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CESSNA 0-2 & MIG 21 AIRFIX DOGFIGHT DOUBLES KIT

CESSNA 0-2 & MIG 21 AIRFIX DOGFIGHT DOUBLES KIT

 3 $16.48 15m
1 48GRUMMAN F-6F HELLCAT by Fujimi

1 48GRUMMAN F-6F HELLCAT by Fujimi

 - $7.99 15m
VINTAGE REVELL 1 72 AVRO 'DAMBUSTER' LANCASTER

VINTAGE REVELL 1 72 AVRO 'DAMBUSTER' LANCASTER

 3 $14.35 16m
Microscale No. 72-98 1 72 U.S.A.F. F-100D Super Sabre

Microscale No. 72-98 1 72 U.S.A.F. F-100D Super Sabre

 5 $14.64 16m
WESTLAND WHIRLWIND MK1 1 72 AIRFIX MODEL KIT

WESTLAND WHIRLWIND MK1 1 72 AIRFIX MODEL KIT

 1 $9.99 16m
Esci 1 72 F-100D Super Sabre USAF Thunderbirds

Esci 1 72 F-100D Super Sabre USAF Thunderbirds

 1 $9.99 17m
VINTAGE REVELL 1 72 PBY-5A CATALINA BLACK CAT

VINTAGE REVELL 1 72 PBY-5A CATALINA BLACK CAT

 1 $7.95 19m
VINTAGE REVELL 1 72 PBY-5 CATALINA flying boat

VINTAGE REVELL 1 72 PBY-5 CATALINA flying boat

 3 $9.59 21m
Thunderbolt A-10 Warthog 1:72 Revell #85-5430 Prime

Thunderbolt A-10 Warthog 1:72 Revell #85-5430 Prime

- $9.99 21m
1 72 Hasegawa TORNADO F Mk.3 "No. 25 Squadron"

1 72 Hasegawa TORNADO F Mk.3 "No. 25 Squadron"

 - $19.99 22m
VINTAGE CEJI-REVELL 1 115 LOCKHEED P-3 ORION

VINTAGE CEJI-REVELL 1 115 LOCKHEED P-3 ORION

 1 $7.95 23m
KAWANISHI INTERCEPTER AIRCARFT MODEL JAPAN MILITARYnew

KAWANISHI INTERCEPTER AIRCARFT MODEL JAPAN MILITARYnew

 1 $0.99 24m
NEW SEALED REVELL-GERMANY 1 72 DOUGLAS A-20 BOSTON III

NEW SEALED REVELL-GERMANY 1 72 DOUGLAS A-20 BOSTON III

 8 $26.00 25m
1 144 F A-18D HORNET ACE CORP.

1 144 F A-18D HORNET ACE CORP.

 - $3.59 29m
1 72 ACADEMY FOCKE-WULF FW 190-D9

1 72 ACADEMY FOCKE-WULF FW 190-D9

 - $5.99 29m
Swadar Fairchild XC-120 Pack Plane BUILT model and BOX

Swadar Fairchild XC-120 Pack Plane BUILT model and BOX

 - $100.00 30m
REVELL HISTORY MAKERS LOT OF 3 KITS SEALED

REVELL HISTORY MAKERS LOT OF 3 KITS SEALED

 6 $20.70 30m
MONOGRAM AIRPOWER Airplanes and decals

MONOGRAM AIRPOWER Airplanes and decals

 - $100.00 31m
REVELL aircraft carrier airplanes and cranes.

REVELL aircraft carrier airplanes and cranes.

 3 $17.00 31m
1 48 BREWSTER F2A-2 BUFFALO by TAMIYA

1 48 BREWSTER F2A-2 BUFFALO by TAMIYA

 2 $8.50 32m
Plastic Model Aircraft Kit SPITFIRE MK. XIV-E 1 48 2161

Plastic Model Aircraft Kit SPITFIRE MK. XIV-E 1 48 2161

 $12.75 33m
F-16 US Air Force Fighter 1:48 Monogram New 1976

F-16 US Air Force Fighter 1:48 Monogram New 1976

 - $12.95 35m
F-16A Falcon 1:48 AMT ERTL Classic

F-16A Falcon 1:48 AMT ERTL Classic

 - $7.50 37m
B-52 STRATOFORTRESS

B-52 STRATOFORTRESS

 3 $30.00 39m
Airfix 1 72 Jet Provost T. Mk.3 Bagged kit

Airfix 1 72 Jet Provost T. Mk.3 Bagged kit

 4 $15.50 41m
1 48 DEWOITINE D.520 BY TAMIYA

1 48 DEWOITINE D.520 BY TAMIYA

 4 $15.50 41m
SMER BRISTOL BULLDOG MIB MODEL KIT AIRPLANE NICE

SMER BRISTOL BULLDOG MIB MODEL KIT AIRPLANE NICE

 $9.95 41m
SMER FOKKER S11 INSTRUCTOR MIB MODEL KIT AIRPLANE NICE

SMER FOKKER S11 INSTRUCTOR MIB MODEL KIT AIRPLANE NICE

 $9.95 41m
F A 18C HORNET CHIPPY HO 1 32 ACADEMY AIRCFAFT

F A 18C HORNET CHIPPY HO 1 32 ACADEMY AIRCFAFT

 $100.00 42m
ME-163 KOMET 1 72 HELLER PRO BUILT W TOW TRACTOR WWII

ME-163 KOMET 1 72 HELLER PRO BUILT W TOW TRACTOR WWII

 - $49.99 44m

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.