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P 40F MERLIN CONVERSION NOSE DECALS 1 48 NEW MODEL KIT

P 40F MERLIN CONVERSION NOSE DECALS 1 48 NEW MODEL KIT

 5 $9.50 39m
20 LEAD BOMBS, MACHINE GUNS 1940'S BALSA MODEL AIRPLANE

20 LEAD BOMBS, MACHINE GUNS 1940'S BALSA MODEL AIRPLANE

 - $19.99 58m
1 48 decal - DEWOITINE D.520s - very colorful schemes

1 48 decal - DEWOITINE D.520s - very colorful schemes

 $11.00 1h 12m
1 48 decal - RUSSIAN CIVIL WAR NIEUPORTS - WW I

1 48 decal - RUSSIAN CIVIL WAR NIEUPORTS - WW I

 $11.00 1h 12m
1 48 decal - MiG-15 UTI... lots of colorful markings!

1 48 decal - MiG-15 UTI... lots of colorful markings!

 $11.00 1h 12m
1 48 decal - NORMANDIE-NIEMEN YAKS!

1 48 decal - NORMANDIE-NIEMEN YAKS!

 $11.00 1h 13m
1 48 decal - Bf 109G-6, JG 53 "cartoon markings"!

1 48 decal - Bf 109G-6, JG 53 "cartoon markings"!

 $11.00 1h 13m
Rare Ebert Friedel Junkers Ju 88 A-4 A-14 Print

Rare Ebert Friedel Junkers Ju 88 A-4 A-14 Print

- $14.95 1h 41m
HI.NT.GD P-47N THUNDERBOLTS DECAL SHEET *NEW SEALED*

HI.NT.GD P-47N THUNDERBOLTS DECAL SHEET *NEW SEALED*

 $8.99 2h 13m
EAGLE STRIKE PRODUCTIONS 1 48 F-16 FALCONS PART II

EAGLE STRIKE PRODUCTIONS 1 48 F-16 FALCONS PART II

 $4.98 4h 31m
IMPERIAL JAPANESE NAVY WARPLANES IN WW2, PICTORIAL BOOK

IMPERIAL JAPANESE NAVY WARPLANES IN WW2, PICTORIAL BOOK

 - $24.99 13h 6m
GRUMMAN F-14 TOMCAT 2003, J-WING MAGAZINE #55, JAPAN

GRUMMAN F-14 TOMCAT 2003, J-WING MAGAZINE #55, JAPAN

 1 $9.99 13h 6m
F-111 AARDVARK DESERT FOX SCALEMASTER DECALS 1 72 1 48

F-111 AARDVARK DESERT FOX SCALEMASTER DECALS 1 72 1 48

 $30.00 15h 5m
Mirage Studios Hobby Assort. of Military Tanks (2)

Mirage Studios Hobby Assort. of Military Tanks (2)

