Comet Curtiss Jenny JN-4D - 34 inch Wingspan Rubber / Gas Control Line / RC Flying Balsa Aircraft, 3646
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Poor
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The outer box has heavy bug damage, but the kit contents are 'very good' and make a perfect builder. Large 34 inch wingspan flying kit can be powered by rubber, electric and made RC with modern lightweight servos and receivers. This is a deluxe Comet kit from the 1970s and features true scale appearance, rugged Super-X non-warping wing assembly, Tube-O-Matic fuselage construction, many lightweight plastic details - cowling, machine guns, pilot, bombs etc. for flying models or static displays, quality die-cut balsa parts, plywood firewall, factory cut spars and stringers, fully formed gear struts and wheels, windscreen material, covering tissue, hardware, scale four-blade and flying (2 blade) propellers, rubber motor, huge color decorating sheet, detailed full size plans and building instructions. The kit has never been started. The small parts are still in the factory sealed clear bag, and the parts that were never factory sealed have been inventoried complete with all parts and includes insignia and instructions. 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.
Supreme SE-5 Scout - 16.75 Inch Wingspan Flying Wood Model - Steve Patti Company
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
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Very rare and in exceptional condition. This is a flying wood model kit from the 1940s. It features quality balsa printwood, blocks and balsa stock, factory-cut spars and stringers, 80% factory carved balsa propeller,formed metal propeller shaft/rubber hook (pieced to the instructions) and high quality plans, some text instructions and even painting tips. Never used and complete. Supreme Scale Models were made by the Steve Patti Company in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. They had an extensive line of scale flying stick and tissue models, solid wood scale models and also easy-to-built lightweight ROG and float-equipped ROW rubber powered flyers.
Vintage Aero Fokker D-VIII - 18 Inch Wingspan Rubber Powered Flying Model, VAF-D7W
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
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Quality stick-and-tissue model kit that features printwood, factory cut stingers and spars, balsa nose block, die-cut plywood, rubber motor, fully finished wheels, plastic propeller, formed metal shaft/rubber hood and more. Includes multiple colors of covering tissue. Includes excellent full size plans with useful construction notes. Never started. Inventoried complete with all parts and paperwork present. Vintage Aero was from Tenefly, NJ 07670 and produced a modern line of high quality wooden flying models.
Planet Models Bolchovitinov typ S-1 - Single Engine, 1/72, 118
Resin Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
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One of two prototypes built of this Soviet high speed bomber aircraft from the late 1930s. The other prototype was twin engine with counter-rotating propellers; this model is the single engine version. Very highly detailed resin cast kit with two clear canopies in mint condition (and perfectly clear, not yellowed). The kit has never been started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes instructions. Please note that Planet Models did not include decals with this kit.
Supermodel CRDA Cant Z-506 B Airone - Spanish Civil War / Italian Air Force SAR - (Z506), 1/72, 10-015
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc
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Still factory sealed. This elegant Italian seaplane model is from the 1970s. Nicely molded and detailed for that time and includes markings for several aircraft: Italian SAR (white finish - Luftwaffe Crosses and large red 'Red Cross' markings, Italian Air Force (dramatically red striped wings)and Spanish Civil War Nationalist.
KP Piper L-4H Cub - USAAF Or Czech Air Force, 1/72, 31
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc
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Still factory sealed. Very well molded and detailed model with full interior. Includes decals for both aircraft listed.
Special Hobby Hughes TH-55A Osage Army Helicopter - US Army/Swedish AF/Japan DF/UK or German Civil, 1/72, 72016
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good++
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Rare. Very nicely molded with injection molded and resin parts. Has decals for all versions listed. The kit has never been started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Revell Reno Racer Set - P-51D and T-6 - Miss America And Miss Behavin, 1/48, 04347
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
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2000 issue that includes both 1/48 scale air racers. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
FM GMC CCKW 353 Fuel Tank - Truck, 1/35, 8004
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed NM
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Still factory sealed. Rare and the only kit made of this famous truck in this fuel tanker version.
Revell DC-8 Jet Mainliner United Airlines, 1/143, H242-100
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG++
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1964 issue hardbox issue from the same molds as 1955-1959 'S' release. Features detailed engines, removable engine cowls, rotating wheels, optional opened or closed cabin doors, passenger loading ramp and more. Includes extensive United Decals. The kit has never been started. Inventoried complete with all parts, decals and instructions present.
Aurora Grumman F9F Panther Jet - Famous Fighters of All Nations, 1/48, 22A-79
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG+
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Very rare 'Aurora Line' logo version from 1954-1957. This is actually the 3rd release of this kit and is the first issue of the Panther from the West Hempstead factory. Correctly high gloss deep blue and clear plastic, landing gear and rockets and the large, clear rectangle stand and stand arm. The instructions show this correct rectangle-based stand and are dated 1956 with the oval 'Famous Fighters' logo (which is certainly one of the first appearances of this logo, proving that it came out at the end of 1956). The decals are also correct for this issue. They are marked 'Tatem Company' and were issued without a stand decal. Never started and 100% complete with all correct parts, stand, decals and instructions present.
