Airfix Vought Kingfisher OS2U-1 - USS North Carolina April 1944 - (OS2U1), 1/72, 02021
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: NM
$24
Never started. Factory sealed bag or inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions.
Brifaut Antoinette 1908, 1/72
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG-
$275
Very rare kit of French manufacture. Like many of the other Brifaut kits, this one features injection molded internal aircraft parts that duplicate the actual aircraft structure, and a fine cloth covering material that looks like silk. The kit has never been started. Inside, it is in factory-new condition. All parts are still internally sealed. The original 'La Racine Touchtout' rigging line is present, along with the cloth covering and all the paper work: 3 pages of aircraft history, pattern guide for the cloth, beautiful illustrated instructions and written instructions as well. It is very unusual to find this kit so complete. Other kits in the line are on the side of the box and include the Eole (Clement Ader), Antoinette, Voisin, Nieuport XVII, 'Vieux Charles' and Arc En Ciel. This kit must be shipped insured.
Revell 1959 Ford Fairlane Galaxie 500 Skyliner Hardtop Convertible, 1/25, 7162
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc+
$37
Still factory sealed. 1988 reissue using the original molds from 1958. Kit features detailed engine and compartment, opening hood, full interior and hardtop that retracts like the real car. Usually molded in coral, white (whitewalls), clear, chrome and with rubber tires.
AMT 1965 Buick Riviera 3 in 1 Kit Movie 'Villa Riviera' George Barris, 1/25, 6555-200
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Fair
$125
Early issue hardbox. Legendary AMT 3 in 1 kit can be built stock, custom or competition. George Barris served as the AMT consultant for the customized kits, and designed and built the 'Movie Car of the Year' for the movie Villa Riviera. This model will build the stock, Barris Custom or Barris' movie version. Model includes numerous optional parts for suspension, motor, exterior and interior as well as custom decals. Includes a special clear display stand also. Molded in white, clear and chrome with rubber tires and metal axles. Never started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts, vinyl material, decals and instructions. NOTE: box looks better than the 'fair' grade but it is graded that low because there is a large stain and box damage to the lower left long side and short left side of the box top. Additionally, there is identical damage to the tray (lower box) and I would grade it 'fair-.' NOTE: the instructions have only very minor bug damage but the decals have significant damage and are only 70% intact (about 30% destroyed).
Hanger 9 FuntanaS 90 3D - 69.5 Inch Wingspan Almost Ready To Fly R/C Aircraft, HAN2675
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$399
**SAVE! Pick up in Lexington, KY and eliminate all shipping charges. I can meet you at our local Panera Bread for delivery.** This is a large, approximately 85-90% finished RC model that is truly 'Almost Ready To Fly.' Never started. Inside, everything is exactly as it left the factory. The parts are still in the factory sealed bags. The few parts never sealed have been inventoried complete. Includes all paperwork. NOTE: this kit came in a very sturdy and thick cardboard box. It will ship in that box wrapped in thick brown paper. If you wish for it to be placed inside another box, let me know in the 'comments' section of checkout but be aware that additional shipping charges will apply.
Country Lane Dutch Supply Surrey With Fringe Old Tyme Buggy - (Wagon), 2000
Multimedia Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$48
From 1964 and issued pre-zip code. This kit is one in a series of true-scale horse-drawn vehicles. The scale is not given, but the kit is large scale - it has 3" diameter wheels and the wagon body measures about 7" inches long without the front wooden cross bar. With the bar it is approximately 12 to 13 inches long. Contains thick, die cut balsa wood parts, four injection molded spoke wheels, preformed wooden parts and metal parts, cloth material for the roof, realistic and to-scale fabric red fringe material for the lower roof edge and other parts has needed. Includes full text instructions that are heavily illustrated. Never started. The hardware and small parts are still in the factory sealed bag. The larger parts were never factory sealed and have been inventoried complete. With all paperwork. Country Lane made a fairly extensive line of wagon and Dutch Buggy models; all kits were to the same unknown scale and there was even a scale plastic horse & harness (sold separately) to go with them.
