Robbe Habicht Sailplane - 110.2 Inch Wingspan R/C Glider, 3159
Wood and Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$255
Very Rare. This is a highly prefabricated sailplane model that includes a Plura plastic fuselage with all necessary holes for the horizontal fin precision factory made, profiled tailplane panels, slotted for pivot tubes, profiled all-balsa rudder, all balsa wings of 'Jedelsky' construction with all parts accurately profiled and die-cut (no covering material need), all wing joiner parts and brass joiner tubes, extensive R/C hardware packet, lightweight vacuform canopy and much more. Includes color decals (factory mounted to the underside of the box top with red 'Robbe' tape, extensive full-size plans and a large instruction book in four languages including English. Never started. Inside, the kit is exactly as it left the factory. Robbe sealed every small part in clear bags; and put the larger parts in open clear bags. The only parts not in factory bags are some of the larger balsa and lite-ply diecut sheets and the wooden strip stock (which is still sealed together with Robbe red tape). Includes all paperwork.
Comet Curtiss Robin - 15 Inch Wingspan Flying Airplane, 3106
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$24
From the early to mid 1970s. This kit features traditional stick and tissue construction, die-cut balsa parts, factory cut stringer and spar stock, fully formed wood wheels, metal prop shaft and rubber retainer, plastic prop and thrust button, rubber motor and building instructions. Never started. Inventoried and includes all wood, plastic and metal parts but NOTE: missing covering tissue and plans. Comet was a famous manufacturer of stick and tissue flying and static models. In the 1930s Great Depression, they lead the low-priced kit revolution with the "Dime Scale" kits and famous advertisements in Model Airplane News magazine and others. Comet reached it's peak in the 1930s when they acquired the services of Carl Goldberg. Goldberg was a highly accomplished modeler with articles in Model Airplane News and famous designs that won him several National level competitions in the 1930s and beyond. (Carl Goldberg went on to found his own company and produced well designed and popular free-flight and RC aircraft). Comet survived the post World War economic slump and continued kit production until they were bought out by long-time competitor Guillow's in 1998.
Sterling Zero A6M3 Model 32 Hamp Drops Belly Tank In Flight - 24 Inch Wingspan for Free Flight or R/C, A15
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Fair+
$30
24 inch wingspan kit for RC, free flight or control line. Includes innovative system for automatically dropping the centerline belly tank in flight, color decals in amazing 'near mint' condition, high-grade die-cut balsa, vacuform plastic detail parts, clear vacuform canopy (that is in mint condition and not yellowed), plastic wheels, finished wire landing gear, rubber motor, plastic propeller and more. The kit has never been started. The small parts are still sealed in the original Sterling bag; all other balsa, plastic and metal parts with tissue and decals is present but NOTE: missing full size plans. These plans are available on line and if you cannot find them, I can provide the purchaser with a link. Sterling was a famous manufacturer dating back to the 1930/40s flying model craze. Although they continued to produce kits for decades after the flying model slump following World War II, they eventually fell victim to the general lack of interest in modeling that occurred in the early 1980s. I always considered Sterling kits to be deluxe kits as they included the action features and were much easier to build than other makes.
Revell German Submarine U-boat Type IXC U505 Late, 1/72, 05114
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc
$145
Hard-to-find issue that is still factory 'round tape' sealed. Very large and highly detailed 1/72 submarine kit that can be built for static display or converted to radio control (parts for conversion are not included).
Revell Patrol Boat USCG Campbell - Coast Guard Cutter, 1/301, H454-200
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$145
1966 hardbox issue from the well detailed, original 'S' kit tooling and molded in white, butterscotch and dark gray. This is a large-scale, full hull model with rudder and propeller, detailed superstructure, separately molded main and secondary armament, ships boats, davits, search lights and much more. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried and NOTE: missing one part that does not show: #31 rudder retainer (easily made). Otherwise complete with all other parts and includes decals, color flag sheet and instructions.
Revell F-4E Phantom USAF Thunderbirds - Four F-4 Kits with Special Stand, 1/72, H195
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed VG+
$85
Still factory sealed and from 1973. This fine kit includes four Phantoms molded in white and clear, a special 'diamond' display base molded in dark blue and a large and extensive decal sheet for each aircraft.
