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Pre-1970

Vintage REMCO Electrician's Workshop Toy in Box

Vintage REMCO Electrician's Workshop Toy in Box

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 $29.99
$39.99		 33m
Victory Industries MG TF sports car model (electric) complete with original box

Victory Industries MG TF sports car model (electric) complete with original box

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 $229.29
$347.89		 50m
1960S transogram TRIK TRAK huge lot 8 BOXES accessories packs MINT CONDITION !

1960S transogram TRIK TRAK huge lot 8 BOXES accessories packs MINT CONDITION !

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 $49.99
$99.99		 1h 6m
Vintage Charlie Weaver Bartender Toy Tin Figure 1960's Era RARE

Vintage Charlie Weaver Bartender Toy Tin Figure 1960's Era RARE

- $30.00 1h 32m
VINTAGE MARX THE BIG PARADE BATTERY OPERATED SOLDIER TOY & BOX. WORKS!

VINTAGE MARX THE BIG PARADE BATTERY OPERATED SOLDIER TOY & BOX. WORKS!

 - $69.99 2h 5m
Bandai World Golf Challenge Handheld game. Vintage.Rare.Retro.1980s

Bandai World Golf Challenge Handheld game. Vintage.Rare.Retro.1980s

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 $15.00
$31.63		 2h 7m
Cragstan Vintage 1964 Toy Wacky Wind Up Inch Worm - Very Rare!!!

Cragstan Vintage 1964 Toy Wacky Wind Up Inch Worm - Very Rare!!!

 - $249.99 2h 19m
1950's Remco US Army Bulldog Tank Big Plastic Battery Operated Military Toy &Box

1950's Remco US Army Bulldog Tank Big Plastic Battery Operated Military Toy &Box

 - $225.00 2h 22m
REMCO JUMPSY DOLL

REMCO JUMPSY DOLL

 - $15.00 2h 36m
VINTAGE 1966 SNOOPY BATTERY OPERATED TOY NO RES

VINTAGE 1966 SNOOPY BATTERY OPERATED TOY NO RES

 - $4.99 2h 57m
Motorific GTO Torture Track

Motorific GTO Torture Track

 - $40.00 2h 58m
DOWN THE HATCH AND TIN DUCK (NOT WORKING)

DOWN THE HATCH AND TIN DUCK (NOT WORKING)

 2 $22.38 3h 4m
1956 MERCURY MARK 55 TOY OUTBOARD MOTOR

1956 MERCURY MARK 55 TOY OUTBOARD MOTOR

7 $310.33 3h 38m
REMCO FIGHTING LADY BATTLESHIP BATTERY BAR

REMCO FIGHTING LADY BATTLESHIP BATTERY BAR

 - $8.00 3h 51m
VINTAGE CHARLIE WEAVER BARTENDER 1960'S TOY AS IS

VINTAGE CHARLIE WEAVER BARTENDER 1960'S TOY AS IS

 - $9.99 4h 23m
Jolly Chimp NIB and Batteries will be included.

Jolly Chimp NIB and Batteries will be included.

 - $110.00 4h 32m
SAKAI SEISAKUSKO D.C. MOTOR OUTBOARD BOAT ALL STEEL OCCUPIED JAPAN MADE

SAKAI SEISAKUSKO D.C. MOTOR OUTBOARD BOAT ALL STEEL OCCUPIED JAPAN MADE

 - $99.95 4h 46m
REVELL DIGGER DANS CONSTRUCTION CRAIN TOY PARTS

REVELL DIGGER DANS CONSTRUCTION CRAIN TOY PARTS

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 $0.99
$10.00		 4h 56m
Wood Cabin Cruiser w Flying Bridge--10 1 2"

Wood Cabin Cruiser w Flying Bridge--10 1 2"

 - $139.97 5h 12m
Vintage Tin Battery Operated Space Ship ME 102 Space Car by Astronef Electrique

Vintage Tin Battery Operated Space Ship ME 102 Space Car by Astronef Electrique

 3 $12.00 5h 20m
Vintage 1950's Battery Operated Ball Blowing Circus Elephant

Vintage 1950's Battery Operated Ball Blowing Circus Elephant

 - $69.95 5h 38m
HASBRO GI JOE 1981 ELECTRONIC TANK IN EXCELLENT CONDITION!

HASBRO GI JOE 1981 ELECTRONIC TANK IN EXCELLENT CONDITION!

 - $25.00 5h 45m
Vintage Rosko 12? Charlie Weaver Bartender Battery-Operated Toy ? Works Well!

Vintage Rosko 12? Charlie Weaver Bartender Battery-Operated Toy ? Works Well!

 - $57.99 6h 21m
IDEAL MOTORIFIC LARGE CABIN CRUSIER BATTERY POWERED BOAT WORKS! BOXED

IDEAL MOTORIFIC LARGE CABIN CRUSIER BATTERY POWERED BOAT WORKS! BOXED

- $24.99 6h 32m
Battery Operated Toy Monkey Chimp with Cup jolly vintage

Battery Operated Toy Monkey Chimp with Cup jolly vintage

 - $4.99 6h 47m
Battery Powered Bartender Japan 1960s ROSKO Original Box! semi-works read--

Battery Powered Bartender Japan 1960s ROSKO Original Box! semi-works read--

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 $49.99
$129.99		 6h 51m
1950s Maxwell Coffee Loving Bear Nr. Mint With Box Japan

1950s Maxwell Coffee Loving Bear Nr. Mint With Box Japan

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 $135.00
$165.00		 7h 6m
VINTAGE JAPAN WALKING WALKS TOY DOG BATTERY OPERATED

VINTAGE JAPAN WALKING WALKS TOY DOG BATTERY OPERATED

 - $24.99 7h 15m
HAPPY 'N SAD MAGIC FACE CLOWN IN BOX~With Accordion~ALMOST LIFELIKE

HAPPY 'N SAD MAGIC FACE CLOWN IN BOX~With Accordion~ALMOST LIFELIKE

 - $110.00 7h 15m
Vintage 1960's Alps Japan Battery Operated Picnic Bunny with Original Box

Vintage 1960's Alps Japan Battery Operated Picnic Bunny with Original Box

 5 $33.98 7h 19m

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.