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pro built 1 43 FERRARI H.F. 54 F.2 1952 DANO

pro built 1 43 FERRARI H.F. 54 F.2 1952 DANO

 - $19.99 16m
pro built 1 43 FERRARI TRON KITS 166

pro built 1 43 FERRARI TRON KITS 166

 1 $19.99 17m
lindberg 1 25 DON NICHOLSON'S 1961 CHEVY IMPALA SS DRAG

lindberg 1 25 DON NICHOLSON'S 1961 CHEVY IMPALA SS DRAG

 $24.95 19m
MONOGRAM 1987 CHEVY CORVETTE LUMINATORS NEON RACER 1 32

MONOGRAM 1987 CHEVY CORVETTE LUMINATORS NEON RACER 1 32

 $29.99 19m
AMT 1969 FORD TALLADEGA 2 DR HT SEALED MODEL 1 25

AMT 1969 FORD TALLADEGA 2 DR HT SEALED MODEL 1 25

 $49.99 19m
pro built 1 43 GIELGE FERRARI 246 SP 1962

pro built 1 43 GIELGE FERRARI 246 SP 1962

 8 $37.00 19m
FORD AC COBRA 427 Metal Model Kit by Burago Testors

FORD AC COBRA 427 Metal Model Kit by Burago Testors

 3 $11.51 21m
pro built 1 43 H.F. 88 FERRARI TIPO 166 S.C. MOTOR #2

pro built 1 43 H.F. 88 FERRARI TIPO 166 S.C. MOTOR #2

 2 $19.99 22m
pro built 1 43 MIKANSUE FERRARI ABARTH

pro built 1 43 MIKANSUE FERRARI ABARTH

 6 $31.89 24m
pro built 1 43 PORSCHE ENDURANCE HI FI LE MANS ROTHMANS

pro built 1 43 PORSCHE ENDURANCE HI FI LE MANS ROTHMANS

 - $19.99 25m
pro built 1 43 PROGETTO FERRARI 250 MM

pro built 1 43 PROGETTO FERRARI 250 MM

 11 $78.00 28m
Revell 1 25 Snap Camaro Concept Car plastic model#1944

Revell 1 25 Snap Camaro Concept Car plastic model#1944

 $12.45 28m
pro built 1 43 STARTER KITS FERRARI 375 MM P.A.

pro built 1 43 STARTER KITS FERRARI 375 MM P.A.

 10 $66.00 29m
pro built 1 43 WESTERN MODELS AIR FLOW Bugatti Type 57

pro built 1 43 WESTERN MODELS AIR FLOW Bugatti Type 57

2 $20.49 32m
AMT 1974 PLYMOUTH GTX BUYERS CHOICE MODEL CAR

AMT 1974 PLYMOUTH GTX BUYERS CHOICE MODEL CAR

 $19.99 36m
amt 1 25 USA-1 CHEVY MONSTER TRUCK 1988 POINTS CHAMPION

amt 1 25 USA-1 CHEVY MONSTER TRUCK 1988 POINTS CHAMPION

 $16.95 37m
REVELL 1990 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX 2 DR COUPE SEALED

REVELL 1990 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX 2 DR COUPE SEALED

 $39.99 37m
Chevrolet Experimental XP-895 (1980 Corvette Aerovette)

Chevrolet Experimental XP-895 (1980 Corvette Aerovette)

 1 $24.95 37m
NASCAR 50thA, '33 FORD H-BOY McDONALD'S 94 RACING CHAMPS

NASCAR 50thA, '33 FORD H-BOY McDONALD'S 94 RACING CHAMPS

 - $12.95 39m
VIPER RT 10, SNAPFAST PLUS, ERTL AMT, 1 25, SEALED!

VIPER RT 10, SNAPFAST PLUS, ERTL AMT, 1 25, SEALED!

 $3.00 41m
AMT 1966 FORD THUNDERBIRD CONVERTIBLE 2-IN-1 CUSTOMIZNG

AMT 1966 FORD THUNDERBIRD CONVERTIBLE 2-IN-1 CUSTOMIZNG

 $29.95 42m
'88 JAGUAR XJR9 SPRINT Resin model kit Provence Moulage

'88 JAGUAR XJR9 SPRINT Resin model kit Provence Moulage

 1 $19.99 43m
Revell 4211 1:24 Audi R8 plastic model kit

Revell 4211 1:24 Audi R8 plastic model kit

 - $17.50 52m
Revell 4205 1:25 Subaru WRX STi plastic model kit

Revell 4205 1:25 Subaru WRX STi plastic model kit

 - $14.00 52m
Revell 4204 1:24 Ferrari 599 GTB plastic model kit

Revell 4204 1:24 Ferrari 599 GTB plastic model kit

 - $17.50 52m
OTAKI NISSAN R 382 MODEL CAR ( MUST SEE THIS )

OTAKI NISSAN R 382 MODEL CAR ( MUST SEE THIS )

 1 $40.00 52m
AMT Ertl 1 25 Ford Probe IMSA

AMT Ertl 1 25 Ford Probe IMSA

 1 $4.99 55m
Testors Fujumi BMW M635CSi 1 24 Model kit, Incomplete.

Testors Fujumi BMW M635CSi 1 24 Model kit, Incomplete.

 - $2.99 55m
Airfix 1 24 Pugeot 905 EV1 Racing Car

Airfix 1 24 Pugeot 905 EV1 Racing Car

 1 $14.99 57m
AMT Ertl 1 25 Ford Tarus SHO Police Car, Bad Decals

AMT Ertl 1 25 Ford Tarus SHO Police Car, Bad Decals

 - $2.99 59m

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.