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1974 Corvette 454 Orange Metallic Dealer Promo with Original Box Mint

1974 Corvette 454 Orange Metallic Dealer Promo with Original Box Mint

 - $164.74 33m
Antique Metal Willys Jeep - No Brand Name - Nice Shape

Antique Metal Willys Jeep - No Brand Name - Nice Shape

 - $99.99 35m
1978 Corvette Solid Silver Metallic Dealer Promo with Original Box Mint Rare

1978 Corvette Solid Silver Metallic Dealer Promo with Original Box Mint Rare

 - $49.78 35m
1978 Corvette Two Tone Silver Metallic Dealer Promo with Original Box Mint

1978 Corvette Two Tone Silver Metallic Dealer Promo with Original Box Mint

 - $19.78 37m
Busch 1 87 HO Lada 2101 Shiguli

Busch 1 87 HO Lada 2101 Shiguli

 - $17.00 37m
1979 Corvette Coupe Promo Red With Original Box

1979 Corvette Coupe Promo Red With Original Box

 - $12.79 38m
1981 Corvette Coupe Promo Red Orange W Original Box

1981 Corvette Coupe Promo Red Orange W Original Box

 - $13.81 40m
2 Plastic Toy Trucks GM made for MCD Hummer Off Road All Terrain Vehicles

2 Plastic Toy Trucks GM made for MCD Hummer Off Road All Terrain Vehicles

 - $0.99 41m
1981 Corvette Coupe Promo Dark Blue W Original Box

1981 Corvette Coupe Promo Dark Blue W Original Box

 - $13.81 41m
NEW Bruder Mack Leibherr Crane Truck Active Kids #02818

NEW Bruder Mack Leibherr Crane Truck Active Kids #02818

 - $99.95 51m
Busch HO 1 87 Smart Fortwo 07 Polizei Police

Busch HO 1 87 Smart Fortwo 07 Polizei Police

 - $20.00 53m
Busch HO 1 87 Smart Fortwo 07 Farbdesign Color Design

Busch HO 1 87 Smart Fortwo 07 Farbdesign Color Design

 - $19.00 56m
Athearn HO 1 87 Delta Trucking Lines Straight Truck Van New Rare 2749

Athearn HO 1 87 Delta Trucking Lines Straight Truck Van New Rare 2749

 - $11.00 57m
MAISTO CAR FORD EXPLORER COMET TAN INTERIOR LOTS OF WINDOWS METALLIC GREEN

MAISTO CAR FORD EXPLORER COMET TAN INTERIOR LOTS OF WINDOWS METALLIC GREEN

 - $0.99 1h 1m
MAISTO CAR FORD SPORT TRAC OFFROAD JUSTIN & PERRY TONKA TINTED WINDOWS

MAISTO CAR FORD SPORT TRAC OFFROAD JUSTIN & PERRY TONKA TINTED WINDOWS

 - $0.99 1h 1m
MAISTO CAR 2003 CHEVROLET SS CONCEPT RED TINTED WINDOWS CHROME RIMS

MAISTO CAR 2003 CHEVROLET SS CONCEPT RED TINTED WINDOWS CHROME RIMS

 - $0.99 1h 1m
MAISTO BURNIN KEY CAR RUBBER TIRES SPEED RACER STINGRAY OR CORVETTE? RARE?

MAISTO BURNIN KEY CAR RUBBER TIRES SPEED RACER STINGRAY OR CORVETTE? RARE?

- $0.99 1h 1m
MAISTO CAR DODGE VIPER BLACK INTERIOR CLEAR WINDOWS

MAISTO CAR DODGE VIPER BLACK INTERIOR CLEAR WINDOWS

 - $0.99 1h 1m
Micro Machines X-Rays Collection #1 MOC Clear Deluxe Cars w Mercedes Gullwing

Micro Machines X-Rays Collection #1 MOC Clear Deluxe Cars w Mercedes Gullwing

 - $30.00 1h 9m
Micro Machines X-Rays Collection #2 MOC Clear Deluxe Cars XKE Cobra T-Bucket

Micro Machines X-Rays Collection #2 MOC Clear Deluxe Cars XKE Cobra T-Bucket

 - $30.00 1h 12m
Micro Machines X-Rays Collection #4 MOC Clear Deluxe Cars Corvette Camaro Duesy

Micro Machines X-Rays Collection #4 MOC Clear Deluxe Cars Corvette Camaro Duesy

 - $30.00 1h 14m
Micro Machines Drivers Hotfoot Collection #1 MOC Corvette Camaro Kurtis-Kraft

Micro Machines Drivers Hotfoot Collection #1 MOC Corvette Camaro Kurtis-Kraft

 - $30.00 1h 17m
Authentic NHL San Jose Shark Hockey Revolving Wall Light Lamp

Authentic NHL San Jose Shark Hockey Revolving Wall Light Lamp

 - $199.99 1h 19m
Micro Machines 1989 Best of Europe Collection #54 MOC Porsche Jaguar XKE Merkur

Micro Machines 1989 Best of Europe Collection #54 MOC Porsche Jaguar XKE Merkur

 - $30.00 1h 31m
Micro Machines 1989 #28 Antiques Collection MOC '29 Ford Pickup, Model T, Woody

Micro Machines 1989 #28 Antiques Collection MOC '29 Ford Pickup, Model T, Woody

 - $30.00 1h 33m
Micro Machines 1989 #56 Autosport Collection MOC Porsche 956 Racer Kurtis Kraft

Micro Machines 1989 #56 Autosport Collection MOC Porsche 956 Racer Kurtis Kraft

 - $30.00 1h 35m
Micro Machines 1989 #12 European Exotics Collection MOC Porsche RX-7 Pantera

Micro Machines 1989 #12 European Exotics Collection MOC Porsche RX-7 Pantera

 - $30.00 1h 38m
Vintage 1980's Sega Pocket Power RIP CORD BIKE Toy Motorcycle tyco

Vintage 1980's Sega Pocket Power RIP CORD BIKE Toy Motorcycle tyco

 - $14.25 1h 38m
Fire Truck - Matchbox Real Action Truck

Fire Truck - Matchbox Real Action Truck

 - $5.99 1h 38m
Micro Machines 1989 #16 Rally Racers Collection MOC Audi Quattro Mazda RX-7

Micro Machines 1989 #16 Rally Racers Collection MOC Audi Quattro Mazda RX-7

 - $30.00 1h 40m

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.