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Fine Scale Modeller (FSM) Vol.18 No.5 ships planes OOP

Fine Scale Modeller (FSM) Vol.18 No.5 ships planes OOP

 $5.99 46m
Airfix BAe Sea Harrier FA2

Airfix BAe Sea Harrier FA2

 - $8.99 47m
Fine Scale Modeller (FSM) Vol.18 No.5 ships planes OOP

Fine Scale Modeller (FSM) Vol.18 No.5 ships planes OOP

 $5.99 50m
Airfix BAe Sea Harrier FRS1

Airfix BAe Sea Harrier FRS1

 - $8.99 53m
1 48 SOL Resin WW2 German Bombs

1 48 SOL Resin WW2 German Bombs

 - $6.99 1h 12m
1 48 Falcon Vacform Vac Canopies USN A1-E F7U F4U F6F

1 48 Falcon Vacform Vac Canopies USN A1-E F7U F4U F6F

4 $15.00 1h 12m
LUFTWAFFE JETS IN WW2, PICTORIAL BOOK, MODEL ART, JAPAN

LUFTWAFFE JETS IN WW2, PICTORIAL BOOK, MODEL ART, JAPAN

 - $24.99 2h 6m
CVW-5 AIRCRAFT AT NAF ATSUGI 1992, PICTORIAL BOOK JAPAN

CVW-5 AIRCRAFT AT NAF ATSUGI 1992, PICTORIAL BOOK JAPAN

 - $29.99 2h 6m
IJN A6M ZERO FIGHTER PICTORIAL MODELING BOOK, JAPAN

IJN A6M ZERO FIGHTER PICTORIAL MODELING BOOK, JAPAN

 - $24.99 2h 6m
CUTTING EDGE SU-22 BURNER CAN & NOZZLE RARE & OOP

CUTTING EDGE SU-22 BURNER CAN & NOZZLE RARE & OOP

 7 $16.50 2h 29m
CIRO MODELS 1 48 SU-17 22UM-3K TWO SEAT CONVERSION OOP

CIRO MODELS 1 48 SU-17 22UM-3K TWO SEAT CONVERSION OOP

 15 $118.01 2h 29m
CUTTING EDGE 1 48 SU-22M FITTER EXTERIOR DETAIL SET OOP

CUTTING EDGE 1 48 SU-22M FITTER EXTERIOR DETAIL SET OOP

 19 $127.50 2h 29m
Squadron T-6 Texan Crystal Clear Canopy SQ9523

Squadron T-6 Texan Crystal Clear Canopy SQ9523

 $4.00 2h 37m
AeroMaster, P-47 Decal Set, 1 48 Scale

AeroMaster, P-47 Decal Set, 1 48 Scale

 $9.99 2h 46m
TRANSOZEAN-FLUGBOOT: SUPER-DETAILED DORNIER Do-26 1:72

TRANSOZEAN-FLUGBOOT: SUPER-DETAILED DORNIER Do-26 1:72

 - $2.95 2h 51m
1 48 AIRWAVES F - 6F3 HELLCAT PHOTO ETCHED MODEL PARTS

1 48 AIRWAVES F - 6F3 HELLCAT PHOTO ETCHED MODEL PARTS

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 $9.99
$12.95		 3h 10m
1 48 Moskit P-51 B C D K Mustang metal exhausts

1 48 Moskit P-51 B C D K Mustang metal exhausts

 5 $16.05 3h 40m
1 48 Aires P-51D Mustang COCKPIT SET

1 48 Aires P-51D Mustang COCKPIT SET

 4 $7.00 3h 43m
Decals 1 48 AeroMaster F2A Buffalo South East Asia

Decals 1 48 AeroMaster F2A Buffalo South East Asia

 - $4.99 3h 54m
Decals 1 48 AeroMaster F2A Buffalo South East Asia 1

Decals 1 48 AeroMaster F2A Buffalo South East Asia 1

 - $4.99 3h 57m
Decals 1 48 AeroMaster Hawker Tempest Mk 5 6

Decals 1 48 AeroMaster Hawker Tempest Mk 5 6

- $4.99 4h 3m
Decals 1 48 AeroMaster Post D-Day Spitfire

Decals 1 48 AeroMaster Post D-Day Spitfire

- $4.99 4h 6m
1 48 Cutting Edge P-39 400 Cockpit Set

1 48 Cutting Edge P-39 400 Cockpit Set

 1 $5.00 4h 18m
1 48 Moskit Bell P-39 Airacobra metal exhaust

1 48 Moskit Bell P-39 Airacobra metal exhaust

 1 $5.00 4h 24m
TAMIYA 1 48 BRISTOL BEAUFIGHTER MK VI DECALS 1997

TAMIYA 1 48 BRISTOL BEAUFIGHTER MK VI DECALS 1997

 - $4.52 8h 38m
Verlinden 1 48 F-14 Tomcat Cockpit Set (Hasegawa) 428

Verlinden 1 48 F-14 Tomcat Cockpit Set (Hasegawa) 428

 $23.74 8h 46m
Verlinden 1 72 48 32 Remove Before Flight Tags 578

Verlinden 1 72 48 32 Remove Before Flight Tags 578

 $7.52 9h 6m
Squadron F4U-1 2 Corsair Crystal Clear Canopy SQ9583

Squadron F4U-1 2 Corsair Crystal Clear Canopy SQ9583

 $4.00 9h 26m
AEROMASTER 1 48 (48-569) THUNDERBOLTS OF THE "404"

AEROMASTER 1 48 (48-569) THUNDERBOLTS OF THE "404"

 $9.00 9h 28m
AEROMASTER 1 48 (48-570) THUNDERBOLTS OF THE "404"

AEROMASTER 1 48 (48-570) THUNDERBOLTS OF THE "404"

 $9.00 9h 34m

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.