SS Rex Ocean Liner - With ScaleDecks Wood Deck - Italian Line / Mid To Late 1930s
Resin Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Mint
$669
Finally, the Pride of the Italian Line in 1/350 scale! The SS Rex is from the same team that brought you the 1/350 SS Normandie Ocean Liner. This four year project is a 100% new model and represents the Rex in her glory years of the mid 1930s. All design work was done in CAD by Ken Friend, a master modeler, designer and builder of experimental engines and test equipment and an engineer who specialized in CAD/CAM/CAE Systems Management and Implementation. All of the smaller parts are printed on ultra-high resolution 3D SLA resin printers. These parts meet and often exceed what is possible with injection molded plastic. Only the larger parts (hull, deck pieces and funnels)are cast resin. These are pressure-cast from de-aired molds to minimize air bubbles. The Italian Line advertised that "The Southern Route Is the Lido Deck Route." By virtue of avoiding the stormy and cold North Atlantic, travelers experienced a true outdoor lifestyle. The Rex was intentionally designed for this. For this model, extensive research and time was spent capturing the exact look of the colorful 1st and 2nd Class Aft Pool Areas- from the changing room & showers, grab rope on the pool, pool slide, stairs & diving boards, tables with umbrellas, recessed (covered) 1st Class Restaurant/Lounge and more. Because of the superior performance of 3D Printing, over 90% of the usual PE (photoetched) metal parts are now 3D printed resin. This is a vast improvement as they are no longer flat, but are true to the shape of the prototype. This also makes for a nearly complete model "out-of-the-box." Includes a real wood deck from Scaledecks. NOTE: railings are the only parts not included with the model shown. They are not required to complete the kit, however 1/350 railings are sold by a vast number of aftermarket sources. I will refer all buyers to the sources that I believe work the best with the kit. more info >
Aurora Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, 1/156, 491-49
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$125
Very rare first issue from 1956 with the 'Northern Lights' rectangular logo. This logo was only used one year. This famous model is also part of the '12 O'Clock High' B-17 Set. Features many clear windows and clear turret 'blisters', nose turret and tail guns, landing gear, rotating propellers and a display stand. Inside, the kit is 100% correct for a first issue. It includes the early clear West Hempstead rectangular stand, instructions showing this stand and the correct decal sheet with no stand decal. Molded in gloss dark green and clear. This kit has never been started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions present. Decals are in 'excellent+' condition and the instructions are near mint. Even includes the original factory tissue packing paper. Please NOTE that this is a later 1956 release since the instructions, while still showing the old rectangle stand, have the famous fighters logo. Aurora began putting 'new logo' instructions into kits before the end of 1956.
Revell Documented Arizona Factory Display Owned By Esther Ross, Who Christened The USS Arizona
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$3800
An incredibly rare, documented, one-of-a-kind piece of history in amazing investment-grade collector condition. For the very advanced collector of unique military history and model kits. This Revell Factory Model was originally owned by Mrs. Esther Ross Wassell, who earlier was Miss Esther Ross who christened the USS Arizona in New York on June 19, 1915. She went on to play a very key role in the creation of the USS Arizona Memorial. Thanks to newspaper reports, we know that her father, William Ross, was a prominent pharmacist in Prescott, Arizona. He and his friends convinced Gov. Hunt to choose his daughter from the other 100 applicants anxious to do the honors. It turned out to be a wise choice reasons no one could foresee. Miss Ross took the task of launching the world's most powerful battleship very seriously. She practiced her duties every day after school for months, smashing syrup bottles full of water against a fence behind the house. Miss Ross was popular and well respected in Prescott. Even the Associated Press reported that she "was one of the prettiest girls in the state." A special train took Gov. Hunt, Miss Ross, her family and others to New York for the event. Although the applause for the then unpopular Gov. Hunt, the cheering for Miss Ross was "heard for miles." Page 1 of the Prescott Journal Miner, June 20th, 1915, reported that at the Brooklyn Navy Yard Miss Ross cried "I dub thee Arizona," and "Not a hitch or sign of accident marred the success of the launching." "This is the proudest moment of my life," she stated, "and I am most intensely gratified at the magnificent demonstration that my friends and the city of Prescott has given me." Sometime after the launching ceremony, Miss Ross married Mr. Arthur Wassell and became Mrs. Esther Ross Wassell. She saw the horror of World War II and the disaster of the Arizona touched her deeply. After the war, she joined the drive to create a memorial over the ship to the 1177 sailors entombed in her. She joined the Arizona Memorial Committee which raised all the funds needed to build the Arizona Memorial. She served on the staff and toured the USA giving numerous media interviews and key speeches for the fund raising. Out of gratitude, the USS Arizona Memorial Committee ordered a special Revell Factory Display USS Arizona for her. It came with two specially affixed small Fleet Reserve and Arizona Committee signs (shown in the photos) on the right side; these special markings are only found on the rare "appreciation gift" factory displays from the Arizona Memorial Committee members to important fundraisers. The model was shipped to her in Los Angeles. You can see the original "Arizona Memorial Committee" mailing label that has her full name and address, documenting that it was her model. Esther treasured this gift and kept it in remarkable and very complete condition. Included is the original shipping box in "very good++" condition with all the original shipping tape, all the original internal special cardboard packing material, the model ship in exceptional condition, the cardboard display base(complete but with small tears and very light wear as shown), the colorful backdrop (with wear and slight tears as shown, missing one lower tab), the original display assembly instructions and even an original fund raising card from the Arizona memorial campaign. This display, box and all materials were always in a climate controlled environment. The colors on the cardboard display are in stunning, factory-new condition. The instructions for the display are 'excellent.' The ship is 100% complete and the factory paint is in exceptional condition. Even the factory rigging and all flags are intact. There is very little dust on the ship; it appears to be in 'not displayed' condition; but I know it was displayed for a short time because of the small tears and one tab on the cardboard display backdrop (see photos), which were probably due to putting it up and taking it down. I have only found one repair; the jackstaff broke and was neatly repaired at some point. The factory shipping box still has all the original tape and very little wear for that age. The original Arizona Memorial Committee shipping label is in 'very good' shape. Due to it being on the bottom of the shipping box, it does have some wear, but all the writing can be clearly read with slight magnification. This piece passed to Esther's daughter, who gave it to a friend who then gave it to another friend. The later friend is wife to an OMK customer, who sold me the model. This kit must be shipped insured and I may require it shipped by special courier.
Revell Tranquility Base Apollo 11 - History Makers Issue, 1/48, 8604
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG+
$59
1982 limited edition that is a highly detailed, large scale kit of the Eagle. Includes two astronaut figures (with one stepping on the moon) separable ascent (upper) and descent (lower) stages, clear windows, interior, retractable landing gear, gold foil and moon base. Never started and the parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Adams 280mm Atomic Cannon With 2 Gun Transporters - M65, 1/40, K153-398
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG+
$565
Very rare and even more so in this condition. Classic Cold-War kit from the late 1950s. The Atomic Cannon was the Army's 20 mile range gun that could fire shells that contains small atomic bombs. The model is very highly detailed for that time and features transporters with movable wheels, towing yokes, fully detailed cab interiors & complete suspension, elevating and swiveling machine guns; the Atomic Cannon itself can be configured for firing or towing positions, the barrel elevates by real operating gears, the carriage rotates 360 degrees on platform and it actually fires 2 "Atomic" shells. Includes crew of 7. Inside, the model is factory new. It has never been started.. The parts that were factory sealed are still in the factory sealed bags; the parts that were never factory sealed have been inventoried complete. With decals and instructions. The decals are absolutely flat and in 'Good++' condition with the typical yellowing and a very light stain as the main flaws. The instructions are in 'very good++' condition with very light wear and typical yellowing as the only flaws. The box has like-new color and gloss. There are no tears, no price tags or tag marks, no tape or tape marks (other than the factory sealing tape), four solid corners, no repairs and no fading. However, it does have light to moderate general shelf wear as shown, mainly on the edges. There is one small factory tape litho pull on the upper long side which measures 1/2" x 3/8". The amazing M65 280mm atomic cannon originally started life as a conventional artillery piece. Development first began in 1944 before the first atomic weapon had been tested. Far from being 'just another giant gun', the M65 was carefully designed to be a very mobile and versatile weapon. Liberal use of aluminum and other light-weight metals kept the weight of the gun and both transports to about 85 tons, which is not much more than the largest conventional gun of WWII. As a result, it is light enough to be carried by trucks and cross bridges without collapsing them. Size was also a major factor, as it can fit inside landing craft, turn street corners of an amazingly small radius and travel as fast at 35 mph. The two transporters are required to move the gun, with one in back and one in front. Power is supplied to each tractor by a 6 cylinder engine with 375 horsepower. Both transmissions are manually controlled. These 4x4 machines can push, pull or parallel one another - with the gun slung between them. The driver of the front tractor has control of the brakes and throttles of both units and can communicate to the rear driver by telephone. The gun can be traversed in a complete circle and has a range of up to 20 miles. A complete 280mm batter consisted of two guns, four 5-ton trucks towing ammunition trailers, another two trucks pulling a pair of generator trailers (each with a 30 KW generator to furnish power to the guns, a 5th truck carrying four shell carts and a 2 1/2 ton shop van. The total crew was about 100 men. Each gun could be set up to fire in less than 12 minutes and can fire a round every two minutes.
