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1999 JL T-Jet Slot Car CloneBody Dodge Charger Gold Blk

1999 JL T-Jet Slot Car CloneBody Dodge Charger Gold Blk

 - $35.09 37m
11 AFX G-Plus HO Scale Slot Cars + Engines Parts

11 AFX G-Plus HO Scale Slot Cars + Engines Parts

 23 $56.00 39m
1999 JL T-Jet Slot Car CloneBody Chevy Corvette Purple

1999 JL T-Jet Slot Car CloneBody Chevy Corvette Purple

 - $17.09 39m
Auto World '04 Silver Chevy Corvette C5R Slot Car Racer

Auto World '04 Silver Chevy Corvette C5R Slot Car Racer

 - $19.99 43m
Auto World '04 Yellow Chevy Corvette C5R Slot Car Racer

Auto World '04 Yellow Chevy Corvette C5R Slot Car Racer

 - $19.99 44m
Auto World '07 Black Dodge Charger SRT 8 Slot Car

Auto World '07 Black Dodge Charger SRT 8 Slot Car

 - $19.99 44m
Auto World '07 Silver Dodge Charger SRT 8 Slot Car

Auto World '07 Silver Dodge Charger SRT 8 Slot Car

 - $19.99 45m
Auto World Black Jeep CJ-5 Slot Car Racer

Auto World Black Jeep CJ-5 Slot Car Racer

 - $19.99 49m
Auto World Blue Dodge Viper Competition Coupe Slot Car

Auto World Blue Dodge Viper Competition Coupe Slot Car

 - $19.99 50m
Auto World Red Dodge Viper Competition Coupe Slot Car

Auto World Red Dodge Viper Competition Coupe Slot Car

 - $19.99 52m
NOS Original Tyco Pro Slot Car Lap Timer w Compu-Chart

NOS Original Tyco Pro Slot Car Lap Timer w Compu-Chart

 - $59.99 53m
NEW Speed Racer X Slot Car ~ #9 ~ HO Scale ~ 440-X2 ~ Mattel Tyco ~ Yellow

NEW Speed Racer X Slot Car ~ #9 ~ HO Scale ~ 440-X2 ~ Mattel Tyco ~ Yellow

 - $19.95 56m
AFX HO slot car MegaG Stocker #84 Highs blue NIP!

AFX HO slot car MegaG Stocker #84 Highs blue NIP!

 - $27.99 58m
12 Modern HO Slot Car LIFE-LIKE GUARD RAIL WITH FLAGS

12 Modern HO Slot Car LIFE-LIKE GUARD RAIL WITH FLAGS

 - $6.29 58m
TYCO TEST SHOT FERRARI F-40 BODY (NOS.)

TYCO TEST SHOT FERRARI F-40 BODY (NOS.)

 - $5.99 1h
TYCO TEST SHOT CAMARO Z-28 BODY (NOS.)

TYCO TEST SHOT CAMARO Z-28 BODY (NOS.)

 - $5.99 1h 2m
Brand NEW Speed Racer Mach 5 Slot Car~ HO Scale~ 440-X2 ~ Mattel Tyco

Brand NEW Speed Racer Mach 5 Slot Car~ HO Scale~ 440-X2 ~ Mattel Tyco

 - $29.95 1h 3m
TYCO TEST SHOT PORSCHE CARRERA BODY (NOS.)

TYCO TEST SHOT PORSCHE CARRERA BODY (NOS.)

 - $5.99 1h 4m
TYCO TEST SHOT NISSAN BAJA PICKUP TRUCK BODY (NOS.)

TYCO TEST SHOT NISSAN BAJA PICKUP TRUCK BODY (NOS.)

 - $5.99 1h 6m
TYCO TEST SHOT PONTIAC GRAND PRIX STOCK CAR BODY (NOS.)

TYCO TEST SHOT PONTIAC GRAND PRIX STOCK CAR BODY (NOS.)

 - $5.99 1h 11m
4Gear NHRA Larry Dixon Al Anabi Top Fuel Dragster

4Gear NHRA Larry Dixon Al Anabi Top Fuel Dragster

 - $12.00 1h 12m
Scooby Doo HO Slot Cars Race Track Set, HO Scale, Fun for kids 28 feet of track!

Scooby Doo HO Slot Cars Race Track Set, HO Scale, Fun for kids 28 feet of track!

 - $124.99 1h 15m
AFX MATADOR POLICE CAR BLACK AND WHITE MINT W BOX

AFX MATADOR POLICE CAR BLACK AND WHITE MINT W BOX

 2 $30.09 1h 18m
3 1981 TYCO Vintage 440 MAGNUM Slot Car NARROW Chassis Unused; JUST ADD WHEELS!

3 1981 TYCO Vintage 440 MAGNUM Slot Car NARROW Chassis Unused; JUST ADD WHEELS!

 - $22.49 1h 20m
1999 AFX TOMY Turbo Indy F1 Manicotti HO Slot Car 9894

1999 AFX TOMY Turbo Indy F1 Manicotti HO Slot Car 9894

 - $30.55 1h 21m
TOMY AFX SLOT CAR HO ( INDY SG+ # 5 CANON WHITE BLUE YELLOW ) NEW

TOMY AFX SLOT CAR HO ( INDY SG+ # 5 CANON WHITE BLUE YELLOW ) NEW

3 $11.00 1h 22m
TOMY AFX SLOT CAR HO ( INDY TURBO # 16 LEYTON HOUSE TURQUOISE BLACK ) NEW

TOMY AFX SLOT CAR HO ( INDY TURBO # 16 LEYTON HOUSE TURQUOISE BLACK ) NEW

5 $31.00 1h 26m
AURORA AFX Dodge Fever Dragster Slot Car RARE!!

AURORA AFX Dodge Fever Dragster Slot Car RARE!!

 9 $27.05 1h 27m
HO Slot Car DECALS Sunoco Ferrari 512M AMC Javelin

HO Slot Car DECALS Sunoco Ferrari 512M AMC Javelin

 2 $9.49 1h 28m
TOMY AFX SLOT CAR HO ( INDY # 30 LAMBORGHINI LARAUSSE BLU YEL RED GRN BLK ) NEW

TOMY AFX SLOT CAR HO ( INDY # 30 LAMBORGHINI LARAUSSE BLU YEL RED GRN BLK ) NEW

8 $15.00 1h 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.