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Trumpeter 1 350 HMSHood+BONUS CORRECT RESIN TURRET SET!

Trumpeter 1 350 HMSHood+BONUS CORRECT RESIN TURRET SET!

 - $129.00 21m
U.S.S. CONSTITUTION 36" long

U.S.S. CONSTITUTION 36" long

 - $49.00 28m
NANTUCKET LIGTH SHIP BOAT LINDBERG MODEL KIT 1:95 NEW

NANTUCKET LIGTH SHIP BOAT LINDBERG MODEL KIT 1:95 NEW

 $34.95 37m
Carol Moran Harbor Tug 17-3 4" #1250, Dumas Wood Kit

Carol Moran Harbor Tug 17-3 4" #1250, Dumas Wood Kit

 $73.99 40m
3 Piece Lot 1 700 Waterline Ships

3 Piece Lot 1 700 Waterline Ships

 2 $10.00 46m
Model 32" High Wood Sail Boat

Model 32" High Wood Sail Boat

 1 $19.99 52m
1:350 Geman made 1880 early iron warship

1:350 Geman made 1880 early iron warship

 2 $10.50 54m
TRUMPETER MODEL U.S. BATTLESHIP BB-61 IOWA 1984 NISB

TRUMPETER MODEL U.S. BATTLESHIP BB-61 IOWA 1984 NISB

 1 $9.99 58m
Fiber Optic Lighting Filament ~ Unique (75 ft of.50mm)

Fiber Optic Lighting Filament ~ Unique (75 ft of.50mm)

$8.75 1h 1m
Testors plastic model Coastguard Cutter Easybuilder kit

Testors plastic model Coastguard Cutter Easybuilder kit

 2 $1.32 1h 6m
FANTAIL LAUNCH WOODEN BOAT MODEL-IN BOX-UNASSEMBLED!!!

FANTAIL LAUNCH WOODEN BOAT MODEL-IN BOX-UNASSEMBLED!!!

 11 $34.33 1h 16m
HUGE 31" Vintage Model of the TITANIC Ship Boat

HUGE 31" Vintage Model of the TITANIC Ship Boat

6 $27.00 1h 24m
A 12" WOOD GILDED SAILING SHIP NIB

A 12" WOOD GILDED SAILING SHIP NIB

 - $3.85 1h 24m
Viking Sport Cruiser Model Boat Wooden Yacht 36" NEW

Viking Sport Cruiser Model Boat Wooden Yacht 36" NEW

 $399.99 1h 30m
16.1 4 INCH SAILBOAT BATTERY OPERATED 1985 WITH STAND

16.1 4 INCH SAILBOAT BATTERY OPERATED 1985 WITH STAND

 1 $12.99 1h 47m
U BOATS IN ACTION WW2 GERMAN SUBMARINE FOR MODELING

U BOATS IN ACTION WW2 GERMAN SUBMARINE FOR MODELING

 1 $5.99 1h 49m
VINTAGE SOLID WOOD 2 MASTED SCHOONER MODEL SHIP AS IS

VINTAGE SOLID WOOD 2 MASTED SCHOONER MODEL SHIP AS IS

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 $24.99
$34.99		 1h 55m
ARII Saratoga CV-60 1 800 Scale Model (Kit # A138-1800)

ARII Saratoga CV-60 1 800 Scale Model (Kit # A138-1800)

 - $9.00 1h 57m
*MISS BUDWEISER HYDRO FANS* CHECK OUT THIS BEAUTY

*MISS BUDWEISER HYDRO FANS* CHECK OUT THIS BEAUTY

- $49.95 1h 57m
*RARE* 1940'S-1950'S "SEA QUEEN" Streamlined CRUISER

*RARE* 1940'S-1950'S "SEA QUEEN" Streamlined CRUISER

- $24.95 1h 57m
*RARE* 1960'S HAWK MoToRiZeD "RAG TOP SKI BOAT Kit

*RARE* 1960'S HAWK MoToRiZeD "RAG TOP SKI BOAT Kit

- $49.95 1h 57m
WWI US Navy Submarine Chaser 1 2 Hull Ship Model

WWI US Navy Submarine Chaser 1 2 Hull Ship Model

 - $49.00 1h 58m
U.S.S CONSTITUTION REVELL HUGH KIT 1 96 NICE NR

U.S.S CONSTITUTION REVELL HUGH KIT 1 96 NICE NR

 2 $24.55 1h 58m
Tamiya 1 350 Musashi Battleship (Sealed Box)

Tamiya 1 350 Musashi Battleship (Sealed Box)

 5 $31.00 2h 6m
@ 49" Tall Schooner Sailboat Model Spectacular!!

@ 49" Tall Schooner Sailboat Model Spectacular!!

 $64.95 2h 13m
ARTESANIA LATINA SANTA MARIA WOOD MODEL KIT 1 65 SCALE

ARTESANIA LATINA SANTA MARIA WOOD MODEL KIT 1 65 SCALE

 8 $41.00 2h 15m
Majesty of the Seas Cruise Ship Wood Boat Model 31" NEW

Majesty of the Seas Cruise Ship Wood Boat Model 31" NEW

 $196.99 2h 21m
Vintage Aurora Heller Plastic Model Kit Roman Warship!

Vintage Aurora Heller Plastic Model Kit Roman Warship!

 3 $21.51 2h 22m
ANCIENT VIKING SHIP - COLLECTOR'S BOAT MODEL *MUST SEE

ANCIENT VIKING SHIP - COLLECTOR'S BOAT MODEL *MUST SEE

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 $49.95
$60.00		 2h 34m
Model Ship, Oceanliner, SpeedBoat tracking Software

Model Ship, Oceanliner, SpeedBoat tracking Software

 $19.95 2h 40m

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.