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1/43 Scale

pro built 1 43 MIKANSUE FERRARI ABARTH

pro built 1 43 MIKANSUE FERRARI ABARTH

 6 $31.89 15m
pro built 1 43 PORSCHE ENDURANCE HI FI LE MANS ROTHMANS

pro built 1 43 PORSCHE ENDURANCE HI FI LE MANS ROTHMANS

 - $19.99 16m
pro built 1 43 PROGETTO FERRARI 250 MM

pro built 1 43 PROGETTO FERRARI 250 MM

 11 $78.00 19m
pro built 1 43 STARTER KITS FERRARI 375 MM P.A.

pro built 1 43 STARTER KITS FERRARI 375 MM P.A.

 10 $66.00 20m
pro built 1 43 WESTERN MODELS AIR FLOW Bugatti Type 57

pro built 1 43 WESTERN MODELS AIR FLOW Bugatti Type 57

2 $20.49 23m
Grand Prix Models Starter Pro-Built Porsche 911 GT1 NIB

Grand Prix Models Starter Pro-Built Porsche 911 GT1 NIB

 $115.00 3h
1 43 FORD GT MODELKIT

1 43 FORD GT MODELKIT

 $6.98 5h 5m
1 43 Tameo WCT64 FERRARI 158 World Champion 1964

1 43 Tameo WCT64 FERRARI 158 World Champion 1964

 1 $98.95 8h 31m
1 43 Tameo Tyrrell Ford P34 6 Wheel Swedish GP 1976 kit

1 43 Tameo Tyrrell Ford P34 6 Wheel Swedish GP 1976 kit

 1 $64.95 8h 34m
BBR Ferrarl 360 Modena LM 2002 "Team Auto Palace" 1 43

BBR Ferrarl 360 Modena LM 2002 "Team Auto Palace" 1 43

 - $99.00 11h 33m
Decal 1 43 Porsche 917 K3 LM 1970 Winner Herrmann Attwo

Decal 1 43 Porsche 917 K3 LM 1970 Winner Herrmann Attwo

 - $2.99 11h 35m
Decal 1 43 Porsche Carrera "Christine Laure"

Decal 1 43 Porsche Carrera "Christine Laure"

 - $2.99 11h 36m
Decal 1 43 Porsche Carrera Rally Monte Carlo 79 "ESSO"

Decal 1 43 Porsche Carrera Rally Monte Carlo 79 "ESSO"

 - $2.99 11h 38m
1967 CORVETTE CONVERTIBLE 1:43 NEW-RAY NIB DISPLAY CASE

1967 CORVETTE CONVERTIBLE 1:43 NEW-RAY NIB DISPLAY CASE

 - $6.95 14h 59m
Wanderer W 25 Sport, '36 (Auto Union, Audi) M43-Danhausen

Wanderer W 25 Sport, '36 (Auto Union, Audi) M43-Danhausen

 - $62.00 16h 36m
Alfa Romeo Spider ?Disco Volante?, '52 -Provence Moulage

Alfa Romeo Spider ?Disco Volante?, '52 -Provence Moulage

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 $115.00
$129.00		 16h 38m
Annecy Miniatures AMR 1 43 Ferrari 512 BB Spyder NART

Annecy Miniatures AMR 1 43 Ferrari 512 BB Spyder NART

1 $99.95 16h 39m
1 43 Kit BBR Ferrari FXX 2006

1 43 Kit BBR Ferrari FXX 2006

 1 $60.00 16h 44m
1 43 Kit Tameo Kit Mclaren MP4 22 GP Monaco 2007

1 43 Kit Tameo Kit Mclaren MP4 22 GP Monaco 2007

 - $70.00 16h 49m
1 43 Kit Tameo Kit Ferrari F2008 GP France 2008

1 43 Kit Tameo Kit Ferrari F2008 GP France 2008

 - $70.00 16h 50m
1 43 Kit Tameo Kit Jordan EJ11 GP USA 2001

1 43 Kit Tameo Kit Jordan EJ11 GP USA 2001

 - $70.00 16h 52m
1 43 SPAX Porsche 911 Gr. B "Mullerbrau" LeMans '83

1 43 SPAX Porsche 911 Gr. B "Mullerbrau" LeMans '83

 1 $9.99 18h 7m
BUGATTI COUPE NAPOLEON 1936 1 24 PLASTIC KIT

BUGATTI COUPE NAPOLEON 1936 1 24 PLASTIC KIT

 $33.55 18h 52m
JAGUAR E2A LIGHT WEIGHT LM #6 1 43 FACTORY BUILT MODEL

JAGUAR E2A LIGHT WEIGHT LM #6 1 43 FACTORY BUILT MODEL

 $226.77 18h 56m
Ferrari 599 GTO Blue T. d. France 1 43 Looksmart BBR

Ferrari 599 GTO Blue T. d. France 1 43 Looksmart BBR

 9 $55.00 20h 4m
1:43 WILLIAMS F1 - AIRFIX # 1415

1:43 WILLIAMS F1 - AIRFIX # 1415

 $8.73 20h 43m
Tameo McLaren Mercedes MP4 13 Hakkinen (TMK 269) 1 43

Tameo McLaren Mercedes MP4 13 Hakkinen (TMK 269) 1 43

 2 $11.65 22h 54m
Tameo Larrousse Ford LH94 (TMK 186) 1 43 kit

Tameo Larrousse Ford LH94 (TMK 186) 1 43 kit

 2 $5.50 23h 2m
MERCEDES 190 E SEDAN 1983 1 43 MODEL GAMA MINT MIB BOX

MERCEDES 190 E SEDAN 1983 1 43 MODEL GAMA MINT MIB BOX

 - $9.00 23h 12m
Minichamps Red Bull Sauber Petronas 1999 F-1 car Lim Ed

Minichamps Red Bull Sauber Petronas 1999 F-1 car Lim Ed

 - $24.99 1d 14m

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.