Dumas Alpha 4A - 30 Inch Wingspan Flying Model Aircraft, 307
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed VG
$42
Still factory sealed. This is a modern and well designed stick and tissue flying scale model designed for rubber power; however, many builders have converted these kits to electric free-flight and even R/C. This large scale kit features hand-selected laser cut balsa, contest rubber and plastic propeller, vacuformed details, color decals, full size plan, hardware, lightweight colored tissue and full step by step instructions.
Comet Douglas SBD-3 Dauntless - 20 Inch Wingspan Flying Balsa Airplane Model, 3401
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc+
$38
1960s reissue of this very popular Comet model, which was originally issued in the 1950s. This kit features traditional wood/tissue construction, quality printwood, factory-cut stripwood and sparts, wire rubber hook/propeller shaft, fully finished wood wheels and thrust button, clear canopy material, rubber, tissue, propeller and detailed full size plans with building instructions. The model has not been started. Inventoried 100% complete. 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.
Armo AAV7A1 Amphibious Assault Vehicle, 1/72, 72059
Resin Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$20
Rare. Very high quality limited production model cast in high-definition resin. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes instructions.
Aurora Russian Stalin Tank, 1/48, 303-98
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc+++
$125
Rare first issue from 1956 with Northern Lights logo. The box is in beautiful "Excellent+++" condition with factory-new color & gloss and four solid corners. There is no fading, no stains, no tears or missing litho, no creases and no price tags or tag marks. It would have graded 'Near Mint' but there is a very small (11mmx 5mm) factory tape pull on the upper long side. Molded in the correct gloss deep green with flexible black treads. Never started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Hawk Explorer 18 Earth Satellite, 1/20, 553-130
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good-
$119
Accurate scale kit of this NASA interplanetary platform. This model is made of injection molded plastic, metal panels and metal wire and includes a full color decal sheet. Features unusual stand that allows the satellite to spin (see box top left and right) and 'appears to defy gravity.' Never started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Jetco Cessna 170 - 36 Inch Wingspan Scale Model For R/C Or Free Flight, S-5
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$60
True wooden scale flying model of the sleek Cessna 170. This model has more than a dozen contest wins to it's credit and is designed for Radio Control but can also be flown free-flight. Features injection-molded plastic cowl front, die-cut balsa and plywood parts, formed gear, die-cut celluloid windows, shaped tapered wing edges, a very large full color decal sheet and more. Nothing has been punched out and the model is exactly as it left the factory. Never started. The hardware is still in the original factory sealed bag; all other metal, wood and plastic parts have been inventoried complete. NOTE: missing full size plans. They are available on-line. If you cannot find them on-line, I will send the purchaser a link to them. If you already have a digital copy, you can print full size at FEDEX/Kinkos. The decals are 100% intact but have water stains at either corner. The other 90% of the decals are damage-free and 'very good.'
Monogram Wright Brothers Kitty Hawk - Four Star Issue, 1/40, PA30-98
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good-
$56
1958 hardbox and the first release of this classic model. This is still one of the best (if not the finest) injection molded kit of the first aircraft to sustain powered, controlled flight. Features excellent detail, figures of Orville and Wilbur Wright, monorail launching track and carrier dolly and historical accessories-"C" clamp, bench, can, spade and starting battery that were all present at the first flight. Includes rigging material and rigging instructions. Molded in the correct ivory, wood brown and clear (for the stand) plastic. Never started. Inventoried with all parts and instructions present.
Huma Model Henschel Hs-132 Jet Fighter - Bagged, 1/72
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good-
$20
Well molded with recessed panel lines and includes injection molded canopy and decals. Never started and inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions. Work began on the HS-132 as a jet powered replacement for all the current dive and ground attack bombers which could not function without complete air superiority. Using the experience from the HS123 and 129, Henschel created a simple design where the pilot lay prone to combat "G" forces. The prototype was almost complete when the Russians captured it in 1945.
Huma Model Messerschmitt Me-309 - Me309 V-1 / V-2 / V-3 / V-4 - BAGGED, 1/72, 3501
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: No Box
$19
NOTE: bagged kit; there is no box. The box is shown for reference only. Still in the factory sealed parts bag and includes decals and instructions. This model includes optional parts (different vertical & horizontal stabilizers) and decals to build any of the four prototypes. Well molded with all recess panel line detail, 'good' cockpit, pilot figure, injection molded canopy, full landing gear and more. When the Me-209 was dismissed as the 109s successor, design work began on the 309. It was intended to be a high speed, long range heavy attack fighter with an ejection seat and pressurized cockpit. Four were built, but the RLM never assigned any priority to the project. By that time, the jet-powered Me-262 showed more promise and work on the 309 was stopped.
