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AMT ERTL ANAKIN PODRACER STAR WARS SPACE MODEL KIT 1 32	-	$5.99	16m
NAMBOO STARFIGHTER DIE CAST METAL STAR WARS MODEL 1 48	-	$5.99	16m
MSM-07 Z`Gok Mass Production Type HGUC Gundam 71693		$18.99	17m
STAR TREK * "SCENE IT"*THE DVD GAME	-	$9.99	24m
Buck Rogers MARAUDER, 1979 Monogram, MIB	1	$19.99	27m
HORIZON TERMINATOR WITH BASE		$59.95	35m
MSN-00100 Hyaku Shiki HGUC Gundam Model Kits 74438		$28.99	45m
Return of the Jedi Speeder Bike MIB by MPC 1983	-	$9.99	49m
Space shuttle Boosters Hobby Model Kit Academy MIB	-	$5.99	53m
Space Shuttle NASA Transport Model Kit Academy MIB	-	$7.99	57m
KLINGON BATTLE CRUISER MODEL KIT ERTL 1991 COMPLETE BOX	-	$24.99	1h 3m
Darth Vader 11 1 2" Figure Kit MIB by MPC 1992	-	$12.99	1h 4m
Star Wars, R2D2 model, 1977, Darth Vader, C3PO, Luke	-	$12.99	1h 9m
Star Wars Model Kit Droid Tri-Fighter Factory Sealed	-	$5.99	1h 10m
Star Wars Model Kit Droid Tri-Fighter Factory Sealed	-	$5.99	1h 10m
AMX-004 Qubeley Finish Color Gundam Model Kits 73326		$28.99	1h 12m
BATTLESTAR GALACTICA COMPLETE SET Vintage 1978 SEALED!	8	$81.00	1h 16m
THUNDERBIRDS TB-2 SPECIAL MODEL KIT by IMEX	-	$9.99	1h 16m
THUNDERBIRDS TB-1 MODEL KIT by IMAI	-	$9.99	1h 16m
SHADO MOBILE UFO MODEL KIT by IMAI	3	$14.51	1h 16m
THUNDERBIRDS THE MOLE MODEL KIT by IMEX	-	$9.99	1h 16m
REVELL MONOGRAM BATTLESTAR GALACTICA MODEL KIT 1997	6	$86.00	1h 16m
HALCYON ALIENS CLASS II POWER LOADER + RIPLEY MODEL KIT	2	$27.00	1h 16m
HALCYON ALIENS DROP SHIP MODEL KIT 1989	14	$65.32	1h 16m
HALCYON ALIENS NARCISSUS SHUTTLECRAFT MODEL KIT 1991	2	$26.01	1h 16m
REVELL DUNE ORNITHOPTER MODEL KIT 1985	3	$37.51	1h 16m
HALCYON ALIENS U.S.S. SULACO MODEL KIT 1992	9	$76.79	1h 16m
AMT ERTL ALIEN MODEL KIT 1999	-	$9.99	1h 16m
Star Wars, C3PO model, 1977, Darth Vader, R2D2, Luke	1	$9.99	1h 22m
Star Trek USS Enterprise Paper Press-Out Kit 1997 NM	-	$9.99	1h 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.

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AMT ERTL ANAKIN PODRACER STAR WARS SPACE MODEL KIT 1 32

NAMBOO STARFIGHTER DIE CAST METAL STAR WARS MODEL 1 48

MSM-07 Z`Gok Mass Production Type HGUC Gundam 71693

STAR TREK * "SCENE IT"*THE DVD GAME

Buck Rogers MARAUDER, 1979 Monogram, MIB

HORIZON TERMINATOR WITH BASE

MSN-00100 Hyaku Shiki HGUC Gundam Model Kits 74438

Return of the Jedi Speeder Bike MIB by MPC 1983

Space shuttle Boosters Hobby Model Kit Academy MIB

Space Shuttle NASA Transport Model Kit Academy MIB

KLINGON BATTLE CRUISER MODEL KIT ERTL 1991 COMPLETE BOX

Darth Vader 11 1 2" Figure Kit MIB by MPC 1992

Star Wars, R2D2 model, 1977, Darth Vader, C3PO, Luke

Star Wars Model Kit Droid Tri-Fighter Factory Sealed

Star Wars Model Kit Droid Tri-Fighter Factory Sealed

AMX-004 Qubeley Finish Color Gundam Model Kits 73326

BATTLESTAR GALACTICA COMPLETE SET Vintage 1978 SEALED!

THUNDERBIRDS TB-2 SPECIAL MODEL KIT by IMEX

THUNDERBIRDS TB-1 MODEL KIT by IMAI

SHADO MOBILE UFO MODEL KIT by IMAI

THUNDERBIRDS THE MOLE MODEL KIT by IMEX

REVELL MONOGRAM BATTLESTAR GALACTICA MODEL KIT 1997

HALCYON ALIENS CLASS II POWER LOADER + RIPLEY MODEL KIT

HALCYON ALIENS DROP SHIP MODEL KIT 1989

HALCYON ALIENS NARCISSUS SHUTTLECRAFT MODEL KIT 1991

REVELL DUNE ORNITHOPTER MODEL KIT 1985

HALCYON ALIENS U.S.S. SULACO MODEL KIT 1992

AMT ERTL ALIEN MODEL KIT 1999

Star Wars, C3PO model, 1977, Darth Vader, R2D2, Luke

Star Trek USS Enterprise Paper Press-Out Kit 1997 NM

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