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Revell 1 570 Battleship H.M.S. PRINCE OF WALES kit#5102

Revell 1 570 Battleship H.M.S. PRINCE OF WALES kit#5102

 $26.85 16m
Revell 1 1200 Battleship U.S.S. IOWA plastic model#5809

Revell 1 1200 Battleship U.S.S. IOWA plastic model#5809

 $8.85 19m
1 350 TRUMPETER GERMAN CRUISER PRINZ EUGEN 1945 #05313

1 350 TRUMPETER GERMAN CRUISER PRINZ EUGEN 1945 #05313

$123.12 22m
Kitech 1 800 Aircraft Carrier New Enterprise Motorized

Kitech 1 800 Aircraft Carrier New Enterprise Motorized

$59.95 25m
1 72 Choroszy ITALIAN WWI A2 MIDGET SUBMARINE *MINT*

1 72 Choroszy ITALIAN WWI A2 MIDGET SUBMARINE *MINT*

 $64.99 31m
Trumpeter 4523 1 350 USS Arleigh Burke DDG-51 ship kit

Trumpeter 4523 1 350 USS Arleigh Burke DDG-51 ship kit

 - $63.00 32m
Aoshima 39083 1 700 IJN Battleship Yamashiro 1944

Aoshima 39083 1 700 IJN Battleship Yamashiro 1944

 $39.99 32m
Dragon 7029 1 700 USS Destroyer DDG-51 Arleigh Burke

Dragon 7029 1 700 USS Destroyer DDG-51 Arleigh Burke

 $14.99 32m
Aoshima 38680 1 700 IJN Battleship Mutsu (Full Hull)

Aoshima 38680 1 700 IJN Battleship Mutsu (Full Hull)

 $44.99 32m
Dragon 1018 1 350 USS DDG-968 Arthur W. Radford

Dragon 1018 1 350 USS DDG-968 Arthur W. Radford

 $29.99 32m
Dragon 7081 1 700 German Battleship Tirpitz

Dragon 7081 1 700 German Battleship Tirpitz

 $29.99 32m
Dragon 7019 1 700 USS Destroyer DDG-2 Charles F. Adams

Dragon 7019 1 700 USS Destroyer DDG-2 Charles F. Adams

 $14.99 32m
Fujimi 44117 1 700 USS Aircraft Carrier Saratoga

Fujimi 44117 1 700 USS Aircraft Carrier Saratoga

 $22.99 32m
Dragon 7071 1 700 HMS Sheffield "Type 42 Batch 1"

Dragon 7071 1 700 HMS Sheffield "Type 42 Batch 1"

 $19.99 32m
Eduard 1 144 Fletcher 1942 Railings (REV) 53041

Eduard 1 144 Fletcher 1942 Railings (REV) 53041

 - $36.99 37m
Eduard 1 35 Elco PT 596 Detail (ITA) 53025

Eduard 1 35 Elco PT 596 Detail (ITA) 53025

 - $16.99 37m
Eduard 1 350 BB-62 New Jersey Modern Detail (TAM) 53011

Eduard 1 350 BB-62 New Jersey Modern Detail (TAM) 53011

 3 $38.00 37m
Eduard 1 350 BB-63 Missouri Detail (TAM) 53021

Eduard 1 350 BB-63 Missouri Detail (TAM) 53021

 1 $34.99 37m
Eduard 1 350 Bismarck Detail Set (TAM) 53002

Eduard 1 350 Bismarck Detail Set (TAM) 53002

 - $24.99 37m
Eduard 1 350 Bismarck' Detail Set (REV) 53035

Eduard 1 350 Bismarck' Detail Set (REV) 53035

 - $34.99 39m
Eduard 1 350 Bismarck' Raillings Set (REV) 53036

Eduard 1 350 Bismarck' Raillings Set (REV) 53036

 - $24.99 40m
Eduard 1 350 DD-445 USS Fletcher Detail (TAM) 53003

Eduard 1 350 DD-445 USS Fletcher Detail (TAM) 53003

 1 $22.99 40m
Eduard 1 350 HMS Hood Detail (TRU) 53020

Eduard 1 350 HMS Hood Detail (TRU) 53020

 - $34.99 40m
Eduard 1 350 HMS Repulse Detail (TRU) 53046

Eduard 1 350 HMS Repulse Detail (TRU) 53046

 - $25.99 40m
Eduard 1 350 HMS Repulse Railing (TRU) 53049

Eduard 1 350 HMS Repulse Railing (TRU) 53049

 - $24.99 40m
Eduard 1 350 IJN I-400 Detail (TAM) 53037

Eduard 1 350 IJN I-400 Detail (TAM) 53037

 1 $22.99 40m
SUBMARINE FIGURE SS-582 SACHISHIO KAIYODO RARE Last 1

SUBMARINE FIGURE SS-582 SACHISHIO KAIYODO RARE Last 1

 $24.99 41m
Eduard 1 350 IJN Musashi Detail Deluxe (TAM) 53006

Eduard 1 350 IJN Musashi Detail Deluxe (TAM) 53006

 - $34.99 42m
Eduard 1 350 IJN Yamato Detail Deluxe (TAM) 53019

Eduard 1 350 IJN Yamato Detail Deluxe (TAM) 53019

 1 $34.99 42m
Eduard 1 350 Mikasa Detail (HAS) 53012

Eduard 1 350 Mikasa Detail (HAS) 53012

 - $24.99 42m

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  • 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.