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OLD CEREAL BOX PRIZE PROMO - PLASTIC TRAIN - marked BANNER

OLD CEREAL BOX PRIZE PROMO - PLASTIC TRAIN - marked BANNER

1 $10.00 34m
LOT of ARDEE LINES PLASTIC TRAINS - OLD CEREAL BOX PRIZE PROMO

LOT of ARDEE LINES PLASTIC TRAINS - OLD CEREAL BOX PRIZE PROMO

 3 $16.00 1h 26m
RARE VINTAGE GI JOE SUPER JOE PREMIUM RING 1970s

RARE VINTAGE GI JOE SUPER JOE PREMIUM RING 1970s

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 $19.99
$85.00		 3h 52m
PINOCCHIO SUGARJETS CEREAL PREMIUM RING 1950s RARE

PINOCCHIO SUGARJETS CEREAL PREMIUM RING 1950s RARE

 2 $11.00 3h 57m
RARE 70s MONSTER RINGS Set Cereal Premium Jethro Angel Fang Seymore Canadian

RARE 70s MONSTER RINGS Set Cereal Premium Jethro Angel Fang Seymore Canadian

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 $19.99
$75.00		 4h 2m
TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES CEREAL PREMIUM RING -SPLINTER CANADA

TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES CEREAL PREMIUM RING -SPLINTER CANADA

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 $9.99
$35.00		 4h 2m
THE LONE RANGER PLASTIC BUBBLE GUM PREMIUM RING 1970s?

THE LONE RANGER PLASTIC BUBBLE GUM PREMIUM RING 1970s?

 - $9.99 4h 2m
TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES CEREAL PREMIUM RING -SHREDDER CANADA

TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES CEREAL PREMIUM RING -SHREDDER CANADA

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 $9.99
$35.00		 4h 2m
TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES CEREAL PREMIUM RING - APRIL CANADA

TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES CEREAL PREMIUM RING - APRIL CANADA

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 $9.99
$35.00		 4h 2m
Sgt Preston Vintage Brass Whistle Cereal Premium 1950s

Sgt Preston Vintage Brass Whistle Cereal Premium 1950s

 1 $19.99 4h 16m
Maine 1953 Cereal Premium License Plate

Maine 1953 Cereal Premium License Plate

 - $5.99 4h 39m
NATIONAL FIGURINES VAN BRODE CO. VINTAGE LOT OF 7 WHITE PLASTIC FIGURES VGC!

NATIONAL FIGURINES VAN BRODE CO. VINTAGE LOT OF 7 WHITE PLASTIC FIGURES VGC!

- $3.99 5h 32m
cereal box premium (1 item) ring 1960s flicker flasher INDIAN CANOE

cereal box premium (1 item) ring 1960s flicker flasher INDIAN CANOE

 - $9.99 5h 43m
cereal box premium ring (6 items) Western COWBOY INDIAN B, gumball machine

cereal box premium ring (6 items) Western COWBOY INDIAN B, gumball machine

 - $19.99 5h 43m
cereal box premium ring Lucky Charms USA American flag leprechaun 1970s?

cereal box premium ring Lucky Charms USA American flag leprechaun 1970s?

 - $9.99 5h 43m
cereal premium (1 item) ring 1960s flicker flasher EASTER CHICK gumball prize

cereal premium (1 item) ring 1960s flicker flasher EASTER CHICK gumball prize

 - $9.99 5h 44m
1930s cereal box Kellogg's premium depression glass utility pitcher (1 item)

1930s cereal box Kellogg's premium depression glass utility pitcher (1 item)

 - $14.99 6h 7m
Banana Splits 1970 buggy motorized model kit cereal box premium, Hanna Barbera

Banana Splits 1970 buggy motorized model kit cereal box premium, Hanna Barbera

 - $350.00 6h 7m
cereal box 1960s SUGAR Crisp Bear premium store display, Toy Fun Fair

cereal box 1960s SUGAR Crisp Bear premium store display, Toy Fun Fair

 - $32.00 6h 7m
cereal box KING VITAMIN 1970 printer proof store display, Jay Ward, 3 shelf talker

cereal box KING VITAMIN 1970 printer proof store display, Jay Ward, 3 shelf talker

 - $225.00 6h 8m
cereal box KING VITAMIN 1970 Quaker Jay Ward press kit Quisp Quake Capn Crunch

cereal box KING VITAMIN 1970 Quaker Jay Ward press kit Quisp Quake Capn Crunch

 - $115.00 6h 8m
cereal box KING VITAMIN 1970 Quaker Jay Ward store display color seps

cereal box KING VITAMIN 1970 Quaker Jay Ward store display color seps

 - $55.00 6h 8m
cereal box premium (1 item) Nabisco 1950s Lionel Train 0 Rama 7C

cereal box premium (1 item) Nabisco 1950s Lionel Train 0 Rama 7C

 - $17.00 6h 8m
cereal box premium QUAKE Friendship ring, figure part only, Quaker 1960s

cereal box premium QUAKE Friendship ring, figure part only, Quaker 1960s

 - $45.00 6h 8m
cereal box RALSTON 1935 American Sioux Indian Chief trading cards, paper dolls #1

cereal box RALSTON 1935 American Sioux Indian Chief trading cards, paper dolls #1

 - $225.00 6h 8m
CRUSADER RABBIT TV cartoon Club Jay Ward pinback button 1950s #1

CRUSADER RABBIT TV cartoon Club Jay Ward pinback button 1950s #1

 - $65.00 6h 9m
CRUSADER RABBIT TV cartoon Club Jay Ward pinback button 1950s #2

CRUSADER RABBIT TV cartoon Club Jay Ward pinback button 1950s #2

 - $65.00 6h 9m
General Mills cereal box store display Rand McNally globe, Kaboom Frosty O's

General Mills cereal box store display Rand McNally globe, Kaboom Frosty O's

 - $399.99 6h 9m
HR Pufnstuf cereal box 1970 premium Freddie Freddy Flute , MIB model kit, Krofft

HR Pufnstuf cereal box 1970 premium Freddie Freddy Flute , MIB model kit, Krofft

 - $450.00 6h 9m
Kelloggs 1940s Superman cereal box grocery store display salesman comic book

Kelloggs 1940s Superman cereal box grocery store display salesman comic book

 - $275.00 6h 9m

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.