Aurora Grumman F9F Panther Jet - Famous Fighters of All Nations, 1/48, 22A-79
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG++
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Rare 'Aurora Line' logo version. This is actually the 3rd release of this kit and is the first West Hempstead issue - from the logo, it is from 1954/1955. This model is correct in every way with high gloss deep blue and clear plastic, landing gear and rockets, clear rectangle stand and stand arm, instructions say 'West Hempstead' and have the Aurora Line logo, and the decals are made by 'Tatem Company'. Kit has never been started and is 100% complete with all correct parts, stand, decals and instructions present.
Revell DH-6C Twin Otter Floats or Gear - RCAF 440th Sq Alberta 1981 or Aurigny Air Service Ltd Channel Islands 1982, 1/72, 00003
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG+
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Nicely detailed kit with cockpit detail, optional baggage and non-baggage noses, regular landing gear, skis or floats. Kit includes decals for Aurigny Air Service (Channel Islands) and RCAF Rescue Squadron 440. The kit has never been started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Italeri Bell OH-13S Sioux - US Army / AH-1 Sioux British Army / AB-47 G-3 Italian Air Force, 1/48, 847
Vaccuform Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
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Large 1/48 scale, very well detailed model featuring full engine, complete cockpit, detailed body and frame, optional position doors, rotating main and tail rotors, gunship armament and more. Never started and the parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Mach 2 Convair C-131 D - US Air Force, 1/72, GP051
Vaccuform Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
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The only injection molded 1/72 C-131 available. Features fine recessed panel lines 'good' cockpit and gear well detail and USAF decals. Never started and the parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Hasegawa E-2C Hawkeye 2000 US Navy - VAW-117 Wallbangers CVW-11 CAG USS Nimitz Feb 2008 / VAW-125 Tigertails CVW-7 CAG USS Eisenhower 2007, 1/72, E31
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc
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This 2009 kit is considered the finest 1/72 Hawkeye model ever made. It is from all new molds and has 174 pieces. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Sterling F4U-5 Corsair Launches Rockets in Flight - 24 inch Wingspan For Free Flight / R/C / Gas / Rubber / Electric - (F4U5), A14
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
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This kit is part of Sterling's expensive big-wingspan series that was designed for action - it actually launches rockets in flight. It can be built to fly on rubber power, gas control line or R/C and also includes numerous extra parts for control line operation or free-flight. Very nicely produced stick-and-tissue model that features high quality die-cut balsa sheet parts, stripwood and spars, fully formed wire landing gear struts, finished wheels, other wood and metal stock as required, many light plastic detail parts, vacuformed plastic canopy, rubber motor, plastic propeller, a big set of decals, coving tissue and excellent full size plans with detailed instructions. Never started. The small parts are still factory sealed in the "STERLING" bag, and the parts that were never sealed are inventoried complete with all paperwork and decals in rare 'excellent+' condition with slight yellowing as the only flaw. Please note that some die-cut parts have been very neatly adult punched out - mainly wing ribs- but there is no assembly. 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 models.
Dyna-Model Grumman F9F Cougar - Wood and Metal Model Aircraft - (F9F-6 / F9F6), 1/48
Wood and Metal Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
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In the 'Golden Age of Aviation Modeling' (1930s and '40s), most modelers built the flying 'stick and tissue' type kits with rubber, CO2 or gas power. But there were a small but measurable percent that built solid aircraft display models of great detail. This required great skill worthy of the shipbuilders of old, especially considering the limited technology. Many manufacturer's kits consisted of blocks of wood and a plan - the famous (or infamous) 'Make Wood Look Like Plane' kits. A few, like Dyna-Model Products Company, attempted to provide true-scale static models with a high level of detail. Today Dyna-Models are legendary and sought after collectibles. When you first open the kit, you see a black and white cardstock display with all the needed jigs and templates for assembly. Underneath, the fuselage is rough carved to ~95% of final shape (not just profile cut) and all other parts are either profile (2D) or die cut. Includes color decals, full size high-quality plans and the crowning jewel, a box of finished metal castings for super detailing your aircraft. Never started and inventoried complete.
Revell TWO Dornier Do-17Z, 1/72, 04337
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
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SALE!! Includes two kits in the one box shown. Both models are never started. Kit #1 has been inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions present. Kit #2 has been inventoried and NOTE: missing one elevator hinge #10. Otherwise includes all other pieces. With decals and instructions for both models.
Ye Olde Huff-N-Puff 36' Wood Sheathed Box Car - NK Fairbanks & Co Lard And Soaps Including Gold Dust Washing Powder - HO Craftsman Kit, 1/87, XM4
Wood and Metal Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc+
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Very high quality wood and metal kit from the Golden Age of HO Craftsman kits. Builds a very accurate and highly detailed prototype of this 36' Wooden Box Car. Kit features pre-cut and pre-scribed hardwood sides that are factory painted in deep green and white for NK Fairbanks, the famous soap manufacture. Also includes pre-cut and milled floor and roof, other cut wood and stock as needed, metal roof ribs, door rails, brake parts, bolsters, grab irons and many other metal details. The model has never been started. Most parts are still sealed in factory bags - those few that were never sealed have been inventoried complete. Includes full size plans/instructions. If you have an interest in these kits and the revolution they created in modeling, please read the article about their history located on this website. Please cut and paste this link in your browser to see it - http://www.oldmodelkits.com/blog/plastic-model-kit-history/the-ho-scale-model-railroading-revolution-of-the-1940s/