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DOMINIQUE - sculpted by Gabriel Marquez

DOMINIQUE - sculpted by Gabriel Marquez

 - $150.00 25m
ZALESKA II - from Monsters In Motion

ZALESKA II - from Monsters In Motion

 - $150.00 27m
DEMON WOLF - from Michael Burnett Productions

DEMON WOLF - from Michael Burnett Productions

 - $195.00 28m
BORIS THE WEREWOLF - from Spectral Motion Inc.

BORIS THE WEREWOLF - from Spectral Motion Inc.

 - $195.00 30m
SCHLITZIE - from Barker Brothers

SCHLITZIE - from Barker Brothers

 - $165.00 32m
Moebius Gigantic Frankenstein Model Kit 470

Moebius Gigantic Frankenstein Model Kit 470

 - $49.95 1h 43m
TRICERATOPS Kaiyodo Vinyl kit

TRICERATOPS Kaiyodo Vinyl kit

 - $65.00 2h 55m
CRYPT KEEPER Resin Bust kit

CRYPT KEEPER Resin Bust kit

 - $15.00 2h 55m
TYRANNOSAURUS REX Horizon Vinyl Kit

TYRANNOSAURUS REX Horizon Vinyl Kit

 - $20.00 2h 58m
Vintage Aurora Dr Jekyll monster plastic model kit glow

Vintage Aurora Dr Jekyll monster plastic model kit glow

 - $29.99 2h 58m
PTERANODON Revell Styrene Kit

PTERANODON Revell Styrene Kit

 1 $12.00 3h
MUMMY'S CHARIOT Polar Lights Kit

MUMMY'S CHARIOT Polar Lights Kit

 - $5.00 3h 1m
The Reptile... Built-Up... Original Solid Resin....

The Reptile... Built-Up... Original Solid Resin....

 9 $141.49 3h 1m
SCOOP SPIDER HEAD

SCOOP SPIDER HEAD

 - $40.00 3h 2m
Moebius Models the INVISIBLE MAN SLIGHTED DENTED BOX

Moebius Models the INVISIBLE MAN SLIGHTED DENTED BOX

 $24.99 3h 9m
REVELL PLASTIC MODEL KIT CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON

REVELL PLASTIC MODEL KIT CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON

 $22.95 3h 19m
Revell CREATURE WOLFMAN FRANKENSTEIN DRACULA MUMMY set!

Revell CREATURE WOLFMAN FRANKENSTEIN DRACULA MUMMY set!

 $65.99 3h 26m
Monarch Models NOSFERATU - first run non glow

Monarch Models NOSFERATU - first run non glow

 $54.99 3h 55m
MONSTER SQUAD GILLMAN Kaiyodo Resin kit

MONSTER SQUAD GILLMAN Kaiyodo Resin kit

 - $125.00 3h 56m
Lindberg 2 in 1 EXTERMINATOR DRAGSTER 1 8 scale OPENED!

Lindberg 2 in 1 EXTERMINATOR DRAGSTER 1 8 scale OPENED!

 $59.99 4h 3m
Polar Lights hanging cardboard store display

Polar Lights hanging cardboard store display

 1 $0.99 4h 17m
ALIEN PILE-RAREOriginal -FEWTURE MODELS-RESIN MODEL KIT

ALIEN PILE-RAREOriginal -FEWTURE MODELS-RESIN MODEL KIT

 2 $250.00 4h 49m
ORIGINAL AURORA FRANKENSTEINS FLIVVER COMPLETE.

ORIGINAL AURORA FRANKENSTEINS FLIVVER COMPLETE.

 - $125.00 4h 57m
RARE 1965 MARX MULTIPLE TOYMAKERS ANIMATED KIT UNUSED

RARE 1965 MARX MULTIPLE TOYMAKERS ANIMATED KIT UNUSED

 $69.99 5h 48m
Bandai Galamon Model Kit

Bandai Galamon Model Kit

 - $14.99 5h 54m
TERMINATOR 2 T-800 SCHWARZENEGGER 15" Horizon Model Kit

TERMINATOR 2 T-800 SCHWARZENEGGER 15" Horizon Model Kit

 $69.95 5h 59m
ZOMBIE OUTBREAK RESPONSE TEAM - SHIRT Size XL

ZOMBIE OUTBREAK RESPONSE TEAM - SHIRT Size XL

 $10.99 6h 4m
PHANTOM of the OPERA Glow in the dark figure

PHANTOM of the OPERA Glow in the dark figure

 - $6.50 6h 33m
Polar Lights THE MUMMY 1999 Movie Version

Polar Lights THE MUMMY 1999 Movie Version

$27.95 6h 41m
Corrected Resin Head for Moebius 1 8 Frankenstein Kit

Corrected Resin Head for Moebius 1 8 Frankenstein Kit

 1 $9.99 7h 4m

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.