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Revell MIG 25 "FOXBAT"

Revell MIG 25 "FOXBAT"

 4 $12.50 16m
NEW SEALED ACADEMY 1 48 MiG-29UB FULCRUM B

NEW SEALED ACADEMY 1 48 MiG-29UB FULCRUM B

 2 $11.51 16m
DOUBLE-SET: LUFTWAFFE FIGHTER CODES & ID LTRS, #S 1:72

DOUBLE-SET: LUFTWAFFE FIGHTER CODES & ID LTRS, #S 1:72

 1 $2.95 17m
WW I SPAD 13 C 17th US Squadron 1 48 Testors

WW I SPAD 13 C 17th US Squadron 1 48 Testors

 - $4.99 17m
VINTAGE AMT 1 48 MiG-15 "FAGOT"

VINTAGE AMT 1 48 MiG-15 "FAGOT"

 5 $10.50 17m
Eduard 1 48 Fw 190A-8 w PE Parts & Mask

Eduard 1 48 Fw 190A-8 w PE Parts & Mask

 $27.99 17m
Eduard 1 48 Fw 190F-8 w PE Parts

Eduard 1 48 Fw 190F-8 w PE Parts

 $27.99 17m
Eduard 1 48 Messerschmitt Bf 110G-2 w PE Parts & Mask

Eduard 1 48 Messerschmitt Bf 110G-2 w PE Parts & Mask

 $39.99 17m
Hobby Boss 1 48 A-10A NAW Thunderbolt II

Hobby Boss 1 48 A-10A NAW Thunderbolt II

 $46.99 17m
VINTAGE LINDBERG 1 48 DOUGLAS F4D-1 SKYRAY

VINTAGE LINDBERG 1 48 DOUGLAS F4D-1 SKYRAY

 4 $7.05 18m
BUILT REVELL Boeing P-26 Peashooter 1 72

BUILT REVELL Boeing P-26 Peashooter 1 72

 - $9.00 18m
1 48 Henschel Hs129B-2 with Verlinden Resin update Set

1 48 Henschel Hs129B-2 with Verlinden Resin update Set

 $26.99 19m
RARE: RED WHITE W.W.II RAF BOMBER CODES IN 1:72 SCALE

RARE: RED WHITE W.W.II RAF BOMBER CODES IN 1:72 SCALE

 1 $2.95 19m
TRAINER W TEETH; HELLER T-6G TEXAN PARTS KIT 1;72 SCL

TRAINER W TEETH; HELLER T-6G TEXAN PARTS KIT 1;72 SCL

 4 $2.50 19m
CURTISS P-40 WARHAWK BALSA WOOD KIT by SIG CONTROL LINE

CURTISS P-40 WARHAWK BALSA WOOD KIT by SIG CONTROL LINE

 5 $37.00 19m
Revell 1 48 Scale F-15E Strike Eagle plastic model#5511

Revell 1 48 Scale F-15E Strike Eagle plastic model#5511

 $24.85 20m
Rare 1 48 Hansa Brandenburg W.12 vac kit Sierra Scale

Rare 1 48 Hansa Brandenburg W.12 vac kit Sierra Scale

13 $22.55 20m
36 49 TFW SPECIAL: 7-8-9 & 22-53-525 TFS W.W.II-JETS 72

36 49 TFW SPECIAL: 7-8-9 & 22-53-525 TFS W.W.II-JETS 72

 - $2.95 21m
FIFI & THE PEASHOOTER: GRUMMAN FF-1 & P-26 PARTS KITS

FIFI & THE PEASHOOTER: GRUMMAN FF-1 & P-26 PARTS KITS

1 $2.95 21m
NAMC YS-11 JAPAN 1962 PROP-JET PROTOTYPE AIRPLANE 1 200

NAMC YS-11 JAPAN 1962 PROP-JET PROTOTYPE AIRPLANE 1 200

 - $4.99 22m
USA 1916 1 100 CURTISS JN-4 JENNY DIECAST BIPLANE MODEL

USA 1916 1 100 CURTISS JN-4 JENNY DIECAST BIPLANE MODEL

 1 $1.99 22m
IBERIA LOCKHEED L1049G SUPER CONSTELLATION AIRPLANE

IBERIA LOCKHEED L1049G SUPER CONSTELLATION AIRPLANE

 - $4.99 22m
1931 ITALY SAVOIA MARCHETTI S.66 ALA LITTORIA AEROPLANE

1931 ITALY SAVOIA MARCHETTI S.66 ALA LITTORIA AEROPLANE

 - $4.99 22m
RARE: 1970s MICROSCALE DECALS W.W.II LUFTWAFFE UNITS 72

RARE: 1970s MICROSCALE DECALS W.W.II LUFTWAFFE UNITS 72

 1 $2.95 22m
"THE RED BARON" VON RICHTHOFEN'S FOKKER DR.1 TRIPLANE

"THE RED BARON" VON RICHTHOFEN'S FOKKER DR.1 TRIPLANE

 3 $5.57 22m
WILDE UND ZAHME SAU: PAIR OF FW-190 NIGHTFIGHTER PARTS

WILDE UND ZAHME SAU: PAIR OF FW-190 NIGHTFIGHTER PARTS

 2 $3.25 23m
AV-8B Harrier II Plus

AV-8B Harrier II Plus

 - $8.99 24m
1 48 Revell P-51D Mustang

1 48 Revell P-51D Mustang

- $5.99 24m
Roden Fokker D.VII

Roden Fokker D.VII

 - $15.99 25m
RARE: 1970s MICROSCALE DECALS W.W.II LUFTWAFFE ACES 72

RARE: 1970s MICROSCALE DECALS W.W.II LUFTWAFFE ACES 72

 - $3.95 25m

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.