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Pooping Candy Dispenser, Baa Humbug, Pooping Sheep

Pooping Candy Dispenser, Baa Humbug, Pooping Sheep

 - $4.95 2h 16m
Chup Chups Milk Can Money Box

Chup Chups Milk Can Money Box

 - $0.98 4h 10m
VINTAGE POPEYE, OLIVE OIL, SWEEPEA BLUTO 4 RUBBER FIGURES SET!! FREE SHIPPING!!

VINTAGE POPEYE, OLIVE OIL, SWEEPEA BLUTO 4 RUBBER FIGURES SET!! FREE SHIPPING!!

 - $14.95 5h 15m
Rare E.T. Limted Edition Box Toy

Rare E.T. Limted Edition Box Toy

 - $4.00 5h 22m
Fish Flat. Cracker Jack Nosco 1950s

Fish Flat. Cracker Jack Nosco 1950s

 - $6.00 6h 30m
Kinder surprise aeroplanes 1991

Kinder surprise aeroplanes 1991

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 $10.00
$12.00		 9h 41m
Bugs Bunny Kinder surprise K92n204

Bugs Bunny Kinder surprise K92n204

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 $5.00
$6.00		 9h 41m
Plastic Novelties & Toys of the 40s 50s & 60s

Plastic Novelties & Toys of the 40s 50s & 60s

 - $29.95 10h 55m
Vintage lead charm - Dandy walking w cane 1920s-1930s

Vintage lead charm - Dandy walking w cane 1920s-1930s

 - $12.00 16h 18m
Kraft Cheese & Macaroni LCD Wristwatch 1990 Mail Premium in Mailer with Paper

Kraft Cheese & Macaroni LCD Wristwatch 1990 Mail Premium in Mailer with Paper

 - $4.99 16h 21m
VINTAGE NESTLE P. NUTTY TRUDY PLUSH KISS CLOWN-1984

VINTAGE NESTLE P. NUTTY TRUDY PLUSH KISS CLOWN-1984

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 $4.99
$5.99		 17h
VINTAGE NESTLE LI'L BITE TRUDY PLUSH KISS DOLL-1984

VINTAGE NESTLE LI'L BITE TRUDY PLUSH KISS DOLL-1984

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 $4.99
$5.99		 17h
Cracker Jack Whistle circa 1960's

Cracker Jack Whistle circa 1960's

 - $9.99 18h 49m
Tin TIn and Snowy figures

Tin TIn and Snowy figures

 1 $0.98 21h 9m
Ferrero children eggs figures......6 figures

Ferrero children eggs figures......6 figures

 - $0.98 21h 10m
Ferrero kinder egs figures ..3 metal soldiers figures

Ferrero kinder egs figures ..3 metal soldiers figures

 - $0.98 21h 10m
Ferrero child eggs figures.... 2 metal soldiers

Ferrero child eggs figures.... 2 metal soldiers

 - $0.98 21h 15m
Ferrero chidren eggs figures...2 metal soldiers

Ferrero chidren eggs figures...2 metal soldiers

 - $0.98 21h 18m
Ferrero child eggs figures... 2 metal figures

Ferrero child eggs figures... 2 metal figures

 - $0.98 21h 21m
Ferrero child eggs figures... 2.metal figures

Ferrero child eggs figures... 2.metal figures

 - $0.98 21h 23m
Vintage Plastic KEDS Shoes Premium Clicker & Magnifying Glass For Spying Club

Vintage Plastic KEDS Shoes Premium Clicker & Magnifying Glass For Spying Club

- $40.00 21h 24m
Ferrero chidren eggs figures.....5 Cars

Ferrero chidren eggs figures.....5 Cars

 - $0.98 21h 26m
Nathan HOTDOG Hot Dog Frankster Bendy Fig Cheerleader

Nathan HOTDOG Hot Dog Frankster Bendy Fig Cheerleader

 - $9.99 21h 42m
Nathan HOTDOG Frankster Bendy Figure CIRCUS GAL 5.25"

Nathan HOTDOG Frankster Bendy Figure CIRCUS GAL 5.25"

 - $9.99 21h 43m
Space Jam lunchbox with water bottle

Space Jam lunchbox with water bottle

 - $14.00 1d 36m
NATURE'S WATCH 1992 & NATURE'S HELPER 1991 FAST FOOD MC

NATURE'S WATCH 1992 & NATURE'S HELPER 1991 FAST FOOD MC

 - $4.49 1d 1h 39m
DUEL MASTER MCDONALDS BURGER KING 2002-1005

DUEL MASTER MCDONALDS BURGER KING 2002-1005

 - $1.99 1d 1h 39m
LOONEY TUNES QUACK-UP CARS 1993 MCDONALDS

LOONEY TUNES QUACK-UP CARS 1993 MCDONALDS

 - $3.49 1d 1h 39m
HUNCH BACK OF NORTE DAME HAND PUPPETS -1996 BURGER KI

HUNCH BACK OF NORTE DAME HAND PUPPETS -1996 BURGER KI

 - $2.49 1d 1h 39m
BARBIE MISC. FAST FOOD PROMO TOYS

BARBIE MISC. FAST FOOD PROMO TOYS

 - $1.99 1d 1h 39m

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.