Pyro Gertrude L Thebaud Fishing Schooner, 206-298
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good+
$95
Rare early issue from Pyro that is likely from the very late 1950s or early 1960s. This is a very good model of the famous fishing schooner that was built by Louis G. Thebaud and christened by his wife Gertrude. After being initially defeated by the Blunose, the Thebaud won the Sir Thomas Lipton Trophy in 1930 in a hard-fought contest with her rival. The contest is still disputed to this day. The model measures 20 inches long when built and features 125 pieces, full one-piece hull with display stand, deck fittings, rigging material and full rigging instructions. Molded in black and wood tan. The kit has never been started. Almost all parts are still in the factory sealed bags. The few parts that were never factory sealed (the largest parts such as the hull and deck, etc) has been inventoried complete. Includes instructions with rigging details.
Aurora Boeing F4B-4 - (F4B4), 1/48, 122-69
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good+
$59
1958 first issue with fantastic Jo Kotula boxart. This is the Parents' Magazine issue with the seal located in the lower right and the '69' price circle at the upper left. This was considered a fine model in the day and rated highly in magazine reviews. These classic 1930s Navy Biplane Fighters are still famous for their colorful paint jobs at that that time. Never started and inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions. Cowl, tail and trim color would vary with the group's Aircraft Carrier (Ranger, Lexington or Saratoga and the aircraft's position in the flight formation.
Frog Douglas B-26B Invader, 1/122, 385P
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good+
$70
From about 1957. Rare first logo Frog kit in a small scale. Molded in silver and clear with all recessed panel lines, full decals and correct early display stand. 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.
Hasegawa Focke-Wulf FW-190 A-7 with Slipper Tank - (FW190A-7), 1/72, 00172
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: NM
$29
Hard to find limited release dated 2001. Features special high-definition cast resin slipper tanks, all recessed panel lines, very good cockpit, optional position canopy, detailed gear wells and more. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Hasegawa Nakajima B5N1 Type 97 Kate - Aircraft Carrier Zuiho Flying Group FEb 1942 1942 / Naval 12th Flying Group, 1/72, SP19
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc++
$26
Very finely molded and highly detailed with all fine recessed panel lines, excellent cockpit and crew stations, opened or closed rear canopy/gun station, enclosed gear wells, torpedo or bomb load and much more. Never started and inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Fujimi Type 90 -1 Tanks / TWO Type 74 -4 Tanks / TWO Type 90 -4 Tank / Hasegawa M-1 Abrams, 1/76, SWA9
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$29
SALE!! Includes all 6 kits; there are two Type 74-4 and two Type 90-4 tanks in the each box. The Type 90-1 is never started; the parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions. The 1/72 Hasegawa M-1 Abrams is never started and inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions. The two Type 74-4 tanks has one still factory sealed and the other one inventoried complete; includes decals and instructions. The two Type 90-4 tanks has one factory sealed and the second one is inventoried complete but NOTE: the turret has been lightly started with 'professional' quality subassembly. There is no other construction.
Fujimi Diorama Accessories Tents Oil Drums Bridge Sandbag, 1/76, 4
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc+
$24
Rare and excellent model for small-scale armor dioramas and also suitable for 1/72 airfield dioramas as well. Includes two tents, numerous and varied brick assemblies, two wooden bridge walkways, 14 sand bags (of two sizes), 7 oil drums and 6 jerry cans. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes instructions.
