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Stalingrad Pocket SCS#1a 2nd Edtn The Gamers 1996 *Unpunched *Complete

Stalingrad Pocket SCS#1a 2nd Edtn The Gamers 1996 *Unpunched *Complete

 9 $29.00 33m
A House Divided - The War Between the States-Excellent Condition! 2nd Edition

A House Divided - The War Between the States-Excellent Condition! 2nd Edition

 - $9.99 41m
STRATEGY & TACTICS Special issues 1-4

STRATEGY & TACTICS Special issues 1-4

 - $19.00 58m
SIMPLE GREAT BATTLES OF HISTORY RULES SET

SIMPLE GREAT BATTLES OF HISTORY RULES SET

 - $16.00 1h
SARATOGA 2ND EDITION

SARATOGA 2ND EDITION

 - $28.08 1h
Central America - The United States' Backyard War

Central America - The United States' Backyard War

 - $24.99 1h 4m
Boots & Saddles - Air Cavalry in the 80's (An Assault Series Game)

Boots & Saddles - Air Cavalry in the 80's (An Assault Series Game)

 - $29.99 1h 10m
Custom Heroscape D&D Ice Troll

Custom Heroscape D&D Ice Troll

 - $20.00 1h 12m
Stratego Board Game NEW

Stratego Board Game NEW

 - $21.22 1h 12m
EUROPE ENGULFED ~ MINT IN SHRINK ~ GMT GAMES

EUROPE ENGULFED ~ MINT IN SHRINK ~ GMT GAMES

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 $85.00
$93.00		 1h 16m
10 x history magazines (War, wargaming, history)

10 x history magazines (War, wargaming, history)

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 $10.99
$12.99		 1h 25m
4 MWAN (Midwest Wargamer's Association Newsletters)

4 MWAN (Midwest Wargamer's Association Newsletters)

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 $12.99
$15.99		 1h 26m
Academy Games 1812 The Invasion of Canada Brand new. In shrink wrap.

Academy Games 1812 The Invasion of Canada Brand new. In shrink wrap.

 - $42.99 1h 28m
STRATEGO BOARD GAME - Capture the Flag - Tournament Edition - COMPLETE - VTG VG

STRATEGO BOARD GAME - Capture the Flag - Tournament Edition - COMPLETE - VTG VG

 - $28.99 1h 58m
SPI Detergent Box ~ WAR In the PACIFIC ~ World War Two monster game ~ UNPUNCHED

SPI Detergent Box ~ WAR In the PACIFIC ~ World War Two monster game ~ UNPUNCHED

 - $580.32 1h 59m
COA Clash of Arms Games ~ BORODINO 41 game ~ Battle Moscow Highway 1941 ~ SEALED

COA Clash of Arms Games ~ BORODINO 41 game ~ Battle Moscow Highway 1941 ~ SEALED

 - $58.99 1h 59m
Avalon Hill 1995 ~ GERONIMO ~ Indian Wars 1850-1890 ~ SEALED

Avalon Hill 1995 ~ GERONIMO ~ Indian Wars 1850-1890 ~ SEALED

 - $94.53 1h 59m
Milton Bradley ~ AXIS & ALLIES GameMaster edition ~ miniatures game

Milton Bradley ~ AXIS & ALLIES GameMaster edition ~ miniatures game

 - $58.95 1h 59m
SPI ~ TO the GREEN FIELDS BEYOND game ~ WW ONE Battles ~ SEALED Flat Pack

SPI ~ TO the GREEN FIELDS BEYOND game ~ WW ONE Battles ~ SEALED Flat Pack

 - $186.06 1h 59m
Victory Games ~ Peloponnesian War game ~ Ancient Greece Naval Warfare ~

Victory Games ~ Peloponnesian War game ~ Ancient Greece Naval Warfare ~

 - $143.00 1h 59m
Victory Games ~ TOKYO EXPRESS 'Solitaire' game ~ Guadalcanal Pacific War ~ 90% U

Victory Games ~ TOKYO EXPRESS 'Solitaire' game ~ Guadalcanal Pacific War ~ 90% U

 - $129.99 1h 59m
SPI ~ JACKSON CROSSROADS & BATTLE of CORINTH ~ GBACW #5-6 ~ Richard Berg ~ 50%UN

SPI ~ JACKSON CROSSROADS & BATTLE of CORINTH ~ GBACW #5-6 ~ Richard Berg ~ 50%UN

 - $126.87 1h 59m
SPI Simulations Publications 1981 ~ The SWORD and the STARS ~ UNPUNCHED

SPI Simulations Publications 1981 ~ The SWORD and the STARS ~ UNPUNCHED

 - $133.00 1h 59m
TSR-SPI 1986 ~ GBACW REBEL SABERS Civil War Cavalry Battles ~ Unpunched Copy

TSR-SPI 1986 ~ GBACW REBEL SABERS Civil War Cavalry Battles ~ Unpunched Copy

 - $69.47 1h 59m
SPI Flat Tray Box ~ DESERT WAR tactical warfare in North Afrika ~ Unpunched

SPI Flat Tray Box ~ DESERT WAR tactical warfare in North Afrika ~ Unpunched

 - $133.56 1h 59m
GMT 1994 ~BRITAIN STANDS ALONE Operation Sealion ~ 'UNPUNCHED'

GMT 1994 ~BRITAIN STANDS ALONE Operation Sealion ~ 'UNPUNCHED'

 - $84.45 1h 59m
West End Games ~ OPERATION BADR game ~ Syrian Assault in the Golan 1973 ~ SEALED

West End Games ~ OPERATION BADR game ~ Syrian Assault in the Golan 1973 ~ SEALED

 - $58.99 1h 59m
SPI Detergent Box ~ HIGHWAY TO the REICH 2nd Edition ~ 50% Unpunched

SPI Detergent Box ~ HIGHWAY TO the REICH 2nd Edition ~ 50% Unpunched

 - $434.99 1h 59m
Omega Games ~ RANGER ~AO VICTOR Expansion Kit ~ Sealed

Omega Games ~ RANGER ~AO VICTOR Expansion Kit ~ Sealed

 - $33.79 1h 59m
People's Wargames 1979 ~ KORSUN POCKET game ~ Stalingrad on the Dnepr 1944 ~ UNP

People's Wargames 1979 ~ KORSUN POCKET game ~ Stalingrad on the Dnepr 1944 ~ UNP

 - $491.99 1h 59m

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.