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MITSUWA MERCURY OUTBOARD MOTOR TYPE A NEW!!

MITSUWA MERCURY OUTBOARD MOTOR TYPE A NEW!!

 $26.80 22m
MITSUWA MERCURY OUTBOARD MOTOR TYPE B NEW!!

MITSUWA MERCURY OUTBOARD MOTOR TYPE B NEW!!

 $26.80 22m
Revell 85-0328 ROBERT E LEE STEAMBOAT SSP Model Kit New

Revell 85-0328 ROBERT E LEE STEAMBOAT SSP Model Kit New

 $21.99 37m
Tamiya 1 350 Aircraft Sets 2x Set 1, 1x Set 2

Tamiya 1 350 Aircraft Sets 2x Set 1, 1x Set 2

 1 $14.99 39m
Aoshima 47101 1 150 USS Susquehanna ship model kit

Aoshima 47101 1 150 USS Susquehanna ship model kit

 - $168.00 45m
Academy 1458 1 400 R.M.S. Titanic plastic model kit

Academy 1458 1 400 R.M.S. Titanic plastic model kit

 - $48.30 46m
Aoshima 47095 1 120 Cutty Sark plastic ship model kit

Aoshima 47095 1 120 Cutty Sark plastic ship model kit

 - $168.00 46m
1976 REVELL TITANIC OCEAN LINER 1 570 New & Sealed '76

1976 REVELL TITANIC OCEAN LINER 1 570 New & Sealed '76

 $19.99 49m
REVELL 1 144 Sea Shadow Stealth Boat Model Kit

REVELL 1 144 Sea Shadow Stealth Boat Model Kit

 - $0.99 1h 5m
2 Model Kits Military USSR NAVAL JET & HELICOPTER

2 Model Kits Military USSR NAVAL JET & HELICOPTER

 $7.99 1h 7m
FRIGATE USS UNITED STATES "OLD WAGON" by REVELL

FRIGATE USS UNITED STATES "OLD WAGON" by REVELL

 22 $81.00 1h 9m
1 350 SCALE CLIPPER SHIP CUTTY SHARY MODEL KIT

1 350 SCALE CLIPPER SHIP CUTTY SHARY MODEL KIT

 - $9.95 1h 21m
AFV Club 735S1 1:350 Cheng Kung class frigate Model Kit

AFV Club 735S1 1:350 Cheng Kung class frigate Model Kit

 - $66.50 1h 22m
Revell 445 1 570 R.M.S. Titanic ship model kit

Revell 445 1 570 R.M.S. Titanic ship model kit

 - $14.00 1h 22m
Revell Germany 462 1 720 Intrepid Aircraft Carrier

Revell Germany 462 1 720 Intrepid Aircraft Carrier

 - $18.90 1h 22m
Revell 386 1:72 Scale Caribbean Pirate Ship model kit

Revell 386 1:72 Scale Caribbean Pirate Ship model kit

 - $11.90 1h 22m
1 72 SCALE PT-109 BOAT REVELL MODEL KIT

1 72 SCALE PT-109 BOAT REVELL MODEL KIT

 - $14.95 1h 29m
1 72 SCALE PT-109 BOAT REVELL MODEL KIT

1 72 SCALE PT-109 BOAT REVELL MODEL KIT

 - $18.95 1h 34m
1 720 SCALE USS ENTERPRISE CVN65 AIRCRAFT CARRIER MODEL

1 720 SCALE USS ENTERPRISE CVN65 AIRCRAFT CARRIER MODEL

 - $17.95 1h 46m
Antique Model USS Forrestal Super Carrier New!!!!

Antique Model USS Forrestal Super Carrier New!!!!

 - $31.00 1h 46m
Antique Model PT 109 Kennedy Boat Brand New!!!!

Antique Model PT 109 Kennedy Boat Brand New!!!!

 - $31.00 1h 48m
1 570 SCALE R.M.S. TITANIC REVELL MODEL KIT

1 570 SCALE R.M.S. TITANIC REVELL MODEL KIT

 - $17.95 1h 53m
1 700 SCALE HASEGAWA US AIRCRAFT CARRIER YORKTOWN II

1 700 SCALE HASEGAWA US AIRCRAFT CARRIER YORKTOWN II

- $23.95 2h
Revell Water Craft Racer Jet Ski Model Mike Follmer

Revell Water Craft Racer Jet Ski Model Mike Follmer

 - $9.99 2h 1m
Dragon 7085 1 700 USS Hornet CV-12 1945 ship model kit

Dragon 7085 1 700 USS Hornet CV-12 1945 ship model kit

 - $32.62 2h 7m
1 350 SCALE GERMAN POCKET BATTLESHIP ADMIRAL GRAF SPEE

1 350 SCALE GERMAN POCKET BATTLESHIP ADMIRAL GRAF SPEE

 - $41.95 2h 9m
Vicky the Viking Boat Model Kit - Japan Exclusive

Vicky the Viking Boat Model Kit - Japan Exclusive

 $58.00 2h 20m
1 700 Choroszy V-161 German WWI Torpedo Boat *MINT*

1 700 Choroszy V-161 German WWI Torpedo Boat *MINT*

 $44.99 2h 21m
1 72 Choroszy 2 EXPLOSIVE BOATS LINSE & MTM *MINT*

1 72 Choroszy 2 EXPLOSIVE BOATS LINSE & MTM *MINT*

 $44.99 2h 23m
Roman Warship Model by Ertl ~ 1 45th Scale

Roman Warship Model by Ertl ~ 1 45th Scale

 $30.00 2h 23m

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.