You'll Never Guess What These Model Kits Cost On eBay!

Not long ago I explored the problems I'd had with buying plastic model kits on eBay. Join me in this video as I show you my recent, positive haul from that online auction site.
I bet you never guess how much I paid for these kits! Write a comment below before I reveal the actual price!
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[@oliver8928]

I can understand buying off ebay, but if you have a local model shop please support it! They seem to be dieing out in the UK.

[@ModelMinutes]

Jamraptor yeah, I do go to my local as often as possible

[@jyvesguillemot]

totaly agree ! one can see the samr phenomena in france ! support your local dealer !

[@AinKrab]

IN LEICESTER THERE IS NOT A SINGLE MODEL SHOP D:

[@Aradebil]

relax, model shops make much more on accessories, paints and other consumables than on boxed kits

[@gucciganggang2495]

@@Aradebil yeah its much cheaper to buy a ton of paints, cement etc

[@markgrygielewicz8047]

One of my local corner shops used to have a rotating rack of models that included Heller, Airfix and a host of others, all from .99p to £3.99...

[@ModelMinutes]

It's a shame they don't have them any more - I remember we used to have a toy shop near where I lived as a child - they had a reasonable selection, but now I have to go to more "specialist" shops to find models

[@andyrichardsvideovlogs8835]

The Bf109 is from the late 60s. The give away is the Riko label, Riko (Richard Khonstam) being a large wholesaler of that period. That strange object you refer to is a plastic tube of polystyrene cement. Bin it, they are very fragile and can "explode".

[@ModelMinutes]

Andy Richards thanks! I thought it was cement, I’m definitely going to chuck that

[@thedyerchannel8391]

I would like to see a video on the Brewster!

[@ModelMinutes]

Joyce Kirkpatrick thanks! Looks like a cool kit ☺️

[@lxtechmangood9503]

I think I had one of those kits decades ago may have even built it. I think the options is us trainer or raf far east fighter version

[@brettpeacock9116]

The written instruction in the Heller 109 are typical for Heller in the 70's - You may find they are translations of the french language on the main sheet. The little bottle thingy is..or was.. indeed glue...and you are really fortunate that it hadn't leaked as they were notorious for leaking over any period over 2 years.

[@ModelMinutes]

Thanks for letting me know! Yes, i'm so lucky that the cement hasn't ruined the kit :)

[@jeffkeith637]

I'm late to the party, I know. I'll have to check your back catalogue. That Buffalo looked great - the wing attachment to the fuselage is always problematic, great to see the alternate way they have done it. The warpaint scheme will probably be based on RAAF aircraft of the early Pacific war. USN aircraft were carrier-based so probably had a different scheme. The Yak-1 looked pretty good too. Nice to find you.

[@ModelMinutes]

Thanks for watching! I hope you will find a few more videos on my channel that you might enjoy :D

[@asthmaticmonkey1]

Thats a cracking deal for four very nice kits. I like the Hobby Boss kits, and although old Heller kits can sometimes be a bit tricky at times, they are one of the companies that made some more interesting aircraft you just can't find from anyone else. Nice video, and good luck with the builds.

[@ModelMinutes]

Thanks!

[@mh53j]

Remember those Heller instructions from '70s kits. Think there was a "form" to fill out on it to order missing/damaged parts. Many companies used to give instructions how to get missing parts, just found that on an old Revell USS Arizona and some 80's Monogram kits I had packed away - F-84, F-100, A-4 Adversary and 1/72 F-105 Wild Weasel.

[@ModelMinutes]

Douglas Burch yeah, I think that’s what the form at the bottom of the box is

[@mikemodels928]

So cool to see polish stuff in world format vids! And believe me, our new kits (you must try out IBG models) are supreme quality. A lot of PE parts, great details and surfaces. Greetings from Poland 😁

[@ModelMinutes]

I'll check it out! Thanks for letting me know!

[@mbak7801]

I also like the fact that when I want to build a WW2 German model I can get decals with all the banned symbols from Poland. I just want to make authentic looking models and do not like history being white washed out.

[@johnashley-smith4987]

Cool! A Mikro Yak! I got about half a dozen of these Mikro kits in the late 1980s cheap. They were fun as they weren't a lot of Soviet aircraft kits around. Not bad kits for their time. I still have the hulks of a couple in my spares box.

