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VTG. 1974 MEGO SUPERMAN 8"JOINTED AUCTION FIGURINE DOLL

VTG. 1974 MEGO SUPERMAN 8"JOINTED AUCTION FIGURINE DOLL

 1 $19.99 19m
Mego Lizard-Spiderman-Aqualad repro head parts lot

Mego Lizard-Spiderman-Aqualad repro head parts lot

 $29.00 20m
MEGO CUSTOMIZER PART: SHIELD

MEGO CUSTOMIZER PART: SHIELD

 $1.00 30m
MEGO CUSTOMIZER PART: KNIGHT HELMET

MEGO CUSTOMIZER PART: KNIGHT HELMET

 $2.00 33m
Vintage 1974-1975 WGSH Human Torch Mego Figure

Vintage 1974-1975 WGSH Human Torch Mego Figure

 7 $26.00 39m
Vintage Mego Cher China Dress Wards Exclusive

Vintage Mego Cher China Dress Wards Exclusive

 2 $12.48 50m
1979 Mego Original Black Hole HARRY BOOTH 12" Figure

1979 Mego Original Black Hole HARRY BOOTH 12" Figure

 - $25.00 1h 51m
'70s Welcome Back Kotter 2 cartoon Storybooks TV show

'70s Welcome Back Kotter 2 cartoon Storybooks TV show

 $15.00 1h 53m
"CHiPs" FREE WHEELING MOTORCYCLE w PONCH'S FIGURE

"CHiPs" FREE WHEELING MOTORCYCLE w PONCH'S FIGURE

 1 $9.99 2h
Mego T2 body lot 17 bodies plus more

Mego T2 body lot 17 bodies plus more

 7 $91.00 2h 4m
PRESIDENT RONALD REACLOWN (REAGAN) 1981 CLOWN AROUND

PRESIDENT RONALD REACLOWN (REAGAN) 1981 CLOWN AROUND

 $2.00 2h 25m
Vintage Dr. Alex Durant The Black Hole Figure

Vintage Dr. Alex Durant The Black Hole Figure

 1 $5.00 2h 47m
Flash Gordon- "Ming The Merciless" 9" (MOC) Mego 1976

Flash Gordon- "Ming The Merciless" 9" (MOC) Mego 1976

 $189.99 3h 10m
1981 MEGO EAGLE FORCE COMMUNICATIONS ADVENTURE PACK MIB

1981 MEGO EAGLE FORCE COMMUNICATIONS ADVENTURE PACK MIB

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 $19.95
$29.95		 3h 45m
Hasbro Star Wars Talking Yoda And Lightsaber Sealed

Hasbro Star Wars Talking Yoda And Lightsaber Sealed

$110.00 4h 10m
MEGO BATMAN 1974 MADE IN HONG KONG

MEGO BATMAN 1974 MADE IN HONG KONG

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 $5.00
$10.00		 5h 30m
Star Trek Mego 1974 Lt Uhura 8" Carded Figure MINT SEE

Star Trek Mego 1974 Lt Uhura 8" Carded Figure MINT SEE

 $100.00 9h 7m
Mego like 7th city spiderman figure on custom card

Mego like 7th city spiderman figure on custom card

 $40.00 11h 40m
Original Mego Spok Star Trek, still in card!

Original Mego Spok Star Trek, still in card!

 $30.00 11h 40m
Original Mego Captain Kirk Star Trek, still in card!

Original Mego Captain Kirk Star Trek, still in card!

 $45.00 11h 40m
THE GREATEST AMERICAN HERO 11 X 15 COLOR DISPLAY PRINT

THE GREATEST AMERICAN HERO 11 X 15 COLOR DISPLAY PRINT

 $5.99 13h 51m
RARE 1970's Mego WGSH Carded Figure Shipping Container

RARE 1970's Mego WGSH Carded Figure Shipping Container

$5,500.00 13h 53m
1978 Mego KISS action figure PAUL STANLEY in box

1978 Mego KISS action figure PAUL STANLEY in box

 11 $81.00 14h 9m
Mego Buck Rogers Action Figure Killer Kane 1979 12" Box

Mego Buck Rogers Action Figure Killer Kane 1979 12" Box

 - $14.50 14h 18m
1 Clamshell protective case for Mego WGSH figure MOC

1 Clamshell protective case for Mego WGSH figure MOC

 $4.99 14h 33m
25 Clamshell protective cases for Mego WGSH figure MOC

25 Clamshell protective cases for Mego WGSH figure MOC

 $99.99 14h 34m
Legends of The West Indian Cochise Empire mego

Legends of The West Indian Cochise Empire mego

 $40.00 14h 51m
The Munsters 8 inch Mego-like fig: Marilyn Munster

The Munsters 8 inch Mego-like fig: Marilyn Munster

 $9.99 14h 53m
vintage 1973 mego LONE RANGER & SILVER horse stored

vintage 1973 mego LONE RANGER & SILVER horse stored

 16 $20.50 15h 6m
mego WGSH human torch nice marvel fantastic four

mego WGSH human torch nice marvel fantastic four

 2 $22.00 15h 9m

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.