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Modern (1970-Now)

Vintage Nylint U-Haul Pressed Steel Toy Moving Truck Van

Vintage Nylint U-Haul Pressed Steel Toy Moving Truck Van

9 $54.88 1h 15m
tonka cab over eng.

tonka cab over eng.

 1 $10.00 1h 22m
VINTAGE COLLECTIBLE "KY", SMALL DUMP TRUCK, METAL

VINTAGE COLLECTIBLE "KY", SMALL DUMP TRUCK, METAL

 - $10.00 1h 35m
VINTAGE COLLECTIBLE REMCO PICK-UP TRUCK, 1985, METAL PLASTIC

VINTAGE COLLECTIBLE REMCO PICK-UP TRUCK, 1985, METAL PLASTIC

 - $10.00 1h 35m
PRESSED STEEL CEMENT TRUCK

PRESSED STEEL CEMENT TRUCK

 - $7.49 1h 57m
VINTAGE TONKA FIRE TRUCK with LADDER

VINTAGE TONKA FIRE TRUCK with LADDER

 - $20.00 2h 12m
VINTAGE TONKA AMBULANCE

VINTAGE TONKA AMBULANCE

- $20.00 2h 17m
Chevron toy Oil trucks made in England and John Deere tractors

Chevron toy Oil trucks made in England and John Deere tractors

 - $6.00 2h 26m
VINTAGE METAL TONKA LOADER

VINTAGE METAL TONKA LOADER

- $35.00 2h 29m
tonka lowboy

tonka lowboy

 - $45.00 2h 33m
Vintage Kenner SSP Custom Star Wars Van - 1977

Vintage Kenner SSP Custom Star Wars Van - 1977

 - $25.00 2h 35m
Tonka Classics Fire Truck

Tonka Classics Fire Truck

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 $42.99
$54.99		 2h 40m
VINTAGE ESTATE 1983 TONKA CHEVROLET ROVIN' WRECKER NEED A LIFT?

VINTAGE ESTATE 1983 TONKA CHEVROLET ROVIN' WRECKER NEED A LIFT?

- $19.99 2h 48m
Vintage West Germany Wood Toy Train Set

Vintage West Germany Wood Toy Train Set

 - $15.00 2h 49m
1964 FISHER PRICE TOYS FP TOOT-TOOT TRAIN ENGINE #643

1964 FISHER PRICE TOYS FP TOOT-TOOT TRAIN ENGINE #643

 - $9.99 2h 53m
VINTAGE WOODEN DUMP TRUCK BY KONRAD KELLER

VINTAGE WOODEN DUMP TRUCK BY KONRAD KELLER

 - $7.99 2h 55m
Vintage 1982 Diecast Buddy L. Coca Cola Truck - AS IS

Vintage 1982 Diecast Buddy L. Coca Cola Truck - AS IS

 - $3.99 2h 56m
2011 Hot Wheels The Ateam Van #39

2011 Hot Wheels The Ateam Van #39

 - $4.99 3h
Tonka Truck & Trailer Thunderbird Express Semi Tractor Trailer

Tonka Truck & Trailer Thunderbird Express Semi Tractor Trailer

- $1,200.00 3h 5m
TONKA REAL RACERS CHEVROLET CORVETTE NIB NUMBER 8 CASTROL GTX

TONKA REAL RACERS CHEVROLET CORVETTE NIB NUMBER 8 CASTROL GTX

 - $3.49 3h 18m
VINTAGE~X M B 975~TONKA 'TURBO DIESEL' DUMP TRUCK! BEAUTIFUL!!

VINTAGE~X M B 975~TONKA 'TURBO DIESEL' DUMP TRUCK! BEAUTIFUL!!

 - $32.99 3h 23m
Pepsi Tonka Truck

Pepsi Tonka Truck

 2 $10.00 3h 30m
Toy cars, race cars, jeep, police car etc 20 little cars some are scratched

Toy cars, race cars, jeep, police car etc 20 little cars some are scratched

- $9.99 3h 31m
VINTAGE TONKA DUMP TRUCK- MODEL 52110

VINTAGE TONKA DUMP TRUCK- MODEL 52110

 - $24.99 3h 37m
Tonka Mighty Yellow Dump Truck #768 {DECENT TRUCK}

Tonka Mighty Yellow Dump Truck #768 {DECENT TRUCK}

 - $19.95 3h 39m
Tonka Bell System Bucket Lift Cherrypicker Type Truck #55010

Tonka Bell System Bucket Lift Cherrypicker Type Truck #55010

 2 $9.00 3h 40m
Vintage Buddy L Greyhound Bus

Vintage Buddy L Greyhound Bus

 - $15.00 3h 42m
Small Tonka VW Bug 57020

Small Tonka VW Bug 57020

 - $3.00 3h 58m
2003 Tonka Hasbro Talking Noise Activated reving motors, , , Good Shape!!!, , , L@@K!!

2003 Tonka Hasbro Talking Noise Activated reving motors, , , Good Shape!!!, , , L@@K!!

 - $14.99 4h 5m
Vintage TONKA TRUCKS LOT TRAILER PICKUP DUMP TRUCK PRESSED STEEL

Vintage TONKA TRUCKS LOT TRAILER PICKUP DUMP TRUCK PRESSED STEEL

 - $44.00 4h 7m

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.