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New Old Stock Monogram Sea Quest Stinger 3602 Sealed

New Old Stock Monogram Sea Quest Stinger 3602 Sealed

 - $9.99 35m
Star Trek U.S.S. Ambassador Resin Model

Star Trek U.S.S. Ambassador Resin Model

 1 $15.00 38m
Star Wars Twin-Pod Cloud Car Titanium Die Cast Series

Star Wars Twin-Pod Cloud Car Titanium Die Cast Series

 $3.90 40m
Star Wars SKIFF Surface utility vehicle Die Cast series

Star Wars SKIFF Surface utility vehicle Die Cast series

 $3.90 42m
Star Wars Republic Cruiser Die Cast series

Star Wars Republic Cruiser Die Cast series

 $3.90 44m
Star Wars Anakin Skywalker's Podracer Die Cast series

Star Wars Anakin Skywalker's Podracer Die Cast series

 $3.90 46m
Star Wars Dewback with a riding Storm Trooper

Star Wars Dewback with a riding Storm Trooper

 $4.90 48m
Star Wars Sail Barge Titanium Die Cast Series

Star Wars Sail Barge Titanium Die Cast Series

 $3.90 54m
Star Trek DS9 series 2 Set 4 figures w RARE Art Asylum

Star Trek DS9 series 2 Set 4 figures w RARE Art Asylum

 $40.00 56m
Nip Furuta Star Trek Vol 2 FULL Set 11 Model Enterprise

Nip Furuta Star Trek Vol 2 FULL Set 11 Model Enterprise

 $48.99 58m
LOST IN SPACE ROBOT POLAR LIGHTS NEW IN BOX RARE

LOST IN SPACE ROBOT POLAR LIGHTS NEW IN BOX RARE

 - $15.00 1h 7m
X-Wing Starfighter Star Wars MicroMachines Cast Metal

X-Wing Starfighter Star Wars MicroMachines Cast Metal

 - $7.99 1h 14m
TIE Fighter Star Wars MicroMachines Die Cast Metal new

TIE Fighter Star Wars MicroMachines Die Cast Metal new

 - $7.99 1h 16m
STAR TREK U.S.S. ENTERPRISE ORNAMENT 1993

STAR TREK U.S.S. ENTERPRISE ORNAMENT 1993

- $20.00 1h 24m
Vintage Arii Macross Destroid Spartan Model 1 100 MIB

Vintage Arii Macross Destroid Spartan Model 1 100 MIB

 2 $15.07 1h 32m
NEW BANDAI GUNDAM FG 1 144 GUNDAM 00 VIRTUE OO

NEW BANDAI GUNDAM FG 1 144 GUNDAM 00 VIRTUE OO

 $7.99 1h 34m
AMT ERTL Star Wars Death Star Skill 2

AMT ERTL Star Wars Death Star Skill 2

 4 $8.08 1h 39m
AMT ERTL Star Wars Millennium Falcon Skill 2

AMT ERTL Star Wars Millennium Falcon Skill 2

 8 $9.00 1h 39m
AMT ERTL Star Wars Slave 1 Skill 2

AMT ERTL Star Wars Slave 1 Skill 2

 3 $2.26 1h 39m
AMT ERTL Star Wars Star Destroyer Skill 2

AMT ERTL Star Wars Star Destroyer Skill 2

 7 $12.51 1h 39m
AMT ERTL Star Wars TIE Fighter Flight Display Skill 2

AMT ERTL Star Wars TIE Fighter Flight Display Skill 2

 1 $0.99 1h 40m
Monogram Star Trek Voyager Maquis Ship Skill 2

Monogram Star Trek Voyager Maquis Ship Skill 2

 2 $1.04 1h 40m
MPC ERTL Star Wars Empire Strikes Back Star Destroyer

MPC ERTL Star Wars Empire Strikes Back Star Destroyer

 5 $9.66 1h 40m
MPC ERTL Star Wars Return of the Jedi Millennium Falcon

MPC ERTL Star Wars Return of the Jedi Millennium Falcon

 4 $17.59 1h 40m
Lot of (6) Vintage Macross 1 170 Scale Model kit's MIB

Lot of (6) Vintage Macross 1 170 Scale Model kit's MIB

 4 $18.50 1h 45m
Vintage Arii Macross OrgussII Olson Model 1 144 MIB

Vintage Arii Macross OrgussII Olson Model 1 144 MIB

 1 $5.99 1h 51m
5 ROTJ MPC Star Wars plastic model kits AT-AT R2-D2

5 ROTJ MPC Star Wars plastic model kits AT-AT R2-D2

 5 $52.00 1h 55m
Vintage Nitto 1 144 Japan Dougram Ironfoot Models MIB

Vintage Nitto 1 144 Japan Dougram Ironfoot Models MIB

 5 $22.33 1h 59m
Vintage Imai Macross? 1 100 Animation Figure Model Set

Vintage Imai Macross? 1 100 Animation Figure Model Set

 3 $9.11 2h 1m
Kotobukiya Armored Core White Glint VOB kits

Kotobukiya Armored Core White Glint VOB kits

 - $159.99 2h 7m

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.