Testors F-14A Tomcat Movie Top Gun, 1/72, 273
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$24
Dated 1987 and issued as a tie-in with this very popular Paramount movie. This well molded kit features very fine raised and recessed panel lines, detailed cockpits and gear wells, wings that swing, two-piece canopy, optional position landing gear, drop tanks, Sidewinder, Sparrow & four Phoenix missiles and more. Never started and the parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Dragon Brummbar Sd.Kfz.166 Late Production - With German Grenadiers East Prussia 1945 - Decals For Stu.Pz.Abt.217 Ardennes 1944 - Cyberhobby Issue, 1/35, 9117
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$38
Incredibly detailed armor model with over 500 pieces, amazingly detailed 'Magic Track' individual treads, optional side armor and more. Also includes four amazingly detailed figures. Includes decals & color paint guide for the 1944 Ardennes Stu.Pz.Abt.217. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Eduard Se.5A Wolseley Viper - 27th Aero Squadron USA 1922 / Capt. D.W. Grinnell-Milne No. 56 Squadron Bethencourt France January 1919 - (SE-5a Scout), 1/48, 8454
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$27
Very well molded and detailed featuring optional pieces for both versions, superb cockpit, complete engine, separately molded ailerons, elevator & rudder and more. With rigging guide and full color paint guide for the two box art aircraft.
Dragon Avro Vulcan B.2 Ascension Island 1982 - Cyber-Hobby Issue, 1/200, 2016
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$22
Beautifully detailed kit from new, state of the art molds and has over 70 pieces. The kit has never been started. Many parts are still in the sealed bags. The parts that are not sealed have been inventoried complete including decals and instructions.
AMT USS Akron or Macon And Hindenburg - LZ129 And ZRS-4 or ZRS-5, 1/520, T572
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$74
SALE! Includes both model kits in the one box shown. From the late 1960s/early 1970s. Macon & Akron: this is a very good model of the famous 'aircraft carriers of the sky' and contains parts and decals to build either airship. The Sparrowhawk aircraft hangar door is molded separately if you wish to super detail the hangar bay. The Hindenburg model is from the same time frame and is considered a fine representation of this tragic zeppelin. The Akron/Macon is never started and inventoried 100% complete with all parts and includes 'excellent' decals and instructions. For the Hindenburg, it has been inventoried 100% complete with all zeppelin parts and has 'excellent' decals and instructions but NOTE: this kit has 'professional' grade subassembly as follows: (2) hull halves; (3) display stand parts (hull not glued to display stand). There is no other assembly. While LZ129 is complete, NOTE: the scale DC3 is missing.
Mirage Hobby TWO Leningrad 76.2mm Self-Propelled Guns, 1/72, 72627
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$18
SALE! Includes two complete kits in one box. Both models are never started and all parts are still in the factory sealed bags. Includes instructions. These are very well detailed kits that are finely molded.
Mach 2 Grumman TBM-3W Avenger Sub Hunter - US or French Navy, 1/72
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$38
Features recessed pane line detail, cockpit and detailed gear wells, nice engine and markings for both aircraft. Never started and the parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Mantua Golden Star English Brigantine - 20.5 Inch Long Wood Model, 1/150, 769
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$95
Excellent plank-on-frame model featuring die-cut, quality plywood bulkheads, deck and other parts, thick plywood center bulkhead support (keel), hardwood dowels as required, quality hardwood strips for planking, other wood as required, a large factory cardboard sheet with 7 factory sealed fittings bags still stapled in place, a giant detailed instruction sheet and full size plans. Fittings include over 100 brass and wood parts as well as rigging thread. The kit has not been started and no parts have been punched out. All fittings are factory sealed; the parts that were never factory sealed are complete with plans and instructions.
Hawk Heinkel He-112 B - Solid Wood Airplane Model, 1/48, 82
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Good++
$36
For the advanced model collector and from 1940. Hawk was one of the few manufacturers making wooden kits to a constant scale of 1/48 in the 1930s. Hawk kits were considered high quality and very complete for that time and often included metal or plastic details. and superb quality drawings for the true scale enthusiast. The side of this box shows photos of 4 other built-up Hawk aircraft kits and gives a rare look at the product line. The model features a 3D (three axis) cut fuselage, 2-D cut wings and tail features, turned and completely finished hardwood spinner & wheels, metal propeller, sandpaper, wooden stock as needed, complete insignia sheet and excellent, well-detailed plans that include many templates and painting instructions. There is even another large fold-out instruction sheet with heavily illustrated text instructions for how to carve and build a solid scale model aircraft. Even the original Hawk factory packing tissue is present. The model has not been started and is 100% complete with all parts and paperwork. Please note that this kit is simply called the "Heinkel Fighter." From what what can tell, this is a He-112B, with the three-piece bubble canopy and probably the V-10 with the big undernose radiator scoop.