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Lindberg 73071 1 25 Dodge L-700 w box trailer model

Lindberg 73071 1 25 Dodge L-700 w box trailer model

 - $31.50 32m
Monogram 7539 1:24 '26 Mack Bulldog Tanker Truck kit

Monogram 7539 1:24 '26 Mack Bulldog Tanker Truck kit

 - $21.53 32m
Revell Germany Peterbilt 359 ELECTRONIC! new in bags

Revell Germany Peterbilt 359 ELECTRONIC! new in bags

 6 $112.51 33m
Revell 1 25 Scale HUMMER H1 model Easy Kit#1938

Revell 1 25 Scale HUMMER H1 model Easy Kit#1938

 $12.85 50m
AMT Alaskan Hauler Kenworth new in bags

AMT Alaskan Hauler Kenworth new in bags

 5 $71.00 1h 6m
Revell 7200 '99 Chevy Silverado Custom Pickup model kit

Revell 7200 '99 Chevy Silverado Custom Pickup model kit

 1 $14.00 1h 13m
1\24 SCALE GENERATOR ! ! ! CUSTOM ! ! LOOK ! ! !

1\24 SCALE GENERATOR ! ! ! CUSTOM ! ! LOOK ! ! !

 - $8.95 1h 16m
AMT Coca-Cola Ford Louisville straight truck Coke

AMT Coca-Cola Ford Louisville straight truck Coke

 1 $20.00 1h 16m
Revell 1506 1:25 Peterbilt 359 Conventional Tractor kit

Revell 1506 1:25 Peterbilt 359 Conventional Tractor kit

 - $17.61 1h 16m
8 INCH CUSTOM EXHAUST STACKS 1\24 SCALE ! ! ! !

8 INCH CUSTOM EXHAUST STACKS 1\24 SCALE ! ! ! !

 1 $9.95 1h 18m
8 INCH ALUMINIUM HOCKEY STICK EXHAUST ! ! ! ! ! LOOK

8 INCH ALUMINIUM HOCKEY STICK EXHAUST ! ! ! ! ! LOOK

 3 $15.50 1h 21m
Revell Midnight cowboy wrecker chevy tow truck

Revell Midnight cowboy wrecker chevy tow truck

 5 $21.75 1h 28m
AMT INTERNATIONAL TRANSTAR 4300 EAGLE TRUCK SEALED KIT

AMT INTERNATIONAL TRANSTAR 4300 EAGLE TRUCK SEALED KIT

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 $29.99
$34.99		 1h 48m
AMT ROADRUNNER PEERLESS LOGGING TRAILER SEALED KIT

AMT ROADRUNNER PEERLESS LOGGING TRAILER SEALED KIT

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 $29.99
$35.00		 1h 48m
AMT WHITE FREIGHTLINER DUAL DRIVE TRUCK SEALED KIT

AMT WHITE FREIGHTLINER DUAL DRIVE TRUCK SEALED KIT

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 $29.99
$34.00		 1h 48m
DECAL COWBOY MALONEYS ELECTRIC CITY DELIVERY VEHICALES

DECAL COWBOY MALONEYS ELECTRIC CITY DELIVERY VEHICALES

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 $8.99
$9.99		 1h 50m
DECAL MISKELLY FURNITURE DELIVERY TRUCK

DECAL MISKELLY FURNITURE DELIVERY TRUCK

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 $8.99
$9.99		 1h 50m
ITALERI NASTRO AZZURRO HONDA RACING TRUCK & TRAILER KIT

ITALERI NASTRO AZZURRO HONDA RACING TRUCK & TRAILER KIT

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 $75.00
$85.00		 1h 50m
AMT 617 1 25 Fruehauf Flatbed Trailer model kit

AMT 617 1 25 Fruehauf Flatbed Trailer model kit

 - $21.70 1h 54m
AMT 620 1 25 White Freightliner Dual Drive Cabover kit

AMT 620 1 25 White Freightliner Dual Drive Cabover kit

 - $26.60 1h 54m
AMT 603 1 25 Chevy Titan 90 Cabover Semi

AMT 603 1 25 Chevy Titan 90 Cabover Semi

 - $26.25 1h 54m
Italeri 0740 1 24 Peterbilt 377 A E plastic model kit

Italeri 0740 1 24 Peterbilt 377 A E plastic model kit

 - $50.40 1h 54m
AMT Ertl 1957 Chevy Cameo Pickup

AMT Ertl 1957 Chevy Cameo Pickup

 $14.00 2h 13m
4 CONSTRUCTION VEHICLE KITS EXCAVATOR DOZER LOADER +

4 CONSTRUCTION VEHICLE KITS EXCAVATOR DOZER LOADER +

 $21.99 2h 45m
Tamiya 1 32 Mini 4WD WILD WILLY JR Motorized Kit !

Tamiya 1 32 Mini 4WD WILD WILLY JR Motorized Kit !

 $14.00 2h 50m
Ford F150 junk yard diorama wreck. Check it out!

Ford F150 junk yard diorama wreck. Check it out!

 1 $2.99 3h 7m
PETERBILT 359 7UP TRUCK & TRAILER AMT GAKKEN JAPAN

PETERBILT 359 7UP TRUCK & TRAILER AMT GAKKEN JAPAN

 - $84.00 3h 13m
amt GMC GENERAL tractor kit

amt GMC GENERAL tractor kit

 1 $29.99 3h 15m
Revell 7203 1:25 50 Ford pickup 2n1 plastic model kit

Revell 7203 1:25 50 Ford pickup 2n1 plastic model kit

 $17.68 3h 22m
8 Miniature Coke cases WITH wood pallet 1 24 scale

8 Miniature Coke cases WITH wood pallet 1 24 scale

 $9.95 4h 10m

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.