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1:72-76 Bison Decals British Cromwell & Centaur 72027

1:72-76 Bison Decals British Cromwell & Centaur 72027

 - $9.00 42m
1:72-76 Decals German Tiger Tanks of sSSPzAbt 501 72011

1:72-76 Decals German Tiger Tanks of sSSPzAbt 501 72011

 - $9.00 44m
Orion 48001T 1 48 F-16 Fuselage Plates (Tamiya) SAV

Orion 48001T 1 48 F-16 Fuselage Plates (Tamiya) SAV

 $6.00 44m
Flying Leathernecks 48003 1 48 F A-18A C VMFA-451 235

Flying Leathernecks 48003 1 48 F A-18A C VMFA-451 235

 $15.00 45m
Orion 32002 1 32 F A-18 Vertical Tail Plates SAV

Orion 32002 1 32 F A-18 Vertical Tail Plates SAV

 $6.00 45m
Flying Leathernecks 48006 1 48 AV-8B Jumpin' Jarheads

Flying Leathernecks 48006 1 48 AV-8B Jumpin' Jarheads

 $19.99 45m
Orion 32001T 1 32 F-16 Fuselage Plates (Tamiya) SAV

Orion 32001T 1 32 F-16 Fuselage Plates (Tamiya) SAV

 $8.00 45m
Flying Leathernecks 32001 1 32 F A-18D VMFA(AW)-121 242

Flying Leathernecks 32001 1 32 F A-18D VMFA(AW)-121 242

 $15.00 45m
Flying Leathernecks 48022 1 48 F A-18A C OIF 2008 2009

Flying Leathernecks 48022 1 48 F A-18A C OIF 2008 2009

 $25.00 45m
Orion 48001H 1 48 F-16 Fuselage Plates (Hasegawa) SAV

Orion 48001H 1 48 F-16 Fuselage Plates (Hasegawa) SAV

 $6.00 45m
Orion 72002 1 72 F A-18 Vertical Tail Plates SAV

Orion 72002 1 72 F A-18 Vertical Tail Plates SAV

 $4.00 45m
Fightertown 48003 1 48 F-14B Tomcat VF-143 Pukin' Dogs

Fightertown 48003 1 48 F-14B Tomcat VF-143 Pukin' Dogs

 $16.00 45m
Flying Leathernecks 48013 1 48 F A-18D Devil Dog Deltas

Flying Leathernecks 48013 1 48 F A-18D Devil Dog Deltas

 $25.00 45m
Orion 48002 1 48 F A-18 Vertical Tail Plates SAV

Orion 48002 1 48 F A-18 Vertical Tail Plates SAV

 $5.00 45m
1:72-76 Decals British Sherman MkII in Africa 72017

1:72-76 Decals British Sherman MkII in Africa 72017

 1 $7.00 48m
Decals 1 72 Eagle Strike Fw-190 German Insignia

Decals 1 72 Eagle Strike Fw-190 German Insignia

1 $3.99 51m
Decals 1 72 Revell Formation Light Panels F-4 F-14 F-18

Decals 1 72 Revell Formation Light Panels F-4 F-14 F-18

 1 $0.99 51m
Decals 1 72 Sky Israeli F-16 A B Unit Markings Stencils

Decals 1 72 Sky Israeli F-16 A B Unit Markings Stencils

 1 $17.99 52m
Decals 1 72 Eagle Strike F-16 South Dakota

Decals 1 72 Eagle Strike F-16 South Dakota

 1 $6.99 53m
Decals 1 72 Eagle Strike F-16 Dutch Lion

Decals 1 72 Eagle Strike F-16 Dutch Lion

 1 $6.99 53m
Decals 1 72 Eagle Strike F-16 Dutch KLU

Decals 1 72 Eagle Strike F-16 Dutch KLU

 1 $6.99 53m
Decals 1 72 Eagle Strike F-4E Phantom 2 German Horse

Decals 1 72 Eagle Strike F-4E Phantom 2 German Horse

 - $6.99 54m
Decals 1 72 Eagle Strike MiG 17 Israel USA Syria

Decals 1 72 Eagle Strike MiG 17 Israel USA Syria

 - $6.99 54m
Decals 1 72 Eagle Strike MiG 17 Viet Nam Poland

Decals 1 72 Eagle Strike MiG 17 Viet Nam Poland

 - $6.99 55m
Decals 1 72 Eagle Strike U.S. Spitfire

Decals 1 72 Eagle Strike U.S. Spitfire

 - $6.99 55m
New Strombecker Sea Dart Digital Decals !

New Strombecker Sea Dart Digital Decals !

 $12.00 2h 7m
Decals 1 48 AeroMaster Ki-84 Hayate Japan

Decals 1 48 AeroMaster Ki-84 Hayate Japan

 - $4.99 3h 38m
Decals 1 48 AeroMaster Yak 1B 3 7B 9P & 9T Soviet

Decals 1 48 AeroMaster Yak 1B 3 7B 9P & 9T Soviet

 1 $4.99 3h 40m
Decals 1 48 AeroMaster Bf 109 E Battle Britain set 1

Decals 1 48 AeroMaster Bf 109 E Battle Britain set 1

 - $4.99 3h 42m
Decals 1 48 AeroMaster Bf 109 E Battle Britain set 2

Decals 1 48 AeroMaster Bf 109 E Battle Britain set 2

 - $4.99 3h 44m

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.