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1/43 Scale

1970 Ford Mustang BOSS 302 SCCA Trans-Am #15 PARNELLI

1970 Ford Mustang BOSS 302 SCCA Trans-Am #15 PARNELLI

 7 $77.00 17m
FEELING43 1 43 FERRARI F40 LM

FEELING43 1 43 FERRARI F40 LM

 $789.99 3h 24m
FEELING43 1 43 FERRARI 375 PLUS

FEELING43 1 43 FERRARI 375 PLUS

 $529.99 4h 6m
AMT PONTIAC GRAND PRIX PLASTIC KIT #8249

AMT PONTIAC GRAND PRIX PLASTIC KIT #8249

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 $17.95
$35.00		 4h 21m
AMR 1 43 FERRARI 246 268 SP LM62

AMR 1 43 FERRARI 246 268 SP LM62

 $199.99 5h 4m
ANNECY 1 43 FERRARI 250LM

ANNECY 1 43 FERRARI 250LM

 $279.99 5h 14m
1 43 PROVENCE MOULAGE PORSCHE 908 21 3RD LEMANS 1970

1 43 PROVENCE MOULAGE PORSCHE 908 21 3RD LEMANS 1970

 1 $39.99 5h 55m
Airfix 1 43 Peugeot 206 W.R.C. NISB!

Airfix 1 43 Peugeot 206 W.R.C. NISB!

 - $9.99 12h 3m
Airfix 1 43 Williams F1 NISB!

Airfix 1 43 Williams F1 NISB!

 - $9.99 12h 5m
Airfix 1 43 McLaren F1 NIB!

Airfix 1 43 McLaren F1 NIB!

 - $9.99 12h 7m
BBR 1:43 model Ferrari 328 GTB no 97 excellent !!!

BBR 1:43 model Ferrari 328 GTB no 97 excellent !!!

 - $85.00 13h 20m
BBR 1:43 model Ferrari 250 GTO Sebring no37 excellent!!

BBR 1:43 model Ferrari 250 GTO Sebring no37 excellent!!

 9 $34.00 13h 43m
Volkswagen Käfer 1600 - 1° Rally isola Elba 1973 - 1 43

Volkswagen Käfer 1600 - 1° Rally isola Elba 1973 - 1 43

 - $39.00 17h 46m
Speed of the wind Record Car 1 43 Western Models

Speed of the wind Record Car 1 43 Western Models

 - $39.00 17h 48m
MVS Venturi 1988 89 - 1 43 MOG Modeles

MVS Venturi 1988 89 - 1 43 MOG Modeles

 2 $47.85 17h 50m
1 43 TOPMODEL 43 BMW 2002 PROVENCE MOULAGE STARTER

1 43 TOPMODEL 43 BMW 2002 PROVENCE MOULAGE STARTER

 4 $16.50 18h 9m
kit Ferrari 250LWB n°18 Le Mans 1959 - Tron 1 43

kit Ferrari 250LWB n°18 Le Mans 1959 - Tron 1 43

 - $69.50 18h 14m
Porsche 911 Targa Turbo 1967 - 1 43 AMR !! AMR !!

Porsche 911 Targa Turbo 1967 - 1 43 AMR !! AMR !!

 5 $76.00 18h 16m
1 43 Nostalgic Miniatures 1965 Mustang 2+2 Fastback Kit

1 43 Nostalgic Miniatures 1965 Mustang 2+2 Fastback Kit

 1 $12.50 18h 24m
1 43 1987 MERI BRABHAM BT56b BMW MEXICO GP TAMEO

1 43 1987 MERI BRABHAM BT56b BMW MEXICO GP TAMEO

 8 $233.50 18h 24m
Ferrari 375 MM for R. Rossellini 1 43 Annecy miniatures

Ferrari 375 MM for R. Rossellini 1 43 Annecy miniatures

 11 $102.50 18h 32m
1 43 MODELISMO LEONARDO 1973 MARCH 731 STP SPAIN TAMEO

1 43 MODELISMO LEONARDO 1973 MARCH 731 STP SPAIN TAMEO

 - $34.99 18h 39m
Kit Alfa Romeo 2300 Coupè Telaio Pescara - klaxon 1 43

Kit Alfa Romeo 2300 Coupè Telaio Pescara - klaxon 1 43

 - $66.50 18h 39m
kit alfa romeo 2500 ss coupè 1939 - klaxon 1 43

kit alfa romeo 2500 ss coupè 1939 - klaxon 1 43

 - $67.50 18h 43m
kit alfa romeo pescara mussolini m.m.1936-klaxon 1 43

kit alfa romeo pescara mussolini m.m.1936-klaxon 1 43

 - $67.50 18h 46m
kit alfa romeo 6c 2500t convertible boneschi-klaxon1 43

kit alfa romeo 6c 2500t convertible boneschi-klaxon1 43

 - $67.50 18h 50m
1 43 PRECISION MINIATURES 1977 WILDCAT OFFY INDY TAMEO

1 43 PRECISION MINIATURES 1977 WILDCAT OFFY INDY TAMEO

1 $45.99 18h 54m
MERCEDES 280 G GLASURIT DAKAR '82 1 43 MULTIMEDIA KIT

MERCEDES 280 G GLASURIT DAKAR '82 1 43 MULTIMEDIA KIT

 $62.05 19h 30m
KTM DAKAR SUPER BIKE 1 43 MULTIMEDIA MUSEUM SUPER KIT

KTM DAKAR SUPER BIKE 1 43 MULTIMEDIA MUSEUM SUPER KIT

 $40.57 19h 31m
BBR-Ferrari F40 IGOL 24H Le Mans 1996 -1 43 Model Kit

BBR-Ferrari F40 IGOL 24H Le Mans 1996 -1 43 Model Kit

$109.00 20h 20m

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.