[@ModelMinutes]

Nice! Yes, I should be building it at some point :)

[@greysonira4536]

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[@duncanbennett1525]

@Greyson Ira instablaster ;)

[@greysonira4536]

@Duncan Bennett Thanks so much for your reply. I got to the site on google and Im in the hacking process now. Takes a while so I will get back to you later when my account password hopefully is recovered.

[@greysonira4536]

@Duncan Bennett it did the trick and I actually got access to my account again. I'm so happy:D Thank you so much you saved my account :D

[@dennismack9335]

Those old kits are so nostalgic to see again. Kind of cool in their own right.

[@ModelMinutes]

Yes! I'm looking forward to starting them :)

[@marcusreed3841]

The Yak kit looks pretty good. Cool airplane. I built the Polikarpov PO-2 from a Polish kit. 1/72 scale...nice results.

[@ModelMinutes]

Cool, thanks!

[@alanruyten8226]

You’ve done well there - love the BF 109 kit! I don’t know what problems you previously encountered with buying kits on eBay, but I’ve never had any problems with purchases and have sold a few surplus models myself at reasonable prices. The thing we model makers should remember is how comparatively expensive kits are today in hobby shops. Not their fault, but kits certainly aren’t “pocket money” buys anymore, so I’m happy looking at bargain 1990s Airfix kits, etc on eBay! Happy hunting and look forward to seeing what else you manage to unearth!

[@ModelMinutes]

Thanks! Yeah, i'm always looking for a bargain - a lot of the time it's the only way i can justify making videos - i don't really have the money for big and expensive kits :(

[@kirovskiecrab1365]

I get most of my kits from a local antique market. Got a airfix old tool tiger moth from there yesterday for £2 and will hopefully be getting a matchbox 1/32 Citroen 11 from there next week.

[@ModelMinutes]

sounds like some good buys!

[@michaleeuwe]

I had an old Heller 1:72 kit (very old vintage) once, included this green little gluebotle. Maybe it's an interesting idea to show some 1:48 scale aircraft models.

[@ModelMinutes]

I've made a couple of 1/48 kits and will be branching out more in the future!

[@ShuttleFactoryScaleModels]

that is a great haul there model minutes. In regards to the odd Buffalo paint scheme, that was a real experimental camouflage scheme. Prior to the USA's entry into WW 2 both the USAAC/ USAAF & the US Navy experimented with very elaborate schemes between 1939 to 1941. Its odd that a basic hobby boss kit would have a paint guide for such a complex paint scheme with no masks. Anyway I cannot wait to see videos on all of these kits. Hope you have fun building them :)

[@ModelMinutes]

Shuttle Factory wow! I did not know that, I thought someone at hobbyboss was having a little fun. Yeah, I think that it would be very hard to replicate without masks or stencils. Thanks for watching ☺️

[@ShuttleFactoryScaleModels]

@@ModelMinutes your more than welcome buddy. You can find a lot of historic photos online of USN & USAAC aircraft in some amazing dazzle patterns.

[@ModelMinutes]

Shuttle Factory I’ll have to take a look 😋

[@MrMoosModels]

Hi, I’d love to see you build the F-84. And that was a pretty good bargain, the me109 looks like a old kit though with those instructions.

[@ModelMinutes]

Thanks! Yeah, the F84 should be a good one - the 109 will be interesting too :P

[@brettpeacock9116]

The Mikro Yak 1/1M dates from the 1979-82 period and was one of the netter kits they produced up until the fall of the Warpac in 88/89. I bel0eive they were absorbed into the Mirage hobby group in current Poland.

[@ModelMinutes]

Thanks for the info!

[@mixererunio1757]

ZST Plastyk still exists and they still make Yak-1s. Now they sell rather cheap and low quality kits, but they have couple of really nice ones too. RWD-5 and RWD-6 are great little planes, they have great Mig-21.

[@henkvermeer8652]

the weird paint scheme for the buffalo is a pre war camo scheme for maneuvers in USA, these schemes were not consistent and done in washable paint. There is a squadron/signal book on this topic but i don`t know the title

[@ModelMinutes]

yeah, it's a fascinating bit of history

[@bigcharliesmodelgarage296]

Awesome deal. Buffalo looks like a good kit to build. 😊😊😊

[@ModelMinutes]

Big Charlie's Model Garage thanks! Yeah, might have to build it soon

[@ImissSaganCarl]

10 pounds!! That's astounding! I'm happy for you. That is smart. :-)

[@ModelMinutes]

ImissSaganCarl ☺️

[@pendythe1st]

Please build the Yak-1 with the cutaway the fuselage cockpit. An interest engineering exercise to tackle and a unique kit to build.

