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JOHNNY LIGHTNING R30 CLASSIC GOLD 1958 CHEVY CORVETTE rr

JOHNNY LIGHTNING R30 CLASSIC GOLD 1958 CHEVY CORVETTE rr

 - $6.99 33m
JOHNNY LIGHTNING R30 CLASSIC GOLD 1958 CHEVY CORVETTE pl

JOHNNY LIGHTNING R30 CLASSIC GOLD 1958 CHEVY CORVETTE pl

 - $5.59 33m
JOHNNY LIGHTNING R30 CLASSIC GOLD 1969 DODGE CORONET R T CONVERTIBLE

JOHNNY LIGHTNING R30 CLASSIC GOLD 1969 DODGE CORONET R T CONVERTIBLE

 - $9.99 33m
JOHNNY LIGHTNING R29 CLASSIC GOLD HISPANO SUIZA CABRIOLET

JOHNNY LIGHTNING R29 CLASSIC GOLD HISPANO SUIZA CABRIOLET

 - $6.49 33m
JOHNNY LIGHTNING R25 CLASSIC GOLD 1923 FORD T-BUCKET

JOHNNY LIGHTNING R25 CLASSIC GOLD 1923 FORD T-BUCKET

 - $6.69 34m
JOHNNY LIGHTNING R23 CLASSIC GOLD 1976 OLDS CUTLASS SALON

JOHNNY LIGHTNING R23 CLASSIC GOLD 1976 OLDS CUTLASS SALON

 - $7.99 34m
JOHNNY LIGHTNING R23 CLASSIC GOLD 1970 CHEVY MONTE CARLO

JOHNNY LIGHTNING R23 CLASSIC GOLD 1970 CHEVY MONTE CARLO

 - $7.99 35m
JOHNNY LIGHTNING R19 CLASSIC GOLD 1948 TUCKER TORPEDO

JOHNNY LIGHTNING R19 CLASSIC GOLD 1948 TUCKER TORPEDO

 - $22.99 35m
DODGE MONACO THE BLUES BROTHERS HOLLYWOOD ON WHEELS JOHNNY LIGHTNING JL 1 64 YY

DODGE MONACO THE BLUES BROTHERS HOLLYWOOD ON WHEELS JOHNNY LIGHTNING JL 1 64 YY

 - $14.99 40m
JOHNNY LIGHTNING 40 YEARS R7 1976 CHEVY CORVETTE

JOHNNY LIGHTNING 40 YEARS R7 1976 CHEVY CORVETTE

 - $4.00 40m
THE BLUES BROTHERS DODGE MONACO HOLLYWOOD ON WHEELS JOHNNY LIGHTNING JL 1 64 YY

THE BLUES BROTHERS DODGE MONACO HOLLYWOOD ON WHEELS JOHNNY LIGHTNING JL 1 64 YY

 - $14.99 42m
B25- MARVEL JOHNNY LIGHTNING X-MEN CUSTOM CONTINENTAL

B25- MARVEL JOHNNY LIGHTNING X-MEN CUSTOM CONTINENTAL

 - $33.99 43m
JOHNNY LIGHTNING WACKY WINNERS DRAGGIN' DRAGON MOC 1997

JOHNNY LIGHTNING WACKY WINNERS DRAGGIN' DRAGON MOC 1997

 - $9.99 45m
Johnny Lightning Modern Muscle Viper RT 10.

Johnny Lightning Modern Muscle Viper RT 10.

 - $4.19 45m
AUSTIN POWERS SHAGUAR HOLLYWOOD ON WHEELS JOHNNY LIGHTNING JL 1 64 YY

AUSTIN POWERS SHAGUAR HOLLYWOOD ON WHEELS JOHNNY LIGHTNING JL 1 64 YY

 - $9.99 45m
Johnny Lightning Modern Muscle Jaguar xk8

Johnny Lightning Modern Muscle Jaguar xk8

 - $4.19 52m
JOHNNY LIGHTNING THE SPOILERS! 1970 DODGE LA DART #13

JOHNNY LIGHTNING THE SPOILERS! 1970 DODGE LA DART #13

 - $5.49 58m
Johnny Lightning - KISS Series - Paul Stanley #42 - MOC

Johnny Lightning - KISS Series - Paul Stanley #42 - MOC

 - $9.95 59m
LOOSE 1980 TOYOTA LAND CRUISER WORKING CLASS #19 JOHNNY LIGHTNING 1 64 JL

LOOSE 1980 TOYOTA LAND CRUISER WORKING CLASS #19 JOHNNY LIGHTNING 1 64 JL

 - $17.99 1h 6m
Johnny Lightning - KISS Series - Paul Stanley #30 - MOC

Johnny Lightning - KISS Series - Paul Stanley #30 - MOC

 - $9.95 1h 6m
JOHNNY LIGHTNING HOT ROD MAGAZINE1982 CHEVY CAMARO Z 28 #2

JOHNNY LIGHTNING HOT ROD MAGAZINE1982 CHEVY CAMARO Z 28 #2

 - $13.99 1h 10m
JOHNNY LIGHTNING HOT ROD MAGAZINE 1967 CHEVY CHEVELLE SS SUPER SPORT #15

JOHNNY LIGHTNING HOT ROD MAGAZINE 1967 CHEVY CHEVELLE SS SUPER SPORT #15

 - $11.99 1h 10m
JOHNNY LIGHTNING HOT ROD MAGAZINE1987 FORD MUSTANG GT 5.0 #6 #45

JOHNNY LIGHTNING HOT ROD MAGAZINE1987 FORD MUSTANG GT 5.0 #6 #45

 - $23.99 1h 11m
JOHNNY LIGHTNING HOT ROD MAGAZINE 1972 PLYMOUTH ROAD RUNNER #13 #7

JOHNNY LIGHTNING HOT ROD MAGAZINE 1972 PLYMOUTH ROAD RUNNER #13 #7

- $8.99 1h 11m
1996 VIPER GTS OFFICIAL PACE CARS JOHNNY LIGHTNING JL 1 64 QQ

1996 VIPER GTS OFFICIAL PACE CARS JOHNNY LIGHTNING JL 1 64 QQ

 - $8.99 1h 11m
2000 Johnny Lightning "Surf Rods" Waimea Mamas Die Cast 1:64 Scale

2000 Johnny Lightning "Surf Rods" Waimea Mamas Die Cast 1:64 Scale

- $11.95 1h 14m
Johnny Lightning "Amazing Spider-Man" Kopper Kart Die Cast Metal 1:64 Scale

Johnny Lightning "Amazing Spider-Man" Kopper Kart Die Cast Metal 1:64 Scale

 - $10.00 1h 14m
2002 Johnny Lightning "Thunder Wagons" 1933 Ford Delivery 1:64 Scale

2002 Johnny Lightning "Thunder Wagons" 1933 Ford Delivery 1:64 Scale

 - $11.95 1h 14m
2001 Johnny Lightning 1965 Ragtop GTO Die Cast Metal 1:64 Scale

2001 Johnny Lightning 1965 Ragtop GTO Die Cast Metal 1:64 Scale

 - $11.95 1h 14m
2001 Johnny Lightning 1969 Super Stock GTO Die Cast Metal 1:64 Scale

2001 Johnny Lightning 1969 Super Stock GTO Die Cast Metal 1:64 Scale

 - $11.95 1h 14m

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  • 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.