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Combat Rangers Squad "The Gunners" Dust: Tactics NEW

Combat Rangers Squad "The Gunners" Dust: Tactics NEW

 - $14.00 32m
1955 "Tiddle Tac Toe" by Schaper Plastic Game- Org. Box

1955 "Tiddle Tac Toe" by Schaper Plastic Game- Org. Box

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 $10.00
$20.00		 32m
Electronic Mall Madness Board Game Vintage Great Shape complete It Talks 1989

Electronic Mall Madness Board Game Vintage Great Shape complete It Talks 1989

 - $29.99 33m
Elder Sign board game by Fantasy Flight

Elder Sign board game by Fantasy Flight

 7 $8.00 33m
1985 ADVANCE TO BOARDWALK Monopoly Board Game Parker Br

1985 ADVANCE TO BOARDWALK Monopoly Board Game Parker Br

 - $19.99 34m
Globalization New Factory Sealed Board Game 2010 Closet Nerd

Globalization New Factory Sealed Board Game 2010 Closet Nerd

 - $39.99 35m
1977 S&R DELUXE TURNTABLE SCRABBLE Crossword Game Burg.

1977 S&R DELUXE TURNTABLE SCRABBLE Crossword Game Burg.

 - $28.00 36m
2000 Milton Bradley DRAGON TALES MATCHING GAME - USED COMPLETE

2000 Milton Bradley DRAGON TALES MATCHING GAME - USED COMPLETE

 - $5.77 36m
PRIMORDIAL SOUP (Z-Man Games) New

PRIMORDIAL SOUP (Z-Man Games) New

 - $39.99 37m
Early "Anagrams" game by Milton Bradley- org. Box

Early "Anagrams" game by Milton Bradley- org. Box

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 $5.00
$10.00		 37m
Travel Battleship Game COMPLETE

Travel Battleship Game COMPLETE

- $7.95 37m
Lord of the Rings LCG: Road to Rivendell Adventure Pack MEC10 Board Games

Lord of the Rings LCG: Road to Rivendell Adventure Pack MEC10 Board Games

 - $13.00 37m
Cash Flow 101 Board Game by Robert Kiyosaki -Brand New

Cash Flow 101 Board Game by Robert Kiyosaki -Brand New

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 $64.99
$71.99		 38m
2002 Parker Brothers 1313 Dead End Drive Board Game COMPLETE W BOX

2002 Parker Brothers 1313 Dead End Drive Board Game COMPLETE W BOX

 - $24.99 39m
AGGRAVATION 2002 HASBRO CLASSIC MARBLE RACE GAME NIB

AGGRAVATION 2002 HASBRO CLASSIC MARBLE RACE GAME NIB

 - $14.99 39m
THE GAME OF LAW SCHOOL - Vintage Board Game - Brand New in Box

THE GAME OF LAW SCHOOL - Vintage Board Game - Brand New in Box

 1 $9.99 39m
Parcheesi Deluxe Board Game Good Condition Complete 1989 Edition

Parcheesi Deluxe Board Game Good Condition Complete 1989 Edition

 - $9.99 40m
Dora the Explorer Dominoe Game SEALED!!!

Dora the Explorer Dominoe Game SEALED!!!

 - $9.99 40m
The Party Game of Quick Draw 1985 First Ed PICTIONARY

The Party Game of Quick Draw 1985 First Ed PICTIONARY

 - $12.99 41m
Dora the Explorer Memory Game by Hasbro--EUC --Match Dora, Boots and Friends

Dora the Explorer Memory Game by Hasbro--EUC --Match Dora, Boots and Friends

- $4.00 41m
HM: THE PLAGUE OF COSOLEN (Kenzer and Company) New

HM: THE PLAGUE OF COSOLEN (Kenzer and Company) New

 - $16.61 41m
Rio Grande Games: Zooloretto Boss Expansion (New)

Rio Grande Games: Zooloretto Boss Expansion (New)

 - $39.62 41m
PARKER BROTHERS UPWORDS FAMILY BOARD GAME SEALED!! NOW WITH SUDOKU!!

PARKER BROTHERS UPWORDS FAMILY BOARD GAME SEALED!! NOW WITH SUDOKU!!

 1 $9.99 41m
DC ADVENTURES: HEROES & VILLAINS VOL 1 (Green Ronin Publishing) New

DC ADVENTURES: HEROES & VILLAINS VOL 1 (Green Ronin Publishing) New

 - $35.96 42m
Board Game Maginor Reiner Knizia Fantasy Flight NEW!

Board Game Maginor Reiner Knizia Fantasy Flight NEW!

 - $9.95 42m
1938 WHITMAN GAME CHEST 40 GAMES IN 1 COMPLETE

1938 WHITMAN GAME CHEST 40 GAMES IN 1 COMPLETE

 - $49.99 42m
Travel Pop-O-Matic Trouble

Travel Pop-O-Matic Trouble

 - $2.95 44m
Game of the Year University Games 01820

Game of the Year University Games 01820

- $7.25 44m
CRANIUM SCRIBBLISH board game by Hasbro NIB

CRANIUM SCRIBBLISH board game by Hasbro NIB

 - $10.99 44m
Trivia Challenge, Canada Games Co, 1984

Trivia Challenge, Canada Games Co, 1984

 - $13.00 44m

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.