Out of Production Plastic Model Kits

(rev. 3/18/04)

Ships and Aircraft

Subject	Scale	Manufacturer	Comments
Curtis SOC-3 Seagull	1/72	Hasegawa	USN Pre-war decals, some versions also included USCG decals.
Grumman J4F Widgeon	1/72	Airfix	Some versions had USN Pre-war decals, others came with prewar USCG markings.
Falcon Jet	1/72	Heller (And maybe Matchbox?)	Needs some window and engine work to convert to a HU-25.
Lockheed C-130	1/72	Airfix, Revell, Matchbox	All of these companies produce C-130 models, and had a USCG one at one time. At least one of them have a USAF C-130 in their current catalog.
HC-130	1/144	Revell	Coast Guard version, may also be found with USAF markings.
PBY-5	1/72	Revell	USN pre-war decals.
Sikorsky HH-3E Jolly Green Giant	1/72	Aurora	USAF decals, could be converted to HH-3F. Aurora kits have been OOP since the late 1970s, but can still be found.
CH-3E Jolly Green Giant	1/72	Revell	USAF markings, can be converted to HH-3F.
SH-3 Sea King	1/72	MPC	Profile series, included markings for two Navy and one USCG helo. Kit is of –3H version of the helo, with the boat hull, which is all wrong for a USCG HH-3F. (Kit review.)
Sikorsky HO4S	1/48	Revell
Coast Guard Cutter	1/600	Hawk	Simple, 6 inch long, generic Secretary-class 327’ WPG in WW2 fit. This is the same kit recently re-released by Testors.
USCGC Taney	1/305	Revell	Early 1950s appearance. Model last produced in 1980s as Taney. Also sold in 60s & 70s as Campbell.
USS Burton Island	1/300	Revell	Wind class icebreaker. Saw limited re-release by Revell-Germany in December 2000.
USCGC Eastwind	1/300	Revell	Same basic kit as Burton Island, in a different box. Last released in the mid 1990s. Easier to find than Burton Island.
Coast Guard Patrol Boat	1/84	Lindberg	95' WPB. Some versions included a small electric motor.
Harbor Tug	1/105	Revell	A smaller version of the Army tug, could be converted to USCGC Messenger.
Radio Control Diesel Tug	1/82	Lindberg	Motorized version of the Diesel tug kit, included parts for conversion to RC model. Non-RC version is currently available.
Coast Guard Tug	1/96	Lindberg	Pure fiction- a generic small harbor tug sold with USCG decals. Some versions included a small electric motor.
Lightship Nantucket	1/96	Lindberg	A model of LS 112, a 149 foot long Lightship built specifically for the Nantucket station. Launched in 1936, decommissioned in 1975.
US Navy WW2 Minesweeper	1/125	Lindberg	A 15” LOA kit, sometimes sold as a motorized model. After the war, some of the ships went to the CG. (USCGC Jackson, for example.)
USCGC Eagle	1/250	Imai	The largest plastic model of Eagle ever produced. Kit has Eagle in her post-1976 configuration, with pilothouse and racing stripe. Detail looks pretty good, except hullexterios is very plain. Kit is pretty rare.
USCGC Eagle	1/350	Imai	Made from same mold as Minicraft kit, but only sold as waterline model (no lower hull).
USCGC Eagle	1/253	Revell	Produced from the 1950s through the 80s, in a variety of box styles. Portrays Eagle in a 1950/1960s configuration— before the addition of the pilothouse and Motor Surf Boats.
War of Independence Schooner	1/79	Lindberg	A re-release of an old Pyro kit. It was originally sold as the Revenue Cutter Roger B Taney. Not from 1776-- 1830s is more like it.
Civil War Blockade Runner	1/96	Lindberg	Another old Pyro kit. Orig. sold as the US Revenue Cutter Harriet Lane, sold by both Pyro and Lindberg as the “Blockade Runner”.

Notes on out of production kits:

Even though they are out of production, many of these models are still available. Some were just poor sellers, and are still on store shelves. Others are available from dealers specializing in old models. Model companies tend to re-release subjects as the years go by.

Companies also buy and sell molds-- the same kit may resurface on the market years later under a different name. For example, in the last 20 years, the Harriet Lane model has been sold by 3 different companies: Pyro, Life-Like, and Lindberg (the most recent owner of the mold.) Another example is Matchbox. They no longer sell plastic models—the molds were sold to Revell-Germany, who has re-issued some of them.

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