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CASEY LUNA SPRINT CAR

CASEY LUNA SPRINT CAR

 1 $10.00 30m
1959 TRIUMPH TR 3

1959 TRIUMPH TR 3

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 $20.00
$25.00		 34m
AMT ERTL 1966 Ford Galaxie 500

AMT ERTL 1966 Ford Galaxie 500

 - $14.99 37m
1997 Bill Elliott McDonalds T-Bird - 1 24

1997 Bill Elliott McDonalds T-Bird - 1 24

 - $10.99 41m
BERETTA PRO STREET

BERETTA PRO STREET

 5 $26.00 43m
monogram RED HOT pro-street ford t-bird kit

monogram RED HOT pro-street ford t-bird kit

 3 $10.59 43m
Outcast Show Car

Outcast Show Car

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 $18.00
$20.00		 47m
'69 Corvette 429 Coupe, this is a miss print.

'69 Corvette 429 Coupe, this is a miss print.

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 $22.00
$45.00		 55m
Monster Dodge Pickup

Monster Dodge Pickup

 1 $35.00 59m
Revell Monogram 2622 1924 Ford "T" Big Tub 1:8

Revell Monogram 2622 1924 Ford "T" Big Tub 1:8

 - $103.74 1h
Rick Dobbertin's Radical J-2000

Rick Dobbertin's Radical J-2000

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 $25.00
$45.00		 1h 3m
1963 White Lightnin Hot Rod Model Kit complete in box Lindberg Car lightning

1963 White Lightnin Hot Rod Model Kit complete in box Lindberg Car lightning

 - $39.99 1h 6m
LOTUS Super 7 series II

LOTUS Super 7 series II

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 $15.00
$25.00		 1h 6m
HUBLEY DUESENBERG SJ TOWN CAR DIE CAST KIT #4868 1:18 SCALE

HUBLEY DUESENBERG SJ TOWN CAR DIE CAST KIT #4868 1:18 SCALE

 7 $17.01 1h 7m
24K Gold Hot Rod Magazine Model Muscle Car Chevy Chevrolet Impala

24K Gold Hot Rod Magazine Model Muscle Car Chevy Chevrolet Impala

 - $75.00 1h 11m
Ford Custom Disco Van

Ford Custom Disco Van

 2 $15.00 1h 14m
Dodge Off Road Pickup Camper

Dodge Off Road Pickup Camper

 4 $38.37 1h 19m
Ford 4x4 Stunt Van

Ford 4x4 Stunt Van

 5 $28.66 1h 22m
MONOGRAM 1 25 '32 FORD STREET ROD KIT 0882

MONOGRAM 1 25 '32 FORD STREET ROD KIT 0882

 - $15.00 1h 26m
2x Lot Lindberg Hot Rod Model Kits Grease Pit Drag Queen Vintage

2x Lot Lindberg Hot Rod Model Kits Grease Pit Drag Queen Vintage

 2 $15.00 1h 28m
HUBLEY DUESENBERG SJ DUAL COWL PHEATON DIE CAST KIT # 4864 1:18 SCALE

HUBLEY DUESENBERG SJ DUAL COWL PHEATON DIE CAST KIT # 4864 1:18 SCALE

 3 $13.00 1h 29m
built model modle car revell revelle Pontiac GTO tripower nice older build

built model modle car revell revelle Pontiac GTO tripower nice older build

- $5.99 1h 31m
Color Me Gone 1964 Dodge 330 Super Sport

Color Me Gone 1964 Dodge 330 Super Sport

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 $15.00
$45.00		 1h 34m
MONOGRAM 1 25 '32 FORD 3 WINDOW COUPE KIT 0887

MONOGRAM 1 25 '32 FORD 3 WINDOW COUPE KIT 0887

 - $15.00 1h 35m
MONOGRAM 1 24 Scale '55 Ford F-100 Street Rod KIT 0880

MONOGRAM 1 24 Scale '55 Ford F-100 Street Rod KIT 0880

 - $15.00 1h 39m
OLD AMT 1957 FORD FOR PARTS SALVAGE YARD PROJECT OR ??

OLD AMT 1957 FORD FOR PARTS SALVAGE YARD PROJECT OR ??

 9 $12.00 1h 41m
OLD AMT 25 FORD MODEL T STREET ROD FOR PARTS SALVAGE YARD PROJECT OR ??

OLD AMT 25 FORD MODEL T STREET ROD FOR PARTS SALVAGE YARD PROJECT OR ??

 4 $6.55 1h 41m
RACE READY REPLICAS RESIN NASCAR 60 FORD STARLINER

RACE READY REPLICAS RESIN NASCAR 60 FORD STARLINER

 2 $6.55 1h 41m
RESIN 1957 FORD TEARDROP HOOD FOR AMT KIT

RESIN 1957 FORD TEARDROP HOOD FOR AMT KIT

 2 $6.00 1h 41m
RESIN 1957 FORD TEARDROP HOOD FOR AMT KIT

RESIN 1957 FORD TEARDROP HOOD FOR AMT KIT

 3 $6.00 1h 41m

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.