Tamiya Hanomag Sdkfz 251/1 With Combat Crew Of Nine, 1/35, MM-120A
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc
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Still factory sealed. Very well detailed armor model with a combat crew of 9.
Premier 1910 Ford Model T Type, 1/32, 600-49
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG+
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1950s issue with excellent box art. The kit inside is a near-copy of the Highway Pioneers Model T. Premier intended to capitalize on the Gowland/Revell 1/32 classic car popularity; how well they did is unknown. The box art is definitely better than it's rival, but the kit is more basic. Molded in black with a metal wire frame windshield. The kit has never been started. Inventoried 100% complete including instructions. Judging from the list of available kits on the long side panels of the box, Premier either copied Gowland & Gowland/Revell's kits or received many of the kit parts from them.
Revell 1910 Ford Model T Highway Pioneers, 1/32, H32
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
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1952 first issue in the 'Series One' yellow box. This early issue has the Gowland & Gowland 'balloon' logo on the long sides and no price extension on the part number. These issues feature the same 5 car artwork on every box; the only way to identify the contents was an ink-stamped name on the box ends. Molded in black plastic. This kit has never been started. All parts are still in the factory sealed bag. Includes instructions. These kits have a fascinating history. Hobbies were nothing new to America in the 1930s/40s, but they were not mainstream and never made the top 10 list of boys activities. Spurred on by the nation-wide aviation craze in the 1920s, many became modelers and built flying or static wooden models of airplanes, ships, trains, automotive and other subjects. Basic kits existed, but many of these models were built from scratch, which demanded a high talent level developed from years of experience. That changed in the early 1950s when the Gowland & Gowland/Revell Highway Pioneers became the sales sensation of the year. Demand was so great that the factories could not keep up and almost overnight 'model building' was mainstream. The phenomenon of the 'Highway Pioneers' kits was a significant force in proving that model building as a hobby could have mass appeal, provided that the kits were easy enough to build and finish. These 1/32 scale vehicles fit the bill: they could be built in an hour after dinner and looked much like the real cars. The success of the Highway Pioneers lead to the production of other subjects in plastic and the effect was revolutionary. By the late 1950s, model building was the #1 past time of American boys...and many adult males too!
AFV Club Leichte Zugkraftwagen 3t Sd.Kfz.11 - Einheitsfahrerhaus - German 3 Ton Half Track, 1/35, AF35047
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc
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Still factory sealed. Very highly detailed and includes photoetched parts and realistic rubber tracks.
Model Airways Nieuport 28 1917 Skeleton Kit, 1/16, 1002
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc++
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Amazing model from 2000 builds a skeletal Nieuport 28 with over 190 laser cut hardwood (basswood, birch and plywood) parts, over 200 Britannia metal, copper, aluminum, steel, brass and rubber parts, and over 50 Britannia metal castings for the Gnome-Rhone Type 9N rotary engine complete with all cylinders, distributor, spark plugs and crankcase. Details other than the engine (which is a kit to itself) include turnbuckles, guy wires, compression bar, pulleys, wire support brackets, struts, flight instruments, tires and much more. Includes three sheets of full size plans and very detailed instructions. Completed wingspan is 20 inches. Never started. All parts are still in the factory sealed bags and containers. Includes all plans and instructions. Please note that shipping insurance is required for this kit.
Tamiya M3 Lee - MkI Medium Tank - With Five US Army Figures, 1/35, MM139A
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc
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Still factory sealed. This is an excellent, older model that is highly detailed and includes 5 US Infantry figures.
Tamiya M8 Howitzer Motor Carriage, 1/35, MM110
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG++
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Well detailed kit with figure as shown on the box art. The kit has never been started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Tamiya British M3 Grant Mk1 Medium Tank, 1/35, MM141
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc+
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Still factory sealed. Older but well detailed kit from quality molds.
