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STAR TREK USS DEFIANT NX-74205 DELUXE 3900 SCALE DEF-28

STAR TREK USS DEFIANT NX-74205 DELUXE 3900 SCALE DEF-28

 $27.95 16m
Hobby Japan 1 144 Sword Calamity Gundam Custom Kit x2

Hobby Japan 1 144 Sword Calamity Gundam Custom Kit x2

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 $60.00
$80.00		 22m
Tactical Armor Type 17EX Shinden Gasaraki

Tactical Armor Type 17EX Shinden Gasaraki

 - $8.00 24m
STAR TREK USS SAO PAULO 3900 SCALE KIT W DECALS DEF-33

STAR TREK USS SAO PAULO 3900 SCALE KIT W DECALS DEF-33

 $14.95 25m
KLINGON CRUISER IN NEED OF REPAIR

KLINGON CRUISER IN NEED OF REPAIR

 - $4.00 25m
STAR TREK USS VALIANT 3900 SCALE KIT W DECALS DEF-34

STAR TREK USS VALIANT 3900 SCALE KIT W DECALS DEF-34

 $14.95 26m
MONOGRAM DRACULA, WOLFMAN, FRANKENSTEIN & MUMMY models.

MONOGRAM DRACULA, WOLFMAN, FRANKENSTEIN & MUMMY models.

 1 $40.00 27m
STAR BLAZERS COSMO ZERO FIGHTER KIT

STAR BLAZERS COSMO ZERO FIGHTER KIT

$19.95 29m
F-Toys Star Trek Vol.1 #1 USS Enterprise NCC-1701-D

F-Toys Star Trek Vol.1 #1 USS Enterprise NCC-1701-D

 - $9.99 31m
F-Toys Star Trek Vol.1 #2 Enterprise NX-01

F-Toys Star Trek Vol.1 #2 Enterprise NX-01

 - $9.99 31m
F-Toys Star Trek Vol.1 #3 USS Enterprise NCC-1701

F-Toys Star Trek Vol.1 #3 USS Enterprise NCC-1701

 - $9.99 31m
Star Wars Clone Wars graphic novel Chewbacca Yoda model

Star Wars Clone Wars graphic novel Chewbacca Yoda model

 $12.77 31m
F-Toys Star Trek Vol.1 #4 USS Defiant NX-74205

F-Toys Star Trek Vol.1 #4 USS Defiant NX-74205

 - $9.99 31m
F-Toys Star Trek Vol.1 #5 USS Enterprise NCC-1701 Refit

F-Toys Star Trek Vol.1 #5 USS Enterprise NCC-1701 Refit

 - $9.99 31m
TREK USS DEFIANT NX-74205 DELUXE DECALS 1 420 DEF-06

TREK USS DEFIANT NX-74205 DELUXE DECALS 1 420 DEF-06

 $29.95 31m
TREK USS DEFIANT NCC-75633 DELUXE DECALS 420 DEF-07

TREK USS DEFIANT NCC-75633 DELUXE DECALS 420 DEF-07

 $29.95 32m
TREK ULTIMATE DECAL SET, USS DEFIANT NX-74205 DEF-11

TREK ULTIMATE DECAL SET, USS DEFIANT NX-74205 DEF-11

 $44.95 32m
TREK ULTIMATE DECAL SET USS DEFIANT NCC-75633 DEF-12

TREK ULTIMATE DECAL SET USS DEFIANT NCC-75633 DEF-12

 $44.95 33m
TREK ULTIMATE DECALS - USS DEFIANT NCC-75633 DEF-17

TREK ULTIMATE DECALS - USS DEFIANT NCC-75633 DEF-17

 $39.95 34m
Star Trek Voyager Monogram 1995 Model Kit SCARCE MIB

Star Trek Voyager Monogram 1995 Model Kit SCARCE MIB

 12 $30.52 34m
SPACEWARP 15000 - LEVEL6 Space Warp BRAND NEW Nice GiFT

SPACEWARP 15000 - LEVEL6 Space Warp BRAND NEW Nice GiFT

 - $39.99 40m
STAR TREK 3 SHIP JEM HADAR FIGHTER SET W DISPLAY BASE

STAR TREK 3 SHIP JEM HADAR FIGHTER SET W DISPLAY BASE

 $24.95 40m
Bandai SD BB Gundam 315 Sango Model 15 SHUYU HyakuShiki

Bandai SD BB Gundam 315 Sango Model 15 SHUYU HyakuShiki

 $5.49 42m
Star Trek 3 Ship Adversary Set 1989 amt Ertl Treed MIB

Star Trek 3 Ship Adversary Set 1989 amt Ertl Treed MIB

1 $0.96 42m
Gundam Sentinel 2 Zetaplus C1 MSZ-006 C1

Gundam Sentinel 2 Zetaplus C1 MSZ-006 C1

 - $15.00 43m
STAR STREK DEEP SPACE 9 FIBER OPTIC SPACE STATION, NEW

STAR STREK DEEP SPACE 9 FIBER OPTIC SPACE STATION, NEW

 $69.95 50m
Bandai 1 100 HG OZ-13MS Gundam Epyon

Bandai 1 100 HG OZ-13MS Gundam Epyon

 $25.99 53m
1 100 AMS-129 GEARA-ZULU Full Resin kits

1 100 AMS-129 GEARA-ZULU Full Resin kits

 $97.99 53m
1 100 Infinite Justice Gundam MG Conversion Resin kits

1 100 Infinite Justice Gundam MG Conversion Resin kits

 $49.99 53m
Bandai 1 144 HG OZ-15AGX Hydra Gundam

Bandai 1 144 HG OZ-15AGX Hydra Gundam

 $29.99 53m

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.