Revell B-24 Liberator Giant Bomber Buffalo Bill - Pre 'S' Issue, 1/92, H218-98
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG+
$135
Second issue dated 1954 with hardbox Pre-S artwork of 'Buffalo Bill' by Richard Kishady. Molded in the correct high-gloss medium olive drab and clear plastic with the clear Revell 'World' Swivel Stand display base. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Revell Destroyer USS The Sullivans Fletcher Class DD-537 - Pre 'S' Issue, 1/301, H305-129
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: NM-
$169
1955 Pre-'S' release in exceptional investment-grade 'Near Mint-' condition. Beautiful boxart has like-new gloss and color, four solid corners, no price tag or tag marks, no fading, tears, creases or missing litho, no tape (other than the factory sealing tape of course) and no repairs. The only flaws are very light, even general wear. Full hull kit with detailed deck, main 5 inch guns, anti-aircraft guns, torpedo tubes and more. It has never been started. Inventoried 100% complete including all parts, decals flag sheet and instructions.
Revell Yak-25 Flashlight - S Issue, 1/50, H296-98
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: NM-
$165
1958 'S' issue with incredible box art in 'near mint-' condition. Color and gloss are like new. All four corners are solid and there are no repairs, no price tags, fading or even wrinkles & creases. The only flaws are very light and isolated shelf wear and a 1/2" closed tear on the upper left side (at the factory sealing tape). This model is well detailed and molded for that time and features incredibly fine all-recessed panel lines and rivets, moving wing flaps, ailerons, elevators and rudder, detailed landing gear, optional opened or closed speed brakes with well detail, a full crew as well as a guard figure. Molded in the correct gloss silver and clear. The kit has never been started. Inventoried 100% complete including decals and instructions, which are both in 'excellent' condition.
Monogram Space Shuttle With Fuel Tank and Boosters, 1/72, 85-5089
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good++
$265
Hard-to-find and very large model measures over 31 inches tall when assembled. Features liquid fuel tank, two solid rocket boosters, detailed cargo bay and special stand. Includes markings for several Shuttles - Enterprise, Endeavour, Discovery, Columbia, Challenger and Atlantis. Molded in white and clear with a black display base. The kit has never been started. Most parts are still in the factory sealed internal bags. The parts that were not sealed (the SRB and the center tank trees) have been inventoried complete. With decals and instructions.
Renwal The Visible Wankel - Transparent Operating Rotary Engine - Motorized, 1/3, 811
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$175
From the mid 1960s and rare in this condition. This is the large 1/3 scale motorized Wankle which is long out of production. The outer box is 'very good' and all of the inner packing boxes are complete and in 'excellent+' or better condition. The paperwork is unusually complete with the Renwal Warranty Sheet, Warranty Registration Card, Instructions Supplement sheet, the booklet 'How A Rotary Engine Works' and full instructions. All paperwork is in 'excellent+' condition or better. The kit is molded in clear, orange, black, grey and contains a great deal of other hardware including the electric motor, gears, 3V light bulbs (for ignition simulation), springs, belt, tubing, screws, nuts and various contacts. The kit has never been started. All of the hardware and smaller parts that were sealed at the factory are still factory sealed. The other parts were never sealed and have been inventoried complete.
Monogram Phantom Mustang F-51D -Monogram Classics Issue ( P-51D), 1/32, 85-0067
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$129
Monogram Classics issue from the year 2000. It is made from the original molds of the great 1960s kit, which is widely considered to be one of the best visible airplane action kits ever made. Features a full cut away model with interior detail. Buttons on the base activate two motors that make the prop spin, and the main gear and tail wheel retract and extend and the main and tail wheel doors close automatically. Two other levers on the base drop the wing bombs. The canopy opens and closes to show the super detailed cockpit. It is even molded in the original issue colors; red, zinc chromate interior green, black, silver and clear. The kit has never been started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags including decals, both electric motors and instructions.
Lindberg Piper Stinson Flying Station Wagon, 1/48, 502-39
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG++
$125
Rare model from the 1950s that is molded in gloss bright red plastic with a display stand of many 'swirled' plastic colors. Includes a decal sheet with complete fuselage stripes, vertical fin, upper & lower wing 'N' numbers and the Stinson logo. Never started. All parts are inventoried 100% complete. Decals and instructions are 'excellent++'.
Jetco Thermic 72 Glider - 72 inch Wingspan for RC or Tow Launch, G4
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$165
Jetco was a producer of high quality gliders (the famous Thermic series), rubber and gas free flight and radio controlled aircraft. Jetco kits used the best materials and are very well engineered and complete. This very large and successful design features full size plans, NACA 6409 Airfoil, shaped leading and trailing edges, die-cut ribs, tip-up elevator dethermalizer, detachable one-piece wing, factory-shaped balsa fuselage pod and more. Perfect for RC conversion. The model has not been started. The parts are inventoried 100% complete with parts and paperwork present.