[@ModelMinutes]

pendythe1st thanks, yeah it should be an interesting one

[@argentinianscalemodeler]

The Yak, Bf 109 and F-84 are perfectly buildable. They may need new decals due to ageing and humidity damage, I think some boxes had that. Which one will you build first?

[@ModelMinutes]

Argentinian Scale Modeler yeah I thought that, the buffalo looks to be the most popular request

[@philnztaylor]

@@ModelMinutes where are you based Matt?

[@ModelMinutes]

@@philnztaylor I’m from the UK

[@philnztaylor]

Ah. I was given 1/72 TU 22 Blinder by Revell and wondered if you would like it as I have no interest in that era but it would probably cost too much to post from New Zealand. It's a great kit but I prefer WW2 stuff.

[@ModelMinutes]

@@philnztaylor thanks for the offer, sadly I don’t accept models as a general rule. I have far too many as it is 😂

[@modelmaker-wc6fs]

I enjoy it content. Keep up the good work. :)

[@ModelMinutes]

Thanks! Check out my channel to see more videos :D

[@hillaklyne8800]

Great video!!

[@ModelMinutes]

hilla klyne thanks ☺️

[@anthonybeech676]

Congrats on the haul. £2.50 a pop can't be bad.

[@ModelMinutes]

anthony beech ☺️

[@jakeduke-parker7618]

This video came out the day after my birthday shame I didn't know about your channel.back then

[@ModelMinutes]

at least you do now! :D

[@andrewcomerford9411]

Glue bottles - as in the Bf 109 did turn up occasionally - you had to cut off the nozzle, but I shudder to think what would happen to the bottle after being full of toluene for decades.

[@ModelMinutes]

I think it's dried out . . . At least that's what it looked like in the bag

[@adriancabrera3014]

Wow 😮 the Yak-1 looks simple but interesting. I want to buy an Eduard Spitfire Mk VIII on ebay!!

[@ModelMinutes]

That'd be cool!

[@sukhoifitter793]

The funny scheme on the buffalo was a trial scheme by the USN in 1941!

[@ModelMinutes]

It's so crazy! :P

[@sukhoifitter793]

Model Minutes i know!! It was more of a distortion scheme, like that worn by First World War battleships! Luckily the USN never adopted the scheme

[@ModelMinutes]

It would have been pretty hard to apply i bet :P

[@sukhoifitter793]

Model Minutes I bet!!!! And time consuming too

[@strikeeaglemodels1588]

Four kits for a tenner is a no brainier mate. 😍🍻👍

[@ModelMinutes]

Isn't it though! :P

[@smokencoffee7680]

That green thing is your glue to assemble your kit in the Heller BF109.

[@ModelMinutes]

yup

[@scotabot7826]

Wow!! $12.27 USD. What a great deal! Love that little Yak.

[@ModelMinutes]

It sure is!

[@davidbettis6664]

I bought a Dragon kit off of Ebay and all of the sprues were factory sealed, but one of the sprues was missing the entire fuselage sprue! Some type of factory defect. And the seller had no idea.

[@ModelMinutes]

That's a shame :(

[@simongee8928]

I've bought several models on EBay. Only issues I've had were with the complexity of the particular brand, zillions of parts, but apart from that, all good to date.

[@ModelMinutes]

Awesome!

[@hertzair1186]

Supply and demand determines prices…usually. Rare and vintage kits, and I have many…seems to appreciate like fine art.

[@ModelMinutes]

Thanks for sharing!

[@humphrey_bear_MDC]

How can we get a haul? I like the old monster model kits from Aurora etc.

[@ModelMinutes]

Humphrey Bear I guess I was just lucky and took a chance to see if the seller would take my offer

[@marcok4207]

Bf109 in Afrika Camo i would like to see, good Deal you made with the Models

[@ModelMinutes]

Marco K thanks ☺️

[@brianartillery]

The weird Buffalo paint scheme was very real. It was devised to camouflage aircraft in the same manner as the naval 'Dazzleship' schemes, and the British western desert 'Caunter' scheme. The design broke up the outline of the aircraft. It was conceived by an artist called McLelland Barclay, if memory serves. I had a Heller Bf-109K - beautiful little kit, with the streamlined 'Galland' canopy. The odd item was indeed a tiny PVC blister containing cement. Probably evaporated over time.

[@ModelMinutes]

Thanks for the info!

