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Ertl 1 16 red "Foarge Harvester" w Both Heads NIB

Ertl 1 16 red "Foarge Harvester" w Both Heads NIB

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 $28.75
$35.00		 32m
Farmall International 560 Pedal tractor.

Farmall International 560 Pedal tractor.

 3 $310.00 33m
Vntg DIECAST HUBLEY JR Farm TRACTOR-Nice Wheels & Paint

Vntg DIECAST HUBLEY JR Farm TRACTOR-Nice Wheels & Paint

 - $24.00 55m
1 16 JOHN DEERE 4430 w DUALS & BALLOON FRONTS

1 16 JOHN DEERE 4430 w DUALS & BALLOON FRONTS

- $85.00 59m
1 16 JOHN DEERE TRUMM 80 DIESEL

1 16 JOHN DEERE TRUMM 80 DIESEL

- $75.00 1h 5m
1 16 CASE I-H STX375 w NARROW SINGLES

1 16 CASE I-H STX375 w NARROW SINGLES

- $85.00 1h 16m
Case 3294 1984 Case Collector Series 1:16th Scale Tractor

Case 3294 1984 Case Collector Series 1:16th Scale Tractor

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 $49.99
$60.00		 1h 18m
Case 2594 1984 Case Collector Series 1:16th Scale Tractor

Case 2594 1984 Case Collector Series 1:16th Scale Tractor

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 $49.99
$60.00		 1h 21m
1 64 Custom 8 Axle Smooth Sided Dump Trailer DCP

1 64 Custom 8 Axle Smooth Sided Dump Trailer DCP

 - $85.00 1h 41m
John Deere Model 55 Plow

John Deere Model 55 Plow

 - $50.00 1h 47m
John Deere Model 44 Plow

John Deere Model 44 Plow

 - $50.00 1h 50m
1 16 CASE I-H 2594 LAS VEGAS NIB

1 16 CASE I-H 2594 LAS VEGAS NIB

- $90.00 1h 56m
IH Precision # 17 McCormick "Flare Box Wagon"

IH Precision # 17 McCormick "Flare Box Wagon"

- $54.98 2h 4m
Arcade Farm Disc Cast Iron 4" X 3.5" ca. 1940

Arcade Farm Disc Cast Iron 4" X 3.5" ca. 1940

 - $49.99 2h 17m
Lebanon Valley John Deere 430

Lebanon Valley John Deere 430

 - $50.00 2h 21m
NY-LINT TOOL & MFG. CO. MODEL AUTHORIZED R.G. LeTOURNEAU INC. TRACTOR CAB.......

NY-LINT TOOL & MFG. CO. MODEL AUTHORIZED R.G. LeTOURNEAU INC. TRACTOR CAB.......

 1 $9.99 2h 27m
1 16 INTERNATIONAL 1468 PRECISION #3 NIB farm toys

1 16 INTERNATIONAL 1468 PRECISION #3 NIB farm toys

- $160.00 2h 38m
ERTL 1:16 CASE IH Forage wagon ON SALE! CLEARANCE!!

ERTL 1:16 CASE IH Forage wagon ON SALE! CLEARANCE!!

 - $14.99 2h 53m
ERTL 1:16 FARMALL 460 restoration tractor

ERTL 1:16 FARMALL 460 restoration tractor

 - $29.95 2h 53m
ERTL 1:16 JOHN DEERE 630 wide front tractor ON SALE!! CLEARANCE PRICE!!

ERTL 1:16 JOHN DEERE 630 wide front tractor ON SALE!! CLEARANCE PRICE!!

 2 $41.00 2h 53m
Vintage Auburn Rubber Red Firetruck LOOK

Vintage Auburn Rubber Red Firetruck LOOK

 - $28.00 2h 55m
Vintage Red Metal Farm Tractor Wagon Attachment Toy Old Rusty

Vintage Red Metal Farm Tractor Wagon Attachment Toy Old Rusty

 - $19.99 2h 57m
Vintage Toy Red Metal Tractor Attachment Windrow Hay Rake Missing Tire As Is

Vintage Toy Red Metal Tractor Attachment Windrow Hay Rake Missing Tire As Is

- $22.99 2h 59m
ERTL 1:16 JOHN DEERE 348 Square Baler

ERTL 1:16 JOHN DEERE 348 Square Baler

- $28.00 3h 22m
ERTL 1:16 JOHN DEERE Unstyled A Tractor ON SALE ! LOW PRICE!

ERTL 1:16 JOHN DEERE Unstyled A Tractor ON SALE ! LOW PRICE!

- $13.99 3h 22m
ERTL 1:16 JOHN DEERE 530 Tractor

ERTL 1:16 JOHN DEERE 530 Tractor

- $29.95 3h 22m
ERTL 1:16 JOHN DEERE 4010 Diesel Prestige Tractor

ERTL 1:16 JOHN DEERE 4010 Diesel Prestige Tractor

 - $49.95 3h 22m
ERTL 1:16 JOHN DEERE 620 LP highcrop Precision Series

ERTL 1:16 JOHN DEERE 620 LP highcrop Precision Series

- $69.95 3h 22m
ERTL 1:16 CASE 1175 PRESTIGE edition tractor ON SALE!!!! LOW PRICE!!

ERTL 1:16 CASE 1175 PRESTIGE edition tractor ON SALE!!!! LOW PRICE!!

 - $39.95 3h 22m
ERTL 1:16 International 460 Utility Industrial ON SALE

ERTL 1:16 International 460 Utility Industrial ON SALE

 - $39.95 3h 22m

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.