Monogram Grumman F9F-5P Panther - Marines VMJ-3 1954 or VMCJ-3 1956 - (F9F5P), 1/48, 85-5497
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
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Well detailed and molded model featuring full cockpit, detailed gear wells,, optional position speed brakes & canopy, tip tanks & optional wing mounted drop tanks and more. Never started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
AMT Boeing B-52G Stratofortress With Hound Dog Missiles, 1/72, 8633
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good+
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Very nicely molded and detailed, featuring all recessed panel lines, nicely detailed cockpit and crew stations, detailed gear wells, external fuel tanks and two Hound Dog missiles. The kit has never been started. All the parts that were sealed at the factory are still factory sealed. The few that were not sealed have been inventoried complete. With decals and instructions.
KP TWO Lavockin LA-5 FN - Czech or USSR, 1/72
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
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SALE!! Includes two kits in the one box shown. Both are never started and still in the factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions. Features three section canopy for open display and one section canopy for closed, good cockpit, optional bomb loadouts, and optional nose and engines for two versions. Includes decals for both nationalities.
Arii USS America CV66 Aircraft Carrier Motorized - (Kitty Hawk Class), 1/800, A131-1200
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
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Very well detailed and molded small-scale model features all hardware and electric motor for water operation, one piece hull, complete rudder and propeller with shaft and stuffing box, detailed deck and island structure, display stand, aircraft deck crane, moving elevators, extensive decals for the ship and aircraft, two jeeps, two crane trucks, RA-5C Vigilante, A-6 Intruder, A-7 Corsair II, E-2 Hawkeye, EA-6 Prowler, F-4 Phantom, F-14 Tomcat, F/A-18 Hornet, S-3 Viking and SH-3 Sea King.
Academy Boeing B-17B Flying Fortress, 1/72, 2106
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
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From 1991. Beautiful and well detailed model of the early Fortress. Molded with all fine recessed panel lines. Features excellent cockpit detail, rotating props and wheels, bomb bay detail and full bomb load and optional position doors. NOTE: this kit has very minor, 'professional' quality subassembly as follows: four seats assembled to the floor. There is no other assembly. Inventoried 100% complete and includes decals and instructions. Dusty Rhodes was doing box art research and discovered that the painting for this kit represents the Good Will flight from Langley to Rio de Janeiro in November of 1938. The future SAC leader, Curtis LeMay, was on this flight as the lead navigator as a lowly First Lieutenant.
Berkeley Aeronca Sedan Land or Seaplane - 35.25 Inch Wingspan Flying Model Airplane Kit, 1/12, 4-8
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
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Big 1/12 scale model that was originally designed as a gas powered model for free flight or control line; it can be converted to electric power and modern R/C if you have the equipment and skill to do so. Includes all parts to build as a landplane but includes plans and instructions for seaplane and floats. Features numerous die-cut and perfabricated wooden parts, strip stock as required, formed wire landing gear, completely finished wheels, die-cut clear windshield and side windows, a large decal sheet, covering material, full size plans and more. The model has not been started. Inventoried and NOTE: missing one wing rib numbered W1. Easily replaced since there are several of this rib included to use as a template. Includes all other parts, decals and plans. Berkeley is a very famous manufacturer of flying model kits from the Golden Age of flying aviation, about 1932-1954. Founded in 1933 by William Effinger, the company was quite progressive in producing quality kits - it was likely the Berkeley 'Buccaneer' was the first gas powered model in kit form. In the later 1930s, Effinger acquired the services of a very talented Henry Struck. Struck went on to design numerous award-winning kits under the Berkeley name. Berkeley weathered the post WWII recession and emerged as a major kit producer in the late 1940 and 1950s. These were great years for Berkeley and they produced some incredible and large kits. The company went bankrupt in about 1960 however. Fox engines (Duke Fox) bought the company and released the kits alongside his own FOX models and engines. This arrangement did not last, and in the early 1960s the Berkeley name disappeared from hobby shop shelves.
Aurora-KB Albatros C-III - (C.III), 1/48, 1142-200
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc+
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1972 Collector's Series issue from the original Aurora molds. Never started. The model has been inventoried 100% complete including all parts, vacuform Battle Terrain Base, decals and instructions.