[@angelreading5098]

Never had any real problems buying off EBay in fact purchased similar lots to these for around the £15 mark,many of us even in big towns no longer have model shops to support and the days of every corner newsagent type shop stocking kits are now gone it has become a specialised business,still tons of surplus kits around that the dealers often sell in in convenient batches,selections of former East German DDR kits are fairly common too,good solid older type mouldings that build into decent models depending on your skills,now the transfers do not worry because there is a way to restore them,simply give the individual ones you want to use a coat of Humbrol Clear cotye you will find they float off fine and it saves you buying after market decal sheets which will cost more than your bargain lots ! personally I prefer the older more basic kits that can easily be reworked if you want to with extra cockpit detail and refinements not everyone is a fan of fiddly brass etch and I often wonder how much of those sheets get used anyway ? the more obscure types of kit too make for interesting builds that is a Yak 1 with plenty of winter schemes for it,looking forward to seeing these made up into interesting models to add to the others that have been built here,sogive the decal fix a try and you will be amazed how easier they are to come off the backing sheet because some decals are printed too thin and break up anyway,saves the day MM,so get the cement out and make a start on that interesting Brewster Buffalo,best of luck too with the bargains that are still out there because people want the more detailed modern kits to buy 'at a cost' too.

[@ModelMinutes]

Thanks for the info!

[@MB-ti1jz]

Got a couple of great deals on eBay this week (all 1/72). First was a Revell MiG-21 F-13 for £8 posted, and now I've gotten a Airfix: Spitfire mkIX, Fw190A8/F8 (needed the extra decals for my second Aldi kit) and a Gnat starter set, all were new and from the same seller so postage only for one, £16 posted. I support my local hobby stores, but do get the other half of my kits from eBay. Just use common sense and you'll be fine, and remember as long as you're polite messaging sellers never hurts. Nice haul for yourself, looking forward to seeing them built, especially the more 'niche' ones. Keep up the great work.

[@ModelMinutes]

Thanks for the info! I'm hoping the kits build up well :D

[@jakubkucharzewski5637]

Mikro72 still you can buy them as a PLASTYK brand. Very chalenging kit but lack of good interior detalis

[@ModelMinutes]

That's interesting to know! It did seem to be lacking details

[@jeffhaty5715]

Nice stash add

[@ModelMinutes]

Yeah, i was pretty excited :P

[@shaunoliver2211]

Please build the the buffalo

[@ModelMinutes]

Shaun Oliver thanks for the request!

[@joakimkarlsson9255]

The wierd camo on the Buffalo is most probably one of the many trial camos that the USAAC and navy were trying out on different planes in the late 30s.

[@ModelMinutes]

Yes, i'd heard about that - I'm pretty sure I mention it in my build video . . . .?

[@joakimkarlsson9255]

@@ModelMinutes Oops, i managed to miss that you already had built it. Yeah, you did mention it in the video.

[@ModelMinutes]

@@joakimkarlsson9255 haha! I thought so - I do make a lot of videos about model planes, it's hard to remember all of them

[@karlrechsteiner692]

might be dutch

[@AinKrab]

Build the yak in the Polish paint thing

[@ModelMinutes]

Thanks for the suggestion!

[@elliotdardanello2753]

The black thing in the 109 kit is indeed glue

[@ModelMinutes]

Ah, i thought so - need to chuck that out

[@leifvejby8023]

A 7:20, yes, that was the glue

[@ModelMinutes]

I thought so! I don't think it's glue anymore though

[@leifvejby8023]

@@ModelMinutes I can tell that it was only glue by name 55 years ago.

[@inwedavid6919]

The BF109 kit is a really old one, the design of the box show one of the early boxes. They provide a small amount of glue at this time in the little black bottle.

[@ModelMinutes]

Yeah, I thought that was what it was!

[@julianmhall]

Evidently not a Buy It Now as I don't think there's any negotiation with those.

[@ModelMinutes]

nah, i was very lucky with these

[@SoymeScaleModels]

I think about a tenner for those

[@ModelMinutes]

Nice!

[@shannonchurchill4556]

I found the original 1967 release Revell 1/72 SR-71 in a factory sealed box on EBay for $30. As one can imagine, it’s very poor quality, low detail, but a simple kit that I will give the most simple, basic build as homage to the state of plastic models of the era. The only exception possibly being tracking down better decals, which are very poor in every respect. Ironically, the bird depicted in the kit decals crashed in 1969, so all the more reason to find different decals.

