakian Air Force 1936, 1/48, 100
Resin Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
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Very high quality resin kit featuring a full cockpit, highly detailed engine and more. Includes decals for both aircraft. The kit has never been started. Inventoried 100% complete including decals and instructions.