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DAWN OF THE DEAD 12" ZOMBIE FIGURE - GORY FAN ART

DAWN OF THE DEAD 12" ZOMBIE FIGURE - GORY FAN ART

- $29.00 58m
Aurora King Kong MISB  OOP (CineModels Reissue)

Aurora King Kong MISB OOP (CineModels Reissue)

3 $18.50 1h 25m
Aurora Rodan MISB  OOP (CineModels Reissue)

Aurora Rodan MISB OOP (CineModels Reissue)

- $9.99 1h 40m
Aurora King Ghidorah MISB  OOP (CineModels Reissue)

Aurora King Ghidorah MISB OOP (CineModels Reissue)

- $9.99 1h 53m
Revell 1:8 #85-6524 Creature From The Black Lagoon

Revell 1:8 #85-6524 Creature From The Black Lagoon

- $19.99 3h 33m
Jason Voorhees MACHETE MALT Friday the 13th beer bottle

Jason Voorhees MACHETE MALT Friday the 13th beer bottle

- $9.99 5h
Universal Monsters Predator Model kit and parts lot

Universal Monsters Predator Model kit and parts lot

1 $9.99 5h 9m
Moebius Monster Scenes Monster Pack Plastic Model Kit

Moebius Monster Scenes Monster Pack Plastic Model Kit

$119.99 6h 2m
POLAR LIGHTS GUILLOTINE MODEL PARTS

POLAR LIGHTS GUILLOTINE MODEL PARTS

- $2.00 6h 31m
Aurora Professionally Air-Brushed Mummy Model,  1963.

Aurora Professionally Air-Brushed Mummy Model, 1963.

$55.00 6h 48m
Yuji Sakai,  ZOKEI KOBO 2002 GMK Appearance of Godzilla

Yuji Sakai, ZOKEI KOBO 2002 GMK Appearance of Godzilla

- $350.00 7h 45m
FRANKENSTEIN FLIVER POLAR LIGHTS 1997 MIB

FRANKENSTEIN FLIVER POLAR LIGHTS 1997 MIB

- $1.00 8h 19m
Polar Lights Dracula's  Model & 1973 Creature Packs

Polar Lights Dracula's Model & 1973 Creature Packs

$25.00 8h 34m
Polar Lights Frankenstein Model & 1973 Creature Packs

Polar Lights Frankenstein Model & 1973 Creature Packs

$25.00 8h 34m
Polar Lights Wolf Man Wagon Model & 1973 Creature Packs

Polar Lights Wolf Man Wagon Model & 1973 Creature Packs

$25.00 8h 35m
FRANKENSTEIN MONSTER PAINTED FUNNY RESIN MODEL FIGURE

FRANKENSTEIN MONSTER PAINTED FUNNY RESIN MODEL FIGURE

$21.99 9h
FRANKENSTEIN MONSTER SD UNPAINT RESIN MODEL FIGURE KIT

FRANKENSTEIN MONSTER SD UNPAINT RESIN MODEL FIGURE KIT

$14.99 9h
Tamiya 60203 1 35 Tyrannosaurus Rex

Tamiya 60203 1 35 Tyrannosaurus Rex

$7.34 9h 12m
Tamiya 60202 1 35 Stegosaurus Dinosaur

Tamiya 60202 1 35 Stegosaurus Dinosaur

$6.76 9h 12m
Tamiya 60107 1 35 Mesozoic Creatures

Tamiya 60107 1 35 Mesozoic Creatures

$12.36 9h 12m
Tamiya 60105 1 35 Velociraptors Diorama

Tamiya 60105 1 35 Velociraptors Diorama

$12.75 9h 12m
SEALED MOEBIUS THE MUMMY MODEL KIT KARLOFF UNIVERSAL

SEALED MOEBIUS THE MUMMY MODEL KIT KARLOFF UNIVERSAL

3 $12.50 9h 15m
PREDATOR - SPEAR ALIEN AVP PAINTED RESIN MODEL FIGURE

PREDATOR - SPEAR ALIEN AVP PAINTED RESIN MODEL FIGURE

$23.99 9h 17m
PREDATOR SPEAR ALIEN AVP UNPAINT RESIN MODEL FIGURE KIT

PREDATOR SPEAR ALIEN AVP UNPAINT RESIN MODEL FIGURE KIT

$14.99 9h 18m
Frankenstein Model by Moebius 2008 Built Monster Figure

Frankenstein Model by Moebius 2008 Built Monster Figure

- $24.99 9h 44m
JURASSIC PARK Stegosaurus dinosaurs    Hadrosaurus

JURASSIC PARK Stegosaurus dinosaurs Hadrosaurus

- $8.00 10h 30m
GODZILLA King Of The Monsters 12" long Lindberg

GODZILLA King Of The Monsters 12" long Lindberg

- $8.00 10h 31m
 Lindberg TRICERATOPS and free display case dinosaur

Lindberg TRICERATOPS and free display case dinosaur

- $6.50 10h 41m
RESINATOR DAY OF THE TRIFFIDS RESIN MODEL KIT RARE MIB

RESINATOR DAY OF THE TRIFFIDS RESIN MODEL KIT RARE MIB

- $89.95 11h 39m
OFFICIAL LON CHANEY PHANTOM OF THE OPERA BUST,  1:1 Scl.

OFFICIAL LON CHANEY PHANTOM OF THE OPERA BUST, 1:1 Scl.

$99.95 11h 50m

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.