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Lorian Reuhl Crane 1950's promo toy 50's NICE original

Lorian Reuhl Crane 1950's promo toy 50's NICE original

25 $270.00 51m
TONKA BULLDOZER VINTAGE EARLY 1960'S VERY NICE CONDITION VERY LIGHTLY PLAYED

TONKA BULLDOZER VINTAGE EARLY 1960'S VERY NICE CONDITION VERY LIGHTLY PLAYED

- $45.00 1h 13m
Caterpillar 325CL Excavator "KOKOSING" 1 50 NZG N.MIB

Caterpillar 325CL Excavator "KOKOSING" 1 50 NZG N.MIB

 - $325.00 1h 24m
Caterpillar D9R Dozer -"KOKOSING" NZG #451 - 1 50 - MIB

Caterpillar D9R Dozer -"KOKOSING" NZG #451 - 1 50 - MIB

 - $295.00 1h 26m
Euclid R50 Dump Truck - 1 50 - P.D.Jones - Built Metal Kit

Euclid R50 Dump Truck - 1 50 - P.D.Jones - Built Metal Kit

 - $365.00 2h 35m
Hubly Road Grader Vintage Collectible 50s Diecast Tractor Toy Diesel

Hubly Road Grader Vintage Collectible 50s Diecast Tractor Toy Diesel

- $59.95 3h 1m
Vintage ERTL Backhoe tractor bucket dozer CASE Diecast construction vehicle USA

Vintage ERTL Backhoe tractor bucket dozer CASE Diecast construction vehicle USA

 1 $0.99 3h 49m
Vintage TONKA Bucket Loader tractor dozer backhoe ALL Steel construction vehicle

Vintage TONKA Bucket Loader tractor dozer backhoe ALL Steel construction vehicle

 12 $20.51 3h 58m
1960s 70s TONKA PRESSED STEEL ARTICULATED FORKLIFT-COMPLETE-!

1960s 70s TONKA PRESSED STEEL ARTICULATED FORKLIFT-COMPLETE-!

 - $29.99 4h 5m
TONKA MIGHTY TONKA CRANE BUCKET PRESSED STEEL TOY PART 1960s

TONKA MIGHTY TONKA CRANE BUCKET PRESSED STEEL TOY PART 1960s

- $24.99 4h 5m
HUBLEY TELEPHONE TRUCK WITH TRAILER GOOD CONDITION

HUBLEY TELEPHONE TRUCK WITH TRAILER GOOD CONDITION

- $99.00 4h 11m
(2)RARE VINTAGE-TONKA FIRETRUCKS FIRE TRUCK-HOOK &LADDER SETS**CLEARANCE SALE

(2)RARE VINTAGE-TONKA FIRETRUCKS FIRE TRUCK-HOOK &LADDER SETS**CLEARANCE SALE

 - $29.99 4h 25m
Potain IGO Tower Crane - "Yellow" - 1 50 - TWH

Potain IGO Tower Crane - "Yellow" - 1 50 - TWH

 - $99.95 4h 32m
VINTAGE HUBLEY ROAD GRADER. 11" LONG

VINTAGE HUBLEY ROAD GRADER. 11" LONG

 - $25.00 4h 36m
Vintage Lesney Matchbox King Size Seriex 6 X 6 Scammel Tractor and Trailer clean

Vintage Lesney Matchbox King Size Seriex 6 X 6 Scammel Tractor and Trailer clean

 1 $9.99 4h 45m
Vintage Small Die Cast Cannon Made in England Very clean!

Vintage Small Die Cast Cannon Made in England Very clean!

 1 $9.99 4h 49m
11 Inch Yellow Vintage Tonka Road Grader (8 Photos)

11 Inch Yellow Vintage Tonka Road Grader (8 Photos)

 3 $7.01 4h 51m
Nice Vintage Lesney Matchbox King Size Series Dodge Tractor and Trailer Clean

Nice Vintage Lesney Matchbox King Size Series Dodge Tractor and Trailer Clean

 6 $16.49 4h 53m
Caterpillar D11N Dozer - Metal Tracks - 1 50 - Conrad

Caterpillar D11N Dozer - Metal Tracks - 1 50 - Conrad

 - $350.00 4h 58m
VINTAGE HUBLEY No. 506 TRAILER FOR TRACTOR ORANGE HUBLEY KIDDIE TOY

VINTAGE HUBLEY No. 506 TRAILER FOR TRACTOR ORANGE HUBLEY KIDDIE TOY

 - $49.00 4h 59m
VINTAGE DOEPKE EARTH MOVER FRONT CAB

VINTAGE DOEPKE EARTH MOVER FRONT CAB

 - $35.99 5h
Caterpillar 994D Loader - 1 50 - NZG #478 - N.MIB

Caterpillar 994D Loader - 1 50 - NZG #478 - N.MIB

 - $320.00 5h 33m
Vintage Husky Guy Warrior Dump Truck Nice!!!!

Vintage Husky Guy Warrior Dump Truck Nice!!!!

 - $5.99 5h 34m
Caterpillar 583 Pipelayer Metal Tracks 1 50 Conrad

Caterpillar 583 Pipelayer Metal Tracks 1 50 Conrad

- $435.00 5h 42m
Caterpillar 992C Loader - 1 48 - CCM - Diecast - Only 1000 Made

Caterpillar 992C Loader - 1 48 - CCM - Diecast - Only 1000 Made

 - $259.95 5h 45m
Caterpillar 992C Loader - "BEADLESS TIRE" - 1 48 - CCM - Diecast - Only 500 Made

Caterpillar 992C Loader - "BEADLESS TIRE" - 1 48 - CCM - Diecast - Only 500 Made

 - $279.95 5h 49m
1950's Corgi Bedford Construction Dump Truck

1950's Corgi Bedford Construction Dump Truck

 - $4.99 5h 54m
NIB First Gear Komatsu GD655 Motor Grader 1:50 Scale

NIB First Gear Komatsu GD655 Motor Grader 1:50 Scale

 - $33.99 5h 54m
1 50 Autocar DC 64 Concret Mixer - Ready BUILT resin model by Dan Models

1 50 Autocar DC 64 Concret Mixer - Ready BUILT resin model by Dan Models

 - $342.00 5h 58m
1 50 MACK R600 with KING BOTTOM - Ready BUILT Resin Model

1 50 MACK R600 with KING BOTTOM - Ready BUILT Resin Model

 - $312.00 5h 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.