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HobbyDesign Decals 1 12 V.ROSSI FIGURE 2006

HobbyDesign Decals 1 12 V.ROSSI FIGURE 2006

 $6.49 19m
HobbyDesign Decals 1 12 V.ROSSI FIGURE 2005

HobbyDesign Decals 1 12 V.ROSSI FIGURE 2005

 $6.49 19m
HobbyDesign Decals 1 12 V.ROSSI HELMET SET 2006

HobbyDesign Decals 1 12 V.ROSSI HELMET SET 2006

 $6.49 19m
HobbyDesign Decals 1 12 BRAKE LOGO

HobbyDesign Decals 1 12 BRAKE LOGO

 $2.99 19m
HobbyDesign Decals 1 12 V.ROSSI HELMET SET 2008

HobbyDesign Decals 1 12 V.ROSSI HELMET SET 2008

 $4.99 20m
NEW TAMIYA 1 12 Suzuki GSX1100S Katana 14010

NEW TAMIYA 1 12 Suzuki GSX1100S Katana 14010

 $16.50 20m
NEW TAMIYA Suzuki GSX1100S Katana Custom Tuned 14065

NEW TAMIYA Suzuki GSX1100S Katana Custom Tuned 14065

 $15.40 20m
TAMIYA 1 12 Moto Guzzi V10 Centauro Motorcycle 14069

TAMIYA 1 12 Moto Guzzi V10 Centauro Motorcycle 14069

 $20.00 20m
TAMIYA 1 12 Yamaha YZF-R1 Motorcycle 14073

TAMIYA 1 12 Yamaha YZF-R1 Motorcycle 14073

 $20.00 20m
NEW TAMIYA 1 12 Yamaha YZF-R1 Taira Racing 14074

NEW TAMIYA 1 12 Yamaha YZF-R1 Taira Racing 14074

 $15.10 20m
NEW TAMIYA Yamaha YZR500 (OW70) Taira Version 14075

NEW TAMIYA Yamaha YZR500 (OW70) Taira Version 14075

 $16.50 20m
NEW TAMIYA 1 12 Repsol Honda NSR 500 `99 14077

NEW TAMIYA 1 12 Repsol Honda NSR 500 `99 14077

 $15.40 20m
TAMIYA 1 12 Yamaha XV1600 Roadstar Motorcycle 14080

TAMIYA 1 12 Yamaha XV1600 Roadstar Motorcycle 14080

 $24.00 20m
NEW TAMIYA Terefonica Movistar Suzuki RGV-uf00 14083

NEW TAMIYA Terefonica Movistar Suzuki RGV-uf00 14083

 $18.70 21m
TAMIYA 1 12 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-12R Motorcycle 14084

TAMIYA 1 12 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-12R Motorcycle 14084

 $24.00 21m
HobbyDesign Decals 1 12 V. R.FIGURE DECALS For 2008

HobbyDesign Decals 1 12 V. R.FIGURE DECALS For 2008

 $6.49 21m
NEW TAMIYA Tech3 Yamaha YZR500 `01 14086

NEW TAMIYA Tech3 Yamaha YZR500 `01 14086

 $17.60 21m
NEW TAMIYA Factory Yamaha YZR500 `01 14088

NEW TAMIYA Factory Yamaha YZR500 `01 14088

 $15.40 21m
TAMIYA 1 12 Telefonica MoviStar Suzuki RGV 500-01 14089

TAMIYA 1 12 Telefonica MoviStar Suzuki RGV 500-01 14089

 $19.80 21m
NEW TAMIYA Suzuki GSX1300R Hayabusa 14090

NEW TAMIYA Suzuki GSX1300R Hayabusa 14090

 $20.00 21m
NEW TAMIYA Antena 3 Yamaha Dantin YZR500 02 14091

NEW TAMIYA Antena 3 Yamaha Dantin YZR500 02 14091

 $18.70 21m
NEW TAMIYA Repsol Honda RC211V 14092

NEW TAMIYA Repsol Honda RC211V 14092

 $16.50 21m
NEW TAMIYA 1 12 Yoshimura Hayabusa X-1 #14093

NEW TAMIYA 1 12 Yoshimura Hayabusa X-1 #14093

 $18.70 21m
NEW TAMIYA 1 12 Repsol Honda RC211V`03 Valencia #14097

NEW TAMIYA 1 12 Repsol Honda RC211V`03 Valencia #14097

 $20.00 21m
NEW TAMIYA NSR500 Honda Color (Factory Color) 14099 NSR

NEW TAMIYA NSR500 Honda Color (Factory Color) 14099 NSR

 $11.00 21m
NEW TAMIYA Yamaha YZR-M1`04 No7 No.33 14100

NEW TAMIYA Yamaha YZR-M1`04 No7 No.33 14100

 $18.70 21m
NEW TAMIYA Ducati Desmodsedici 14101

NEW TAMIYA Ducati Desmodsedici 14101

 $20.90 21m
NEW TAMIYA 1 12 Akai Yamaha YZR500 14102

NEW TAMIYA 1 12 Akai Yamaha YZR500 14102

 $14.30 21m
NEW TAMIYA 1 12 D`antin Pramac Ducati GP4 14103

NEW TAMIYA 1 12 D`antin Pramac Ducati GP4 14103

 $19.80 22m
NEW 07 TAMIYA 1 12 Repsol Honda RC211V `06 14106

NEW 07 TAMIYA 1 12 Repsol Honda RC211V `06 14106

 $20.90 22m

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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.