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Slixx Decal Set #1054 Kendall GT-1 Nitro Funny Car NIP

Slixx Decal Set #1054 Kendall GT-1 Nitro Funny Car NIP

- $5.99 1h 27m
*****Decals***** 1 20 for F2001B 02'

*****Decals***** 1 20 for F2001B 02'

$6.99 2h 38m
Bob Ford 64 Thunderbolt-Len Richter Drag decal

Bob Ford 64 Thunderbolt-Len Richter Drag decal

1 $4.95 2h 59m
7 Eleven Chief Auto Parts TBird P S-Glidden Drag decal

7 Eleven Chief Auto Parts TBird P S-Glidden Drag decal

2 $3.75 2h 59m
#90 Dukes 2002-Rick Mast Nascar decal

#90 Dukes 2002-Rick Mast Nascar decal

- $6.50 2h 59m
Ed Martin Romy Hammes 63 Ford-Dick Brannan Drag decal

Ed Martin Romy Hammes 63 Ford-Dick Brannan Drag decal

- $4.95 2h 59m
Kenny Goodell T F-Bob Cochran Drag decal

Kenny Goodell T F-Bob Cochran Drag decal

- $6.50 2h 59m
Hawaiian Charger F C-Butch Mass Bobby Rowe Drag decal

Hawaiian Charger F C-Butch Mass Bobby Rowe Drag decal

- $6.50 2h 59m
Candies & Hughes Cuda F C-Larry Goldstein Drag decal

Candies & Hughes Cuda F C-Larry Goldstein Drag decal

- $6.50 2h 59m
#90 Bulls Eye 1988-Benny Parsons Nascar decal

#90 Bulls Eye 1988-Benny Parsons Nascar decal

- $6.50 2h 59m
Candies & Hughes Barracuda F C Drag decal

Candies & Hughes Barracuda F C Drag decal

- $6.50 2h 59m
Ramchargers Dodge Drag decal

Ramchargers Dodge Drag decal

- $3.50 2h 59m
The Outlaw Firebird P S-Bruce Allen Drag decal

The Outlaw Firebird P S-Bruce Allen Drag decal

1 $6.50 2h 59m
Dana Chevrolet Giant Killer 66 Chevy II Drag decal

Dana Chevrolet Giant Killer 66 Chevy II Drag decal

- $4.95 2h 59m
#90 Bulls Eye 1989-Ernie Irvan Nascar decal

#90 Bulls Eye 1989-Ernie Irvan Nascar decal

- $6.50 2h 59m
#91 McDonalds 2005-Bill Elliott Nascar decal

#91 McDonalds 2005-Bill Elliott Nascar decal

- $15.00 2h 59m
#90 Heilig Meyers 1996-Mike Wallace Nascar decal

#90 Heilig Meyers 1996-Mike Wallace Nascar decal

- $6.50 2h 59m
Super Brut Arrow F C 1 32-Al Segrini Drag decal

Super Brut Arrow F C 1 32-Al Segrini Drag decal

- $3.50 2h 59m
US Army T F-Tony Schumacher Drag decal

US Army T F-Tony Schumacher Drag decal

- $6.50 2h 59m
#90 Hills Bros Coffee 2000-Hut Stricklin Nascar decal

#90 Hills Bros Coffee 2000-Hut Stricklin Nascar decal

- $6.50 2h 59m
Rambunctious Charger F C-Gene Snow Drag decal

Rambunctious Charger F C-Gene Snow Drag decal

- $6.50 2h 59m
#90 JD Stacy Sunny King Ford Honda Truxmore 1981 decal

#90 JD Stacy Sunny King Ford Honda Truxmore 1981 decal

- $6.50 2h 59m
Budweiser King Tempo F C 1 32-K Bernstein Drag decal

Budweiser King Tempo F C 1 32-K Bernstein Drag decal

1 $3.50 2h 59m
#90 Heilig Meyers 1998-Dick Trickle Nascar decal

#90 Heilig Meyers 1998-Dick Trickle Nascar decal

- $6.50 2h 59m
The Old Reliable II Chevrolet-Dave Strickler Drag decal

The Old Reliable II Chevrolet-Dave Strickler Drag decal

1 $3.50 2h 59m
#90 Chameleon Sunny King Ford Honda 1983-Nascar decal

#90 Chameleon Sunny King Ford Honda 1983-Nascar decal

- $6.50 2h 59m
#91 Stanley 2005-Bill Elliott Nascar decal

#91 Stanley 2005-Bill Elliott Nascar decal

- $15.00 2h 59m
*****Decals*****1 24 Mclaran Mercedes MP4 20 WEST&TEST

*****Decals*****1 24 Mclaran Mercedes MP4 20 WEST&TEST

$7.49 3h 11m
tiny Moon Eyes Assorted Decals Nascar Hot Rod Sticker

tiny Moon Eyes Assorted Decals Nascar Hot Rod Sticker

$5.99 3h 57m
*****Decals*****1 24 Ferrari tag (3)

*****Decals*****1 24 Ferrari tag (3)

$14.99 4h 3m

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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.