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ROBOTECH Harmony Gold Zor Prime 4" Tall Figure MOC

ROBOTECH Harmony Gold Zor Prime 4" Tall Figure MOC

 - $16.95 1h 50m
Robotech VF-1S Model Roy Fokker Skull Macross Saga 1985

Robotech VF-1S Model Roy Fokker Skull Macross Saga 1985

 - $0.99 1h 54m
ANIME ROBOTECH VF-11 001 LOOSE TOY ( RARE )

ANIME ROBOTECH VF-11 001 LOOSE TOY ( RARE )

 - $2.99 2h 8m
Diecast Yamato Robotech Valkyrie VF-1A

Diecast Yamato Robotech Valkyrie VF-1A

 2 $21.00 4h 8m
STEALTH VERITECH sdcc ROBOTECH MACROSS exclusive VF-1S

STEALTH VERITECH sdcc ROBOTECH MACROSS exclusive VF-1S

 1 $44.99 5h 32m
YAMATO 1 60 VF-1J Armored Valkyrie ( Circa 2002)

YAMATO 1 60 VF-1J Armored Valkyrie ( Circa 2002)

 6 $15.50 6h 4m
Robotech Masterpiece Collection Maia Sterling VFA-6ZX

Robotech Masterpiece Collection Maia Sterling VFA-6ZX

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 $59.90
$79.99		 16h 50m
Robotech Masterpiece Collection Beta Fighter Blue Rare!

Robotech Masterpiece Collection Beta Fighter Blue Rare!

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 $115.99
$179.99		 17h 1m
Robotech New Generation Beta Fighter Mpc Volume 1 Blue

Robotech New Generation Beta Fighter Mpc Volume 1 Blue

 1 $74.99 18h 27m
Robotech New Generation Beta Fighter Mpc Volume 2 Red

Robotech New Generation Beta Fighter Mpc Volume 2 Red

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 $74.99
$84.99		 18h 27m
TOYNAMI ROBOTECH MASTERPIECE RAND MPC CYCLONE VOL.2

TOYNAMI ROBOTECH MASTERPIECE RAND MPC CYCLONE VOL.2

1 $99.99 22h 12m
STEALTH VERITECH sdcc ROBOTECH MACROSS exclusive VF-1S

STEALTH VERITECH sdcc ROBOTECH MACROSS exclusive VF-1S

 $54.99 22h 26m
Exosquad lot

Exosquad lot

 - $20.00 1d 14m
Robotech Robot To Water Pistol Harmony Gold 1985 NIB

Robotech Robot To Water Pistol Harmony Gold 1985 NIB

 - $9.99 1d 1h 39m
BANDAI, 1999, ACTION FIGURE, ROBOT, 5 1 2 INCH HIGH,

BANDAI, 1999, ACTION FIGURE, ROBOT, 5 1 2 INCH HIGH,

1 $1.99 1d 2h 28m
Robotech Masterpiece VFB-9H Rand Beta Fighter Vol. 1

Robotech Masterpiece VFB-9H Rand Beta Fighter Vol. 1

 1 $70.00 1d 3h 8m
Toynami Robotech Masterpiece Cyclone Vol.2 Rand

Toynami Robotech Masterpiece Cyclone Vol.2 Rand

 2 $71.00 1d 3h 8m
ROBOTECH Shadow Alpha Fighter MASTERPIECE MAIA STERLING

ROBOTECH Shadow Alpha Fighter MASTERPIECE MAIA STERLING

 1 $50.00 1d 3h 8m
Yamato Macross 1 48 Low Visibility Veritech VF-1A Ver.2

Yamato Macross 1 48 Low Visibility Veritech VF-1A Ver.2

 $199.00 1d 7h 25m
ROBOTECH MASTERPIECE COLLECTION BETA FIGHTER FIGURE

ROBOTECH MASTERPIECE COLLECTION BETA FIGHTER FIGURE

 $185.95 1d 14h 51m
DVD - Robotech Legacy Macross Saga Vol 1 Box Set

DVD - Robotech Legacy Macross Saga Vol 1 Box Set

 - $4.99 1d 15h 59m
DVD - Robotech Legacy Macross Saga Vol 2 Box Set

DVD - Robotech Legacy Macross Saga Vol 2 Box Set

 - $4.99 1d 15h 59m
Robotech Zentraedi Tactical Battlepod In Stock!

Robotech Zentraedi Tactical Battlepod In Stock!

 3 $18.50 1d 21h 28m
ROBOTECH Lot of 18 figures '85 + 2 bioroid and cyclone

ROBOTECH Lot of 18 figures '85 + 2 bioroid and cyclone

14 $54.00 1d 23h 13m
Robotech V6 Turbo Transforming RC Car 4 Parts or Repair

Robotech V6 Turbo Transforming RC Car 4 Parts or Repair

 - $0.99 2d 12m
ROBOTECH MASTERPIECE ALPHA Rook Bartley Vol.2 # AP12

ROBOTECH MASTERPIECE ALPHA Rook Bartley Vol.2 # AP12

 7 $30.00 2d 4h 24m
ROBOTECH Remastered DVDs 3 & 4; with Limited VF-1S Toy

ROBOTECH Remastered DVDs 3 & 4; with Limited VF-1S Toy

 - $9.00 2d 12h 3m
2 Toynami Macross Limited Super Poseables!

2 Toynami Macross Limited Super Poseables!

 - $11.00 2d 12h 7m
ROBOTECH!!! Lot!! Figures, Plane & Walker! Vintage!

ROBOTECH!!! Lot!! Figures, Plane & Walker! Vintage!

 4 $17.01 2d 15h 3m
Robotech Veritech Hovertank

Robotech Veritech Hovertank

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 $39.99
$54.99		 2d 16h 45m

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.