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Rare Vintage Elenee Toys Pull Rod Speedway Racer #20

Rare Vintage Elenee Toys Pull Rod Speedway Racer #20

 - $329.95 1h 43m
A SUPER NICE 11 INCH 1950 CADILLAC BLACK SEDAN MADE BY MARUSAN IN JAPAN IN 1950

A SUPER NICE 11 INCH 1950 CADILLAC BLACK SEDAN MADE BY MARUSAN IN JAPAN IN 1950

 14 $445.00 3h 22m
Sun Rubber Co Dodge Four Door Sedan 1940 Blue

Sun Rubber Co Dodge Four Door Sedan 1940 Blue

 - $17.99 3h 36m
BEAUTIFUL 1959 BUICK YELLOW & RED 2DR HT IN ORIGINAL BOX 12 INCHES LONG

BEAUTIFUL 1959 BUICK YELLOW & RED 2DR HT IN ORIGINAL BOX 12 INCHES LONG

 16 $291.87 3h 38m
Auburn Rubber Co Futuristic Sedan Streamlined Green with Black Rubber Tires

Auburn Rubber Co Futuristic Sedan Streamlined Green with Black Rubber Tires

 - $29.99 3h 41m
Vintage Sun Rubber Company, Cream Toy Ambulance, Barben, IN

Vintage Sun Rubber Company, Cream Toy Ambulance, Barben, IN

 1 $0.99 4h 2m
1950?s Red Police Car

1950?s Red Police Car

 1 $0.99 4h 5m
1960?s Blue Metal Car with Celluloid Quick Draw McGraw

1960?s Blue Metal Car with Celluloid Quick Draw McGraw

 1 $0.99 4h 6m
Vintage Barclay Car Hauler Trailer Set with 2 Cars

Vintage Barclay Car Hauler Trailer Set with 2 Cars

 9 $26.99 4h 18m
1950 Ford Sedan Vintage Original Promo Model

1950 Ford Sedan Vintage Original Promo Model

1 $4.95 4h 53m
YONEYA Tin Litho '50s FORD C-600 CABOVER DUMP TRK Box

YONEYA Tin Litho '50s FORD C-600 CABOVER DUMP TRK Box

 - $150.00 5h 48m
Vintage Rubber Army truck 1950s, WW2

Vintage Rubber Army truck 1950s, WW2

 - $12.00 6h 56m
3 VINTAGE AUBURN RUBBER YELLOW TRACTOR TIRES

3 VINTAGE AUBURN RUBBER YELLOW TRACTOR TIRES

 - $3.99 7h 50m
2 VINTAGE "AUBURN RUBBER" BLACK TRACTOR TIRES

2 VINTAGE "AUBURN RUBBER" BLACK TRACTOR TIRES

 - $3.99 7h 50m
Vintage 1950's? Tin Toy Car Hudson? Airport Limousine Made in Japan Limo

Vintage 1950's? Tin Toy Car Hudson? Airport Limousine Made in Japan Limo

 - $19.95 7h 57m
TOMMY TOY SLUSH LEAD TTV4 BEER TRUCK 97%

TOMMY TOY SLUSH LEAD TTV4 BEER TRUCK 97%

 - $50.00 15h 48m
SUN RUBBER CO. SA01 SUPERCHARGED COUPE NM

SUN RUBBER CO. SA01 SUPERCHARGED COUPE NM

 - $50.00 15h 48m
SUN RUBBER CO. SA01 "OPEN RACER" NM

SUN RUBBER CO. SA01 "OPEN RACER" NM

 - $50.00 15h 48m
BARCLAY SLUSH LEAD BV144 "GASOLINE TRUCK" 96%+

BARCLAY SLUSH LEAD BV144 "GASOLINE TRUCK" 96%+

 - $50.00 15h 48m
SAVOYE SLUSH LEAD ROADSTER OPEN RUMBLE SEAT 98%

SAVOYE SLUSH LEAD ROADSTER OPEN RUMBLE SEAT 98%

 - $99.00 16h 7m
Vintage Auburn Rubber Company Toy Car

Vintage Auburn Rubber Company Toy Car

- $11.99 16h 38m
SLEEK 1930s ART DECO SUN RUBBER CAR 4" sedan streamline

SLEEK 1930s ART DECO SUN RUBBER CAR 4" sedan streamline

 - $30.00 18h 1m
Vintage Garrett Sales Co. Green Silver Molded Rubber Service Utility Truck #425

Vintage Garrett Sales Co. Green Silver Molded Rubber Service Utility Truck #425

 - $33.00 18h 14m
1930s ART DECO SUN RUBBER MACHINEAGE BUS FUTURISTIC 4"

1930s ART DECO SUN RUBBER MACHINEAGE BUS FUTURISTIC 4"

 - $30.00 18h 25m
Vintage METAL RACE CAR - Age unknown - All metal NICE

Vintage METAL RACE CAR - Age unknown - All metal NICE

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 $26.83
$29.75		 18h 28m
Vintage Barclay Milk Truck-MINT

Vintage Barclay Milk Truck-MINT

 - $12.99 18h 45m
Customized A replica Japan Car MSIP Circa 1970's

Customized A replica Japan Car MSIP Circa 1970's

 - $9.99 20h 19m
Blue Tin Car Japan 1960's

Blue Tin Car Japan 1960's

 - $9.99 20h 57m
Elvin Old Timer Model T Hand Painted Antimony Japan

Elvin Old Timer Model T Hand Painted Antimony Japan

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 $8.99
$9.99		 21h 14m
1930's Barclay Double Decker Slush Toy Bus...NO RESERVE.!!!!

1930's Barclay Double Decker Slush Toy Bus...NO RESERVE.!!!!

 7 $16.01 21h 17m

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.