Polar Lights Land of the Giants Snake (Aurora), 1/48
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc++
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Out of production. Well molded, makes for a fantastic builder kit. Made from original Aurora Molds by Playing Mantis. Never started. Factory sealed bag or inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions.
Italeri Fiat BR-20 Bomber Italian - Japanese or German and Eduard Super Detail Set, 1/72, 143
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
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Features Eduard photoetched super detail set with one large, one small frets and film instruments. Includes decals for all variants. The BR-20 first flew in 1936 and quickly became the best of the Italian medium bombers. In 1939 it set a new world record in it's category of an average speed of 400 kp/h. It saw action in the Spanish Civil war and with the Japanese in Chica. The Germans used the BR-20 in the Mediterranean and the aircraft was even exported to Venezuela. Never started. Factory sealed bag or inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions.
Frog Dornier Do-17 Z-2 - Finnish or German Markings - Orange Series, 1/72, F205
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG-
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Build rare Finnish Airforce variant from PLeLv 46 (1943) or German 1 Gruppe KG3, France (1940). Very nice kit done to high Frog standards. Can be build to a very realistic model as there are no rivets and only very fine panel lines. This kit has never been started. It is either still in the internally sealed factory bag or has been inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions. Frog is considered the father of injection molded model kits. The Lines Brothers opened Frog in 1932, capitalizing on the fever caused by Lindberg's solo transatlantic flight. Almost overnight the western populations became 'Air-Minded', and anything aviation was in high demand. Frog created a quality line of stick and tissue rubber powered aircraft and gliders as well as innovative ready-to-fly rubber powered aircraft that required no assembly. The box even contained a built-in rubber motor winder and fuselage holder. Model airplane flight competitions were popular in Great Britain, and one category was 'Rise Off the Ground', or ROG. By changing this to 'Flies Right Off the Ground', the FROG name was born. In 1936 Frog created a line of injection molded plastic models, the first such kit line in the world (Hawk sold a line of injection molded aircraft models in 1934 but they were factory assembled and painted). Named 'Penguin' after the bird that does not fly, the kits were innovative beyond the means of production. At a time when models were simply built by wingspan, the Penguin line was a constant 1/72 scale. Furthermore, a large 1/72 Short S.30 Empire class flying boat contained a full interior and lights! A line of accessories such as AA guns, tractors, hanger, ambulance, sound locator, searchlights and lighting kits were quickly added to the line. WWII caused a pause in production. After the war the box color changed from silver to green, and Penguin kits were also marketed in the USA. Production ended in 1950. Frog quickly expanded and released the Red, Blue, Orange, Black, Green, Gold Token, Spin and Comet series as well as Trail Blazers and several others. It is noteworthy that while most manufacturers in the 1940s/50 were making toy-like models, Frog attempted to make very realistic models. For example, 'detailing' kits with excessively large rivets was once very popular. Frog ignored this trend and continued to mold aircraft with fine panel lines and no rivets. As a result, Frog kits can be built into very realistic replicas. Production ended in the late 1970s, but Frog molds are still in use around the world.
MPM Sukhoi SU-5 (I-107) - Jet and Piston Powered Fighter, 1/72, MP5004
Multimedia Model Kit, Box Condition: VG-
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Rare Soviet piston powered aircraft with a turbine jet engine in the tail. The Su-5 was designed in 1944 and flew in 1945. This is kit multimedia. The main airframe parts are vacuform with recessed panel lines. All the details (prop, spinner, landing gear, braces, wheels, gear doors and more) are injection molded. The kit has never been started. NOTE: according to the instructions, the kit is missing an inlet screen and a tiny 'bump' or fairing on the cockpit side. After looking at the injection parts trees and vac sheet, I am not certain that these parts were ever present. Other errors on the instructions cause me to question this. Inventoried with all other parts, decals and instruction with aircraft history.
Revell PT-212 Torpedo Boat, 1/98, 85-0464
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Mint
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Still factory sealed. 2008 reissue from the old molds. Full hull model that is 9 inches long with torpedoes, 20mm and 50 caliber guns and 3 crew figures.
Revell Tirpitz German BB Commander Series - Bagged, 1/570
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: No Box
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Bagged kit - no box. Still sealed in the factory bag. with all paperwork. 1964 issue.
MPC Lockheed P-38F Lightning - 'Japanese Sandman II' flown by Pacific Ace Lt. Richard E. Smith, 1/72, 1-4204
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc+++
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From Airfix molds and with decals for the Pacific Theater USAAF Ace. This kit has never been started. It is either still in the internally sealed factory bag or has been inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions.
Phoenix De Havilland DH-1 or DH-1A, 1/72, P10
Vacuform Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc+++
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Features very high quality moldings with fine recessed and raised detail, optional parts for either version and pre-shaped strut material. This kit has not been started and has been inventoried complete with all parts. Not recommended for builders who are not experienced with vacuform kits.
UPC Messerschmitt Me-262A (ex-Lindberg), 1/46, 5059-100
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc++
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From Lindberg molds. Loaded with features - detailed jet engines with removable panels, retractable landing gear, detailed gun bay with opening covers and hinged pilots canopy. 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. UPC stood for Universal Powermaster Corporation which was based out of New York City, NY. UPC did not cut their own molds, but bought kits already molded from other manufacturers and re-boxed the kits in the USA. Scott Eidson, the famous artist best known for his artwork with Revell, also did UPC box art in the 1960s. All UPC production ended in the 1970s.
