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CSX C44-9W Locomotive CSX YN2#9001

CSX C44-9W Locomotive CSX YN2#9001

 1 $49.99 30m
ATHEARN Rare & Vintage Union Pacific F7A Powered & Matching WV Caboose

ATHEARN Rare & Vintage Union Pacific F7A Powered & Matching WV Caboose

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 $24.99
$29.99		 30m
Vintage Athearn HO gauge 200 ton Wreck Crane "Big Hook" in box - 1951

Vintage Athearn HO gauge 200 ton Wreck Crane "Big Hook" in box - 1951

 2 $17.17 31m
lot of 6 Athearn Diesel Locomotives

lot of 6 Athearn Diesel Locomotives

 9 $56.00 34m
HO TRIPLE DOME TANK CAR (GATX) - ATHEARN #73693

HO TRIPLE DOME TANK CAR (GATX) - ATHEARN #73693

 - $22.94 36m
ATHEARN - 2001 HO R-T-R "WEST COAST EXPRESS" F59PHI (PWR) BOMBARDIER COACH CAR

ATHEARN - 2001 HO R-T-R "WEST COAST EXPRESS" F59PHI (PWR) BOMBARDIER COACH CAR

 - $120.00 38m
athearn train sl coach car

athearn train sl coach car

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 $10.00
$12.00		 40m
HO TRIPLE DOME TANK CAR UNION TANK LINE - ATHEARN 73689

HO TRIPLE DOME TANK CAR UNION TANK LINE - ATHEARN 73689

 - $22.94 45m
ATHEARN SPECIAL ED. 2220 EMD 50TH.ANIV. CHESSIE GP40-2

ATHEARN SPECIAL ED. 2220 EMD 50TH.ANIV. CHESSIE GP40-2

 - $69.00 45m
ATHEARN HO TRAIN 40' CNJ GONDOLA MIB

ATHEARN HO TRAIN 40' CNJ GONDOLA MIB

 1 $7.99 49m
HO Scale Athearn Flywheel Drive SW 7 Cow and Calf Diesel Switcher - 2 Covers!

HO Scale Athearn Flywheel Drive SW 7 Cow and Calf Diesel Switcher - 2 Covers!

 16 $31.00 50m
ATHEARN-2011 R-T-R UNION PACIFIC U50 POWER LOCOMOTIVE #51

ATHEARN-2011 R-T-R UNION PACIFIC U50 POWER LOCOMOTIVE #51

 - $237.00 50m
ATHEARN TRAINS UNION PACIFIC 62' TANK HO SCALE

ATHEARN TRAINS UNION PACIFIC 62' TANK HO SCALE

 - $4.00 50m
ATHEARN TRAINS LOCOMOTIVE HO SCALE AMTRAK 503

ATHEARN TRAINS LOCOMOTIVE HO SCALE AMTRAK 503

 1 $14.00 50m
ATHEARN HO SCALE CABOOSE GREAT NORTHERN

ATHEARN HO SCALE CABOOSE GREAT NORTHERN

 - $4.00 50m
ATHEARN SW1500 UNDEC. SHELL SP VERSION NEW!!

ATHEARN SW1500 UNDEC. SHELL SP VERSION NEW!!

 - $6.95 55m
Athearn # 77155 HO RTR GP38-2 Lehigh Valley # 323 HO Scale MIB

Athearn # 77155 HO RTR GP38-2 Lehigh Valley # 323 HO Scale MIB

 - $79.98 57m
Athearn HO - South Branch Valley Railroad PS 50' SD Box Car (2-Car Combo)

Athearn HO - South Branch Valley Railroad PS 50' SD Box Car (2-Car Combo)

 - $31.98 1h
Athearn # 2749 Ford C Box Van, Delta Trucking HO Scale MIB

Athearn # 2749 Ford C Box Van, Delta Trucking HO Scale MIB

 - $13.98 1h 1m
Athearn Union Pacific 40' stock car

Athearn Union Pacific 40' stock car

 - $6.99 1h 2m
Athearn # 2754 Ford C Box Van, California Motor Express HO Scale MIB

Athearn # 2754 Ford C Box Van, California Motor Express HO Scale MIB

 - $13.98 1h 3m
Athearn Union Pacific 40' stock car

Athearn Union Pacific 40' stock car

 - $6.99 1h 4m
NEW Athearn HO RTR 30' 8K Gal Tank, GATX#1, NIB

NEW Athearn HO RTR 30' 8K Gal Tank, GATX#1, NIB

 - $24.99 1h 5m
Athearn Northern Pacific 57' refer car

Athearn Northern Pacific 57' refer car

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 $5.99
$6.59		 1h 7m
Athearn 57' refer car

Athearn 57' refer car

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 $5.99
$6.59		 1h 8m
NEW Athearn HO RTR 30' 8K Gal Tank, GATX#2, NIB

NEW Athearn HO RTR 30' 8K Gal Tank, GATX#2, NIB

 - $24.99 1h 8m
NEW Athearn HO RTR 30' 8K Gal Tank, AMAZIO#2NIB

NEW Athearn HO RTR 30' 8K Gal Tank, AMAZIO#2NIB

 - $24.99 1h 14m
B5 Athearn HO Iron Horse Express Set Union Pacific UP ATH1075 Model Train GP38-2

B5 Athearn HO Iron Horse Express Set Union Pacific UP ATH1075 Model Train GP38-2

 24 $56.55 1h 15m
Athearn RTR EMD Lease (EMDX) SD60 (Ex-BN) 8302

Athearn RTR EMD Lease (EMDX) SD60 (Ex-BN) 8302

 1 $75.00 1h 17m
Atlas "New In Box" Ready to Run Cambria and Indiana Locomotive #19

Atlas "New In Box" Ready to Run Cambria and Indiana Locomotive #19

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 $135.00
$150.00		 1h 21m

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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.