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GILBERT ERECTOR SET NO.6 5 METAL BOX 1938 ORIG PARTS GREAT SET LOADED W BOOKLET

GILBERT ERECTOR SET NO.6 5 METAL BOX 1938 ORIG PARTS GREAT SET LOADED W BOOKLET

 3 $25.06 32m
1A-1914 MYSTO GILBERT ERECTOR SET TRAIN BRIDGE BATTLESHIP MOTOR TOY MODEL METAL

1A-1914 MYSTO GILBERT ERECTOR SET TRAIN BRIDGE BATTLESHIP MOTOR TOY MODEL METAL

- $21.95 33m
Box for a Meccano Lighting Set

Box for a Meccano Lighting Set

2 $10.42 35m
Internal display card for a 'Meccano Motor Car Lighting Set'

Internal display card for a 'Meccano Motor Car Lighting Set'

4 $18.18 39m
Small Box for Meccano Motor Car Outfit

Small Box for Meccano Motor Car Outfit

6 $22.23 47m
Erector Motorized Racing Car & More - 643 pc Metal Construction Set NEW

Erector Motorized Racing Car & More - 643 pc Metal Construction Set NEW

 - $91.63 52m
Meccano Early 20 Tooth Tongue Fixing Pinions

Meccano Early 20 Tooth Tongue Fixing Pinions

 3 $6.63 53m
Meccano 'Carded' Parts

Meccano 'Carded' Parts

 8 $18.58 57m
Meccano 1½" Pulleys and Tyres Part Number 21&142d

Meccano 1½" Pulleys and Tyres Part Number 21&142d

 3 $9.74 58m
Meccano Braced Girders

Meccano Braced Girders

 9 $31.56 1h 2m
GILBERT ERECTOR SET NO.8 5 METAL BOX 1930'S ORIG PARTS GREAT SET LOADED W BOOKS

GILBERT ERECTOR SET NO.8 5 METAL BOX 1930'S ORIG PARTS GREAT SET LOADED W BOOKS

 10 $23.01 1h 5m
Meccano Flat Plates

Meccano Flat Plates

 9 $15.81 1h 7m
Meccano 6 Speed Gearbox

Meccano 6 Speed Gearbox

 - $15.00 1h 7m
Meccano 2" Pulleys and Rubber Tyres

Meccano 2" Pulleys and Rubber Tyres

 - $7.89 1h 8m
Price Cut - Vintage 1976 Gilbert Erector Set w Carrying Case

Price Cut - Vintage 1976 Gilbert Erector Set w Carrying Case

 - $35.00 1h 9m
Erector Train set never been opened

Erector Train set never been opened

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 $150.00
$165.00		 1h 16m
4 Vintage A C Gilbert Pressed Steel ERECTOR Truck Wheels Tires

4 Vintage A C Gilbert Pressed Steel ERECTOR Truck Wheels Tires

 - $29.99 1h 21m
Vintage Gilbert Pocket Erector Set; Parts & Plans for 30 Fun Models 1973

Vintage Gilbert Pocket Erector Set; Parts & Plans for 30 Fun Models 1973

 - $1.99 1h 52m
MECCANO ERECTOR SPECIAL EDITION ANNIVERSARY CASE WITH 6V MOTOR BRAND NEW ITEM

MECCANO ERECTOR SPECIAL EDITION ANNIVERSARY CASE WITH 6V MOTOR BRAND NEW ITEM

 - $119.97 2h 4m
MECCANO ASSEMBLY BOOKLET - 1960's

MECCANO ASSEMBLY BOOKLET - 1960's

- $1.98 2h 40m
Meccano Magazine June 1972 Vol 57 No 6

Meccano Magazine June 1972 Vol 57 No 6

 - $10.67 2h 44m
Vintage Gilbert Erector Set No 6 1 2 w working electric motor 1938 No 6.5

Vintage Gilbert Erector Set No 6 1 2 w working electric motor 1938 No 6.5

 13 $36.00 2h 51m
Vintage Building Toy Gabriel Erector Set and Case 1976 over 250 pieces

Vintage Building Toy Gabriel Erector Set and Case 1976 over 250 pieces

 - $1.99 3h 8m
Vintage A C Gilbert Erector set w electric engine, box & instruction manual

Vintage A C Gilbert Erector set w electric engine, box & instruction manual

 2 $26.00 3h 31m
A.C. Gilbert Erector Set "FD" Hinged Loop, Nickel Finish

A.C. Gilbert Erector Set "FD" Hinged Loop, Nickel Finish

 - $5.00 3h 54m
A.C. Gilbert Erector Set "JP" Crossheads, Hudson Locomotive

A.C. Gilbert Erector Set "JP" Crossheads, Hudson Locomotive

 - $40.00 3h 54m
A.C. Gilbert Erector Set "MA" Radiator

A.C. Gilbert Erector Set "MA" Radiator

 - $10.95 3h 54m
A.C. Gilbert Erector Set "FA" Screws, 1 3 4 Inch, Original

A.C. Gilbert Erector Set "FA" Screws, 1 3 4 Inch, Original

 - $4.95 3h 54m
A.C. Gilbert Erector Set "MB" 18 1 2 Inch Girders, Nickel Finish

A.C. Gilbert Erector Set "MB" 18 1 2 Inch Girders, Nickel Finish

 - $32.00 3h 54m
A.C. Gilbert Erector Set "MG" Hood

A.C. Gilbert Erector Set "MG" Hood

- $12.95 3h 54m

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.