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Vintage Dunwell Pressed Steel Grain Hauler Toy Truck 23" Newark NJ 1950's

Vintage Dunwell Pressed Steel Grain Hauler Toy Truck 23" Newark NJ 1950's

 14 $76.00 31m
1963 BUDDY L FORD STATION WAGON AND TRAILER

1963 BUDDY L FORD STATION WAGON AND TRAILER

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 $99.99
$124.99		 32m
vintage nylint pettibone speed swing loader

vintage nylint pettibone speed swing loader

 4 $33.00 35m
Old Vtg Antique Collectible Pressed Steel Toy Dump Truck Dump Raises & Lowers

Old Vtg Antique Collectible Pressed Steel Toy Dump Truck Dump Raises & Lowers

 - $39.95 41m
Old Vtg Antique Collectible Pressed Steel Toy Dump Truck Dump Raises & Lowers

Old Vtg Antique Collectible Pressed Steel Toy Dump Truck Dump Raises & Lowers

 - $29.95 43m
vintage tonka T9 MIGHTY DOZER

vintage tonka T9 MIGHTY DOZER

 - $69.00 1h 2m
Vintage Nylint U-Haul Pressed Steel Toy Moving Truck Van

Vintage Nylint U-Haul Pressed Steel Toy Moving Truck Van

9 $54.88 1h 3m
vintage tonka grader 2 blades

vintage tonka grader 2 blades

 - $65.00 1h 4m
TONKA TRACTOR BUCKET LOADER

TONKA TRACTOR BUCKET LOADER

 - $30.00 1h 5m
Buddy L Pressed Steel TEXACO Tanker Truck

Buddy L Pressed Steel TEXACO Tanker Truck

 - $95.00 1h 10m
tonka cab over eng.

tonka cab over eng.

 1 $10.00 1h 10m
EXCELLENT 1967 TONKA GAS TURBINE CAR CARRIER w RED MUSTANG #840

EXCELLENT 1967 TONKA GAS TURBINE CAR CARRIER w RED MUSTANG #840

 3 $17.45 1h 18m
Tootsietoy Die Cast Kubelwagen

Tootsietoy Die Cast Kubelwagen

 - $0.99 1h 20m
VINTAGE COLLECTIBLE "KY", SMALL DUMP TRUCK, METAL

VINTAGE COLLECTIBLE "KY", SMALL DUMP TRUCK, METAL

 - $10.00 1h 22m
VINTAGE COLLECTIBLE REMCO PICK-UP TRUCK, 1985, METAL PLASTIC

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

 - $10.00 1h 22m
Two COLLECTIBLE VINTAGE Buddy L Coca Cola Delivery Trucks

Two COLLECTIBLE VINTAGE Buddy L Coca Cola Delivery Trucks

 - $5.00 1h 24m
Vintage (?) NYLINT Steel Divided Sectioned Trailer Cart - Swivels in Middle

Vintage (?) NYLINT Steel Divided Sectioned Trailer Cart - Swivels in Middle

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 $9.95
$15.00		 1h 29m
Doepke, Model Toys, #2011 Red Heiliner, Road Construction Equipment, Earthmover

Doepke, Model Toys, #2011 Red Heiliner, Road Construction Equipment, Earthmover

4 $20.00 1h 35m
PRESSED STEEL CEMENT TRUCK

PRESSED STEEL CEMENT TRUCK

 - $7.49 1h 45m
Metal Die Cast Tonka Black VW Volkswagen Bug Model Car 8-1 2? Long #52680

Metal Die Cast Tonka Black VW Volkswagen Bug Model Car 8-1 2? Long #52680

 8 $17.53 1h 51m
Structo Bumper Grille

Structo Bumper Grille

 - $8.99 1h 54m
Structo Cab Parts

Structo Cab Parts

 - $8.99 1h 55m
1959 Tonka Pumper Fire Truck White

1959 Tonka Pumper Fire Truck White

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 $145.00
$160.00		 1h 58m
VINTAGE TONKA FIRE TRUCK with LADDER

VINTAGE TONKA FIRE TRUCK with LADDER

 - $20.00 2h
Vintage Buddy L Car and Trailer

Vintage Buddy L Car and Trailer

 - $34.95 2h
Lg.21" Vintage Tin Friction Japan Army Green Car Hauler Carrier.VGC.NR

Lg.21" Vintage Tin Friction Japan Army Green Car Hauler Carrier.VGC.NR

 - $19.95 2h 4m
VINTAGE TONKA AMBULANCE

VINTAGE TONKA AMBULANCE

- $20.00 2h 4m
SMITH MILLER 1952 Orange Materials Truck, "L" Mack, Complete

SMITH MILLER 1952 Orange Materials Truck, "L" Mack, Complete

 - $525.00 2h 12m
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 13m
Vintage Rare Hot Wheels 1969 Chevy Nomad-Crash Dummies

Vintage Rare Hot Wheels 1969 Chevy Nomad-Crash Dummies

- $4.99 2h 16m

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.