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REVELL 1:24 FERRARI ENZO SPORTS CAR MODEL KIT

REVELL 1:24 FERRARI ENZO SPORTS CAR MODEL KIT

2 $1.04 36m
Lamborghini LP500S

Lamborghini LP500S

- $4.00 37m
Built Model Car 1 24 Vintage Monogram Firebolt

Built Model Car 1 24 Vintage Monogram Firebolt

 - $0.99 38m
Built Model Car 1 24 Vintage '66 Monogram Bugatti w fig

Built Model Car 1 24 Vintage '66 Monogram Bugatti w fig

 3 $4.25 44m
REVELL 1:24 DODGE VIPER SPORTS CAR MODEL KIT

REVELL 1:24 DODGE VIPER SPORTS CAR MODEL KIT

1 $0.99 44m
Lamborghini LP500S

Lamborghini LP500S

- $7.00 47m
Ayrton Senna Pull-back F1 car collection 10pcs.

Ayrton Senna Pull-back F1 car collection 10pcs.

 - $34.80 50m
Enzo Ferrari (red)

Enzo Ferrari (red)

 - $7.00 55m
1 24 COUNTACH LP500S ACADEMY

1 24 COUNTACH LP500S ACADEMY

 - $9.99 55m
1966 ford fairlane 427 amt model kit in 1:25 scale

1966 ford fairlane 427 amt model kit in 1:25 scale

 5 $11.60 1h 4m
1971 dodge charger amt model kit in 1:25 scale

1971 dodge charger amt model kit in 1:25 scale

 3 $7.16 1h 4m
1974 plymouth gtx amt model kit in1:25 scale

1974 plymouth gtx amt model kit in1:25 scale

 4 $7.60 1h 4m
1 24 ACADEMY MINI CONVERTIBLE

1 24 ACADEMY MINI CONVERTIBLE

 - $9.99 1h 14m
1 43 ACADEMY LAMBORGHINI REVENTON

1 43 ACADEMY LAMBORGHINI REVENTON

 - $6.99 1h 14m
REVELL 1 25 PRO FINISH C5-R CORVETTE MODEL *SEALED*

REVELL 1 25 PRO FINISH C5-R CORVETTE MODEL *SEALED*

1 $7.95 1h 27m
Exotic Car Set Lamborghini and Porsche

Exotic Car Set Lamborghini and Porsche

 - $15.00 1h 35m
Tamiya Enzo Giallo Modena(yellow)

Tamiya Enzo Giallo Modena(yellow)

 1 $15.00 1h 46m
NEW FUJIMI 1 16 SCALE ENTHUSIAST LAMBORGHINI MIURA KIT

NEW FUJIMI 1 16 SCALE ENTHUSIAST LAMBORGHINI MIURA KIT

 7 $10.50 1h 57m
Built Model Car Tamiya 1 20 Renault RE 30B Turbo 1983

Built Model Car Tamiya 1 20 Renault RE 30B Turbo 1983

 1 $14.95 1h 57m
1 12 scale Lamborghini LP500S with extras!

1 12 scale Lamborghini LP500S with extras!

 - $100.00 2h
monogram chevy bel air convertable 1 25 scale in box

monogram chevy bel air convertable 1 25 scale in box

 - $10.00 2h 3m
Built Model Car Tamiya 1 20 Lotus Ford 102D 1992

Built Model Car Tamiya 1 20 Lotus Ford 102D 1992

 9 $32.11 2h 7m
1963 FERRARI 250LM race car 1966 LeMans #28 model kit

1963 FERRARI 250LM race car 1966 LeMans #28 model kit

 3 $10.75 2h 9m
REVELL 1 25 DAN GURNEY CASTROL INDY CAR MODEL KIT NIB

REVELL 1 25 DAN GURNEY CASTROL INDY CAR MODEL KIT NIB

1 $8.95 2h 9m
Ertl Corvettes 1953, 1963 and ?, 1 25 Metal for Parts

Ertl Corvettes 1953, 1963 and ?, 1 25 Metal for Parts

 $12.00 2h 10m
Built Model Car Monogram 1 24 Pro Stock Camaro 1984

Built Model Car Monogram 1 24 Pro Stock Camaro 1984

 6 $31.00 2h 12m
TAMIYA 1 20 FERRARI F2000 FORMULA 1 MODEL KIT *SEALED*

TAMIYA 1 20 FERRARI F2000 FORMULA 1 MODEL KIT *SEALED*

 1 $12.95 2h 18m
Built Model Car 1 24 Tamiya Jaguar XJR-9LM Le Mans 1989

Built Model Car 1 24 Tamiya Jaguar XJR-9LM Le Mans 1989

 5 $46.26 2h 22m
1963 FERRARI 250LM Le Mans race car Annecy kit RARE!!!!

1963 FERRARI 250LM Le Mans race car Annecy kit RARE!!!!

 6 $91.00 2h 25m
Built Model Car 1 24 Tamiya Sauber-Mercedes C9 1990

Built Model Car 1 24 Tamiya Sauber-Mercedes C9 1990

 1 $17.95 2h 26m

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.