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1970-1989

Joustra France Big GENDARMERIE POLICE MOTORCYCLE MIB`70

Joustra France Big GENDARMERIE POLICE MOTORCYCLE MIB`70

 - $174.99 30m
VINTAGE BINOCULARS w PLASTIC CASE HONG KONG ca 1970's

VINTAGE BINOCULARS w PLASTIC CASE HONG KONG ca 1970's

 - $24.99 47m
MATCH ME GAME --KINGSFORD MATCH ME --GOOD CONDITION

MATCH ME GAME --KINGSFORD MATCH ME --GOOD CONDITION

 - $9.95 53m
Vintage 1980 Schaper Generation 1 Stomper 4X4 Green Chevy

Vintage 1980 Schaper Generation 1 Stomper 4X4 Green Chevy

 3 $10.49 1h 6m
1970'S B.O. FANCY SPACEMAN ROBOT W BOX

1970'S B.O. FANCY SPACEMAN ROBOT W BOX

 - $150.00 1h 10m
1970's Animated Super Monster in Box.

1970's Animated Super Monster in Box.

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 $19.99
$21.99		 1h 19m
Clim Spain US Army M47 PATTON TANK 31cm RC Battery Operated #726 MIB`74 RARE!

Clim Spain US Army M47 PATTON TANK 31cm RC Battery Operated #726 MIB`74 RARE!

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 $119.99
$134.99		 1h 40m
Snapshot Talker Toy Camera!!!!

Snapshot Talker Toy Camera!!!!

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 $12.00
$25.00		 2h 2m
UFO BLOWING BALL TOY!!! (HARD TO FIND!)

UFO BLOWING BALL TOY!!! (HARD TO FIND!)

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 $40.00
$65.00		 2h 4m
Son Ai Toys Mechanical Lucky Panda Funny Chief No. 160

Son Ai Toys Mechanical Lucky Panda Funny Chief No. 160

- $7.99 2h 35m
Vintage Topper Toys Zoomer Boomer Junk Pile Steel Car

Vintage Topper Toys Zoomer Boomer Junk Pile Steel Car

 - $44.95 2h 50m
VINTAGE PORSCHE 934 TURBO MARTINI RACE CAR BATT OP 11" HK MIB 1970s

VINTAGE PORSCHE 934 TURBO MARTINI RACE CAR BATT OP 11" HK MIB 1970s

 - $26.00 2h 51m
VINTAGE 85 PLAYSKOOL GLO WORMS MUSICAL DREAM WORLD CRIB TOY MUST SEE!

VINTAGE 85 PLAYSKOOL GLO WORMS MUSICAL DREAM WORLD CRIB TOY MUST SEE!

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 $25.00
$35.00		 3h 35m
Collectible Son AI Toys Drummer Dog

Collectible Son AI Toys Drummer Dog

 - $12.99 3h 50m
CYCLE RACE PINBALL MARX TOYS

CYCLE RACE PINBALL MARX TOYS

 - $20.00 4h 12m
Vintage CGL Version Mario Bros. Nintendo Game & Watch Original Box & Foam Only

Vintage CGL Version Mario Bros. Nintendo Game & Watch Original Box & Foam Only

 - $31.99 4h 39m
SUPER FLYING POLICE HELICOPTER NO. 9094 MADE IN JAPAN MIB

SUPER FLYING POLICE HELICOPTER NO. 9094 MADE IN JAPAN MIB

 - $199.94 4h 47m
Quiz Wiz # 19 Peoples Almanac Coleco 1980 Vintage Game

Quiz Wiz # 19 Peoples Almanac Coleco 1980 Vintage Game

 - $1.99 4h 54m
TEDDY RUXPIN WITH TAPE AND GREEN HUNTING FISHING OUTFIT

TEDDY RUXPIN WITH TAPE AND GREEN HUNTING FISHING OUTFIT

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 $12.99
$15.99		 4h 57m
WORLDS OF WONDER PAMELA VOICE CARD & STICKER ACTIVITY BOOK-MINT!

WORLDS OF WONDER PAMELA VOICE CARD & STICKER ACTIVITY BOOK-MINT!

 - $4.99 5h 14m
WORLDS OF WONDER MOTHER GOOSE-RUMPELSTILTSKIN-MINT!

WORLDS OF WONDER MOTHER GOOSE-RUMPELSTILTSKIN-MINT!

 2 $5.00 5h 18m
Lazer Tag gun and sensor - Worlds of Wonder - 1980's

Lazer Tag gun and sensor - Worlds of Wonder - 1980's

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 $10.00
$20.00		 5h 42m
Vintage Radio Shack Toy Laser Pistol Set of Two (THEY WORK!)

Vintage Radio Shack Toy Laser Pistol Set of Two (THEY WORK!)

- $11.95 5h 50m
VINTAGE PORSCHE 924 POLICE CAR HARD PLASTIC BATT OP "LUCKY" HK 1970s

VINTAGE PORSCHE 924 POLICE CAR HARD PLASTIC BATT OP "LUCKY" HK 1970s

 - $14.99 5h 57m
SCHAPER STOMPER SHERMAN WWII TANK BATTERY TOY 1980s

SCHAPER STOMPER SHERMAN WWII TANK BATTERY TOY 1980s

- $24.99 6h 8m
SCHAPER STOMPER DODGE RAMWAGON WATER DEMON PICK UP TRUCK BATTERY TOY 1980s

SCHAPER STOMPER DODGE RAMWAGON WATER DEMON PICK UP TRUCK BATTERY TOY 1980s

1 $24.99 6h 13m
Coleco Electronic Quarterback Vintage Electronic Football Game

Coleco Electronic Quarterback Vintage Electronic Football Game

 - $9.99 6h 22m
MICKEY MOUSE WESTERN LOCOMOTIVE 1970s Vintage READ

MICKEY MOUSE WESTERN LOCOMOTIVE 1970s Vintage READ

 - $8.77 6h 32m
Vintage 1977 Tomy Hand Held 2 Player Electronic Blip Game Works Great Orig Box

Vintage 1977 Tomy Hand Held 2 Player Electronic Blip Game Works Great Orig Box

 - $29.99 6h 39m
Vintage Playskool Genie Electronic Learning Toy, Rare!

Vintage Playskool Genie Electronic Learning Toy, Rare!

 - $19.99 6h 45m

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.