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lot 6 Airfix and 1 tamiya modle cars	3	$14.00	18m
MINICRAFT 31 FORD MODEL A Highboy Roadster model kit	1	$12.95	30m
Monogram DUESENBERG Dual Cowl Phaeton Classic Car Kit	1	$9.99	39m
1932 FORD 5 WD-RIGHT OUT OF THE50's HOTROD-PRO BUILT-32	-	$28.00 $32.00	43m
Heller Benetton F1 Indy Car '97 Model Kit 71222 SEALED!	-	$9.99	47m
" 1963 " ( GEORGE BARRIS ) CORVETTE " STINGRAY"	4	$20.15	50m
1969 MERCURY COUGAR ELIMINATOR	1	$0.99	53m
1969 Pontiac Firebird model kit 1 25 AMT 225 or 400 eng	3	$6.76	57m
Monogram ROLLS ROYCE '31 Phanton II Henley Convt.1 24	3	$15.50	1h 1m
ROSSO - HONDA NSX - 1:12 SCALE KIT - New-in-Box	17	$300.75	1h 7m
Built, 57, chevy, gasser, pro, street, drag, show, lot, flip, MPC	1	$39.99	1h 10m
Dodge van model	4	$20.50	1h 15m
Monogram MERCEDES BENZ '39 Supercharged 540 K 1 24	3	$17.99	1h 16m
1969 DODGE SUPER BEE REVELL MODEL KIT 1:24.. 2'N1	4	$5.00	1h 21m
" 1963 " CORVETTE " SPLIT " WINDOW COUPE	5	$15.00	1h 35m
#43 STP RICHARD PETTY LEGENDS SERIES #2OF 4 REVELL	-	$9.00	1h 37m
OTAKI - 1978 Corvette Stingray - 1:12 Scale Model Kit	4	$53.00	1h 37m
1953 FORD FLIP NOSE PICK UP TRUCK MODEL STREET ROD NEW		$14.50	1h 49m
MONOGRAM 94 MUSTANG GT sealed inside 1 25 scale		$9.99	1h 51m
AMT Ertl 1:25 Scale '71 PLYMOUTH DUSTER 340	6	$5.00	1h 51m
huge junkyard bodies and parts 1:24 1:25 scale"wow"	4	$29.88	1h 55m
AMT Ertl 1:25 Scale '71 PLYMOUTH DUSTER STREET MACHINE	2	$2.58	1h 56m
Revell 1 12th Scale 1957 Chevrolet Coupe! NOS! SWEET!!!	1	$25.00	2h
Revell-Monogram 1:24 Scale '87 BUICK GRAND NATIONAL	4	$7.00	2h 1m
AMT Ertl 1:25 Scale '34 FORD 5-WINDOW COUPE	4	$5.53	2h 6m
1 12th Scale Lindburg Diamond Duster Car! Fantastic!!!!	-	$25.00 $60.00	2h 7m
AMT Ertl 1:25 Scale '36 FORD 5-WINDOW COUPE	7	$8.27	2h 11m
Monogram 1:24 Scale '40 FORD PICKUP STREET ROD	3	$4.80	2h 16m
BUICK GTX BUILT MODEL CAR 1:24 1:25 SCALE	-	$8.99	2h 23m
1959 CHEVROLET IMPALA CONVERT CUSTOM N I B	-	$22.00 $28.00	2h 25m

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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.

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lot 6 Airfix and 1 tamiya modle cars

MINICRAFT 31 FORD MODEL A Highboy Roadster model kit

Monogram DUESENBERG Dual Cowl Phaeton Classic Car Kit

1932 FORD 5 WD-RIGHT OUT OF THE50's HOTROD-PRO BUILT-32

Heller Benetton F1 Indy Car '97 Model Kit 71222 SEALED!

" 1963 " ( GEORGE BARRIS ) CORVETTE " STINGRAY"

1969 MERCURY COUGAR ELIMINATOR

1969 Pontiac Firebird model kit 1 25 AMT 225 or 400 eng

Monogram ROLLS ROYCE '31 Phanton II Henley Convt.1 24

ROSSO - HONDA NSX - 1:12 SCALE KIT - New-in-Box

Built, 57, chevy, gasser, pro, street, drag, show, lot, flip, MPC

Dodge van model

Monogram MERCEDES BENZ '39 Supercharged 540 K 1 24

1969 DODGE SUPER BEE REVELL MODEL KIT 1:24.. 2'N1

" 1963 " CORVETTE " SPLIT " WINDOW COUPE

#43 STP RICHARD PETTY LEGENDS SERIES #2OF 4 REVELL

OTAKI - 1978 Corvette Stingray - 1:12 Scale Model Kit

1953 FORD FLIP NOSE PICK UP TRUCK MODEL STREET ROD NEW

MONOGRAM 94 MUSTANG GT sealed inside 1 25 scale

AMT Ertl 1:25 Scale '71 PLYMOUTH DUSTER 340

huge junkyard bodies and parts 1:24 1:25 scale"wow"

AMT Ertl 1:25 Scale '71 PLYMOUTH DUSTER STREET MACHINE

Revell 1 12th Scale 1957 Chevrolet Coupe! NOS! SWEET!!!

Revell-Monogram 1:24 Scale '87 BUICK GRAND NATIONAL

AMT Ertl 1:25 Scale '34 FORD 5-WINDOW COUPE

1 12th Scale Lindburg Diamond Duster Car! Fantastic!!!!

AMT Ertl 1:25 Scale '36 FORD 5-WINDOW COUPE

Monogram 1:24 Scale '40 FORD PICKUP STREET ROD

BUICK GTX BUILT MODEL CAR 1:24 1:25 SCALE

1959 CHEVROLET IMPALA CONVERT CUSTOM N I B

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