Model kits car kit airplane kits model ship building Toys & Hobbies Auction info
Model kits | Plastic For Sale | Used Plastic | Cheap Plastic

Plastic

11966 PYRO SAINT LOUIS "FRENCH MAN-O-WAR" SHIP MODEL

11966 PYRO SAINT LOUIS "FRENCH MAN-O-WAR" SHIP MODEL

- $9.99 19m
1 720BUILT VIETNAM WAR ERA CV-65"USS ENTERPRIZE"DISPLAY

1 720BUILT VIETNAM WAR ERA CV-65"USS ENTERPRIZE"DISPLAY

 - $39.50 28m
20 SILVER VAC U FORM thicker sturdy SHEETS fits Mattel

20 SILVER VAC U FORM thicker sturdy SHEETS fits Mattel

 $10.00 31m
REVELL 1 72 TORPEDO BOAT PT-117 MODEL KIT

REVELL 1 72 TORPEDO BOAT PT-117 MODEL KIT

 -
 $7.99
$12.75		 32m
QUEEN ÉLIZABETH # 1

QUEEN ÉLIZABETH # 1

 $89.95 36m
1 200 La Couronne 17th Century French Man Of War NIB !

1 200 La Couronne 17th Century French Man Of War NIB !

1 $49.99 37m
1960s National Toy Plastic SHIP Floating Model MIP

1960s National Toy Plastic SHIP Floating Model MIP

 $14.95 39m
1 350 BUILT CIVIL WAR CSS VIRGINIA DISPLAY MODEL

1 350 BUILT CIVIL WAR CSS VIRGINIA DISPLAY MODEL

 - $49.50 43m
Lindberg Nantucket Lightship Tyrrell Six Wheel GP Race

Lindberg Nantucket Lightship Tyrrell Six Wheel GP Race

$45.00 50m
Model ship USS Missouri plastic Revell

Model ship USS Missouri plastic Revell

- $4.99 1h 5m
Vintage MPC Graf Spee Pocket Battleship (1982)

Vintage MPC Graf Spee Pocket Battleship (1982)

 - $6.99 1h 9m
Vintage Revell Jacques-Yves Cousteau's CALYPSO (1976)

Vintage Revell Jacques-Yves Cousteau's CALYPSO (1976)

 6 $51.00 1h 10m
Revell USS Constitution plastic model kit plus 3 others

Revell USS Constitution plastic model kit plus 3 others

 1 $19.99 1h 10m
Titanic Gift Model Kit Revell 05700 German NIB 1:570

Titanic Gift Model Kit Revell 05700 German NIB 1:570

 - $25.99 1h 22m
90'S MODEL KIT TITANIC 1 800 DICAPRIO WINSLET NIB RARE

90'S MODEL KIT TITANIC 1 800 DICAPRIO WINSLET NIB RARE

1 $19.90 1h 34m
Ideal SS United States 50s Lighted Cruise Ship Mint Kit

Ideal SS United States 50s Lighted Cruise Ship Mint Kit

 13 $101.99 1h 38m
Model Kit, Revell, 1 1200, U.S.S. Hornet, 10+, bombers inc.

Model Kit, Revell, 1 1200, U.S.S. Hornet, 10+, bombers inc.

 - $5.00 1h 45m
VINTAGE SKYWAVE 1 700 GERMAN "Z" CLASS DESTROYER MODELS

VINTAGE SKYWAVE 1 700 GERMAN "Z" CLASS DESTROYER MODELS

 1 $9.00 2h 12m
the atom boat from marine boy model kit

the atom boat from marine boy model kit

 1 $5.00 2h 23m
LOT OF WW2 SHIPS MODEL KITS (CHEAP) MILITARY

LOT OF WW2 SHIPS MODEL KITS (CHEAP) MILITARY

 1 $6.99 2h 29m
USS Nautilus Atomic Submarine Lindberg Unopened

USS Nautilus Atomic Submarine Lindberg Unopened

 - $7.95 2h 30m
Queen Elizabeth II Revel Miniship Kit # 21 UNOPENED

Queen Elizabeth II Revel Miniship Kit # 21 UNOPENED

 - $3.95 2h 30m
AIDA Club Cruise Ship Revel Miniship Kit # 20 UNOPENED

AIDA Club Cruise Ship Revel Miniship Kit # 20 UNOPENED

 - $3.95 2h 30m
Landing Ship Dock by Lindberg in 1 288 scale

Landing Ship Dock by Lindberg in 1 288 scale

 - $12.99 2h 52m
USS Constitution by Lindberg in 1 450 scale

USS Constitution by Lindberg in 1 450 scale

 - $5.99 2h 53m
MISS BUDWEISER Unlimited Hydroplane, RARE and NICE !!!!

MISS BUDWEISER Unlimited Hydroplane, RARE and NICE !!!!

 - $49.99 2h 54m
la reale sailing ship model kit in 1 450 scale for 10+

la reale sailing ship model kit in 1 450 scale for 10+

 - $5.00 2h 59m
Santa Catarina Do'Monte Sinal-Portuguese Man-o-War

Santa Catarina Do'Monte Sinal-Portuguese Man-o-War

 3 $10.99 4h 3m
RMS Titanic - Academy - 1 600th scale - mint-2000

RMS Titanic - Academy - 1 600th scale - mint-2000

 - $14.99 4h 11m
RMS Titanic - 1 570 - Revell - 1976

RMS Titanic - 1 570 - Revell - 1976

 - $14.99 4h 11m

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.