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1985 ROBOTECH MASTER ACTION FIGURE MOC MACROSS 3 3 4"

1985 ROBOTECH MASTER ACTION FIGURE MOC MACROSS 3 3 4"

 $6.38 42m
EXO SQUAD, Maggie weston action figure!!! RARE NIB

EXO SQUAD, Maggie weston action figure!!! RARE NIB

 - $99.99 2h 46m
Yamato Macross VF-1A Hikaru Valkyrie 1 60

Yamato Macross VF-1A Hikaru Valkyrie 1 60

 2 $20.50 2h 58m
Robotech Breetai Matchbox MOC 1985

Robotech Breetai Matchbox MOC 1985

1 $0.99 2h 58m
Yamato Macross VF-1A Max Valkyrie 1 60

Yamato Macross VF-1A Max Valkyrie 1 60

 2 $27.00 3h
MATCHBOX ROBOTECH MASTER CARDED FIGURE RARE 1985 RDF

MATCHBOX ROBOTECH MASTER CARDED FIGURE RARE 1985 RDF

$18.74 3h 6m
MATCHBOX ROBOTECH MASTER CARDED FIGURE RARE 1985 RDF

MATCHBOX ROBOTECH MASTER CARDED FIGURE RARE 1985 RDF

$18.74 3h 10m
Toynami Macross 1 100 VF-1J Super Weapon Set NEW Max

Toynami Macross 1 100 VF-1J Super Weapon Set NEW Max

 $10.00 8h 14m
Robotech Masterpiece MIRIYA VF-1J

Robotech Masterpiece MIRIYA VF-1J

 $99.99 12h 32m
Bandai 1 55 Valkyrie VF-1A Brown - NEW

Bandai 1 55 Valkyrie VF-1A Brown - NEW

 - $29.99 14h 14m
Robotech Roy Fokker Harmony Gold NIB

Robotech Roy Fokker Harmony Gold NIB

 5 $5.50 14h 54m
Rick Hunter Harmony Gold NIB doll Robotech

Rick Hunter Harmony Gold NIB doll Robotech

 1 $0.99 14h 58m
1980's IMAI "ORGUSS MISSILE GUN" 1 16th scale robotech

1980's IMAI "ORGUSS MISSILE GUN" 1 16th scale robotech

 $38.25 15h 1m
ROBOTECH MASTERPIECE MAIA STERLING VFA-6ZX MIB TOYNAMI

ROBOTECH MASTERPIECE MAIA STERLING VFA-6ZX MIB TOYNAMI

$79.99 15h 8m
Match box Robotech Invid Scout Ship in Box

Match box Robotech Invid Scout Ship in Box

 2 $5.24 15h 38m
Macross Valkyrie VF-1A 1 55 Scale in Box

Macross Valkyrie VF-1A 1 55 Scale in Box

 4 $6.50 15h 54m
Robotech Masterpiece Volumes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5& 6

Robotech Masterpiece Volumes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5& 6

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 $695.00
$795.00		 16h 17m
Robotech Stealth Veritech VF-1S Comic Con Toynami 2009

Robotech Stealth Veritech VF-1S Comic Con Toynami 2009

 1 $40.00 16h 18m
ROBOTECH MASTERPIECE SCOTT BERNARD CYCLONE MIB TOYNAMI

ROBOTECH MASTERPIECE SCOTT BERNARD CYCLONE MIB TOYNAMI

$179.99 16h 25m
ROBOTECH MACROSS FIRE Veritech Valkyrie FIGURE NEW

ROBOTECH MACROSS FIRE Veritech Valkyrie FIGURE NEW

 $11.99 18h 17m
Harmony Gold Zentradi Robotech Action Figure

Harmony Gold Zentradi Robotech Action Figure

 - $1.00 18h 18m
SDCC Robotech Super Deformed Veritechs Set of 6 + More!

SDCC Robotech Super Deformed Veritechs Set of 6 + More!

 - $15.00 21h 49m
ORIGINAL STAR WARS ROTJ JABBA THRONE ROOM PIPE

ORIGINAL STAR WARS ROTJ JABBA THRONE ROOM PIPE

 $7.22 22h 20m
Large Exo Squad Lot

Large Exo Squad Lot

 2 $22.50 23h 38m
Rare 1985 ROBOTECH MIB Excaliber MK VI Photos! OOP HTF

Rare 1985 ROBOTECH MIB Excaliber MK VI Photos! OOP HTF

 1 $0.99 1d
Robotech Masterpiece Collection Ben Dixon VF-1A Mint!

Robotech Masterpiece Collection Ben Dixon VF-1A Mint!

 $129.99 1d 18m
Matchbox Robotech Raidar X in Box

Matchbox Robotech Raidar X in Box

 1 $4.99 1d 20m
Henshin Robo Riding Suit Lot of 3 Mospeada Gakken

Henshin Robo Riding Suit Lot of 3 Mospeada Gakken

2 $81.00 1d 51m
ROBOTECH LOT OF 2 VERITECH SUPER POSEABLE MIB 8"

ROBOTECH LOT OF 2 VERITECH SUPER POSEABLE MIB 8"

 - $14.99 1d 1h 37m
Robotech Master Piece

Robotech Master Piece

 $900.00 1d 1h 53m

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.