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Mack Cruise- Liner   2008 Issue

Mack Cruise- Liner 2008 Issue

4 $31.00 17m
Auto Car  A64B  Tractor  2007 Issue

Auto Car A64B Tractor 2007 Issue

5 $46.00 24m
1996 Revell 1:25 Dodge Ram VTS Pickup Factory Sealed

1996 Revell 1:25 Dodge Ram VTS Pickup Factory Sealed

- $9.95 26m
International Payhauler 350   2006 Issue

International Payhauler 350 2006 Issue

12 $42.01 27m
Dodge Ram 1 25 Parts hauler w  operating lift gate

Dodge Ram 1 25 Parts hauler w operating lift gate

- $22.99 28m
Italeri 1 24 Honda Movistar Racing Team truck

Italeri 1 24 Honda Movistar Racing Team truck

$88.95 32m
'53 Ford Pickup - 1988 Plastic Model Kit - Sealed

'53 Ford Pickup - 1988 Plastic Model Kit - Sealed

- $9.98 32m
Jimmy Flintstone '51 Nash Sedan Delivery Body #135

Jimmy Flintstone '51 Nash Sedan Delivery Body #135

$14.95 32m
Kenworth Challenge Transit Mixer T559   Original  Issue

Kenworth Challenge Transit Mixer T559 Original Issue

17 $124.72 35m
Built Model Car Junkyard 1 24 or 1 25 Chevy Cheyenne 10

Built Model Car Junkyard 1 24 or 1 25 Chevy Cheyenne 10

4 $6.01 35m
AMT Bulldozer CAT Model Kit,  1:25 scale Complete

AMT Bulldozer CAT Model Kit, 1:25 scale Complete

6 $56.00 36m
Built Model Car Junkyard 1 24 1 25 Chevy El Camino SS

Built Model Car Junkyard 1 24 1 25 Chevy El Camino SS

1 $0.99 37m
Built Model Car Junkyard 1 24 1 25 Infinity

Built Model Car Junkyard 1 24 1 25 Infinity

1 $0.99 41m
Built Model Car Junkyard 1 24 or 1 25 Ford Harley Van

Built Model Car Junkyard 1 24 or 1 25 Ford Harley Van

4 $6.19 44m
THUNDERBOLT II   MISSING TIRES, WHEELS

THUNDERBOLT II MISSING TIRES, WHEELS

- $14.99 45m
International Scout - 1 25 Plastic Model Kit - Sealed

International Scout - 1 25 Plastic Model Kit - Sealed

- $13.98 46m
MEGA TRUCK EXTRAS ! ! ! ! WOW !  LOOOOK ! ! ! !

MEGA TRUCK EXTRAS ! ! ! ! WOW ! LOOOOK ! ! ! !

8 $31.01 48m
TRUCK SLEEPER WASHER & DRYER 1\24 SCALE ! ! !  LOOK ! !

TRUCK SLEEPER WASHER & DRYER 1\24 SCALE ! ! ! LOOK ! !

1 $4.99 50m
REVELL Dodge Ram VTS Pickup  REAL NICE!!

REVELL Dodge Ram VTS Pickup REAL NICE!!

1 $3.99 54m
MOBILOIL '25 KENWORTH STAKE TRUCK,  DIECAST,  1 34,  MINT!

MOBILOIL '25 KENWORTH STAKE TRUCK, DIECAST, 1 34, MINT!

- $24.99 54m
C.B. ANTENNAS   WOW !!!   LOOK !!! 1\24--1\25 scale ! !

C.B. ANTENNAS WOW !!! LOOK !!! 1\24--1\25 scale ! !

3 $7.49 57m
8 INCH LOUD STACKS ANGLE CUT COMPLETE ! ! ! !   WOW ! !

8 INCH LOUD STACKS ANGLE CUT COMPLETE ! ! ! ! WOW ! !

1 $9.99 58m
AMT Ford F-150 XLT #6809 Sealed F 150

AMT Ford F-150 XLT #6809 Sealed F 150

1 $9.99 59m
SLAM LOCKS ROUND & SQUARE RESIN 84 TOTAL ! !

SLAM LOCKS ROUND & SQUARE RESIN 84 TOTAL ! !

1 $4.99 1h 3m
Revell Hot Rod Series Chevy Street Pickup #7135 Opened

Revell Hot Rod Series Chevy Street Pickup #7135 Opened

- $9.99 1h 4m
'34 FORD PRO STREET TRUCK,  1 18,  DIECAST,  MINT!

'34 FORD PRO STREET TRUCK, 1 18, DIECAST, MINT!

- $24.99 1h 7m
MONOGRAM 55 FORD PICKUP PLASTIC MODEL KIT

MONOGRAM 55 FORD PICKUP PLASTIC MODEL KIT

1 $18.00 1h 10m
1 32 volvo tractor trailer coca cola

1 32 volvo tractor trailer coca cola

- $25.00 1h 13m
 REVELL 1977  FUN TRUCKIN FORD COURIER COMPLETE MODEL

REVELL 1977 FUN TRUCKIN FORD COURIER COMPLETE MODEL

12 $20.50 1h 13m
JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE,   STARTED NICE !!!,  BIG 1 20

JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE, STARTED NICE !!!, BIG 1 20

- $14.99 1h 14m

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.