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AUTOart 1 18 Yellow Panoz AIV Roadster

AUTOart 1 18 Yellow Panoz AIV Roadster

 5 $22.00 30m
1983 Lledo Models Days Gone Diecast British Bacon Truck

1983 Lledo Models Days Gone Diecast British Bacon Truck

 - $9.95 30m
Lot of 2 Hot Wheels 1992 Blue Card - PROPPER CHOPPER ~ Variations

Lot of 2 Hot Wheels 1992 Blue Card - PROPPER CHOPPER ~ Variations

 - $7.99 30m
1997 Hot Wheels Spy Print Series #555 SOL-AIRE CX4 3sp

1997 Hot Wheels Spy Print Series #555 SOL-AIRE CX4 3sp

 - $1.49 30m
Hot Wheels VW Bus Club Exclusive Beach Bomb Too

Hot Wheels VW Bus Club Exclusive Beach Bomb Too

 - $9.99 30m
HOT WHEELS DODGE POWER WAGON # 218 A

HOT WHEELS DODGE POWER WAGON # 218 A

 - $2.25 30m
American Muscle 1:18 Scale 1970 Boss Mustang w Box

American Muscle 1:18 Scale 1970 Boss Mustang w Box

 3 $13.00 30m
1968 SHELBY GT-500KR DELUXE EDITION DIECAST 1:18

1968 SHELBY GT-500KR DELUXE EDITION DIECAST 1:18

 - $28.45 30m
HOT WHEELS 1995 KRACKLE CAR SERIES 2 PACK SHARKUISER & TURBOA ON CARD LOOK!

HOT WHEELS 1995 KRACKLE CAR SERIES 2 PACK SHARKUISER & TURBOA ON CARD LOOK!

 - $0.99 30m
M2 AUTO-TRUCKS SERIES 17, '56 FORD F-100, BLUE

M2 AUTO-TRUCKS SERIES 17, '56 FORD F-100, BLUE

 - $9.00 30m
JG Matchbox Ford AeroMax Sleeper Cab Dry Van Trailer--Red Dog Beer

JG Matchbox Ford AeroMax Sleeper Cab Dry Van Trailer--Red Dog Beer

 - $15.95 30m
Cadillac Seville Rare Edocar EM-34 Hong Kong 1 64 Diecast Issued 1986

Cadillac Seville Rare Edocar EM-34 Hong Kong 1 64 Diecast Issued 1986

 - $11.00 30m
ctd-Hot Wheels 1999 Racing #22 Caterpilar Pontiac Grand Prix-yw blk SPEEDCARD

ctd-Hot Wheels 1999 Racing #22 Caterpilar Pontiac Grand Prix-yw blk SPEEDCARD

 - $2.79 30m
Hot Wheels 2005 FTE Faster Than Ever What-4-2

Hot Wheels 2005 FTE Faster Than Ever What-4-2

 - $2.99 30m
Vintage Hotwheels Railroad Take along train w case HARD TO FIND

Vintage Hotwheels Railroad Take along train w case HARD TO FIND

 1 $19.99 31m
2005 HOT WHEELS TRACK ACES SERIES BACKDRAFT #2 10--NEW IN PACKAGE!!!

2005 HOT WHEELS TRACK ACES SERIES BACKDRAFT #2 10--NEW IN PACKAGE!!!

 - $0.25 31m
2000 FIRST EDITIONS #94 = ARACHNOROD = BURGANDY newc

2000 FIRST EDITIONS #94 = ARACHNOROD = BURGANDY newc

 - $1.99 31m
Hot Wheels Space Series ALIEN Collector #390 Year 1996 #3 of 4 Cars 15230 NEW

Hot Wheels Space Series ALIEN Collector #390 Year 1996 #3 of 4 Cars 15230 NEW

 - $1.79 31m
PORSCHE 911 997 CARRERA S YELLOW 1:18 DIECAST AUTOART

PORSCHE 911 997 CARRERA S YELLOW 1:18 DIECAST AUTOART

 - $110.65 31m
Majorette Movers Dune Buggy # 232 "Sport GAV 3 Bolids Super 08 Champion" on Roof

Majorette Movers Dune Buggy # 232 "Sport GAV 3 Bolids Super 08 Champion" on Roof

 - $18.00 31m
HOT WHEELS 35 CLASSIC CADDY #2529 NRFP MINT CONDITION 1986

HOT WHEELS 35 CLASSIC CADDY #2529 NRFP MINT CONDITION 1986

 - $24.95 31m
1967 SHELBY MUSTANG GT 500 GREY 1:18 DIECAST

1967 SHELBY MUSTANG GT 500 GREY 1:18 DIECAST

- $37.99 31m
1:18 Scale Die Cast Collectible Car Truck 1965 Ford Pickup Route 66

1:18 Scale Die Cast Collectible Car Truck 1965 Ford Pickup Route 66

 8 $51.00 31m
HOT WHEELS DODGE NEON ON GREEN LANTERN CARD A

HOT WHEELS DODGE NEON ON GREEN LANTERN CARD A

 - $2.25 31m
Matchbox #46 '97 Chevy Tahoe (MOC)

Matchbox #46 '97 Chevy Tahoe (MOC)

- $1.99 31m
Muscle Machines SEPT. 11, 2001 MEMORIAL CARS, 4 CARS, 1 64

Muscle Machines SEPT. 11, 2001 MEMORIAL CARS, 4 CARS, 1 64

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 $14.00
$18.45		 31m
Hot Wheels T-Bird Stocker 1990

Hot Wheels T-Bird Stocker 1990

 - $0.99 31m
Lot of 2 Hot Wheels 1992 Blue Card - GULTCH STEPPER & STREET ROADER

Lot of 2 Hot Wheels 1992 Blue Card - GULTCH STEPPER & STREET ROADER

 - $8.99 31m
Deagostini, porsche 550 RS SPYDER diecast 1 43 scale

Deagostini, porsche 550 RS SPYDER diecast 1 43 scale

 10 $8.05 31m
2000 Chevrolet SSR Concept in 1:18 Scale

2000 Chevrolet SSR Concept in 1:18 Scale

 - $32.00 32m

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.