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Lot 10 PEKABE 501 DOUBLE SHACKLES 5mm Model Yacht Boat

Lot 10 PEKABE 501 DOUBLE SHACKLES 5mm Model Yacht Boat

 - $19.99 14h 30m
1 700 scale Gold Medal Models WWII Carrier Aircraft Parts, USN & IJN

1 700 scale Gold Medal Models WWII Carrier Aircraft Parts, USN & IJN

 - $9.00 16h 21m
1 700 scale Gold Medal Models Ladders & Accommodation Ladders

1 700 scale Gold Medal Models Ladders & Accommodation Ladders

 - $8.00 17h 10m
1 700 scale Gold Medal Models Anchors & Chains

1 700 scale Gold Medal Models Anchors & Chains

 - $8.00 17h 16m
1 700 scale Gold Medal Models Watertight Doors IJN, RN & USN Styles

1 700 scale Gold Medal Models Watertight Doors IJN, RN & USN Styles

 - $8.00 17h 26m
1 700 scale Gold Medal Models Gold Plus Ultra-Fine Railing for USN & RN

1 700 scale Gold Medal Models Gold Plus Ultra-Fine Railing for USN & RN

 - $25.00 17h 35m
1 700 scale WWII USN Escort & Light Carriers

1 700 scale WWII USN Escort & Light Carriers

 - $18.00 17h 42m
1 700 scale Gold Medal Models Gold Plus Ultra-Fine Railing - IJN

1 700 scale Gold Medal Models Gold Plus Ultra-Fine Railing - IJN

 - $25.00 17h 51m
1 700 scale Gold Medal Models WWII IJN Auxiliary Ships

1 700 scale Gold Medal Models WWII IJN Auxiliary Ships

 - $25.00 17h 57m
1 700 scale Gold Medal Models Assorted Cable Reels

1 700 scale Gold Medal Models Assorted Cable Reels

 - $7.00 18h 24m
1 700 scale Gold Medal Models WWII Lexington Saratoga

1 700 scale Gold Medal Models WWII Lexington Saratoga

 - $19.00 18h 40m
1 700 scale Gold Medal Models USS Saratoga, 1930's

1 700 scale Gold Medal Models USS Saratoga, 1930's

 - $18.00 18h 46m
Lot of 5 PEKABE 453 REVOLVING EYEBOLTS Model Sailboats

Lot of 5 PEKABE 453 REVOLVING EYEBOLTS Model Sailboats

 - $22.00 23h 4m
Model of C.S.S. Hunley of the civil war scale 1 200

Model of C.S.S. Hunley of the civil war scale 1 200

 - $32.00 1d 2h 47m
5.5 inch Photo Etch Bending Tool

5.5 inch Photo Etch Bending Tool

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 $39.95
$44.95		 1d 19h 32m
Awesome Crafted Stamped Metal Collector Ships

Awesome Crafted Stamped Metal Collector Ships

 - $18.00 2d 2h 27m
Titanic Model ......... Titanic Book and Submersible Model,

Titanic Model ......... Titanic Book and Submersible Model,

- $375.00 3d 8m
Metal Sailboat Model Children's Nautical Playroom Nursery Boat Gift NEW

Metal Sailboat Model Children's Nautical Playroom Nursery Boat Gift NEW

 - $39.95 3d 1h 35m
Paimted 1 1200 HMS Neptune

Paimted 1 1200 HMS Neptune

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 $17.95
$19.95		 3d 20h 43m
Paimted 1 1200 HMS Indefatigable

Paimted 1 1200 HMS Indefatigable

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 $17.95
$19.95		 3d 20h 43m
Paimted 1 1200 HMS Good Hope

Paimted 1 1200 HMS Good Hope

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 $17.95
$19.95		 3d 20h 43m
Paimted 1 1200 HMS Hogue

Paimted 1 1200 HMS Hogue

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 $17.95
$19.95		 3d 20h 43m
Paimted 1 1200 Jaureguiberry

Paimted 1 1200 Jaureguiberry

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 $17.95
$19.95		 3d 20h 43m
Paimted 1 1200 HMS Australia

Paimted 1 1200 HMS Australia

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 $17.95
$19.95		 3d 20h 43m
Paimted 1 1200 Duc d'Aosta

Paimted 1 1200 Duc d'Aosta

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 $17.95
$19.95		 3d 20h 43m
Paimted 1 1200 HMS Cornwall

Paimted 1 1200 HMS Cornwall

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 $17.95
$19.95		 3d 20h 43m
Paimted 1 1200 HMS Indomitable

Paimted 1 1200 HMS Indomitable

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 $17.95
$19.95		 3d 20h 43m
Paimted 1 1200 USS Pueblo

Paimted 1 1200 USS Pueblo

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 $17.95
$19.95		 3d 20h 43m
Paimted 1 1200 Sankt Georg

Paimted 1 1200 Sankt Georg

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 $17.95
$19.95		 3d 20h 43m
Paimted 1 1200 HMS Monmouth

Paimted 1 1200 HMS Monmouth

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 $17.95
$19.95		 3d 20h 43m

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.