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PROMO - AMT 1988 CORVETTE ROADSTER MIB

PROMO - AMT 1988 CORVETTE ROADSTER MIB

 $15.00 23m
Vintage 1964 Dodge Polara Friction Promo Model Mint

Vintage 1964 Dodge Polara Friction Promo Model Mint

 13 $70.00 25m
PROMO ~ 1994 CHEVY C-1500 EXTENDED CAB ~ BLUE ~ 1 25

PROMO ~ 1994 CHEVY C-1500 EXTENDED CAB ~ BLUE ~ 1 25

 $18.00 31m
PROMO MODEL ~ 1990 BERETTA GTZ ~ WHITE ~ 1 25

PROMO MODEL ~ 1990 BERETTA GTZ ~ WHITE ~ 1 25

 $12.00 31m
1967 Revell WIN A CESSNA ad~HONDA, MODELS, FLYING LESSONS

1967 Revell WIN A CESSNA ad~HONDA, MODELS, FLYING LESSONS

 $4.99 54m
Bridgestone Firestone Indy 500 Onyx Patrick Racing 1994

Bridgestone Firestone Indy 500 Onyx Patrick Racing 1994

 $44.99 54m
Mint 1970 71 AMC Hornet Promo Model Car American Motors

Mint 1970 71 AMC Hornet Promo Model Car American Motors

 1 $39.99 58m
1964 Ford Galaxie Convertible Promo Model Car NICE LQQK

1964 Ford Galaxie Convertible Promo Model Car NICE LQQK

 - $49.99 1h 2m
PROMO MODEL ~ 1995 CORVETTE ~ LAST ZR-1 ~ BLUEPRINTER

PROMO MODEL ~ 1995 CORVETTE ~ LAST ZR-1 ~ BLUEPRINTER

 $41.00 1h 18m
~ Brookfield Plymouth NEON SCCA Racer Promo Model Car

~ Brookfield Plymouth NEON SCCA Racer Promo Model Car

 4 $36.00 1h 31m
White and Black 1966 Fairlane GT A AMT Promo Kits 1992

White and Black 1966 Fairlane GT A AMT Promo Kits 1992

 9 $12.76 1h 45m
2001 Chrysler PT Cruiser Touring Edition model car LE

2001 Chrysler PT Cruiser Touring Edition model car LE

 - $24.99 2h 14m
Ford Galaxie 1959 AMT original Promo With Box Nice Car

Ford Galaxie 1959 AMT original Promo With Box Nice Car

 $48.99 2h 16m
Corvette Convertible 1990 Red Red Promo Model MIB

Corvette Convertible 1990 Red Red Promo Model MIB

 $9.99 2h 16m
Corvette 1992 Special Edition Red White Promo Model MIB

Corvette 1992 Special Edition Red White Promo Model MIB

 $9.99 2h 16m
1974 Monogram models ad ~ COLLECTORS' SHOWCASE

1974 Monogram models ad ~ COLLECTORS' SHOWCASE

 $8.99 2h 26m
Mint 1971 Plymouth Barracuda 'Cuda Promo Model Violet

Mint 1971 Plymouth Barracuda 'Cuda Promo Model Violet

 3 $525.01 2h 39m
1967 Ford Galaxie 500 XL ht Dealer Promo Model Car

1967 Ford Galaxie 500 XL ht Dealer Promo Model Car

 2 $49.99 2h 46m
1968 Ford Galaxie 2dr ht Dealer Promo Model Car

1968 Ford Galaxie 2dr ht Dealer Promo Model Car

 14 $141.01 2h 50m
Vintage AMT Promo 1957 Ford Thunderbird Friction Car

Vintage AMT Promo 1957 Ford Thunderbird Friction Car

 - $9.99 2h 53m
1969 Ford Galaxie XL 2dr ht Dealer Promo Model Car

1969 Ford Galaxie XL 2dr ht Dealer Promo Model Car

 - $49.99 2h 56m
1958 AMERICAN TELASCO model airplanes ad ~ Jetspur, etc

1958 AMERICAN TELASCO model airplanes ad ~ Jetspur, etc

 $7.99 3h 34m
1958 BERKELEY model planes ad~Perfect For Cox Pee Wee..

1958 BERKELEY model planes ad~Perfect For Cox Pee Wee..

 $7.99 3h 34m
1969 Revell WIN A CESSNA contest ad

1969 Revell WIN A CESSNA contest ad

 $6.99 3h 54m
JAGUAR XKE

JAGUAR XKE

 7 $42.00 3h 55m
JAPANESE TIN CADILLAC

JAPANESE TIN CADILLAC

 3 $46.00 3h 56m
JAPANESE TIN CADILLAC CONVERTIBLE, NEAR MINT

JAPANESE TIN CADILLAC CONVERTIBLE, NEAR MINT

 5 $66.00 3h 56m
JAPANESE SOAP BOX DERBY CART, ANIMATED

JAPANESE SOAP BOX DERBY CART, ANIMATED

 3 $20.59 3h 57m
1975 Ford Mustang II promo model

1975 Ford Mustang II promo model

 1 $34.99 4h 11m
1962 Pontiac Tempest HT promo model

1962 Pontiac Tempest HT promo model

 - $109.99 4h 15m

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.