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Antique Cast Iron Car Toy Ref Book Arcade Hubley Kenton

Antique Cast Iron Car Toy Ref Book Arcade Hubley Kenton

 - $62.95 37m
Die cast pull back Post service Delivery Truck

Die cast pull back Post service Delivery Truck

 - $6.99 1h 11m
ANTIQUE CAST IRON BUS 5" RED ARCADE HUBLEY KILGOR KENTON VINTAGE TOY L@@K

ANTIQUE CAST IRON BUS 5" RED ARCADE HUBLEY KILGOR KENTON VINTAGE TOY L@@K

 - $50.00 4h 45m
ARCADE Sign for Cast Iron Toys - Reproduction

ARCADE Sign for Cast Iron Toys - Reproduction

 - $10.75 4h 52m
1960's Hubley Speed Buggy Hot Rod Car & Trike Motorcyle 12" Transporter Set

1960's Hubley Speed Buggy Hot Rod Car & Trike Motorcyle 12" Transporter Set

 1 $16.99 7h 5m
Cast Iron Stage Coach with two horses and Driver

Cast Iron Stage Coach with two horses and Driver

 - $17.99 7h 16m
Miniature Cast Iron Convertible Ford pensil sharpener

Miniature Cast Iron Convertible Ford pensil sharpener

 - $29.00 7h 18m
Set of (2) Cast Iron REPLICAs of Kenton's "Auto Express 548" Trucks

Set of (2) Cast Iron REPLICAs of Kenton's "Auto Express 548" Trucks

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 $35.00
$125.00		 9h 35m
CMS CM's Rally Car SS7 SS.7 MITSUBISHI 6 types + secret

CMS CM's Rally Car SS7 SS.7 MITSUBISHI 6 types + secret

 - $49.99 14h 25m
CMS CM's Rally Car SS10 SS.10 SUBARU IMPREZA WRX 1995

CMS CM's Rally Car SS10 SS.10 SUBARU IMPREZA WRX 1995

 - $9.49 14h 26m
CMS CM's Rally Car SS14 SS.14 NISSAN PULSAR GTI-R 1991

CMS CM's Rally Car SS14 SS.14 NISSAN PULSAR GTI-R 1991

 - $10.99 14h 26m
1955 FORD THUNDERBIRD AN AMERICAN CLASSIC

1955 FORD THUNDERBIRD AN AMERICAN CLASSIC

 - $7.99 14h 50m
RALLY RACER '' NEW IN SEALED GLOBE '' 2.75'' 165 MPH SCALE SPEED

RALLY RACER '' NEW IN SEALED GLOBE '' 2.75'' 165 MPH SCALE SPEED

 - $18.00 16h 35m
Cast Iron Pick Up Truck Raised "Plymouth" On Door

Cast Iron Pick Up Truck Raised "Plymouth" On Door

 2 $10.00 17h 50m
Cast Iron "Coke Yellow" Pick Up Truck 6 Pack Of Coca Cola In Bed

Cast Iron "Coke Yellow" Pick Up Truck 6 Pack Of Coca Cola In Bed

 2 $14.00 17h 56m
Cast Iron Coca Cola Delivery Truck

Cast Iron Coca Cola Delivery Truck

3 $13.00 18h 2m
A Swedish Seto AB Skoglund & Olson Cefle painted cast-iron Motor Bus

A Swedish Seto AB Skoglund & Olson Cefle painted cast-iron Motor Bus

 - $24.95 19h 37m
Cast Iron Motorcycle With Sidecar Large 8"

Cast Iron Motorcycle With Sidecar Large 8"

 - $7.95 20h 5m
Cast Iron Globe Lines Truck 7 1 2"

Cast Iron Globe Lines Truck 7 1 2"

 - $7.95 20h 11m
Prestine old original cast iron Dump Truck with rubber wheels by Hubley c.1930

Prestine old original cast iron Dump Truck with rubber wheels by Hubley c.1930

 5 $31.00 20h 15m
Cast Iron Ice Wagon 11 1 2"

Cast Iron Ice Wagon 11 1 2"

 - $7.95 20h 15m
Cast Iron Fire Wagon 9"

Cast Iron Fire Wagon 9"

 - $7.95 20h 20m
Cast Iron Tow Truck 6 1 4"

Cast Iron Tow Truck 6 1 4"

 - $7.95 20h 28m
Cast Iron Motorcycle Police Officer 6"

Cast Iron Motorcycle Police Officer 6"

 - $7.95 20h 34m
Cast Iron Fire Department Crash Car

Cast Iron Fire Department Crash Car

 - $7.95 20h 40m
EXTREMELY RARE SET OF 1930's DENT CAST IRON AMOS AND ANDY FRESH AIR TAXI FIGURES

EXTREMELY RARE SET OF 1930's DENT CAST IRON AMOS AND ANDY FRESH AIR TAXI FIGURES

 - $49.99 20h 44m
Lesney Coronation Coach NMIB

Lesney Coronation Coach NMIB

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 $250.00
$500.00		 20h 48m
REPRODUCTION MINI CAST IRON ANTIQUE TRUCK

REPRODUCTION MINI CAST IRON ANTIQUE TRUCK

 - $9.99 20h 53m
VINTAGE 4 3 4" RED CAST IRON STAKE BED TRUCK

VINTAGE 4 3 4" RED CAST IRON STAKE BED TRUCK

 - $70.00 21h 21m
OLD CAST IRON ROADSTER CONVERTIBLE CAR MODEL

OLD CAST IRON ROADSTER CONVERTIBLE CAR MODEL

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 $11.09
$14.99		 21h 33m

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.