[@ModelMinutes]

sounds like a cool project!

[@ajsessums]

how much was the model plane

[@ModelMinutes]

Isn’t it in the video?

[@atnorange5491]

I haven't bought a kit from ebay, I doubt I'll buy one

[@ModelMinutes]

It can be pretty hit and miss

[@swietlik_v]

Whoa! Mikro 72 yak!

[@ModelMinutes]

I know . . crazy!

[@swietlik_v]

​@@ModelMinutes I mean...the moulding on these yaks is pretty bad and all, but it's rare, even in poland, so I'd never expect one to land in your hands

[@swietlik_v]

@@ModelMinutes I've built one of these as a rebox by zts plastyk and indeed, you can finish it in one afternoon easily

[@ModelMinutes]

Awesome! I'm looking forward to giving it a go

[@mohanmadrid9736]

Are kits like legos but harder?

[@ModelMinutes]

Kind of. A lot of the time they won’t “snap” together, instead relying on the glue to hold them. I suggest taking a look at some of my build videos for more information

[@mohanmadrid9736]

Ok

[@blueline308]

You got 1 OK kit and three kits you might as well use for sprue goo.

[@ModelMinutes]

Scale Modeling USA I guess we’ll have to see how they turn out 😂

[@bobbyo4955]

The Buffalo markingsyou said aren't real are real it was a test to see what camouflage work well

[@ModelMinutes]

yeah, previous commenters have provided a wealth of history and information on that particular scheme

[@cooperhatten5155]

would you ever think about giving any kits aways

[@cooperhatten5155]

I really like the Messerschmitt 109 African camo if you would be willing to talk about that one

[@ModelMinutes]

Cooper Hatten thanks! Hopefully I’ll do that one soon. I don’t tend to give kits away, but I did one for my 1k sub special

[@cooperhatten5155]

Model Minutes Do you know where i can find that Messerschmitt BF109 African Camo

[@ModelMinutes]

Hmm, not sure - have you looked on scalemates?

[@sglenny001]

whats a brosure

[@ModelMinutes]

the gaming Glenny like a magazine or price list

[@arandomyoutuber6634]

Your mic messed up?

[@ModelMinutes]

ARandomKZbinr no, I’m using the mic on the camera rather than my normal stand-alone one

[@arandomyoutuber6634]

@@ModelMinutes Oh. How come?

[@ModelMinutes]

Because i was too excited to make the video :P

[@arandomyoutuber6634]

@@ModelMinutes Fair enough.

[@lxtechmangood9503]

Fiver a kit would I think been good value to blag them for £2.50 each = jammy

[@ModelMinutes]

:)

[@panzer_modeler5369]

IT IS A TUBE OF GLUE

[@ModelMinutes]

I thought so! Wouldn't trust it now though

[@allandavis8201]

Anything more than £15 and you would be robbed, I would have only paid £7:50. Oh, £10, that’s not to bad at all.

[@ModelMinutes]

Yeah, I was very fortunate

[@scalemodellingmaniac7625]

What's up with the mic ?

[@ModelMinutes]

ScaleModellingManiac I was using the mic on the camera rather than my normal one

[@chrisb3989]

Nice pickup…..probably could have got them for a fiver :)

[@ModelMinutes]

haha, I'll have to keep looking for cheap deals!

[@atilllathehun1212]

12.00 if you want to know how much.

[@ModelMinutes]

But . . you will miss all the kits and what's inside them . . .so . . .

[@sglenny001]

everying all toghter £ 20

[@ModelMinutes]

the gaming Glenny ☺️

[@warbirdgamer]

your audio sounds different

[@ModelMinutes]

Yes, instead of using my normal mic I was just using the one in the camera - i was too excited to show you all my haul that I neglected to use my "good" one

[@mh53j]

Model Minutes after 50 years of modelling, I still get excited opening a new kit too! Can't imagine someone buying a kit and years later it's still unopened in the factory wrap.

[@ModelMinutes]

I know! I just want to open it up and start it :P

[@magicmaddie5846]

£150.76 for the haul I think

[@ModelMinutes]

good guess :P

[@charliebuildsairfix5174]

£1

[@ModelMinutes]

lol

[@charliebuildsairfix5174]

@@ModelMinutes how much was i right

[@FartsSniffer]

£20

[@ModelMinutes]

good guess

[@FartsSniffer]

Im american so thats like 40 USD

[@FartsSniffer]

$40