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FORD AC COBRA 427 Metal Model Kit by Burago   Testors

FORD AC COBRA 427 Metal Model Kit by Burago Testors

3 $11.51 19m
NASCAR 50thA, '33 FORD H-BOY McDONALD'S 94 RACING CHAMPS

NASCAR 50thA, '33 FORD H-BOY McDONALD'S 94 RACING CHAMPS

- $12.95 38m
'88 JAGUAR XJR9 SPRINT Resin model kit Provence Moulage

'88 JAGUAR XJR9 SPRINT Resin model kit Provence Moulage

1 $19.99 42m
Revell 4211 1:24 Audi R8 plastic model kit

Revell 4211 1:24 Audi R8 plastic model kit

- $17.50 50m
Revell 4204 1:24 Ferrari 599 GTB plastic model kit

Revell 4204 1:24 Ferrari 599 GTB plastic model kit

- $17.50 50m
OTAKI NISSAN R 382 MODEL CAR (  MUST SEE THIS )

OTAKI NISSAN R 382 MODEL CAR ( MUST SEE THIS )

1 $40.00 50m
AMT   Ertl 1 25 Ford Probe IMSA

AMT Ertl 1 25 Ford Probe IMSA

1 $4.99 53m
Testors Fujumi BMW M635CSi 1 24 Model kit, Incomplete.

Testors Fujumi BMW M635CSi 1 24 Model kit, Incomplete.

- $2.99 54m
Airfix 1 24 Pugeot 905 EV1 Racing Car

Airfix 1 24 Pugeot 905 EV1 Racing Car

1 $14.99 56m
AMT  Ertl 1 25 Ford Tarus SHO Police Car,  Bad Decals

AMT Ertl 1 25 Ford Tarus SHO Police Car, Bad Decals

- $2.99 58m
REVELL 1:24 SCALE FERRARI 348 TS MODEL KIT! MIB! 07254

REVELL 1:24 SCALE FERRARI 348 TS MODEL KIT! MIB! 07254

$28.01 1h 4m
REVELL 1:24 SCALE AUDI R8 MODEL KIT! MIB! 07398

REVELL 1:24 SCALE AUDI R8 MODEL KIT! MIB! 07398

$22.91 1h 8m
1 24 Racing Driver Figure type B - resin

1 24 Racing Driver Figure type B - resin

$29.50 1h 17m
ITALERI VOLVO 760 SEDAN!! - ORIGINAL KIT,  UNBUILT!!

ITALERI VOLVO 760 SEDAN!! - ORIGINAL KIT, UNBUILT!!

1 $19.99 1h 37m
24189 TAMIYA Mercedes Benz SLK Model Kit 1 24

24189 TAMIYA Mercedes Benz SLK Model Kit 1 24

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$11.99
$13.19
1h 50m
03538 FUJIMI Honda Integra DC5 Type R Model Kit 1 24

03538 FUJIMI Honda Integra DC5 Type R Model Kit 1 24

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$15.99
$17.59
1h 50m
Tamiya 1 32 scale BLACK FOOT Jr. Wild Mini 4WD kit Ford

Tamiya 1 32 scale BLACK FOOT Jr. Wild Mini 4WD kit Ford

$10.99 2h 6m
RALLY MECHANICS SET TAMIYA KIT

RALLY MECHANICS SET TAMIYA KIT

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$14.99
$17.99
2h 8m
RVG MITSUBISHI LANCER EVOLUTION VI WRC SEALED KIT

RVG MITSUBISHI LANCER EVOLUTION VI WRC SEALED KIT

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$17.99
$21.99
2h 8m
Tamiya 1 24 Toyota Celica GT-Four WRC '93 Monte-Carlo

Tamiya 1 24 Toyota Celica GT-Four WRC '93 Monte-Carlo

$28.90 2h 13m
Fujimi 1 24 scale Nissan S13 Silvia K'S Tuning Edition

Fujimi 1 24 scale Nissan S13 Silvia K'S Tuning Edition

$17.50 2h 23m
Testors 640011 1 24 2007 Lamborghini metal body model

Testors 640011 1 24 2007 Lamborghini metal body model

- $17.50 2h 48m
Testors 641000 1 24 Jaguar XK Coupe metal body kit

Testors 641000 1 24 Jaguar XK Coupe metal body kit

- $17.50 2h 48m
Tamiya 24318 1 24 Martini Porsche 935 78 model kit

Tamiya 24318 1 24 Martini Porsche 935 78 model kit

- $28.70 2h 48m
Minicraft 11203 1 24 Triumph TR-3A model kit

Minicraft 11203 1 24 Triumph TR-3A model kit

- $14.00 2h 48m
1:24 TAMIYA NISSAN SKYLINE 2000RS (R30) 1981

1:24 TAMIYA NISSAN SKYLINE 2000RS (R30) 1981

- $9.99 3h 1m
Tamiya 1 24   FERRARI  360 MODENA  in Yellow   Kit NIB

Tamiya 1 24 FERRARI 360 MODENA in Yellow Kit NIB

$31.00 3h 2m
Tamiya 1 24 OPEN INTERFACE TOM'S SC430 2006 Cartograf

Tamiya 1 24 OPEN INTERFACE TOM'S SC430 2006 Cartograf

$37.00 3h 2m
Tamiya 1 24 HONDA TAKATA DOME NSX 2005  Kit Cartograf

Tamiya 1 24 HONDA TAKATA DOME NSX 2005 Kit Cartograf

$37.00 3h 2m
Tamiya 1 24  LAMBORGHINI COUNTACH  LP500S Kit CLassic !

Tamiya 1 24 LAMBORGHINI COUNTACH LP500S Kit CLassic !

$26.00 3h 2m

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.