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1946 47 48 BUICK SEDANETTE ARCOR AUBURN PROMO 1 26

1946 47 48 BUICK SEDANETTE ARCOR AUBURN PROMO 1 26

 7 $30.46 16m
1959 MERCURY CONVERTIBLE DEALER MODEL PROMO 1 25

1959 MERCURY CONVERTIBLE DEALER MODEL PROMO 1 25

 11 $50.00 18m
1974 Corvette "Orange Metallic" MINT promo car

1974 Corvette "Orange Metallic" MINT promo car

 16 $81.00 19m
1954 CADILLAC BANTHRICO BANK PROMO MODEL 1 25

1954 CADILLAC BANTHRICO BANK PROMO MODEL 1 25

 10 $48.00 20m
1960 PONTIAC RARE VERY UNIQUE DEALER PROMO MODEL 1 25

1960 PONTIAC RARE VERY UNIQUE DEALER PROMO MODEL 1 25

 3 $17.35 23m
1970 PONTIAC GTO MICHIGAN PLATE DEALER PROMO MODEL 1 25

1970 PONTIAC GTO MICHIGAN PLATE DEALER PROMO MODEL 1 25

 11 $34.89 24m
1960 BUICK CONVERTIBLE BLACK DEALER PROMO MODEL 1 25

1960 BUICK CONVERTIBLE BLACK DEALER PROMO MODEL 1 25

 7 $42.50 26m
1962 OLDSMOBILE F85 CONVERTIBLE DEALER PROMO MODEL 1 25

1962 OLDSMOBILE F85 CONVERTIBLE DEALER PROMO MODEL 1 25

 11 $47.58 28m
1974 PONTIAC FIREBIRD DEALER PROMO MODEL 1 25

1974 PONTIAC FIREBIRD DEALER PROMO MODEL 1 25

 12 $39.00 30m
1960 CADILLAC FLEETWOOD DEALER PROMO MODEL 1 25

1960 CADILLAC FLEETWOOD DEALER PROMO MODEL 1 25

 4 $19.49 32m
1959 CADILLAC FLEETWOOD DEALER PROMO MODEL 1 25

1959 CADILLAC FLEETWOOD DEALER PROMO MODEL 1 25

 4 $17.49 35m
1959 BUICK INVICTA DEALER PROMO MODEL 1 25

1959 BUICK INVICTA DEALER PROMO MODEL 1 25

 9 $17.50 36m
1965 Chrysler 300 Convt. "Mauve" friction promo car

1965 Chrysler 300 Convt. "Mauve" friction promo car

 27 $79.99 36m
JO-HAN 1956 OLDSMOBILE NINETY EIGHT HOLIDAY PROMO 1:25

JO-HAN 1956 OLDSMOBILE NINETY EIGHT HOLIDAY PROMO 1:25

 7 $26.00 44m
1960s Ford Fairlanes & Chevy Malibu Promo Cars

1960s Ford Fairlanes & Chevy Malibu Promo Cars

2 $7.07 44m
1963 Thunderbird Promo car

1963 Thunderbird Promo car

 - $65.00 48m
JO-HAN PONTIAC V8 2 DOOR HARDTOP PROMO 1:25 RED & WHITE

JO-HAN PONTIAC V8 2 DOOR HARDTOP PROMO 1:25 RED & WHITE

 5 $25.00 48m
JO-HAN DESOTO FIREFLITE PROMO 1:25 PINK & GRAY EXC.COND

JO-HAN DESOTO FIREFLITE PROMO 1:25 PINK & GRAY EXC.COND

 7 $38.56 48m
JO-HAN CADILLAC ELDORADO DEALER PROMO EXCELLENT COND.

JO-HAN CADILLAC ELDORADO DEALER PROMO EXCELLENT COND.

 8 $34.00 58m
JO-HAN CADILLAC ELDORADO DEALER PROMO BLUE & WHITE EXC.

JO-HAN CADILLAC ELDORADO DEALER PROMO BLUE & WHITE EXC.

 7 $45.00 1h 1m
1957 FORD FAIRLANE AMT PROMO - 2DR 2TONE GREEN

1957 FORD FAIRLANE AMT PROMO - 2DR 2TONE GREEN

 6 $42.99 1h 2m
1965 CORVETTE STINGRAY CONVERTIBLE PROMO - SILVER PEARL

1965 CORVETTE STINGRAY CONVERTIBLE PROMO - SILVER PEARL

 11 $259.69 1h 2m
JO-HAN CADILLAC ELDORADO DEALER PROMO TAN COLOR EXC...

JO-HAN CADILLAC ELDORADO DEALER PROMO TAN COLOR EXC...

 13 $89.00 1h 5m
1958 Cadillac Fleetwood Sixty Special Dealer Promo Car!

1958 Cadillac Fleetwood Sixty Special Dealer Promo Car!

 4 $15.50 1h 17m
1957 Chevrolet Bel Air Station Wagon Dealer Promo Car!!

1957 Chevrolet Bel Air Station Wagon Dealer Promo Car!!

 6 $16.59 1h 20m
5 AMT Ertl , MPC Promo Cars 1977-1987 (5th)

5 AMT Ertl , MPC Promo Cars 1977-1987 (5th)

 2 $51.00 1h 24m
ERTL 1990 Chevy Silverado C-1500 Ext-Cab Promo #6035 *

ERTL 1990 Chevy Silverado C-1500 Ext-Cab Promo #6035 *

 $14.95 1h 47m
1994 DODGE VIPER RT 10 AMT ERTL DEALER PROMO CAR

1994 DODGE VIPER RT 10 AMT ERTL DEALER PROMO CAR

 $15.20 2h 4m
1973 1974 AMX Javelin Promo Model Car & Box

1973 1974 AMX Javelin Promo Model Car & Box

 23 $300.00 2h 11m
Amt 1970 Oldsmobile TORONADO ORIGINAL 70 Sealed KIT

Amt 1970 Oldsmobile TORONADO ORIGINAL 70 Sealed KIT

 $99.99 2h 12m

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.