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1 32nd-small 1 24th scale KE'C display case 6 Pack

1 32nd-small 1 24th scale KE'C display case 6 Pack

 $18.00 1h 8m
TAMIYA 17002 1 32 MINI 4WD F150 BLACK FOOT BLACKFOOT JR

TAMIYA 17002 1 32 MINI 4WD F150 BLACK FOOT BLACKFOOT JR

 $10.80 1h 23m
Miniature Brass Rivet Package for Pocher Models

Miniature Brass Rivet Package for Pocher Models

 $72.00 4h 26m
TAMIYA 94709 1 32 MINI 4WD MANTA RAY MK.II WHTIE SP

TAMIYA 94709 1 32 MINI 4WD MANTA RAY MK.II WHTIE SP

 $11.00 5h 16m
TAMIYA 18615 1 32 MINI 4WD MANTA RAY MK.2 MODEL

TAMIYA 18615 1 32 MINI 4WD MANTA RAY MK.2 MODEL

 $9.50 5h 23m
TAMIYA 18023 1 32 MINI 4WD DASH 5 DANCING DOLL JAPAN

TAMIYA 18023 1 32 MINI 4WD DASH 5 DANCING DOLL JAPAN

 $20.00 5h 26m
TAMIYA 18015 1 32 MINI 4WD DASH 2 BURNING SUN SP. JAPAN

TAMIYA 18015 1 32 MINI 4WD DASH 2 BURNING SUN SP. JAPAN

 $22.00 5h 28m
TAMIYA 18019 1 32 MINI 4WD DASH 3 SHOOTING STAR JAPAN

TAMIYA 18019 1 32 MINI 4WD DASH 3 SHOOTING STAR JAPAN

 $22.00 5h 29m
TAMIYA 18022 1 32 MINI 4WD DASH 4 CANNONBALL SP. JAPAN

TAMIYA 18022 1 32 MINI 4WD DASH 4 CANNONBALL SP. JAPAN

 $22.00 5h 31m
TAMIYA 18012 1 32 MINI 4WD DASH 1 EMPEROR SPECIAL JAPAN

TAMIYA 18012 1 32 MINI 4WD DASH 1 EMPEROR SPECIAL JAPAN

 $22.00 5h 32m
Testors 1 24 Honda Civic Si Tuner--New--Free Shipping

Testors 1 24 Honda Civic Si Tuner--New--Free Shipping

 $16.99 7h 1m
Tomy 1 32 Porsche 356A Speedster engine detail kit

Tomy 1 32 Porsche 356A Speedster engine detail kit

 9 $33.00 7h 22m
Testors 1 32 BMW Z-4 Pull-Back Kit--Sealed

Testors 1 32 BMW Z-4 Pull-Back Kit--Sealed

 $9.99 9h 26m
Pocher 1 8 Porsche Carrera 993 Engine Transkit, Rare NR

Pocher 1 8 Porsche Carrera 993 Engine Transkit, Rare NR

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 $49.99
$79.99		 9h 28m
Pocher 1 8 Porsche 993 Carrera Racing Slick Tires NR!

Pocher 1 8 Porsche 993 Carrera Racing Slick Tires NR!

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 $39.99
$59.99		 9h 28m
50 Pocher 1 8 Ferrari Testarossa F40 Metal Screws NR

50 Pocher 1 8 Ferrari Testarossa F40 Metal Screws NR

 - $9.99 9h 30m
Pocher 1 8 Ferrari Testarossa Red Textured Metal Covers

Pocher 1 8 Ferrari Testarossa Red Textured Metal Covers

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 $19.99
$29.95		 9h 30m
Pocher 1 8 Ferrari Testarossa Metal Drive Shaft Kit NR

Pocher 1 8 Ferrari Testarossa Metal Drive Shaft Kit NR

 - $19.99 9h 31m
Huge Ferrari Testarossa Book Pocher 1 8 Build Reference

Huge Ferrari Testarossa Book Pocher 1 8 Build Reference

 1 $9.99 9h 32m
Pocher 1 8 Porsche 993 Carrera Metal Transkit, NEW, NR

Pocher 1 8 Porsche 993 Carrera Metal Transkit, NEW, NR

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 $19.99
$34.99		 9h 33m
Metal Hose Clamps Wire, 1 8, 1 12, 1 16 Revell Pocher

Metal Hose Clamps Wire, 1 8, 1 12, 1 16 Revell Pocher

 1 $9.99 9h 50m
Pocher 1 8 Ferrari F40 Metal Engine Upgrade Kit NR

Pocher 1 8 Ferrari F40 Metal Engine Upgrade Kit NR

 1 $49.99 9h 50m
New Pocher 1 8 Alfa Romeo Metal Transmission Upgrade NR

New Pocher 1 8 Alfa Romeo Metal Transmission Upgrade NR

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 $19.99
$39.99		 9h 54m
Pocher 1 8 Alfa Romeo Engine Transkit Metal Upgrades NR

Pocher 1 8 Alfa Romeo Engine Transkit Metal Upgrades NR

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 $19.99
$39.99		 9h 55m
Pocher 1 8 Ferrari Testarossa Chrome Metal Exhaust, NR!

Pocher 1 8 Ferrari Testarossa Chrome Metal Exhaust, NR!

 - $9.99 9h 57m
Ferrari 1 18 Transkit F40 TR Burago, Mattel UT Maisto

Ferrari 1 18 Transkit F40 TR Burago, Mattel UT Maisto

1 $19.99 9h 58m
Pocher 1 8 Alfa Romeo Metal Engine Block Upgrade Kit NR

Pocher 1 8 Alfa Romeo Metal Engine Block Upgrade Kit NR

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 $49.99
$89.99		 10h 26m
F1 Modeling Vol.3 - McLaren MP4 13

F1 Modeling Vol.3 - McLaren MP4 13

 2 $36.00 10h 28m
Ferrari 1 12 F40 Testarossa Transkit Kyosho Monogram

Ferrari 1 12 F40 Testarossa Transkit Kyosho Monogram

 2 $20.49 10h 28m
F1 Modeling Vol.18 - 2003 F1 season

F1 Modeling Vol.18 - 2003 F1 season

 1 $24.99 10h 46m

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.