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McFARLANE TOYS PRESENTS BRAM STOKER'S DRACULA MIB HTF!

McFARLANE TOYS PRESENTS BRAM STOKER'S DRACULA MIB HTF!

$19.82 24m
X5 McFARLANE YANKEE LOT JETER POSADA CANO RIVERA WANG

X5 McFARLANE YANKEE LOT JETER POSADA CANO RIVERA WANG

$54.99 1h 3m
SPAWN MCFARLANE SOUL TAKER MARVEL

SPAWN MCFARLANE SOUL TAKER MARVEL

 - $2.99 1h 35m
MCFARLANE TWISTED LAND OF OZ DOROTHY.

MCFARLANE TWISTED LAND OF OZ DOROTHY.

 $24.99 1h 45m
VINTAGE LOT OF 50 CAMEOS PINS BROOCH LADY PROFILE GOLD

VINTAGE LOT OF 50 CAMEOS PINS BROOCH LADY PROFILE GOLD

 1 $9.99 2h 13m
ICHIRO DIRTY VARIANT ROOKIE MCFARLANE SERIES 1 RARE!!!!

ICHIRO DIRTY VARIANT ROOKIE MCFARLANE SERIES 1 RARE!!!!

 1 $2.00 2h 44m
JASON KENDALL GREY VARIANT MCFARLANE SERIES 5 RARE!!!!

JASON KENDALL GREY VARIANT MCFARLANE SERIES 5 RARE!!!!

 - $20.00 2h 53m
McFARLANE NFL 12 DREW BREES ROOKIE SOCKS VARIANT

McFARLANE NFL 12 DREW BREES ROOKIE SOCKS VARIANT

$16.95 3h 14m
micro machines starwars and mcfarlane figures

micro machines starwars and mcfarlane figures

 2 $15.50 3h 46m
MCFARLANE ALBERT PUJOLS MLB 19 VARIANT

MCFARLANE ALBERT PUJOLS MLB 19 VARIANT

 4 $4.25 3h 47m
MCFARLANE ALBERT PUJOLS MLB 19

MCFARLANE ALBERT PUJOLS MLB 19

1 $1.25 3h 49m
MCFARLANE RONNIE LOTT 49ERS

MCFARLANE RONNIE LOTT 49ERS

 4 $7.50 3h 51m
MCFARLANE ELI MANNING NFL 13 VARIANT

MCFARLANE ELI MANNING NFL 13 VARIANT

 6 $6.00 3h 53m
MCFARLANE ELI MANNING NFL 13

MCFARLANE ELI MANNING NFL 13

 1 $1.25 3h 54m
NEW CURT SHILLING ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS MCFARLANE FIGURE

NEW CURT SHILLING ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS MCFARLANE FIGURE

 - $6.99 4h 14m
MCFARLANE, ((BRADY, MANNING, BIG BEN)) 3-pack

MCFARLANE, ((BRADY, MANNING, BIG BEN)) 3-pack

 $44.99 4h 34m
KISS - PSYCHO CIRCUS FIGURES - MCFARLANE - NEW IN BOX !

KISS - PSYCHO CIRCUS FIGURES - MCFARLANE - NEW IN BOX !

 - $8.99 4h 35m
McFarlane Movie Maniacs 6 Alien Predator AVP set of 8

McFarlane Movie Maniacs 6 Alien Predator AVP set of 8

 3 $125.50 4h 45m
McFarlane Bob & Doug McKenzie Figures Lot

McFarlane Bob & Doug McKenzie Figures Lot

 - $14.99 5h 41m
McFarlane Monsters Playset Lot

McFarlane Monsters Playset Lot

 - $9.99 5h 41m
McFarlane Toys Figures Lot

McFarlane Toys Figures Lot

 - $14.99 5h 41m
McFarlane Toys Huge Figures Lot

McFarlane Toys Huge Figures Lot

 - $14.99 5h 41m
McFarlanes Dragons Series 2 NEW Quest for the Lost King

McFarlanes Dragons Series 2 NEW Quest for the Lost King

 - $0.99 5h 50m
Nolan Ryan 2009 Mcfarlane Cooperstown Collection Mint

Nolan Ryan 2009 Mcfarlane Cooperstown Collection Mint

 1 $0.99 5h 58m
MCFARLANE 2002 ICHIRO SUZUKI BASEBALL ACTION FIGURE

MCFARLANE 2002 ICHIRO SUZUKI BASEBALL ACTION FIGURE

 1 $6.00 6h 11m
Mcfarlane Nascar Figure Tony Stewart #20 Series 1 MIB

Mcfarlane Nascar Figure Tony Stewart #20 Series 1 MIB

 - $4.99 6h 12m
MCFARLANE 2002 PEYTON MANNING NFL FOOTBALL FIGURE

MCFARLANE 2002 PEYTON MANNING NFL FOOTBALL FIGURE

 1 $6.00 6h 15m
Mcfarlane Seattle Mariners Ichiro w bobblehead #226

Mcfarlane Seattle Mariners Ichiro w bobblehead #226

 - $0.99 6h 19m
Mcfarlane BLC Nomar Garciaparra Collectors Club Xclusv

Mcfarlane BLC Nomar Garciaparra Collectors Club Xclusv

 - $0.99 6h 20m
SET OF NEW MCFARLANE FIGURES TECHNO SPAWN SERIES 15

SET OF NEW MCFARLANE FIGURES TECHNO SPAWN SERIES 15

 - $12.00 6h 25m

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.