Joe Ott Airabonita Bell XFL With Ott-O-Matic Formers - 22 Inch Wingspan Flying Wood Model - (Navy P-39), 2226
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
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Rare kit from the 1940s or very late 1930s. Every rarer in this condition - with a complete box and all contents never disturbed other than when I did the inventory. This is very unusual due to the age and their very fragile nature. This model is one of Joe Ott's mid-range line in size and price. It features glue in a metal tube, 2 sheets of the unique Ott-O-Matic formers on thick stock, factory-carved balsa propeller, thin hardwood wing ribs, factory-cut stripwood stock, a factory sealed paper envelope for the small parts (usually consists of fully carved thrust button, main wheels and metal prop shaft/rubber motor hook), clear material for windows, color insignia, covering tissue and excellent plans. The kit has never been started. The loose parts have been inventoried complete, and the paper envelope is still factory sealed.
Ideal Aeroplane & Supply USS Augusta CA31 Cruiser - 12 Inch Long Wooden Ship Model
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: VG+
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Rare model dated 1938 that measures 12 inches in length (overall) when assembled. This was a deluxe kit for this size and that time. Features a beautiful and correctly molded wood composite hull that is completely shaped and finished, quality printwood, all required wood stock (for masts, yards, etc), thin bamboo for finer details and more. Like all Ideal ship kits, the plans are of very high quality and include full-size top and side elevations, detail drawings, text instructions,painting guide and very good rigging details. The kit has never been started. Inside it is like new, with all parts still wrapped in the factory paper. I did not open the paper - you will be the first to open it!
Horizon Mercury Spacecraft - TWO Kits, 1/72, 2003
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: NM
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From all new molds. Includes parts and decals to build two complete Mercury spacecraft. You can choose from three different flight modes - launch, orbit or re-entry. Features detailed capsules with shingles and bolts finely molded, optional parts to build boilerplate, porthole or window versions of the capsule, recessed surface detail, photoetched details, display stands and more. Never started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions (instructions are on the back of the box).
Cleveland Outside Braced Automobile Car - Rock Island - (Box Car) - Wooden Model, 1/64
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Fair
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Very rare and dated 1937. Cleveland had their own extensive line of model railroad kits in the 1930s. They were excellent models but Mr. Packard chose the nonstandard 1/64 as the scale. I had seen Cleveland trains in the catalogs but this is first one I have found in 24 years of looking. Inside, it is a kit of typical high Cleveland quality. Features highly detailed plans with numerous drawings and text instructions, full color litho wrap for the car sides, roof and ends, a factory sealed bag of C-D Trucks, a factory sealed envelope of small parts, high-quality, factory cut hardwood roof (to the correct shape), floor, ends and other parts, wood and metal stock as required and more. Never started. The small parts and trucks are still factory sealed. The parts that were never sealed have been inventoried complete including all paperwork. Please NOTE: there is a rough tear in the color wrap but it is complete.
Lindberg F7U-1 Cutlass - (F7U1), 1/48, 510-98
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc++
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1956 or '57 Gaedke artwork with three aircraft and the carrier. The box top has like new color and gloss, four solid corners, no repairs, no price tags, no fading and no litho tears. General and even light wear are the only flaws. The model is molded in a stunning, high-gloss dark blue and clear plastic and includes decals for the box art aircraft including red and white checkerboards for the rudders. Never started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts decals and instructions. Dating early Lindberg kits is problematic to a near complete lack of release information; early catalogs normally do not have dates, and there are no dates on early boxes or instructions & decals. However, by records kept when the kits were purchased new, we know this kit was issued either in 1956 or 1957. The early part number of '10' after the 5 would support such an early date, as Lindberg initially used sequential numbers. Please note that the instructions for this kit contain multiple factory mistakes! The pilot sits on a seat, not the 'board' shown in the instructions. The pitot tube is not even shown on the assembly page, but is present with the kit.