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Artesania Latina Catalog 1999 Mint Condition

Artesania Latina Catalog 1999 Mint Condition

 - $9.99 1h 17m
Heller Humbrol I-60 Kurun Model Kit # 80614 Sailboat Boat NIB

Heller Humbrol I-60 Kurun Model Kit # 80614 Sailboat Boat NIB

 2 $10.00 1h 35m
USS Constitution 44" Wooden Ship Model Sailing Boat NEW

USS Constitution 44" Wooden Ship Model Sailing Boat NEW

 6 $137.00 2h 15m
Yankee Modelworks USS Yorktown CV-5 #35057 nib

Yankee Modelworks USS Yorktown CV-5 #35057 nib

 - $379.00 2h 21m
Berkeley?s ?A-B? Marine Hardware & Fitting Set

Berkeley?s ?A-B? Marine Hardware & Fitting Set

 - $0.99 4h
1 350 Yankee Modelworks Russian Navy Kilo Class

1 350 Yankee Modelworks Russian Navy Kilo Class

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 $25.95
$39.95		 5h 30m
Israeli Dolphin class submarine 1 350 OKB Grigorov rezin

Israeli Dolphin class submarine 1 350 OKB Grigorov rezin

 - $53.00 8h 57m
HMAS Collins class submarine 1 350 OKB Grigorov rezin

HMAS Collins class submarine 1 350 OKB Grigorov rezin

 - $69.00 8h 57m
German submarine Type 206A 1 350 OKB Grigorov rezin

German submarine Type 206A 1 350 OKB Grigorov rezin

 2 $37.00 8h 57m
pilot boat 1838 plan

pilot boat 1838 plan

 - $15.99 11h 8m
Hand Crafted Copper Musical Model Boat Ship Figurine

Hand Crafted Copper Musical Model Boat Ship Figurine

 - $22.95 11h 21m
1 400 Titanic supplemental decals

1 400 Titanic supplemental decals

 - $7.00 16h 20m
Wooden Whaling Ship model of 1846 Clipper with plastic parts already built

Wooden Whaling Ship model of 1846 Clipper with plastic parts already built

 - $4.99 17h
Model Ship PT-109

Model Ship PT-109

 - $14.99 17h 2m
CC LEE Atomic Submarine STINGRAY with light and motor driven fun kit 1

CC LEE Atomic Submarine STINGRAY with light and motor driven fun kit 1

 - $18.99 17h 24m
STAR PRINCESS cruise ship MODEL ocean liner, case, 1:900 scale RESTORATION

STAR PRINCESS cruise ship MODEL ocean liner, case, 1:900 scale RESTORATION

- $119.00 18h 5m
Model Shipways ROPEWALK SCALE ROPE TOOL rigging ship

Model Shipways ROPEWALK SCALE ROPE TOOL rigging ship

 - $34.99 18h 6m
YELLOW SUBMARINE BEATLES MODEL KIT

YELLOW SUBMARINE BEATLES MODEL KIT

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 $11.99
$18.99		 18h 35m
Two Ship Models in Boxes Smer Black Falcon Pirate and Schooner Tug Boat

Two Ship Models in Boxes Smer Black Falcon Pirate and Schooner Tug Boat

 - $10.00 18h 35m
REVELL RMS TITANIC 1 570 SCALE NEW IN SEALED BOX

REVELL RMS TITANIC 1 570 SCALE NEW IN SEALED BOX

- $34.99 18h 46m
LINDBERG 1 762 GERMAN BATTLESHIP SCHARNHORST MODEL KIT

LINDBERG 1 762 GERMAN BATTLESHIP SCHARNHORST MODEL KIT

 - $16.97 19h 10m
NEW! Constructo Guns Brass 36x6mm (6) 80077 NIB

NEW! Constructo Guns Brass 36x6mm (6) 80077 NIB

 - $6.49 19h 16m
ARIANE submarine ship boat model boat plans

ARIANE submarine ship boat model boat plans

 - $19.99 20h 29m
Bassett Lowke Waterline Ship Model Book Boat Liner RARE

Bassett Lowke Waterline Ship Model Book Boat Liner RARE

 - $67.00 22h 7m
44 foot Motor Life Boat model kit

44 foot Motor Life Boat model kit

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 $48.00
$55.00		 22h 47m
Model kit of a World War II Liberty Ship

Model kit of a World War II Liberty Ship

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 $48.00
$55.00		 22h 54m
Yankee Modelworks DD-409 USS Sims 1942 1 192 Kit# YKM-19201

Yankee Modelworks DD-409 USS Sims 1942 1 192 Kit# YKM-19201

 - $149.99 23h 32m
Scorpion Tailed Teak Wood Model Ship Wine Display Rack

Scorpion Tailed Teak Wood Model Ship Wine Display Rack

- $69.99 23h 58m
Handcrafted Teak Wood Model Ship - Cutty Sark 21.5"

Handcrafted Teak Wood Model Ship - Cutty Sark 21.5"

- $159.99 23h 58m
RT5609 Costa Cruise Lines Cruise Ship 10 Piece Playset Toy

RT5609 Costa Cruise Lines Cruise Ship 10 Piece Playset Toy

 - $17.95 23h 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.