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Revell 85-0328 ROBERT E LEE STEAMBOAT SSP Model Kit New

Revell 85-0328 ROBERT E LEE STEAMBOAT SSP Model Kit New

 $21.99 22m
Tamiya 1 350 Aircraft Sets 2x Set 1, 1x Set 2

Tamiya 1 350 Aircraft Sets 2x Set 1, 1x Set 2

 1 $14.99 24m
Old Wooden Model Ship with String Sails - Hand Strung

Old Wooden Model Ship with String Sails - Hand Strung

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 $50.00
$100.00		 25m
Aoshima 47101 1 150 USS Susquehanna ship model kit

Aoshima 47101 1 150 USS Susquehanna ship model kit

 - $168.00 30m
Academy 1458 1 400 R.M.S. Titanic plastic model kit

Academy 1458 1 400 R.M.S. Titanic plastic model kit

 - $48.30 30m
Aoshima 47095 1 120 Cutty Sark plastic ship model kit

Aoshima 47095 1 120 Cutty Sark plastic ship model kit

 - $168.00 30m
Mini Mamoli wood ship kit Gozzo Mediterraneo MM 7

Mini Mamoli wood ship kit Gozzo Mediterraneo MM 7

 $64.95 30m
Mantua Le Superbe wood ship kit. Model # 778

Mantua Le Superbe wood ship kit. Model # 778

 $469.00 30m
Mamoli wood ship kit Catalina Dutch Pleasure Yacht MV51

Mamoli wood ship kit Catalina Dutch Pleasure Yacht MV51

 $169.00 30m
Denix Cannon FD 442 - Pirate Cannon

Denix Cannon FD 442 - Pirate Cannon

 $19.95 30m
Mantua wood ship kit - Nina Model # 756

Mantua wood ship kit - Nina Model # 756

 $159.00 30m
1976 REVELL TITANIC OCEAN LINER 1 570 New & Sealed '76

1976 REVELL TITANIC OCEAN LINER 1 570 New & Sealed '76

 $19.99 34m
TAMIYA 31003 JAPAN MARITIME SELF DEFENCE 1 700 NEW

TAMIYA 31003 JAPAN MARITIME SELF DEFENCE 1 700 NEW

 $26.95 39m
TAMIYA 31214 AIRCRAFT CARRIER ZUIAKU MODEL 1 700 NEW

TAMIYA 31214 AIRCRAFT CARRIER ZUIAKU MODEL 1 700 NEW

 $28.95 39m
REVELL 1 144 Sea Shadow Stealth Boat Model Kit

REVELL 1 144 Sea Shadow Stealth Boat Model Kit

 - $0.99 50m
34" Riva Wooden Speed Boat.......GREAT GIFT!!!!!

34" Riva Wooden Speed Boat.......GREAT GIFT!!!!!

 7 $80.99 51m
2 Model Kits Military USSR NAVAL JET & HELICOPTER

2 Model Kits Military USSR NAVAL JET & HELICOPTER

 $7.99 51m
FRIGATE USS UNITED STATES "OLD WAGON" by REVELL

FRIGATE USS UNITED STATES "OLD WAGON" by REVELL

 22 $81.00 54m
VIKING SHIP MODEL AURORA #320-198 1962

VIKING SHIP MODEL AURORA #320-198 1962

 1 $19.99 57m
SCIENTIFIC sea witch clipper ship model wood 27 1 4"

SCIENTIFIC sea witch clipper ship model wood 27 1 4"

 - $19.99 58m
1 350 SCALE CLIPPER SHIP CUTTY SHARY MODEL KIT

1 350 SCALE CLIPPER SHIP CUTTY SHARY MODEL KIT

 - $9.95 1h 5m
AFV Club 735S1 1:350 Cheng Kung class frigate Model Kit

AFV Club 735S1 1:350 Cheng Kung class frigate Model Kit

 - $66.50 1h 7m
Revell 445 1 570 R.M.S. Titanic ship model kit

Revell 445 1 570 R.M.S. Titanic ship model kit

 - $14.00 1h 7m
Revell Germany 462 1 720 Intrepid Aircraft Carrier

Revell Germany 462 1 720 Intrepid Aircraft Carrier

 - $18.90 1h 7m
Revell 386 1:72 Scale Caribbean Pirate Ship model kit

Revell 386 1:72 Scale Caribbean Pirate Ship model kit

 - $11.90 1h 7m
Wooden sailboat model obey the craft of the sail 19cm

Wooden sailboat model obey the craft of the sail 19cm

 $2.99 1h 10m
1 72 SCALE PT-109 BOAT REVELL MODEL KIT

1 72 SCALE PT-109 BOAT REVELL MODEL KIT

 - $14.95 1h 14m
1 72 SCALE PT-109 BOAT REVELL MODEL KIT

1 72 SCALE PT-109 BOAT REVELL MODEL KIT

 - $18.95 1h 18m
WOODEN SHIP MODEL SAVANNAH 27" LONG UNBUILT WOOD

WOODEN SHIP MODEL SAVANNAH 27" LONG UNBUILT WOOD

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 $9.99
$99.99		 1h 28m
1 720 SCALE USS ENTERPRISE CVN65 AIRCRAFT CARRIER MODEL

1 720 SCALE USS ENTERPRISE CVN65 AIRCRAFT CARRIER MODEL

 - $17.95 1h 30m

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.