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1 43 LAMBORGHINI SUPERLEGGERA MODELKIT

1 43 LAMBORGHINI SUPERLEGGERA MODELKIT

 $6.98 15m
1 43 GT 500 FORD Shelby GT-500 Super Snake MODELKIT

1 43 GT 500 FORD Shelby GT-500 Super Snake MODELKIT

 $6.98 16m
FDS 1 43 1958 Ferrari 250TR Testa Rossa Metal Model Kit

FDS 1 43 1958 Ferrari 250TR Testa Rossa Metal Model Kit

 1 $19.95 20m
Eligor Nestor Chaparral MK 1 Road America 500 1962 1 43

Eligor Nestor Chaparral MK 1 Road America 500 1962 1 43

 - $149.99 22m
1 43 LAMBORGHINI REVENTON MODELKIT

1 43 LAMBORGHINI REVENTON MODELKIT

 $6.98 25m
Eligor Nestor Chaparral MK 1 BIS Sebring 1963 1 43

Eligor Nestor Chaparral MK 1 BIS Sebring 1963 1 43

 - $149.99 30m
1963 CORVETTE GRAND SPORT `66 Sebring PENSKE GULDSTRAND

1963 CORVETTE GRAND SPORT `66 Sebring PENSKE GULDSTRAND

 4 $23.02 31m
Eligor Nestor Chaparral MK 2 Laguna SECA 1963 1 43

Eligor Nestor Chaparral MK 2 Laguna SECA 1963 1 43

 - $149.99 38m
Pro Line 1965 Chaparral #3 PL-6 Sebring Winner 1 43

Pro Line 1965 Chaparral #3 PL-6 Sebring Winner 1 43

 - $249.99 50m
Pro Line 1965 Chaparral #4 PL-6 4 1 43

Pro Line 1965 Chaparral #4 PL-6 4 1 43

 - $249.99 1h
ESDO Modele Ref. 27 Chaparral 2H Can Am 69 1 43

ESDO Modele Ref. 27 Chaparral 2H Can Am 69 1 43

 - $249.99 1h 18m
Pro Line Chaparral 2J "Sucker Car" Road Atlanta 1 43

Pro Line Chaparral 2J "Sucker Car" Road Atlanta 1 43

 - $249.99 1h 29m
Pro Line 1990 Trans Am Champion T. Kendall 1 43 Signed!

Pro Line 1990 Trans Am Champion T. Kendall 1 43 Signed!

 4 $163.50 1h 41m
1 43 PROVENCE MOULAGE BMW 3.0 CSL CALDER LE MANS 1975

1 43 PROVENCE MOULAGE BMW 3.0 CSL CALDER LE MANS 1975

 1 $65.80 11h 51m
Ferrari 288 GTO BBR Model

Ferrari 288 GTO BBR Model

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 $450.00
$500.00		 12h 59m
Looksmart 1:43 Ferrari California Red LS312A n BBR MR

Looksmart 1:43 Ferrari California Red LS312A n BBR MR

 14 $100.00 13h 38m
BBR 1:43 Ferrari F430 Spyder 2005 Red BBR171A n MR LS

BBR 1:43 Ferrari F430 Spyder 2005 Red BBR171A n MR LS

 15 $150.00 13h 42m
BBR 1:43 Ferrari 360 Spyder 2000 Blue BBR136A n MR LS

BBR 1:43 Ferrari 360 Spyder 2000 Blue BBR136A n MR LS

 5 $132.50 13h 46m
BBR 1:43 Ferrari 360 Modena 1999 Red BBR131A n MR LS

BBR 1:43 Ferrari 360 Modena 1999 Red BBR131A n MR LS

 13 $100.00 13h 51m
BBR 1:43 model Ferrari 308 GT 4 DINO 1976 No103 !!!

BBR 1:43 model Ferrari 308 GT 4 DINO 1976 No103 !!!

 6 $102.50 15h 49m
Lot of F1 models 1 43 Ferrari 70's 80s Excellent!!!

Lot of F1 models 1 43 Ferrari 70's 80s Excellent!!!

 1 $50.00 17h 23m
Budweiser Rocket Record 1978 Barrett bz1 Bizarre 1 43

Budweiser Rocket Record 1978 Barrett bz1 Bizarre 1 43

 - $180.00 17h 28m
Corvette Greenwood Le Mans 1976 bz10 Bizarre 1 43

Corvette Greenwood Le Mans 1976 bz10 Bizarre 1 43

- $99.00 17h 38m
Provence Moulage McLaren GTR Lark Le Mans 97-1 43 Kit

Provence Moulage McLaren GTR Lark Le Mans 97-1 43 Kit

1 $39.00 18h 15m
Racing43 Seat Cordoba WRC Ev.2 Montecarlo 1 43 kit amr

Racing43 Seat Cordoba WRC Ev.2 Montecarlo 1 43 kit amr

 1 $34.99 18h 16m
Racing43 Toyota Celica GT-Four Monte Carlo 1 43 kit amr

Racing43 Toyota Celica GT-Four Monte Carlo 1 43 kit amr

 - $29.99 18h 18m
Porsche 911 RUF 1 43 PIT

Porsche 911 RUF 1 43 PIT

 - $19.00 18h 46m
Porsche 908 "Egon-Evertz" Le Mans 1976 - 1 43 Record

Porsche 908 "Egon-Evertz" Le Mans 1976 - 1 43 Record

 1 $39.00 18h 57m
Porsche 911 C "Polizei" 1 43 Starter

Porsche 911 C "Polizei" 1 43 Starter

 - $39.00 19h
Porsche 944 Turbo Cup "Nürnburgring 1988" 1 43 Starter

Porsche 944 Turbo Cup "Nürnburgring 1988" 1 43 Starter

 - $39.00 19h 5m

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.