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Vintage Unbuilt Hubley 1930 Packard Sport Phaeton Metal Model Kit

Vintage Unbuilt Hubley 1930 Packard Sport Phaeton Metal Model Kit

 4 $31.25 30m
AMT 1953 FORD F-100 PICKUP TRUCK

AMT 1953 FORD F-100 PICKUP TRUCK

 - $22.00 31m
1968 EL CAMINO SS396 AMT # 8917 1 25 SCALE

1968 EL CAMINO SS396 AMT # 8917 1 25 SCALE

 - $9.99 31m
AMT 1 25 1951 CHEVY BEL AIR

AMT 1 25 1951 CHEVY BEL AIR

 2 $11.36 32m
POLAR LIGHTS MR NORM'S DODGE CHARGER FUNNY CAR

POLAR LIGHTS MR NORM'S DODGE CHARGER FUNNY CAR

 - $28.00 33m
THE DUKES OF HAZZARD DAISY DUKE, S ROAD RUNNER MPC # 708 1 25 SCALE

THE DUKES OF HAZZARD DAISY DUKE, S ROAD RUNNER MPC # 708 1 25 SCALE

 1 $15.99 35m
AMT 1 25 1966 FORD GALAXIE 500

AMT 1 25 1966 FORD GALAXIE 500

 1 $9.95 36m
AMT FACTORY SEALED THE FARMER 1963 PONTIAC TEMPEST FUNNY CAR

AMT FACTORY SEALED THE FARMER 1963 PONTIAC TEMPEST FUNNY CAR

 - $30.00 36m
Vintage AMT 1 25 '73 Corvette Coupe "Rare"!

Vintage AMT 1 25 '73 Corvette Coupe "Rare"!

 - $45.00 38m
AMT 1 25 BARRIS ICE CREAM TRUCK

AMT 1 25 BARRIS ICE CREAM TRUCK

 - $9.95 38m
AMT 1 25 1995 PONTIAC FIREBIRD FORMULA

AMT 1 25 1995 PONTIAC FIREBIRD FORMULA

 - $9.95 40m
Vintage AMT ERTL '72 Chevrolet Nova SS "Sealed"

Vintage AMT ERTL '72 Chevrolet Nova SS "Sealed"

 2 $21.00 41m
AMT 1 25 1962 CHEVROLET BEL AIR 409

AMT 1 25 1962 CHEVROLET BEL AIR 409

 1 $9.95 42m
Revell Monogram 1 24 scale Tom Daniel's Pie Wagon

Revell Monogram 1 24 scale Tom Daniel's Pie Wagon

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 $19.99
$24.00		 43m
AMT 1 25 1966 OLDSMOBILE 442

AMT 1 25 1966 OLDSMOBILE 442

 2 $10.45 43m
"HUBLEY" Antique Model A Phaeton Metal Kit w Box & Inst

"HUBLEY" Antique Model A Phaeton Metal Kit w Box & Inst

 - $114.75 44m
RENWAL VISIBLE AUTOMOBILE CHASSIS 813 OUTER BOX ONLY NO LINER

RENWAL VISIBLE AUTOMOBILE CHASSIS 813 OUTER BOX ONLY NO LINER

 - $79.95 44m
MPC 1 25 scale Wild Willie Borsch "Winged Express" Altered Rod

MPC 1 25 scale Wild Willie Borsch "Winged Express" Altered Rod

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 $39.99
$44.99		 44m
AMT 1 25 1990 FORD TAURUS SHO

AMT 1 25 1990 FORD TAURUS SHO

 1 $9.95 45m
AMT 1 25 1965 LINCOLN CONTINENTAL

AMT 1 25 1965 LINCOLN CONTINENTAL

 3 $11.00 47m
1963 REVELL MODELS BIG DADDY T-BUCKET ORIG. PRINT AD

1963 REVELL MODELS BIG DADDY T-BUCKET ORIG. PRINT AD

- $4.99 48m
REVELL FACTORY SEALED 1964 FAIRLANE THUNDERBOLT STREET MACHINE

REVELL FACTORY SEALED 1964 FAIRLANE THUNDERBOLT STREET MACHINE

 - $22.00 49m
RARE ROD & CUSTOM MODELS MAGAZINE. AUGUST 1964. VOLUME 1, NUMBER 3

RARE ROD & CUSTOM MODELS MAGAZINE. AUGUST 1964. VOLUME 1, NUMBER 3

 - $29.99 51m
Jeb Allen 1975 Praying Mantis Top Fuel Dragster - opened but complete - Revell

Jeb Allen 1975 Praying Mantis Top Fuel Dragster - opened but complete - Revell

 - $26.95 53m
Tommy Ivo 4-engine Dragster Showboat - 1 25th - Revell - opened but new

Tommy Ivo 4-engine Dragster Showboat - 1 25th - Revell - opened but new

 - $21.95 53m
REVELL FACTORY SEALED 1967 DODGE CORONET STREET MACHINE

REVELL FACTORY SEALED 1967 DODGE CORONET STREET MACHINE

 - $22.00 53m
Vintage MPC 1 25 '71 Plymouth Roadrunner Superbird "Ex"

Vintage MPC 1 25 '71 Plymouth Roadrunner Superbird "Ex"

 2 $23.07 54m
Corvair Monza GT 1 20 Scale AHM (Eidai - Japan) Motorized MIB

Corvair Monza GT 1 20 Scale AHM (Eidai - Japan) Motorized MIB

 - $49.95 55m
RARE 1979 JOHAN Cadillac Coupe Deville

RARE 1979 JOHAN Cadillac Coupe Deville

 1 $12.00 57m
REVELL FACTORY SEALED 1971 PLYMOUTH CUDA STREET MACHINE

REVELL FACTORY SEALED 1971 PLYMOUTH CUDA STREET MACHINE

 - $20.00 58m

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.