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MERCEDES BENZ CLK - GTR "ORIGINAL TEILE" lM 2000
PRO-BUILT MODEL BY AWARD-WINNING DENNIS KOLEBER
1/24 SCALE

Intended for the 1997 FIA GT sportscar racing world championship series, the Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR was - due to design delays - not entered until mid-season, yet it secured both the FIA GT1 world championship titles for driver Bernd Schneider.

This outstanding full detail and engine model was hand built by DENNIS KOLEBER (America's preeminent professional builder and winner of numerous awards and championships in his own right) from a kit by Tamiya of Japan. It is truly an extraordinary, one of a kind pro-build model by a master builder. The model features photo-etched parts, resin castings, turned metal parts, clear acetate, cast metal parts and rubber bits, with extraordinary interior detail, full engine detail, and weathered throughout to race-like condition for incredible, umbelievable realism.

A display case with Dennis' signature and the award this model won in the Region 6 National Builders Show is also included. Send us an email if you're interested in getting additional, close-up photos of this extraordinary model car.

ONLY 1 MODEL AVAILABLE
MSRP: $1,281.82
Our Price: $1000

HISTORICAL WWI AIRPLANE KITS - take NEW CHALLENGES!

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CURTISS JN4D "JENNY"
MULTIMEDIA MUSEUM KIT
BY MODEL AIRWAYS
1/16 SCALE

America's most famous biplane! With America's entry into WWI, the Signal Corps ordered large quantities of JN-4s. By the time production stopped after the Armistice, more than 6,000 had been delivered. After the war, hundreds were sold on the civilian market, and the airplane became the mainstay of the "Barnstormer" of the 1920s. This 1/16 scale model reproduces virtually every detail of the real aircraft - with over 300 laser cut basswood and birch parts, over 100 finely cast Britannia metal parts, and close to 600 highly detailed photo-etched parts. Wingspan 32-1/2"

MSRP: $469.99
Our Price: $381.80

  SOPWITH CAMEL WWI BRITISH FIGHTER
MULTIMEDIA MUSEUM KIT
BY MODEL AIRWAYS
1/16 SCALE

Fiery and temperamental, the Camel had a wicked torque and was difficult to fly. But in the hands of an experienced pilot, the Camel was a deadly opponent in a dog-fight. Its greatest glory came on April 21, 1918, when it shot down Germany's famous Red Baron. This true-to-life structural static model without fabric covering reproduces virtually every detail of the real aircraft. Wingspan 21"

MSRP: $299.99
Our Price: $259.62

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Surf City Model Car Company
We specialize in rare and limited edition scale model kits and factory hand-built or professional, custom hand-built model cars. Browse our collection at eBay link just below. Or if you don't see the model car, ship or plane you want, ask us ... if we don't have it, we can probably find it for you. We import from small artisan manufacturers around the globe and our in-stock inventory changes continually.

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We started, in 1998, as Surf City Model Car Company, providing the highest quality model cars and model car kits available worldwide. Then we looked around and were impressed at the equally high quality model ship and model airplane kits available. So now we're happy to provide fine scale model kits for those of you who enjoy those, too!

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TROTAMARES YACHT TRAWLER
MULTIMEDIA MUSEUM KIT
BY MANTUA MODELS
1/43 SCALE

A trawler originally built in Spain in 1958 and then restored as a luxury charter yacht, the Trotamares is a familiar sight moored at the docks of Monte Carlo or sailing the turquoise waters of the French Riviera! Mantua's detailed Trotamares kit is as pretty as the original.

MSRP: $310.16
Our Price: $262.45

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CIVIL WAR 12 POUNDER MODEL 1857

MULTIMEIDA MUSEUM KIT BY MODEL SHIPWAYS

Developed in France for Emperor Napoleon III in the 1850s, the bronze smoothbore 12-pounder became the most popular gun of the American Civil War. Precision cast, this 1/16 scale kit is historically accurate and perfectly scaled, with Britannia metal components, authentically detailed cannon barrel, one-piece ready to assemble wheels, and clearly written illustrated instructions. MSRP: $99.99
Our Price: $91.98

momo moby dickFIAT AUTOBUS 682RN EXTRA URBANO
MULTIMEDIA MUSEUM KIT
BY GILA MINIATURES

Developed in the early '50s, this remarkable bus had a ride that was considered exceptional for a vehicle of this size and type - and earned a reputation unequaled for robustness and reliability. This outstanding multimedia kit by GILA Models from Italy features photo-etched parts, resin castings, turned metal parts, clear acetate, cast metal parts and rubber bits. Add this limited edition curbside model to your 1/43 collection. MSRP: $373.46
Our Price: $311.22

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U.S. CIVIL WAR

MULTIMEIDA MUSEUM KIT BY MODEL SHIPWAYS

Assigned to every field artillery battery during the Civil War, the battery forge was a portable blacksmith shop. It carried all blacksmith's tools, extra horseshoes, nails and spare irons necessary to keep the horses properly shod and to repair the cannons, limbers, caissons and wagons. Historically accurate and perfectly scaled, this 1/16 scale kit features laser cut basswood parts, cast Britannia metal and brass, one-piece ready to assemble wheels, and detailed instructions. MSRP: $99.99
Our Price: $91.98

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MULTIMEDIA MUSEUM KIT BY GILA MODELS

The C2's story is great one. Rarely has a piece of military equipment been so successfully adapted to the private sector or made such a contribution. That so many C2s have endured to this day is a testament to their well-built quality. Kit includes everything to build this fabulous WWII & post-war truck: resin casting, photo-etched parts, rigging line and details to make it the centerpiece of your 1/43 scale garage! MSRP: $479.86
Our Price: $369.12

All prices quoted in U.S. dollars and do NOT include shipping. Surf City can ship using a variety of shipping methods: UPS, US Postal Service and FedEx. Please contact us for a shipping quote that can be tailored to your need and delivery time. Surf City Hobbies/Surf City Model Car Company accepts payments from Paypal, and VISA or MasterCard. You may also send checks or money orders, but we will hold your order until the check or money order clears your financial institution.

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