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1970'S MEGO PLANET OF THE APES ZIRA

1970'S MEGO PLANET OF THE APES ZIRA

 2 $10.49 3h 33m
1970'S MEGO PLANET OF THE APES SOLDIER APE

1970'S MEGO PLANET OF THE APES SOLDIER APE

 3 $12.50 3h 37m
1970'S MEGO PLANET OF THE APES CORNELIUS GALEN

1970'S MEGO PLANET OF THE APES CORNELIUS GALEN

 2 $10.49 3h 44m
1970'S MEGO PLANET OF THE APES Dr. Zaius

1970'S MEGO PLANET OF THE APES Dr. Zaius

 2 $10.49 3h 48m
1970'S MEGO SITTING BULL +2 FIGURES AND COWBOY BOOTS

1970'S MEGO SITTING BULL +2 FIGURES AND COWBOY BOOTS

 1 $9.99 3h 56m
1970'S MEGO AQUAMAN BROKEN LEG LJN

1970'S MEGO AQUAMAN BROKEN LEG LJN

 1 $9.99 6h 4m
Lot of mego clothes

Lot of mego clothes

 4 $12.10 6h 16m
Lot of mego heads

Lot of mego heads

 4 $11.61 6h 18m
Lot of mego shoes

Lot of mego shoes

 4 $9.38 6h 20m
Mego Kresge Acrylic Display Case

Mego Kresge Acrylic Display Case

 $19.99 6h 21m
Lot of mego bodies w clothes

Lot of mego bodies w clothes

 - $4.99 6h 40m
Lot of mego bodies w clothes

Lot of mego bodies w clothes

 1 $4.99 6h 41m
Lot of 4 megos Kraven, War Machine, POTA, silver surfe

Lot of 4 megos Kraven, War Machine, POTA, silver surfe

1 $19.99 6h 46m
Lot of mego body parts

Lot of mego body parts

- $4.99 7h 9m
Mego Alter EGO, Peter Parker or Don from Dynamite

Mego Alter EGO, Peter Parker or Don from Dynamite

 6 $3.25 9h 17m
Mego Robin figure Shoes and shorts, orginal

Mego Robin figure Shoes and shorts, orginal

 2 $2.25 9h 20m
RARE Charlies Angels Doll accessory kit Hasbro 1970's

RARE Charlies Angels Doll accessory kit Hasbro 1970's

 - $37.61 9h 25m
RARE Sealed Charlies Angels Doll Fawcett Hasbro 1970's

RARE Sealed Charlies Angels Doll Fawcett Hasbro 1970's

 - $52.65 9h 25m
RARE Sealed Charlies Angels Doll Outfit Hasbro 1970's

RARE Sealed Charlies Angels Doll Outfit Hasbro 1970's

 1 $1.49 9h 25m
VINTAGE MEGO GRANDPA WALTON ACTION FIGURE DOLL 1974 NR

VINTAGE MEGO GRANDPA WALTON ACTION FIGURE DOLL 1974 NR

 - $9.99 9h 26m
1976 MEGO Fonzie action figure Happy Days The Fonz

1976 MEGO Fonzie action figure Happy Days The Fonz

 1 $4.99 9h 46m
MEGO WONDER WOMAN 12 inch STEVE TREVOR DOLL MIB

MEGO WONDER WOMAN 12 inch STEVE TREVOR DOLL MIB

$199.95 9h 48m
Mego fist fighting Joker loose complete Batman

Mego fist fighting Joker loose complete Batman

 7 $25.38 9h 48m
MEGO SPACE:1999 MYSTERIOUS ALIEN CLASSIC TV TOYS MOC

MEGO SPACE:1999 MYSTERIOUS ALIEN CLASSIC TV TOYS MOC

 $14.99 11h 2m
MEGO SUPERMAN W ORIGINAL CARD MEGO SHAZAM LOOSE VINTAGE

MEGO SUPERMAN W ORIGINAL CARD MEGO SHAZAM LOOSE VINTAGE

 - $165.00 11h 11m
Mego Joker Parts Lot

Mego Joker Parts Lot

 - $10.00 11h 28m
MEGO SPACE:1999 CAPTAIN ZANTOR CLASSIC TV TOYS MOC

MEGO SPACE:1999 CAPTAIN ZANTOR CLASSIC TV TOYS MOC

 $14.99 11h 37m
Mego Penguin

Mego Penguin

 - $15.00 11h 56m
Vintage Mego ACTION JACKSON Military Accessories LOT

Vintage Mego ACTION JACKSON Military Accessories LOT

 1 $2.95 12h 9m
Mego Robin Early T1 yellow-lime, Cloth belt. 100% Mego!

Mego Robin Early T1 yellow-lime, Cloth belt. 100% Mego!

 3 $30.99 12h 27m

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.