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MATCHBOX SKY BUSTERS CANYON TOURS CHOPPER MBX METAL REPLICA BRAND NEW J4704

MATCHBOX SKY BUSTERS CANYON TOURS CHOPPER MBX METAL REPLICA BRAND NEW J4704

 - $5.97 34m
NEW RAY SKY PILOT 1 48 EUROCOPTER DAUPHIN HH-65C DIECAST HELICOPTER 25907

NEW RAY SKY PILOT 1 48 EUROCOPTER DAUPHIN HH-65C DIECAST HELICOPTER 25907

 - $24.97 34m
Gemini Jets 1:400 C-5 Plus Plastic Model Helicopters

Gemini Jets 1:400 C-5 Plus Plastic Model Helicopters

- $40.00 35m
Corgi Aviation Archive ME 262A-1A Nowotny 1944 AA35706

Corgi Aviation Archive ME 262A-1A Nowotny 1944 AA35706

1 $10.00 35m
1974 MATCHBOX LESNEY PROD.&CO. LT.PAT.APP FOR S.B.9. CESSNA 402 MADE IN ENGLAN

1974 MATCHBOX LESNEY PROD.&CO. LT.PAT.APP FOR S.B.9. CESSNA 402 MADE IN ENGLAN

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 $14.95
$20.00		 36m
SpecCast 1 48 Scale F4U-1 Corsair - Royal New Zealand Markings

SpecCast 1 48 Scale F4U-1 Corsair - Royal New Zealand Markings

 - $9.99 43m
Gemini Jets America West Ohio B757-200 Diecast Airplane

Gemini Jets America West Ohio B757-200 Diecast Airplane

 - $26.95 48m
Daron F-15C USAF Elgin's Gorillas Diecast Airplane NEW!

Daron F-15C USAF Elgin's Gorillas Diecast Airplane NEW!

 - $36.95 49m
Daron F-16C USAF Fighting Fulcrum Diecast Airplane NEW!

Daron F-16C USAF Fighting Fulcrum Diecast Airplane NEW!

 - $36.95 49m
Matchbox Lesney Vintage Die cast No. 27 Swing Wing Jet 1980 New in Package

Matchbox Lesney Vintage Die cast No. 27 Swing Wing Jet 1980 New in Package

 - $9.99 50m
21st Century Toys f4u Big Hog 1:32 Used

21st Century Toys f4u Big Hog 1:32 Used

 3 $41.00 50m
Hot Wheels 2007 New Models Sky Knife Helicopter 1:64 Scale NIP

Hot Wheels 2007 New Models Sky Knife Helicopter 1:64 Scale NIP

 - $5.00 55m
FA724001 FALCON MODELS Fi156 Storch North Africa 1942 Erwin Rommel Diecast 1:72

FA724001 FALCON MODELS Fi156 Storch North Africa 1942 Erwin Rommel Diecast 1:72

 - $41.00 55m
CHEVROLET GENERAL AIR EXPRESS VINTAGE AIRPLANE BANK 1ST IN SERIES

CHEVROLET GENERAL AIR EXPRESS VINTAGE AIRPLANE BANK 1ST IN SERIES

- $24.99 56m
AMOCO VINTAGE AIRPLANE BANK 2ND IN SERIES LIMITED EDITION 1932 LOCKHEED VEGA

AMOCO VINTAGE AIRPLANE BANK 2ND IN SERIES LIMITED EDITION 1932 LOCKHEED VEGA

 - $24.99 56m
CAMPBELL'S LIMITED EDITION COLLECTOR AIRPLANE BANK 2ND IN SERIES

CAMPBELL'S LIMITED EDITION COLLECTOR AIRPLANE BANK 2ND IN SERIES

- $24.99 56m
GABRIEL HELICOPTER Diecast Rescue Hook 1975

GABRIEL HELICOPTER Diecast Rescue Hook 1975

 - $75.00 56m
MODEL POWER POSTAGE STAMP PLANES 1 140 MIG-29 FULCRUM-B

MODEL POWER POSTAGE STAMP PLANES 1 140 MIG-29 FULCRUM-B

 - $19.97 57m
Ultimate Soldier XD 21st Century Toys 1 18 plane grey bomb accessory

Ultimate Soldier XD 21st Century Toys 1 18 plane grey bomb accessory

 1 $0.99 1h
Gabriel Diecast Bonanza Airplane 1977

Gabriel Diecast Bonanza Airplane 1977

 - $49.99 1h 1m
Corgi Gulf Tonkin John McCain SKYHAWK USS Forrestal US37404 MINT RARE

Corgi Gulf Tonkin John McCain SKYHAWK USS Forrestal US37404 MINT RARE

 - $24.99 1h 3m
Corgi SEPECAT JAGUAR AA35410 Royal Air Force RETIRED!!!

Corgi SEPECAT JAGUAR AA35410 Royal Air Force RETIRED!!!

 - $19.99 1h 4m
Corgi RAF Refueling Vickers Brize Norton Oxon AA37003

Corgi RAF Refueling Vickers Brize Norton Oxon AA37003

 - $39.99 1h 4m
MODEL POWER POSTAGE STAMP PLANES DC-3 AMERICAN AIRLINES FLAGSHIP DIECAST MODEL

MODEL POWER POSTAGE STAMP PLANES DC-3 AMERICAN AIRLINES FLAGSHIP DIECAST MODEL

 - $24.97 1h 5m
Corgi Hawker Siddeley Nimrod Kinloss Wing AA35604 MINT!

Corgi Hawker Siddeley Nimrod Kinloss Wing AA35604 MINT!

 - $29.99 1h 5m
Corgi SEPECAT JAGUAR AA35409 TEST PILOTS MINT RETIRED!

Corgi SEPECAT JAGUAR AA35409 TEST PILOTS MINT RETIRED!

 - $19.99 1h 5m
Corgi SEPECAT JAGUAR AA35411 Coltishall SAINT 80 ANVRSY

Corgi SEPECAT JAGUAR AA35411 Coltishall SAINT 80 ANVRSY

 - $19.99 1h 6m
NEW RAY SKY PILOT 1 40 SCALE SIKORSKY SEA KING US NAVY HELICOPTER REPLICA NIB

NEW RAY SKY PILOT 1 40 SCALE SIKORSKY SEA KING US NAVY HELICOPTER REPLICA NIB

 - $29.97 1h 12m
1 400 Green Box Cathay Pacific DC-6B

1 400 Green Box Cathay Pacific DC-6B

- $48.99 1h 16m
1960's OR 70's U.S. NAVY JET

1960's OR 70's U.S. NAVY JET

1 $29.95 1h 22m

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.