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Minicraft Models Deluxe RMS Titanic 1 350 Scale MINT Sealed Parts Bags

Minicraft Models Deluxe RMS Titanic 1 350 Scale MINT Sealed Parts Bags

 - $69.99 32m
Life Like Hobby Kits Half Moon Hendric Hudson Model Kit MINT IN SEALED BOX

Life Like Hobby Kits Half Moon Hendric Hudson Model Kit MINT IN SEALED BOX

 1 $19.99 1h 8m
RARE PYRO REVENUE CUTTER "ROGER B. TANEY" SHIP MODEL FROM 50'S MINT IN BOX!

RARE PYRO REVENUE CUTTER "ROGER B. TANEY" SHIP MODEL FROM 50'S MINT IN BOX!

 9 $110.49 1h 10m
VINTAGE REVELL TITANIC MODEL, NEVER PUT TOGETHER

VINTAGE REVELL TITANIC MODEL, NEVER PUT TOGETHER

 - $19.95 1h 10m
Tamiya 1:700 Scale IJN Light Cruiser Yahagi, WL Series #315

Tamiya 1:700 Scale IJN Light Cruiser Yahagi, WL Series #315

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 $14.00
$16.99		 1h 18m
Hasegawa 1:700 Scale IJN Battleship Hiei 1942 ? Rare Boxing

Hasegawa 1:700 Scale IJN Battleship Hiei 1942 ? Rare Boxing

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 $21.99
$29.99		 1h 23m
Hasegawa 1:700 Scale IJN Battleship Kirishima, 1942 ? Rare Boxing

Hasegawa 1:700 Scale IJN Battleship Kirishima, 1942 ? Rare Boxing

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 $18.99
$25.99		 1h 27m
Tamiya 1:700 Scale RAN Destroyer Vampire Class, WL Series #910

Tamiya 1:700 Scale RAN Destroyer Vampire Class, WL Series #910

 1 $11.99 1h 36m
Easy Model 1:700 Scale SSN 772 Greenville with SEAL delivery vehicle

Easy Model 1:700 Scale SSN 772 Greenville with SEAL delivery vehicle

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 $7.99
$9.00		 1h 38m
1959 Revell Clipper Ship Cutty Sark Vintage Model & Box w Instructions

1959 Revell Clipper Ship Cutty Sark Vintage Model & Box w Instructions

5 $21.00 1h 44m
Aoshima 1:700 Scale IJN Light Cruiser Jintsu ? 1933. WL Series

Aoshima 1:700 Scale IJN Light Cruiser Jintsu ? 1933. WL Series

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 $22.95
$25.95		 1h 44m
Tamiya 1:700 Scale IJN Light Cruiser Tama, WL Series #317

Tamiya 1:700 Scale IJN Light Cruiser Tama, WL Series #317

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 $15.99
$17.99		 1h 50m
Aoshima 1:700 Scale IJN Heavy Cruiser Atago, WL Series #338

Aoshima 1:700 Scale IJN Heavy Cruiser Atago, WL Series #338

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 $21.99
$25.99		 1h 54m
Fujimi 1:700 scale IJN Battleship Kongo, Seaway Series #15

Fujimi 1:700 scale IJN Battleship Kongo, Seaway Series #15

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 $19.99
$21.99		 1h 59m
Corgi 1:144 Scale Super Constellation ?Blue Angels? Support Aircraft

Corgi 1:144 Scale Super Constellation ?Blue Angels? Support Aircraft

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 $43.99
$49.99		 2h 4m
Corgi 1:144 Scale Douglas C-47 Skytrain and escort P-51 and P-47 fighters

Corgi 1:144 Scale Douglas C-47 Skytrain and escort P-51 and P-47 fighters

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 $44.99
$49.99		 2h 8m
Otaki Palawan 1 36 Ocean Cruiser Sailboat Model Kit in Box

Otaki Palawan 1 36 Ocean Cruiser Sailboat Model Kit in Box

 2 $9.99 2h 25m
1969 Released MAYFLOWER Pilgrims ship by REVELL

1969 Released MAYFLOWER Pilgrims ship by REVELL

 1 $5.88 2h 25m
1973 released USS ARIZONA Pacific Fleet Battleship model by Revell

1973 released USS ARIZONA Pacific Fleet Battleship model by Revell

 - $5.88 2h 26m
Vintage 1965 HMS Bounty Plastic Model Kit by Pyro

Vintage 1965 HMS Bounty Plastic Model Kit by Pyro

- $29.00 2h 34m
Captain kidd pirate ship model 14" long LINDBERG models plastic and thread

Captain kidd pirate ship model 14" long LINDBERG models plastic and thread

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 $22.00
$35.00		 2h 56m
TRUMPETER U.S. AIRCRAFT CARRIER CV-13 FRANKLIN 1944

TRUMPETER U.S. AIRCRAFT CARRIER CV-13 FRANKLIN 1944

 - $19.99 3h 6m
Aurora USS constitution model kit 1967 factory sealed

Aurora USS constitution model kit 1967 factory sealed

 - $49.99 3h 9m
NEW VINTAGE TESTORS # 984 U.S.S. EISENHOWER NECLEAR CARRIER PLASTIC MODEL KIT

NEW VINTAGE TESTORS # 984 U.S.S. EISENHOWER NECLEAR CARRIER PLASTIC MODEL KIT

 - $14.99 3h 16m
Revell Model Ship Kit "Thermopylae" Factory Sealed

Revell Model Ship Kit "Thermopylae" Factory Sealed

 1 $49.99 3h 18m
Revell of Germany 1:1200 Scale Plastic Model Kit GNEISENAU Ship

Revell of Germany 1:1200 Scale Plastic Model Kit GNEISENAU Ship

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 $9.00
$10.00		 3h 24m
Revell of Germany 1:1200 Scale Plastic Model Kit HMS DUKE OF YORK Ship

Revell of Germany 1:1200 Scale Plastic Model Kit HMS DUKE OF YORK Ship

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 $9.00
$10.00		 3h 25m
Revell of Germany 1:1200 Scale Plastic Model Kit RMS TITANIC Ship

Revell of Germany 1:1200 Scale Plastic Model Kit RMS TITANIC Ship

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 $9.00
$10.00		 3h 25m
NEW VINTAGE REVELL #0307 U.S.S. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT CARRIER PLASTIC MODEL KIT

NEW VINTAGE REVELL #0307 U.S.S. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT CARRIER PLASTIC MODEL KIT

 3 $36.00 3h 45m
Ocean explorer vessel 1:125 scale

Ocean explorer vessel 1:125 scale

 1 $10.00 4h 21m

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.