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Elite Clone Troopers

Elite Clone Troopers

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$55.00
$80.00
30m
 Star Wars mixed LOT !! toy vehicles !! Figures !! Lando,  Jar Millennium Falcon

Star Wars mixed LOT !! toy vehicles !! Figures !! Lando, Jar Millennium Falcon

- $3.95 30m
9 inch lights and sounds dr who tardis (10th Doctor)

9 inch lights and sounds dr who tardis (10th Doctor)

11 $17.71 30m
A 8D8 Power of the Force Star Wars

A 8D8 Power of the Force Star Wars

- $6.99 30m
Disney Tron Legacy Spin Master Sam Flynn's Light Cycle + Clu's Sentry NIB

Disney Tron Legacy Spin Master Sam Flynn's Light Cycle + Clu's Sentry NIB

- $9.00 30m
Nintendo Super Mario Brothers Bros 7" Yellow Mushroon Kinopio Toad Plush Doll

Nintendo Super Mario Brothers Bros 7" Yellow Mushroon Kinopio Toad Plush Doll

- $6.99 30m
Vintage STAR WARS ( 2-18 MEDIC DROID )  Action Figure !! 1997

Vintage STAR WARS ( 2-18 MEDIC DROID ) Action Figure !! 1997

- $3.95 30m
1 6 SIDESHOW Raiders of Lost Ark Indiana Jones 12"  MIB

1 6 SIDESHOW Raiders of Lost Ark Indiana Jones 12" MIB

- $89.95 30m
Dr Who Dalek Sec Human Hybrid 2005 Doctor Who

Dr Who Dalek Sec Human Hybrid 2005 Doctor Who

- $1.57 30m
lot 2 mario bros toadette toad 6.5-7" plush doll toy

lot 2 mario bros toadette toad 6.5-7" plush doll toy

- $0.99 30m
Star Wars C-3PO Action Figure Bobble Head

Star Wars C-3PO Action Figure Bobble Head

- $9.99 31m
STAR WARS power of the jedi 2000 QUI GON JINN mos espa disguise complete potj

STAR WARS power of the jedi 2000 QUI GON JINN mos espa disguise complete potj

- $6.95 31m
AFA 90 vintage Star Wars ewok CHIEF CHIRPA action figure ewoks toy Kenner 1983 !

AFA 90 vintage Star Wars ewok CHIEF CHIRPA action figure ewoks toy Kenner 1983 !

- $87.00 31m
Lot of 8 1993 Star Trek TNG Action Figures 10" Tall

Lot of 8 1993 Star Trek TNG Action Figures 10" Tall

- $31.99 31m
LEGO STAR WARS 9492 IMPERIAL TIE FIGHTER NO MINI FIGS BOXED

LEGO STAR WARS 9492 IMPERIAL TIE FIGHTER NO MINI FIGS BOXED

12 $19.77 31m
Wham shell *rare skylander* sealed new

Wham shell *rare skylander* sealed new

1 $30.00 31m
Deluxe Han Solo Smuggler Pack Figure Star Wars

Deluxe Han Solo Smuggler Pack Figure Star Wars

- $5.95 31m
Vintage STAR WARS ( Storm Trooper ) w-Gun  Action Figure !! 1995

Vintage STAR WARS ( Storm Trooper ) w-Gun Action Figure !! 1995

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$4.95
$6.95
31m
~ NECA CONAN BARBARIAN PIT FIGHTER ACTION FIGURE NEW MOC ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER

~ NECA CONAN BARBARIAN PIT FIGHTER ACTION FIGURE NEW MOC ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER

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$15.99
$21.99
31m
Hasbro 3.75" GI Joe Mortal Kombat Sub Zero Figure

Hasbro 3.75" GI Joe Mortal Kombat Sub Zero Figure

- $14.99 31m
Vintage STAR WARS (Rebel Fleet Trooper )  Action Figure !! 1997

Vintage STAR WARS (Rebel Fleet Trooper ) Action Figure !! 1997

- $3.49 31m
Hu Fei STREET FIGHTER ONLINE Revoltech KAIYODO

Hu Fei STREET FIGHTER ONLINE Revoltech KAIYODO

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$15.99
$17.99
31m
Jack Skellington NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS NECA Series 1

Jack Skellington NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS NECA Series 1

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$35.99
$39.99
31m
Power Rangers Super Legends MoC White Ranger

Power Rangers Super Legends MoC White Ranger

1 $20.00 31m
A DENGAR Power of the Force Star Wars

A DENGAR Power of the Force Star Wars

- $3.99 31m
Final Fantasy 5pcs Action Figure 6cm Tall Japanese Anime

Final Fantasy 5pcs Action Figure 6cm Tall Japanese Anime

- $8.99 31m
Power Rangers Mighty Morphin 4 Inch Figure Green Ranger

Power Rangers Mighty Morphin 4 Inch Figure Green Ranger

- $42.99 32m
1997 Warrior Alien   Kenner - Hasbro Toys   Alien Resurrection   NEW   LOT #334

1997 Warrior Alien Kenner - Hasbro Toys Alien Resurrection NEW LOT #334

- $9.99 32m
Betrayal on Felucia Battle Pack & Aayla Secura's Starfighter

Betrayal on Felucia Battle Pack & Aayla Secura's Starfighter

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$55.00
$70.00
32m
Vintage STAR WARS (Qui-Gon Jinn )  Action Figure !! 1998

Vintage STAR WARS (Qui-Gon Jinn ) Action Figure !! 1998

- $2.95 32m

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.