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New in Box Hand Held Game- LCD Computer Electronic Chess by Excalibur

New in Box Hand Held Game- LCD Computer Electronic Chess by Excalibur

 - $29.99 1h 37m
Chess Computers Checkers Draughts Othello Electronic Games Digital Boards Sets

Chess Computers Checkers Draughts Othello Electronic Games Digital Boards Sets

 - $49.00 3h 37m
Excalibur EINSTEIN LCD CHESS WIZARD, Model E 123

Excalibur EINSTEIN LCD CHESS WIZARD, Model E 123

 - $26.99 4h 54m
Chinese Chess 29×14.5cm Portable, Mini Folding Wooden Box, Wooden Chess Set

Chinese Chess 29×14.5cm Portable, Mini Folding Wooden Box, Wooden Chess Set

 - $9.99 6h 52m
Chess Master 10th Edition , Better Chess Book , PC Game

Chess Master 10th Edition , Better Chess Book , PC Game

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 $3.99
$9.99		 21h 15m
CHESSMAN CLASSIC Computer Chess Electronic Handheld Hand Held games Console NIB

CHESSMAN CLASSIC Computer Chess Electronic Handheld Hand Held games Console NIB

 - $99.00 22h 36m
Metallic Red Milton Bradley Connect Four Tic Tac Toe Electronic Handheld Game

Metallic Red Milton Bradley Connect Four Tic Tac Toe Electronic Handheld Game

- $9.99 1d 5h 26m
EXCALIBUR KING MASTER 2 IN 1 ELECTRONIC CHESS CHECKERS COMPUTER BOARD GAME RARE

EXCALIBUR KING MASTER 2 IN 1 ELECTRONIC CHESS CHECKERS COMPUTER BOARD GAME RARE

13 $9.00 1d 5h 43m
Vintage Fidelity Genesis Chess Challenger Computer Model 6108

Vintage Fidelity Genesis Chess Challenger Computer Model 6108

 - $49.99 1d 6h 38m
Excalibur Einstein Chess Wizard Chess Computer

Excalibur Einstein Chess Wizard Chess Computer

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 $15.99
$29.99		 1d 12h 44m
Radio Shack Tandy Computerized Chess Game

Radio Shack Tandy Computerized Chess Game

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 $17.95
$20.00		 1d 18h 51m
FIDELITY ELECTRONICS SENSORY VOICE CHESS CHALLENGER-GEM MINT & COMPLETE-LOW S&H

FIDELITY ELECTRONICS SENSORY VOICE CHESS CHALLENGER-GEM MINT & COMPLETE-LOW S&H

 - $200.00 1d 19h 57m
Vintage The Excellence Electronic Chess Set

Vintage The Excellence Electronic Chess Set

 - $20.00 1d 20h 41m
Radio Shack Chess Companion Sensory Chess Computer

Radio Shack Chess Companion Sensory Chess Computer

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 $7.95
$9.00		 1d 21h 51m
NEW EXCALIBUR KING MASTER III 2 IN 1 ELECTRONIC CHESS AND CHECKER GAME NEW

NEW EXCALIBUR KING MASTER III 2 IN 1 ELECTRONIC CHESS AND CHECKER GAME NEW

 - $24.99 1d 22h 7m
NEW! RADIO SHACK 4 in 1 Chess, Checkers, Line of 4, Top Mind - With Game Pieces

NEW! RADIO SHACK 4 in 1 Chess, Checkers, Line of 4, Top Mind - With Game Pieces

 - $29.99 2d 2h 34m
Thinkfun Solitaire Chess NIB, NEW

Thinkfun Solitaire Chess NIB, NEW

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 $7.99
$9.99		 2d 2h 39m
Aragon Saitek Kasparov Talking Chess Computer World Champion Electonic 768 Level

Aragon Saitek Kasparov Talking Chess Computer World Champion Electonic 768 Level

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 $39.99
$69.99		 2d 2h 52m
Excalibur King Master Electonic Chess set

Excalibur King Master Electonic Chess set

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 $14.99
$19.99		 2d 3h 11m
Vintage Chess Challenger 9 Model SC9 Fidelity Electronic Game

Vintage Chess Challenger 9 Model SC9 Fidelity Electronic Game

1 $29.99 2d 3h 53m
RADIO SHACK Electronic CHESS COMPUTER Game PARTNER 1680X Unused No Box

RADIO SHACK Electronic CHESS COMPUTER Game PARTNER 1680X Unused No Box

 - $32.00 2d 4h 58m
Excalibur TALKING E CHESS ELECTRONIC CHESS GAME, Model 410V w owners manual

Excalibur TALKING E CHESS ELECTRONIC CHESS GAME, Model 410V w owners manual

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 $26.99
$29.99		 2d 16h 20m
Toby Chess Encyclopedia of Checkmate Trees 6 CD Box Set

Toby Chess Encyclopedia of Checkmate Trees 6 CD Box Set

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 $9.99
$50.00		 2d 17h 14m
New Vintage Novag Super VIP comes with box and original receipt paid $135.31

New Vintage Novag Super VIP comes with box and original receipt paid $135.31

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 $129.95
$150.00		 2d 17h 18m
Excalibur Igor Electronic Chess Computer Model 711E - Speakers out

Excalibur Igor Electronic Chess Computer Model 711E - Speakers out

 - $19.99 2d 19h 57m
Excalibur Squire 117E Electronic Chess Game

Excalibur Squire 117E Electronic Chess Game

 - $49.99 2d 20h 5m
Chessmaster 10th edition PC

Chessmaster 10th edition PC

 - $12.95 2d 21h 35m
NEW! EXCALIBUR Electronic Touch Screen Chess II- LCD Display 404ET-CS 1-2 PLAYER

NEW! EXCALIBUR Electronic Touch Screen Chess II- LCD Display 404ET-CS 1-2 PLAYER

 - $29.97 2d 22h 53m
electronic chess game excalibur

electronic chess game excalibur

 - $35.00 3d 1h 37m
Novag Obsidian Electronic Chess Set

Novag Obsidian Electronic Chess Set

 1 $40.00 3d 2h 10m

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.