SMP 1960 Plymouth Valiant 3 In 1 Custom Car Kit - FACTORY SEALED, 1/25, 9060
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc
$329
Insanely rare, investment-grade "Factory Sealed" kit with a box in 'excellent' condition. Very rare one and only issue from late 1959/1960. This exact kit was sold new at Hobbyland Inc in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Both seals are 100% intact and perfect. The actual box is displays better than the 'excellent' grade but is rated as such because there are small litho chips from bugs at the lower corners & bottom of the right short side as well as very tiny chips up one side each of the two short sides. The model features parts to build one of three versions, complete interior, detailed (molded in) underside/chassis, lower blocks, fender mirrors, spotlights, roof and fender aerials, gauges, tach, floor shift, lake pipes, fender skirts, louvers, fins and more. NOTE: this kit must be shipped insured.
Revell Tactical Missiles Dart and Little John, 1/40, H547-98
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: NM
$145
Hard-to-find model in investment-grade 'Near Mint' condition. This is the rarer final issue from 1963 and not the "S" issue. For this release, the original box art was retained and the part number and name were changed, while the side panels show Revell's then-new series of 1/72 scale WWII aircraft. Note that the this kit is called 'Tactical Rockets' instead of the original 'Tactical Missiles'. These models are well detailed. The Dart includes four missiles, one launcher, three stands, decals, one optical guidance unit and a crew of three. The Little John includes a detailed launcher with elevating rails, movable support legs,decals and crew of three. Molded in dark olive drab and white plastic. Never started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions. Little John was a light-weight free-flight rocket that was highly mobile. It could be pulled on it's launcher or transported by helicopter. Length was 12 feet long and the warhead was atomic. The Dart was a very early 5-foot long wire guided anti-tank missile with a solid propellant rocket motor. An optical rangefinder was used for guidance.
Marivox Saab 17 Dive Bomber - With Wheels / Skis / Floats And Decals For Sweden / Austria / Ethiopian / Danish / Finnish Air Forces, 1/72, 3
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$58
Hard-to-find and still the only injection molded 1/72 scale model of this unique and successful Swedish design. The kit is well molded and features incredibly fine recessed panel lines, optional parts for land, snow and water/float based aircraft, all required parts for the target tug version, very good cockpit and gunner's station, separately molded rudder, elevators & ailerons, choice of engines, cowlings, exhaust & propellers, optional position rear canopy and more. Includes a painting guide and a very large & colorful decal sheet with complete markings for 6 aircraft and the box back and sides includes a full color painting guide for all air forces listed. Never started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Carl Goldberg Models Gentle Lady ARF 2 Meter Sailplane - 78.25 Inch Wingspan Almost Ready To Fly R/C Glider, 12060
Multimedia Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$195
**SAVE! Pick up in Lexington, KY and eliminate all shipping charges. I can meet you at our local Panera Bread for delivery.** This is a large, 90% finished RC model of all wood construction that is expertly built and covered. This glider is truly 'Almost Ready To Fly' and the vast majority of the work has already done. Never started. Inside, everything is exactly as it left the factory. The small parts are still in the factory sealed bags; the larger parts that were never sealed have been inventoried complete. Includes all paperwork. NOTE: this kit came in a very sturdy and thick cardboard box. It will ship in that box wrapped in thick brown paper. If you wish for it to be placed inside another box, let me know in the 'comments' section of checkout but be aware that additional shipping charges will apply.
MPM Nakajima Kikka Upgraded Kit - BAGGED, 1/72, 72139
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: No Box
$32
NOTE: bagged kit; there is no box. The box is shown for reference only. This upgraded version features fine recessed panel lines, many metal PE details, film instruments, a set of high quality resin parts which include cockpit interior, jet engine intakes, exhaust pipes & more, injection molded canopy, fully enclosed gear wells, excellent cockpit and more. Includes a paint guide and decals for two Kikkas - the prototype and Kokutai 724. Never started. The resin and PE parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags; the injection molded parts have been inventoried complete and includes decals and instructions.