Rare-Plane Detective

Rare-Plane Detective Best Name in Selling & Buying Old Plastic Model Kits and Aftermarket for over 35 Years! Open to the public by appointment.

We have great prices on kits, decals & after-market with inventory that span the last 50 years.

27 years! I've been on eBay since 1999. Fairly early adopter. I remember when you could put just about anything on with ...
05/08/2026

27 years! I've been on eBay since 1999. Fairly early adopter. I remember when you could put just about anything on with a starting bid of 99 cents and it would reach the price that it would actually be worth. The Wild West days of eBay. Went to two eBay Live conventions: 2004 in New Orleans and 2005 in Las Vegas (without knowing I was going to be moving there a few months later). I will always remember the kindness of eBay and Meg Whitman when I received $1000 out of the blue, after Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast, to help affected area eBay sellers to recover.

This week I finally hit a milestone! 10000 positive ratings!!! With my own Yellow Shooting Star! Naysayers can "nay", but I am appreciative of what eBay has done for my business and life. Nail-biting as last minute bids pile on an item that I'm selling. But with never any doubt that that was the way it was going to end. After all these years, I've gotten pretty good at reading the room.

Thanks for the memories! And here's to a few more years of selling "treasures" in the eBay marketplace! See you in the bidding winners' circle!

Happy Birthday Warehouse Winston! Our little old man turns 11 today (Groundhog's Day)! We hope for many more!
02/02/2026

Happy Birthday Warehouse Winston! Our little old man turns 11 today (Groundhog's Day)! We hope for many more!

On the road again! Flew from Palm Springs to Philly today! 85 degrees when I left and 22 degrees with a fresh coating of...
12/15/2025

On the road again! Flew from Palm Springs to Philly today! 85 degrees when I left and 22 degrees with a fresh coating of snow when I landed! Haven’t been to an Applebee’s in a while. It’s right next door to the hotel, so why drive in the ice? You remember assistant Liz? She’ll be helping picking up the collection on Tuesday! Will try to put up some pix during the pick-up! But tonight was made for cocktails and wings!

Honoring all veterans with gratitude.
11/11/2025

Honoring all veterans with gratitude.

SQUADRON IN ACTION , AT THE GATE & WALK AROUND BOOKS! $9 Each, 3 For $20. U.S. Shipping: $5.99 one book, $7.99 two book...
10/07/2025

SQUADRON IN ACTION , AT THE GATE & WALK AROUND BOOKS! $9 Each, 3 For $20. U.S. Shipping: $5.99 one book, $7.99 two books, $9.99 three or more books. International orders okay, and shipping based on weight of your order. Just remember that books are HEAVY! Will try to update this as books are sold out. E-MAIL your want list to:
[email protected] (Please do not message.) I will e-mail you back with availability and invoice. Thank you! Hope you find something you just can't live without! Jeff - Rare-Plane Detective
SQUADRON/SIGNAL PUBLICATIONS
AIRPLANES IN ACTION
BOOK NUMBER TITLE
1005 F-4 PHANTOM II
1OO9 F-100 SUPER SABRE
1015 F-106 DELTA DART
1019 FOCKE WULF FW 190
1021 B-24 LIBERATOR
1022 A-7 CORSAIR II
1026 CURTISS P-30
1029 F4U CORSAIR
1031 B-29 SUPERFORTRESS
1036 F6F HELLCAT
1038 F-5
1039 SPITFIRE
1040 P-80 SHOOTING STAR
1042 B-36 PEACEMAKER
1046 ALBATROS
1047 C-130 HERCULES
1051 F9F PANTHER COUGAR
1053 F-16 FIGHTING FALCON
1054 SB2C HELLDIVER
1061 F-84 THUNDERJET
1062 PBY CATALINA
1068 P2V NEPTUNE
1069 S.E. 5A
1070 F-8 CRUSADER
1075 UH HUEY
1077 B-57 CANBERRA
1079 F7F TIGERCAT
1081 F2A BUFFALO
1082 TBM/TBF AVENGER
1084 F4F WILDCAT
1095 AH-64 APACHE
1096 SHORT STIRLING
1103 FJ FURY
1106 P-61 BLACK WIDOW
1107 T-34 MENTOR
1112 MIG 29 FULCRUM
1115 F-117 STEALTH
1120 A-7 CORSAIR II
1124 C-123 PROVIDER
1127 MOSQUITO
1128 CURTISS ARMY HAWKS
1130 B-52 STRATOFORTRESS
1139 MOSQUITO PART 2
1141 P-12/F4B
1142 FOCKE WULF FW 189
1143 MIG 19 FARMER
1148 A-S SKYWARRIOR
1163 LAGG FIGHTERS
1165 B-29 SUPERFORTRESS
1171 DE HAVILLAND DH 2
1181 PETLYAKOV PE-2
1187 GLOSTER GLADIATOR
1188 C-46 COMMANDO
1200 FAIREY FIREFLY
1230 S-3 VIKING
MINI #4 A-10 WARTHOG

ARMOR IN ACTION
2021/21 SDKFZ 251

WARSHIPS IN ACTION
4001 U-BOATS
4002 U.S. SUBS
4003 U.S.BATTLESHIPS Part 1
4004 U.S. BATTLESHIPS Part 2
4011 DESTROYER ESCORTS
4012 U.S. LIGHT CRUISERS
4015 U.S. HEAVY CRUISERS PART 2
4018 SCHNELLBOOT
4023 GERMAN BATTLESHIPS OF WORLD WAR TWO
4024 GERMAN CRUISERS OF WORLD WAR TWO
4031 ARLEIGH BURKE CLASS GUIDED MISSILE DESTROYER

AT THE GATE
2802 BOEING 737
5801 DOUGLAS DC-9/MD-80

ARMOR WALK AROUND
5514 CADILLAC GAGE V-100 COMANDO

WALK AROUND AIRCRAFT
BOOK NUMBER TITLE
5529 AH-1 COBRA
5531 C-31 HERCULES
5554 B-29 SUPERFORTRESS

I have a lot of “sayings” from all my years with Rare-Plane Detective. And one of them is “Sometimes it’s not what you s...
07/20/2025

I have a lot of “sayings” from all my years with Rare-Plane Detective. And one of them is “Sometimes it’s not what you sell at a show. Sometimes it’s what you buy.” Kit Collectors show in Buena Park, living up to its name!

Unloaded the van yesterday into the storage unit! Only 108 degrees!
06/13/2025

Unloaded the van yesterday into the storage unit! Only 108 degrees!

The FREE KIT section of my table at Best of the West show in Las Vegas! If you come to the show, please help them disapp...
05/24/2025

The FREE KIT section of my table at Best of the West show in Las Vegas! If you come to the show, please help them disappear!

Off to Best of the West model show on Saturday, in Las Vegas! But before I can load up, I have empty the van of my the l...
05/23/2025

Off to Best of the West model show on Saturday, in Las Vegas! But before I can load up, I have empty the van of my the last collection I just purchased. (Also picking up a 650-kit collection that dates from mid-60s to mid-80s on Sunday.)

It's always fun to see the results after selling a kit (or in this case, three) to a customer! Modeler Larry Fugate of ...
05/10/2025

It's always fun to see the results after selling a kit (or in this case, three) to a customer! Modeler Larry Fugate of Illinois purchased the set of Polar Lights Three Stooges kits last month from our catalog, and I got this picture back this morning! Hey Moe! Hey Larry! Curley approves! Woo woo woo woo woo woo!

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