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TWO LINDBERG 1987 MODELS, MGA 1600 & SPRITE

TWO LINDBERG 1987 MODELS, MGA 1600 & SPRITE

 2 $14.49 21m
FIAT 640N UTILITY W LIFT 1 43 MULTIMEDIA MUSEUM KIT

FIAT 640N UTILITY W LIFT 1 43 MULTIMEDIA MUSEUM KIT

 $199.99 2h 53m
PORSCHE 936 TWR JOEST LM '97 1 43 MULTIMEDIA MUSEUM KIT

PORSCHE 936 TWR JOEST LM '97 1 43 MULTIMEDIA MUSEUM KIT

 $75.10 2h 54m
1 12 TAMIYA YAMAHA YZR500(0W70) GRAND PRIX RACER

1 12 TAMIYA YAMAHA YZR500(0W70) GRAND PRIX RACER

 1 $10.00 5h 51m
TAMIYA 17015 1 32 MINI 4WD ISUZU VEHICROSS BAJA 1000 JR

TAMIYA 17015 1 32 MINI 4WD ISUZU VEHICROSS BAJA 1000 JR

 $10.50 6h 20m
TAMIYA 17014 1 32 MINI 4WD FORD F350 JUGGERNAUT JR

TAMIYA 17014 1 32 MINI 4WD FORD F350 JUGGERNAUT JR

 $10.80 6h 20m
TAMIYA 17010 1 32 MINI 4WD TOYOTA 4RUNNER 4 RUNNER JR

TAMIYA 17010 1 32 MINI 4WD TOYOTA 4RUNNER 4 RUNNER JR

 $10.50 6h 21m
TAMIYA 17009 1 32 MINI 4WD TOYOTA HI-LUX MONSTER RACER

TAMIYA 17009 1 32 MINI 4WD TOYOTA HI-LUX MONSTER RACER

 $10.80 6h 21m
1 24 FUJIMI PORSCHE RSR 1994 LEMANS WINNER (GT2)

1 24 FUJIMI PORSCHE RSR 1994 LEMANS WINNER (GT2)

 1 $10.00 6h 21m
TAMIYA 17007 1 32 MINI 4WD NISSAN KINGCAB KING CAB JR

TAMIYA 17007 1 32 MINI 4WD NISSAN KINGCAB KING CAB JR

 $11.00 6h 21m
TAMIYA 17002 1 32 MINI 4WD F150 BLACK FOOT BLACKFOOT JR

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

 $10.80 6h 22m
1 24 SCALE HASEGAWA ADVAN PORSCHE 962C

1 24 SCALE HASEGAWA ADVAN PORSCHE 962C

 - $15.00 6h 51m
1 24 SCALE HASEGAWA KENWOOD PORSCHE 962C

1 24 SCALE HASEGAWA KENWOOD PORSCHE 962C

 1 $15.00 7h 6m
''Dodge Magnum (6 pieces)''

''Dodge Magnum (6 pieces)''

 - $50.09 7h 54m
FERRARI 1 43 F1 Helmet Berger 88 Bell Arai Shoei RARE

FERRARI 1 43 F1 Helmet Berger 88 Bell Arai Shoei RARE

 1 $39.00 9h 9m
FERRARI 1 43 F1 Helmet Berger 87 Bell Arai Shoei RARE

FERRARI 1 43 F1 Helmet Berger 87 Bell Arai Shoei RARE

 1 $39.00 9h 14m
FERRARI 1 43 F1 Helmet Mansell 89 Bell Arai Shoei RARE

FERRARI 1 43 F1 Helmet Mansell 89 Bell Arai Shoei RARE

 1 $39.00 9h 20m
FERRARI 1 43 F1 Helmet Alessi 92 Bell Arai Shoei RARE

FERRARI 1 43 F1 Helmet Alessi 92 Bell Arai Shoei RARE

 - $39.00 9h 29m
MITSUWA MID-RACER COLLECTION - SKOAL PORSCHE 956

MITSUWA MID-RACER COLLECTION - SKOAL PORSCHE 956

 $12.99 11h 15m
1 8 DFV ENGINE +DISK DETAIL REVELL GRIP ENTEX LOTUS 72D

1 8 DFV ENGINE +DISK DETAIL REVELL GRIP ENTEX LOTUS 72D

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 $495.00
$545.00		 11h 21m
Ferrari F360 Modena Target Design Transkit Resin 1 18

Ferrari F360 Modena Target Design Transkit Resin 1 18

4 $10.50 12h 58m
Ferrari F430 GT Presentation kit Hotwheels Resin 1 18

Ferrari F430 GT Presentation kit Hotwheels Resin 1 18

8 $47.00 12h 58m
Fabulous Ferrari F430 Coupe Spyder transkit Resin 1 18

Fabulous Ferrari F430 Coupe Spyder transkit Resin 1 18

 8 $26.00 13h
NEW Racing43 Decal RK340 Peugeot 206 Ev.3 San.Remo 02

NEW Racing43 Decal RK340 Peugeot 206 Ev.3 San.Remo 02

 $8.00 14h 12m
2 MONOGRAM "FORTY NINER" CORVETTE SPORTS CARS!!!

2 MONOGRAM "FORTY NINER" CORVETTE SPORTS CARS!!!

 - $4.99 20h 7m
bbr 1 43 Ferrari 348 Spider Avus white LE 15 pcs.

bbr 1 43 Ferrari 348 Spider Avus white LE 15 pcs.

 $269.00 20h 26m
bbr 1 43 Ferrari 348 Spider Black LE 15 pcs.

bbr 1 43 Ferrari 348 Spider Black LE 15 pcs.

 $279.00 20h 27m
bbr 1 43 Deluxe Ferrari 456 Spider black limited 15

bbr 1 43 Deluxe Ferrari 456 Spider black limited 15

$279.00 20h 28m
bbr 1 43 Deluxe Ferrari 456 Spider fuji white limit 15

bbr 1 43 Deluxe Ferrari 456 Spider fuji white limit 15

 $279.00 20h 28m
bbr 1 43 Deluxe Ferrari 512M Spider black 2nd version

bbr 1 43 Deluxe Ferrari 512M Spider black 2nd version

 $299.00 20h 30m

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.