Model kits car kit airplane kits model ship building Toys & Hobbies Auction info
Model kits | Robotech For Sale | Used Robotech | Cheap Robotech

Robotech

Robotech Macross 7 Transforming VF-19 Firevalkyrie 1 65

Robotech Macross 7 Transforming VF-19 Firevalkyrie 1 65

 - $15.00 35m
Robotech Macross 7 Transforming VF-19 Firevalkyrie 1 65

Robotech Macross 7 Transforming VF-19 Firevalkyrie 1 65

 - $15.00 37m
TRANSFORMER G1 ROBOTECH MASTER VERITECH MOC SEALED CARD

TRANSFORMER G1 ROBOTECH MASTER VERITECH MOC SEALED CARD

 - $9.99 43m
ROBOTECH MASTERPIECE RAND O'KEEFE CYCLONE MIB TOYNAMI!!

ROBOTECH MASTERPIECE RAND O'KEEFE CYCLONE MIB TOYNAMI!!

 $109.95 48m
New Robotech Exo Squad Zentraedi Tactical Battlepod MIB

New Robotech Exo Squad Zentraedi Tactical Battlepod MIB

 13 $80.00 1h 14m
New Robotech Exo Squad Light Attack POWERED Marsala MIB

New Robotech Exo Squad Light Attack POWERED Marsala MIB

 1 $9.99 1h 18m
Robotech 3.5" Rook Bartley (red) Cyclone Gakken RARE

Robotech 3.5" Rook Bartley (red) Cyclone Gakken RARE

 5 $26.61 1h 40m
Robotech 3.5" Scott Bernard Cyclone Gakken RARE

Robotech 3.5" Scott Bernard Cyclone Gakken RARE

 5 $15.00 1h 42m
Robotech 3.5" Yellow (Lancer) Cyclone Gakken RARE

Robotech 3.5" Yellow (Lancer) Cyclone Gakken RARE

 11 $14.50 1h 43m
TOYNAMI ROBOTECH MASTERPIECE BETA Vol.3 IN-STOCK

TOYNAMI ROBOTECH MASTERPIECE BETA Vol.3 IN-STOCK

 $139.95 3h 22m
Bandai SIC Tamashii Taizen Encyclopedia Magazine - Mook

Bandai SIC Tamashii Taizen Encyclopedia Magazine - Mook

 1 $0.99 4h
ROBOTECH MOSPEADA- RIDING SUIT CYCLONE ARMOR GAKKEN

ROBOTECH MOSPEADA- RIDING SUIT CYCLONE ARMOR GAKKEN

 -
 $149.99
$299.99		 5h 10m
ROBOTECH MACROSS SDF-1 MATCHBOX

ROBOTECH MACROSS SDF-1 MATCHBOX

 1 $149.99 5h 27m
Lot of 5 Toynami Battle Cry Edition Super Poseable

Lot of 5 Toynami Battle Cry Edition Super Poseable

 $135.00 5h 30m
Macross DYRL VT-1 Super Ostrich VE-1 Elintseeker

Macross DYRL VT-1 Super Ostrich VE-1 Elintseeker

 $285.00 5h 40m
Revoltech Full Metal Panic! ARX-7 Arbalest Figure 081

Revoltech Full Metal Panic! ARX-7 Arbalest Figure 081

 13 $9.60 6h 11m
Robotech 3 3 4 Lynn Minmei figure MOC Harmony Gold 1980

Robotech 3 3 4 Lynn Minmei figure MOC Harmony Gold 1980

 -
 $6.00
$12.00		 8h 27m
Robotech Masterpiece Rook Bartley Vol 2 VFA-6Z #140

Robotech Masterpiece Rook Bartley Vol 2 VFA-6Z #140

 - $75.00 9h 22m
Robotech Masterpiece Sue Graham Vol 4 Shadow #122

Robotech Masterpiece Sue Graham Vol 4 Shadow #122

 - $75.00 9h 23m
Robotech Masterpiece Appendix C Super Veritech Armor

Robotech Masterpiece Appendix C Super Veritech Armor

 - $85.00 9h 26m
TOYNAMI ROBOTECH MASTERPIECE RAND MPC CYCLONE VOL.2

TOYNAMI ROBOTECH MASTERPIECE RAND MPC CYCLONE VOL.2

$129.95 9h 42m
ROBOTECH MASTERPIECE RAND MPC CYCLONE VOL.2 IN-STOCK

ROBOTECH MASTERPIECE RAND MPC CYCLONE VOL.2 IN-STOCK

 $129.95 9h 43m
TAKATOKU MACROSS BATTROID VALKYRIE

TAKATOKU MACROSS BATTROID VALKYRIE

 $99.00 10h 23m
Robotech Masterpiece Collection Roy Fokker VF-1S

Robotech Masterpiece Collection Roy Fokker VF-1S

 2 $51.00 10h 29m
ROBOTECH Masterpiece RICK HUNTER VF-1S Appendix A

ROBOTECH Masterpiece RICK HUNTER VF-1S Appendix A

 2 $52.00 10h 30m
ROBOTECH MASTERPIECE MAIA SHADOW FIGHTER MIB TOYNAMI!!

ROBOTECH MASTERPIECE MAIA SHADOW FIGHTER MIB TOYNAMI!!

 9 $46.00 11h 55m
ROBOTECH MASTERPIECE BETA FIGHTER BLUE MIB TOYNAMI!!

ROBOTECH MASTERPIECE BETA FIGHTER BLUE MIB TOYNAMI!!

 7 $46.00 11h 55m
ROBOTECH MASTERPIECE BETA FIGHTER GREEN MIB TOYNAMI!!

ROBOTECH MASTERPIECE BETA FIGHTER GREEN MIB TOYNAMI!!

 4 $56.00 11h 55m
ROBOTECH MASTERPIECE RAND O'KEEFE CYCLONE MIB TOYNAMI!!

ROBOTECH MASTERPIECE RAND O'KEEFE CYCLONE MIB TOYNAMI!!

 7 $95.00 11h 55m
Robotech Masterpiece Collection Vol. 2 Rook Bartley

Robotech Masterpiece Collection Vol. 2 Rook Bartley

 -
 $59.99
$100.00		 12h 11m

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.