Renwal M-42 Twin Forty 40mm Anti-Aircraft Gun, 1/32, 555
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc+++
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Highly detailed kit with 182 parts. Has many action and moving features including independent suspension on each wheel, working tracks, rotating and elevating 40mm gun, two opening crew hatches on top and one large crew entrance door on the front, interior seats, detailed engine and 3 engine hatches that open. The model has not been started. The parts are either in factory sealed bag(s) or inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions.
Monogram Focke-Wulf FW-190 - A-8/R-3 - A-7/R2 - A7/R3 - A-5/U8 - A-8/R1 - A-5/U3 Tropical - Blue Box Issue, 1/48, PA107-100
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Fair
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"Blue Box" 1960s issue. Box has damage on one short side and general wear - good builder kit. Second issue of the classic 'Four Star' kit. Very well molded kit can make any of 6 versions listed and also includes decals for all variants. Has optional position canopy and landing gear with a very large variety of underwing stores and gun options. Paint guide for all variants is included. Never started. Complete with all parts, decals and instructions.
Aurora C-119G Flying Boxcar, 1/77, 393
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Fair-
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1972 Big A series issue. Close to 1/72 scale. Kit has many nice features: cargo doors open and close to show full interior - removable loading ramps - Field gun/parachute/sled cargo - Jeep/parachute/sled cargo - rotating props and full cockpit. The kit has never been started. Inventoried 100% complete including decals and instructions.
Lindberg Dornier Do-335 Arrow, 1/72, 471
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG+
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Two piece 1972 softbox issue with Tom Morgan artwork from about the 1970s. Never started. Factory sealed bag or inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions. 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.
Frog Me-410 A-1 or U-4, 1/72, F178
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
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Final logo issue. Very nicely molded high quality Frog kit. Includes parts for a standard day fighter or large cannon armed bomber destroyer. Includes color painting guide and decals for two aircraft. Never started. Factory sealed bag or inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions.
UPC McDonnell F-4J Phantom II - First Flight F-4J or USAF 431st Tactical Fighter Squadron Red Devils, 1/72, 5077-100
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc+++
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From Hasegawa molds. In yet another UPC box art error, the box shows a Air Force Phantom. The kit inside is a Navy J with rare decals for the "1st Flight" of the Navy Fighter or the USAF 'Red Devils'. Never started. Factory sealed bag or inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions.
BMW Models Handley Page Hastings C Mk.1 - T.Mk.5 / HP-67, 1/72
Vacuform Model Kit, Box Condition: VG+
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Large 1/72 scale HP-67 kit. Features clear parts, white parts with fine recessed details, stock extruded plastic material, aircraft history and full size drawings/plans. This kit has not been started and has been inventoried complete with all parts. Not recommended for builders who are not experienced with vacuform kits.
Ye Olde Huff-N-Puff Truss Rod Wooden Caboose- Southern RR - (Silver Streak) - HO Wood and Metal Kit, HO, 319
Wood and Metal Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
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Ye Olde Huff-N-Puff reissue of the classic Silver Streak kit. Please read the article on this website about older HO train kits and the modeling revolution they caused in the late 1930s/1940s. During this time, Silver Streak created some of the most detailed and realistic rolling stock model that have ever been made. In most cases, wooden parts on the prototype are also wooden parts on the kit - same for metal parts. When you build them, they look just like the prototypes since they are made of the same materials. The model is factory painted and lettered for the Michigan Central. The paint is in new condition. This kit has wooden sides, other wooden parts, and detailed metal castings. Includes all the underside details, which Silver Streak was famous for . The model has not been started and is complete.
Sterling Yacht America (1951-1959) - 51.5 Inches Long Wood Model For Radio Control, 1/22, B-22M
Wood and Metal Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
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Very rare, large and detailed model. Sterling was once the undisputed king of large RC wood and metal ship kits, having a complete line of Chris Craft yachts, merchantman 'American Scout', battleship USS Missouri, Texaco Lumba Lumba, Schooner Emma C. Berry and this legendary racing schooner Yacht American. Ship fittings kit B-22M is included also. This is a kit of the ship built by WH Brown of NY and launched on May 3, 1851. Her initial claim to fame was the winning of the Hundred Guinea Cup, which then became known as the America's Cup. She served with distinction on both sides of the US Civil War but was destroyed when a protective shed collapsed on her in 1944. The model represents the ship as she was rigged at launch and up to 1859. Features accurately die cut balsa an imported birch plywood, birch decks with planking groves printed in, tampered masts, booms and spars, miniature rope for standing and running rigging in the correct color and size, fine quality cloth sail, chain, dozens of detailed cast metal fittings and hardware, full size plans and instructions. Can be built for static display, single channel rudder, or full RC of the rudder and sails. The kit has never been started. Inventoried 100% complete including all die cut wood sheets, flags, clear material for windows, and instructions.
Lindberg North American F-86 Sabre Jet Korean War, 1/48, 2323
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed VG+++
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1976 issue. Still factory sealed. This is a reissue of the original 1950s kit with rockets and drop tank loadout.
KVZ Beriev Be-6 Seaplane, 1/72
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Fair
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Very successful Soviet flying boat. Large kit is well molded in popular 1/72 scale. Never started. NOTE: missing display stand. Otherwise inventoried with all other parts, decals and instructions. Decals are intact but have water damage.