 $18.99 15h 32m
Manual Hawker Hurricane MkI Aircraft Early ww2 RAF BoB

Manual Hawker Hurricane MkI Aircraft Early ww2 RAF BoB

 - $24.95 15h 52m
A-7D K 2 SEATER CORSAIR-II 6 ANG MICROSCALE DECALS 1 72

A-7D K 2 SEATER CORSAIR-II 6 ANG MICROSCALE DECALS 1 72

 $20.00 16h
1 48 B-25 BOMBER LANDING GEAR UPGRADE by SCALE AIRCRAFT

1 48 B-25 BOMBER LANDING GEAR UPGRADE by SCALE AIRCRAFT

 $18.50 16h 31m
Lionroar 1 48 PE Luftwaffe Rudder Pedals & Antennas 007

Lionroar 1 48 PE Luftwaffe Rudder Pedals & Antennas 007

 $3.99 16h 35m
Lionroar 1 48 Photo Etched PE WWII US Seat & buckels II

Lionroar 1 48 Photo Etched PE WWII US Seat & buckels II

 $3.99 16h 36m
1 48 A26 INVADER LANDING GEAR UPGRADE by SCALE AIRCRAFT

1 48 A26 INVADER LANDING GEAR UPGRADE by SCALE AIRCRAFT

 $18.00 16h 41m
Voyager 1 48 Photo Etched PE WWII RAF Seat buckels

Voyager 1 48 Photo Etched PE WWII RAF Seat buckels

 $4.99 16h 52m
Voyager 1 48 Photo Etched PE WWII US Seat buckels

Voyager 1 48 Photo Etched PE WWII US Seat buckels

 $4.99 16h 52m
Vector 1 48 Cockpit for ICM LaGG-3 1-4 Kit

Vector 1 48 Cockpit for ICM LaGG-3 1-4 Kit

 - $25.00 17h 4m
Neomega 1 48 cockpit for Zvesda Lavochkin La-5FN

Neomega 1 48 cockpit for Zvesda Lavochkin La-5FN

 - $23.00 17h 4m
TA-7C EA-7L 2 SEATED CORSAIR 10 USN XTRADECALS 1 72

TA-7C EA-7L 2 SEATED CORSAIR 10 USN XTRADECALS 1 72

 $20.00 17h 6m
148 AVENGER LANDING GEAR UPGRADE SCALE AIRCRAFT 48029

148 AVENGER LANDING GEAR UPGRADE SCALE AIRCRAFT 48029

 $14.00 17h 11m
1 48 B26 MARAUDER LANDING GEAR UPGRADE SCALE AIRCRAFT

1 48 B26 MARAUDER LANDING GEAR UPGRADE SCALE AIRCRAFT

 $18.00 18h 23m
1 48 F6F HELLCAT LANDING GEAR UPGRADE SCALE AIRCRAFT

1 48 F6F HELLCAT LANDING GEAR UPGRADE SCALE AIRCRAFT

 $12.50 18h 34m
scale 1:72 Crossley 4x4 RAF Fire Tender resin KIT

scale 1:72 Crossley 4x4 RAF Fire Tender resin KIT

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 $38.95
$45.00		 19h 12m
Almark WW2 German Afrika Korp & British LRD Decals 1:76

Almark WW2 German Afrika Korp & British LRD Decals 1:76

 5 $6.29 19h 29m

Model News

  • More Plastic Kit History The first plastic models were manufactured in the 1950s by the British firms Frog and Airfix. American manufacturers such as Revell, AMT, and Monogram gained ascendancy in the 1960s as French Heller SA in Europe. Since the 1970s, Japanese firms such as Hasegawa and Tamiya have dominated the field and represent the highest level of technology. Brands from Russia, Central Europe, China, and Korea have also become prominent recently. Many smaller companies have also produced plastic models. While injection molding is the predominant manufacturing process for plastic models, the high costs of equipment and making molds make it unsuitable for lower yield production. Thus, models of minor and obscure subjects are often manufactured using alternative processes. Vacuum forming is popular for aircraft models, though assembly is more difficult than for injection molded kits. Resin casting, popular with smaller manufacturers, particularly Aftermarket firms (but also producers of full kits) yields a greater degree of detail molded in situ, but as the moulds used do not last as long, the price of such kits is considerably higher. In recent times, the latest releases from major manufacturers offer unprecedented detail that is a match for the finest resin kits, often including high quality mixed media (photo etched brass, turned aluminum) parts. How to Build Plastic Models Most plastic models are injection molded in polystyrene, and the parts are glued together with plastic solvent. While often omitted by novice modelers, specially formulated paint is applied to assembled models. Complex markings such as aircraft insignia are typically provided with kits as slide-on decals. A recent trend has been to offer kits where the parts snap together, with no glue needed, and with a paint scheme reapplied to some or all of the parts. Plastic ship model kits typically provide thread in several sizes and colors for the rigging. Model Scales Almost all plastic models are designed in a well established scale. Each type of subject has one or more common scales, though they differ from one to the other. The general aim is to allow the finished model to be of a reasonable size, while maintaining consistency across models for collections. The following are the most common scales for popular subjects Aircraft    1/24, 1/32, 1/48, 1/72, and 1/144, with 1/48 and 1/72 being the most popular Military Vehicles   1/35, 1/48 ,1/72, 1/76 Automobiles 1/12,1/16,1/18,1/20,1/24,1/25,1/32,1/35,1/43 Ships 1/96, 1/350, 1/450, 1/700, and other odd scales In reality, models do not always conform to their nominal scale; there are 1/25 scale automobile models which are larger than some 1/24 scale models, for instance. For example, the engine in the recent reissue of the AMT Ala Kart show truck is significantly smaller than the engine in the original issue. AMT employees from the 1960s note that, at that time, all AMT kits were packaged into boxes of a standardized size, to simplify shipping and the overriding requirement of designing any kit was that it had to fit into that precise size of box, not matter how large or small the original vehicle.