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2001 BOB The Builder COLORFORMS Building Yard NEW Sealed Scoop STICK ON Tools

2001 BOB The Builder COLORFORMS Building Yard NEW Sealed Scoop STICK ON Tools

 - $18.99 41m
LOT OF 2 COLORFORMS FUN POCKETS PLAY ON THE GO SETS YO GABBA GABBA & WONDER PETS

LOT OF 2 COLORFORMS FUN POCKETS PLAY ON THE GO SETS YO GABBA GABBA & WONDER PETS

 - $11.19 42m
1979 VINAGE MORK & MINDY COLORFORMS SET - NEW

1979 VINAGE MORK & MINDY COLORFORMS SET - NEW

 - $45.00 2h 27m
Vintage Holly Hobbie Old Fashioned General Store Colorforms 70's 80's

Vintage Holly Hobbie Old Fashioned General Store Colorforms 70's 80's

- $9.99 5h 30m
Hungry Caterpillar Colorforms Toy NEW Sealed Play Set

Hungry Caterpillar Colorforms Toy NEW Sealed Play Set

 - $17.99 6h 2m
COLORFORMS Disney THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME Play Set COMPLETE Free Shipping

COLORFORMS Disney THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME Play Set COMPLETE Free Shipping

 - $0.99 7h 24m
1995 BATMAN FOREVER Colorforms Deluxe Pla Set BRAND NEW

1995 BATMAN FOREVER Colorforms Deluxe Pla Set BRAND NEW

 - $14.99 7h 53m
Vintage 1979 KISS Colorforms Adventure Set 100% Complete Rock Star - Super Heros

Vintage 1979 KISS Colorforms Adventure Set 100% Complete Rock Star - Super Heros

 - $49.99 15h 50m
Colorforms Brand Creative My Funny Photo Album - used

Colorforms Brand Creative My Funny Photo Album - used

 - $0.99 21h 10m
Vintage 2 Sets HOLLY HOBBIE & Friend HEATHER Colorforms Dress Up Play EUC

Vintage 2 Sets HOLLY HOBBIE & Friend HEATHER Colorforms Dress Up Play EUC

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 $12.99
$14.00		 23h 43m
VINTAGE 1984 WUZZLES SUPER DELUXE COLORFORMS PLAY SET

VINTAGE 1984 WUZZLES SUPER DELUXE COLORFORMS PLAY SET

 - $19.99 1d 14m
Vintage 1979 Mork & Mindy Colorforms Set - TV Show - NA-NO! NA-NO!

Vintage 1979 Mork & Mindy Colorforms Set - TV Show - NA-NO! NA-NO!

 - $9.99 1d 20m
VINTAGE MICKEY MOUSE PLAY HOUSE COLORFORMS NIB PIECES NEVER PLAYED WITH

VINTAGE MICKEY MOUSE PLAY HOUSE COLORFORMS NIB PIECES NEVER PLAYED WITH

 3 $10.00 1d 1h 24m
My Little Pony Shrinky Dinks Colorforms 1983 NEW IN BOX NIB

My Little Pony Shrinky Dinks Colorforms 1983 NEW IN BOX NIB

 - $1.99 1d 1h 33m
Vintage Barbie and Rockers Colorforms Set 1986 - NIP

Vintage Barbie and Rockers Colorforms Set 1986 - NIP

 - $9.95 1d 2h 10m
Vintage Colorforms Shrinky Dink E.T. Extra Terrestrial Activity Set, Unopened, '82

Vintage Colorforms Shrinky Dink E.T. Extra Terrestrial Activity Set, Unopened, '82

 - $7.00 1d 2h 47m
COLORFORMS 60TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL RETRO EDITION TOY BOYS GIRLS

COLORFORMS 60TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL RETRO EDITION TOY BOYS GIRLS

- $34.95 1d 3h 22m
Vintage Beverly Hillbillies Colorforms Cartoon Kit 1963

Vintage Beverly Hillbillies Colorforms Cartoon Kit 1963

 - $19.99 1d 3h 28m
Colorforms Batman Forever Adventure Set MIB Sealed 1995

Colorforms Batman Forever Adventure Set MIB Sealed 1995

 - $9.99 1d 3h 34m
Colorforms Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Play Set Sealed 1993 Saban's

Colorforms Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Play Set Sealed 1993 Saban's

 - $9.99 1d 4h 16m
Sectaurs Warriors of Symbion Colorforms N box 1984 RARE

Sectaurs Warriors of Symbion Colorforms N box 1984 RARE

 - $14.99 1d 4h 20m
Vintage MICHAEL JACKSON Dress-Up Set COLORFORMS, 1984

Vintage MICHAEL JACKSON Dress-Up Set COLORFORMS, 1984

 - $29.74 1d 4h 32m
Colorforms Fun Pockets Dr. Suess Characters

Colorforms Fun Pockets Dr. Suess Characters

 - $4.99 1d 5h 49m
Vintage Gremlins 1984 Colorforms Playset

Vintage Gremlins 1984 Colorforms Playset

 - $2.59 1d 5h 57m
Mickey Mouse Colorforms Travel Pak New in package Sealed Vintage Classic Disney

Mickey Mouse Colorforms Travel Pak New in package Sealed Vintage Classic Disney

 - $19.95 1d 6h 7m
Pac Man Colorforms

Pac Man Colorforms

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 $5.99
$9.99		 1d 7h 23m
Raggedy Ann Dress Up Kit - Colorforms

Raggedy Ann Dress Up Kit - Colorforms

 - $4.99 1d 8h 27m
HAPPY BIRTHDAY SNOOPY POP UP COLORFORMS BIG SET VINTAGE 1965 + EXTRAS Must see

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SNOOPY POP UP COLORFORMS BIG SET VINTAGE 1965 + EXTRAS Must see

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 $39.00
$70.00		 1d 17h 28m
VINTAGE 1976 DC COMICS BATMAN CARTOON KIT COLORFORMS

VINTAGE 1976 DC COMICS BATMAN CARTOON KIT COLORFORMS

 - $9.99 1d 20h 43m
THE ADVENTURES OF BATMAN & ROBIN COLORFORMS SET 762! COMPLETE! DATED 1995

THE ADVENTURES OF BATMAN & ROBIN COLORFORMS SET 762! COMPLETE! DATED 1995

 - $9.99 1d 20h 58m

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.