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Accurail 2559 Southern 55ton Hopper rd#112162 HO Scale Kit

Accurail 2559 Southern 55ton Hopper rd#112162 HO Scale Kit

 - $12.95 1h 52m
Accurail 2501 ATSF Santa Fe 55ton USRA Hopper rd#180180 HO Scale Kit

Accurail 2501 ATSF Santa Fe 55ton USRA Hopper rd#180180 HO Scale Kit

 - $12.95 2h 8m
CUSTOM WEATHERED w rust cnw 4 bay hopper w permanent coal load metal wheels

CUSTOM WEATHERED w rust cnw 4 bay hopper w permanent coal load metal wheels

- $16.99 2h 18m
ACCUREADY 50' CANADIAN PACIFIC COMBO DOOR BOX CAR (R1)

ACCUREADY 50' CANADIAN PACIFIC COMBO DOOR BOX CAR (R1)

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 $13.00
$15.00		 2h 59m
Accurail 50' Fruit Growers Express Welded Plug Door Box Car - g1

Accurail 50' Fruit Growers Express Welded Plug Door Box Car - g1

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 $8.99
$10.99		 3h 7m
ACCUREADY 50' MAINE CENTRAL PLUG DOOR BOX CAR (R2)

ACCUREADY 50' MAINE CENTRAL PLUG DOOR BOX CAR (R2)

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 $13.00
$15.00		 3h 16m
Accurail HO scale Ann Arbor 40' Wood Box Car

Accurail HO scale Ann Arbor 40' Wood Box Car

 2 $6.00 3h 24m
ACCUREADY 50' MAINE CENTRAL PLUG DOOR BOX CAR (R3)

ACCUREADY 50' MAINE CENTRAL PLUG DOOR BOX CAR (R3)

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 $13.00
$15.00		 3h 38m
Northern Pacific AAR 40' Steel Box Car - Weathered

Northern Pacific AAR 40' Steel Box Car - Weathered

 - $10.00 3h 40m
Erie RR O.B. 40' Steel End Box Car - Weathered

Erie RR O.B. 40' Steel End Box Car - Weathered

 1 $10.00 3h 46m
ACCURAIL HO U A SOUTHERN PACIFIC TRIPLE HOPPER (6 PACK)

ACCURAIL HO U A SOUTHERN PACIFIC TRIPLE HOPPER (6 PACK)

 - $85.00 3h 52m
ACCUREADY UNION PACIFIC 89' BI-LEVEL OPEN AUTO RACK (R6)

ACCUREADY UNION PACIFIC 89' BI-LEVEL OPEN AUTO RACK (R6)

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 $19.95
$22.00		 4h 5m
ACCURAIL HO SCALE PORTLAND TERMINAL COMPANY-ONE KADEE COUPLER-NO ORIG. BOX

ACCURAIL HO SCALE PORTLAND TERMINAL COMPANY-ONE KADEE COUPLER-NO ORIG. BOX

 5 $7.12 6h 34m
ACCURAIL RTR C&O CHESSIE SYSTEM EXTERIOR POST BOXCAR

ACCURAIL RTR C&O CHESSIE SYSTEM EXTERIOR POST BOXCAR

1 $0.99 8h 40m
Accurail HO Scale 75271 70 Ton Triple Hopper Lackawanna #84037

Accurail HO Scale 75271 70 Ton Triple Hopper Lackawanna #84037

 - $13.99 15h 28m
Accurail #2702 - Wood Side Twin Hopper Kit - PRR - Nice!!

Accurail #2702 - Wood Side Twin Hopper Kit - PRR - Nice!!

 1 $9.99 21h 20m
Accurail #3720 HO N*W 41' AAR Steel Gondola NEW

Accurail #3720 HO N*W 41' AAR Steel Gondola NEW

 - $14.99 21h 27m
Bowser HO #55569 53' Wabash Plate Wall Hwy Trailer -Heartland #9364

Bowser HO #55569 53' Wabash Plate Wall Hwy Trailer -Heartland #9364

 - $13.79 22h 25m
Accurail #3721 HO NYC 40' AAR Steel Gondola NEW

Accurail #3721 HO NYC 40' AAR Steel Gondola NEW

 - $14.99 22h 26m
Accurail HO #8012.2A (2 Pack) ACFX 3-Bay Cov. Hoppers

Accurail HO #8012.2A (2 Pack) ACFX 3-Bay Cov. Hoppers

 - $28.00 22h 31m
NIB HO Accurail #2414 55t USRA Twin Hopper MP Kit

NIB HO Accurail #2414 55t USRA Twin Hopper MP Kit

 - $11.39 22h 43m
Accurail HO #7708 (Offset-Side Twin Hopper)SL-SF Frisco

Accurail HO #7708 (Offset-Side Twin Hopper)SL-SF Frisco

 - $12.79 23h 3m
Accurail HO #3712.1 AAR 41' Drop End Gondola GN

Accurail HO #3712.1 AAR 41' Drop End Gondola GN

 - $12.00 23h 20m
Accurail HO #4103.2 (40' wd Box w Dr End) Milw. Road

Accurail HO #4103.2 (40' wd Box w Dr End) Milw. Road

 - $12.75 23h 20m
Accurail HO #4809.1 (40' Wood Reefer) Northern Pacific

Accurail HO #4809.1 (40' Wood Reefer) Northern Pacific

 - $13.59 23h 20m
Accurail #3801 HO G.N. 40' Combo Door Boxcar NEW

Accurail #3801 HO G.N. 40' Combo Door Boxcar NEW

 - $14.99 23h 28m
Accurail #4838 HO D&H 40' Wood Reefer NEW

Accurail #4838 HO D&H 40' Wood Reefer NEW

 - $15.99 23h 29m
Accurail # 3210 40' AAR Steel Box C. & N.W. - HO Scale - Weighted - C&NW

Accurail # 3210 40' AAR Steel Box C. & N.W. - HO Scale - Weighted - C&NW

 - $8.25 23h 40m
GREAT NORTHERN GN 171986 ACF 3 BAY COVERED HOPPER by ACCURAIL KIT # 2010

GREAT NORTHERN GN 171986 ACF 3 BAY COVERED HOPPER by ACCURAIL KIT # 2010

 - $9.00 23h 43m
HO SCALE ACCURAIL 40' DELAWARE & HUDSON BOX CAR D&H 19123 THE BRIDGE LINE

HO SCALE ACCURAIL 40' DELAWARE & HUDSON BOX CAR D&H 19123 THE BRIDGE LINE

 - $11.00 23h 45m

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  • 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.