Jetco Nordic A.2 Towline Glider - 72 Inch Wingspan Balsa Towline A.2 Glider, G-6
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: VG+++
$110
Very large wooden glider kit - ideal for radio control conversion. Features NACA 6409 Airfoil wing, tip-up elevator dethermalizer, removable one-piece wing, sheeted wing and stabilizer leading edges, die-cut rib and fuselage parts, shaped trailing edges, top grade strip and balsa stock, stock materials as required, covering tissue and more. Includes excellent, full size detailed plans with text instructions. This model came from the estate of a very active and particular early aircraft kit collector. It is like factory-new inside and has not been started. Complete with all parts and paperwork.
Ideal Aeroplane & Supply CV-7 USS Wasp Aircraft Carrier - 18.5 Inch Long Wooden Ship Kit
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$185
Very rare kit from 1941 that measures 18.5 inches long when assembled. This well designed model even includes partial hanger deck sections where they are most visible from the port and starboard sides; even the rear elevator has a well, so it can be displayed up or down. Issued shortly before the war, the model was not reissued after the war since the Wasp was lost off Guadalcanal by what is likely the most successful submarine torpedo salvo in the history of warfare. Includes completely pre-molded and shaped wood-material hull in excellent, solid and straight condition, 5 sheets of cleanly done printwood (two are bristol board as thick as balsa but stronger), fully formed funnel, wood stock in many shapes and sizes, a fittings packet with four propellers & two anchors and two factory sealed packs of Casco Glue. Features excellent full size plans and instructions. The plans show numerous detail view of the ships substructure and a detailed view of the hanger deck, flight deck with pre-war markings and island. Never started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts and paperwork present.
Fujimi Ferrari BB512 Berlinetta Boxer Pininfarina Motorized - 1976, 1/16, RC103
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$190
Large scale, well detailed model with over 250 parts molded in red, rubber, chrome, black, clear, satin chrome, red and orange-tinted clear and silver. There are many metal parts as well. This kit features operable retractable head lights, working (light-up) head and tail lights, opening front bonnet, engine hood, rear cargo door and passenger/driver doors, excellent interior, highly detailed engine with ignition harness, chassis with real metal spring suspension and more. The electric motor and gearbox fits completely inside the scale engine. Never started. The parts are still in the factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions. Please NOTE that Fujimi did not include the electric motor with the kit; it had to be purchased separately. It is a common FA-130.
Fujimi Toytao 2000GT - (2000 GT), 1/16, RC117
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good+
$119
Large scale, well detailed model which features a very well detailed engine with ignition wiring, opening hood and rear hatch, detailed driveline, full exhaust, operating, metal spring suspension, complete interior and dashboard including woodgrain dash decals and all instrument faces, opening driver and passenger side doors, opening and closing headlights and more. Molded in white (body parts), black, clear and chrome plated plastic with rubber tires, metal parts and wiring material. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Faller V1 - V2 - With Launcher - (V-1 Fi-103 - FZG 76 And V-2 A4), 1/100, 520
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good-
$89
Rare. Very nicely molded smaller scale V-1 and V-2 with launcher and trailer. The V-2 can be displayed ready to launch or stowed for travel. The V-1 is molded in red, while the V-2 rocket is molded in white and the launcher/trailer in swirl green/brown. There is a clear stand for the V-1. Never started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions. Please NOTE that the box has a stain across the top as shown and the same stain runs down the left and right short sides.
Bluejacket James A. Wright - Merchant Bark of 1877 - 32.5 Inch Long Wooden And Metal Ship Kit - (ex Boucher), 1/96
Wood and Metal Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$425
Very rare. This is one of the famous Boucher kits; the instructions are labeled Boucher and dated 1947. At the top is a blue ink stamp that says "Boucher Ship Models Are Now Known As And Made By Bluejacket Ship Crafters." Very highly detailed kit that measures 32.5 inches length overall and 21 inches high when assembled. Features a completely pre-carved hull that needs final shaping and finishing only, a very large variety of brass and premium Britannia cast fittings,, scribed wood deck, other wood stock as needed including masts and yards, four types of standing and runningg rigging material and more. Includes beautiful full size plans with detailed drawings and the original Boucher text instructions. The kit has never been started. All of the fittings are still in factory sealed bags. All other parts that were never factory sealed have been inventoried complete including all paperwork.