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 >
Revell USS Helena CA-75 Heavy Cruiser - Picture Fleet Issue - (Los Angeles / Fall River / Baltimore / Pittsburg / Columbus / Bremerton / Canberra / Toledo / Quincy / Chicago / St. Paul / Macon / Boston), 1/481, H370-239
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$149
Very rare. This is the original 1960 Revell issue not the 1990s reissue. It has the beautiful John Steel painting suitable for framing. The 2.39 price extension makes this the Canadian issue. This model contains decals to build any of these sister ships - Los Angeles - Fall River - Baltimore - Pittsburgh - Columbus - Bremerton - Canberra - Toledo - Quincy - Chicago - St. Paul - Macon or Boston. It is molded in the correct glossy gray plastic for this early issue. The kit has never been started. It is factory new inside, with all the parts and all instructions, decals & flag sheet still inside the Revell factory sealed clear bag.
Revell Douglas Thor/Thor-Able Missile - with Truck and Trailer 'S' Issue, 1/110, H1823-129
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good+++
$149
Rare. This 1958 'S' hardbox release is the only single issue of this kit. Features elevating missile trailer, four figures, movable fuel boom, fuel truck and trailer, launch pad/blast shield/missile supports, launcher base and more. Includes optional parts and decals for making the Thor-Able version. Molded in correct white and dark blue. NOTE: this kit has very minor and neatly done assembly to 3 pieces: missile halves and fin assembly are built to 'excellent' quality. There is no other assembly. Inventoried and NOTE: missing one tire. Otherwise complete with all other parts, decals and instructions. Decals are both in 'excellent++' condition. Instructions are 'good.'
Hasegawa 1966 Cadillac Coupe De Ville - Two Door Hardtop, 1/24, CB-1
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good++
$72
Rare kit from the 1980s. Features one piece body, complete interior, molded underside chassis detail and more. There are decals for dash instrumentation &r adio, hood and trunk Cadillac crest & license plates. Molded in white, clear, chrome plate and with rubber tires. NOTE: this kit has minor, 'near mint' quality subassembly as follows: clear light lenses to headlight buckets; grill detailed (painted) where required (superbly done to 'excellent' quality); axle guides to chassis; chassis airbrushed the correct semi-gloss black. There is no other assembly. Inventoried and includes all parts, decals and instructions. NOTE: decals are photocopies from another Hasegawa issue of this kit; they work perfectly for assembly but the figures from the other issue were not included in this issue. The decals are cut out but are all present. The extra ones (used in different cars other than this one) are not present; only the Cadillac decals are present.
Fujimi Kinu Japanese Light Cruiser, 1/700, WLC068
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Fair+
$23
1/700 scale waterline kit that is very highly detailed and finely molded. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Tamiya Supermarine Spitfire Mk.IXc, 1/32, 60319-9800
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$95
This kit is easily one of the finest models available of any subject and the best 1/32 MkIX. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Comet Aeronca K Floatplane - 25 inch Wingspan Flying Balsa Airplane Model, 3208
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$38
Late 1960s reissue of the 1950s kit. Features traditional wood/tissue construction, quality printwood sheets, pre-cut balsa stringers and spars, detailed full size plans, building instructions, clear material for windows, tissue and propeller. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes 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.
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.
Ace BMP-2D Afghanistan, 1/72, 72125
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$16
Made in the Ukraine and highly detailed for this scale and includes many brass PE details. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Italeri OH-13S Sioux - BAGGED, 1/72, 085
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: No Box
$26
NOTE: bagged kit; there is no box. The box is shown for reference only. Well detailed featuring full engine, complete cockpit, detailed body and frame, optional position doors, rotating main and tail rotors, gunship armament and more. Never started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Guillows Junkers Ju-87 B Stuka Dive Bomber - 34 Inch Wingspan For RC / Control Line / Free Flight, 1002
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Good-
$64
Giant scale kit that is well detailed and includes instructions for all these optional features: flame dampers, sliding canopy, detailed cockpit interior, operating bomb trapeze, movable drive brakes/flaps and movable elevator and rudder. Features all die cut parts, complete set of beautiful decals, scale plastic wheels, light plastic nose cowl, spinner, exhaust stacks, machine gun pods, bomb, wheels pants and machine gun, clear bubble canopy, wire for bomb trapeze, two color cockpit interior layout, large wide blade prop, 6 feet of rubber motor, light silkspan, reinforced wire landing gear, plywood firewall, bellcrank base and control line handle, push rod wire, horns, hinge material nylon flying line and more. Never started. The small parts are still in the factory sealed bag; the parts that were never sealed have been inventoried complete including all paperwork.
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.
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.