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NIB HO Branchline #110083 50' SD Boxcar IC RTR

NIB HO Branchline #110083 50' SD Boxcar IC RTR

 - $23.99 46m
NIB HO Branchline #120031 50' SD Boxcar GM&O RTR

NIB HO Branchline #120031 50' SD Boxcar GM&O RTR

 - $23.99 46m
NIB HO Branchline #120032 50' SD Boxcar GM&O RTR

NIB HO Branchline #120032 50' SD Boxcar GM&O RTR

 - $23.99 46m
NIB HO Branchline Laser-Art #617 Oxford House Kit

NIB HO Branchline Laser-Art #617 Oxford House Kit

 - $56.99 2h 27m
NIB HO Branchline Laser-Art #618 Woodward House Kit

NIB HO Branchline Laser-Art #618 Woodward House Kit

 - $47.99 2h 27m
NIB HO Branchline Laser-Art #664 Patterson Garage Kit

NIB HO Branchline Laser-Art #664 Patterson Garage Kit

 - $16.99 2h 27m
NIB HO Branchline Laser-Art #682 The Meat Packing Plant Kit

NIB HO Branchline Laser-Art #682 The Meat Packing Plant Kit

 - $80.99 2h 27m
NIB HO Branchline Laser-Art #694 Crosby's Coal Kit

NIB HO Branchline Laser-Art #694 Crosby's Coal Kit

 - $59.99 2h 27m
Branchline Trains Fort Worth & Denver (CB&Q) 40' Box Car FW&D 8415

Branchline Trains Fort Worth & Denver (CB&Q) 40' Box Car FW&D 8415

 - $7.99 2h 52m
Branchline B&M 14 Sec Sleeper New Hamburg

Branchline B&M 14 Sec Sleeper New Hamburg

 - $27.00 3h 26m
Branchline HO Blueprint GM&O 50' SD Boxcar #9218

Branchline HO Blueprint GM&O 50' SD Boxcar #9218

 - $12.75 3h 28m
BARN BRANCHLINE # 650 LASER CUT HO

BARN BRANCHLINE # 650 LASER CUT HO

 - $54.93 3h 35m
Branchline Blueprint HO Illinois Central 50' SD boxcar # 25685 +

Branchline Blueprint HO Illinois Central 50' SD boxcar # 25685 +

 - $12.75 3h 51m
Five (5) Branchline Southern passenger car kits.

Five (5) Branchline Southern passenger car kits.

 2 $35.00 3h 58m
Branchline HO ACL 8-1-2 Pullman Sleeper ALGONQUIN

Branchline HO ACL 8-1-2 Pullman Sleeper ALGONQUIN

 - $27.00 4h 16m
Branchline Blueprint HO craftsman Boston & Maine Coach kits 4623, 4626

Branchline Blueprint HO craftsman Boston & Maine Coach kits 4623, 4626

 3 $15.00 4h 44m
HO Branchline Blueprint Series #1915 L&N Family Lines 50' Welded AAR Boxcar

HO Branchline Blueprint Series #1915 L&N Family Lines 50' Welded AAR Boxcar

 - $7.99 15h 43m
Atlanta & West Point 10-1-2 Pullman Sleeper HO (Ready-to-Run)

Atlanta & West Point 10-1-2 Pullman Sleeper HO (Ready-to-Run)

 1 $21.00 18h 22m
NIB HO Branchline Laser-Art #619 Thelma House Kit

NIB HO Branchline Laser-Art #619 Thelma House Kit

 - $29.99 19h 21m
Branchline Laser-Art HO County Feed Kit

Branchline Laser-Art HO County Feed Kit

 - $62.00 21h 27m
Branchline Laser-Art HO Beverly House Kit

Branchline Laser-Art HO Beverly House Kit

 - $45.35 21h 36m
Branchline Laser-Art HO Weimer's Grist Mill Kit

Branchline Laser-Art HO Weimer's Grist Mill Kit

 - $84.00 21h 42m
Branchline Trains Laser Art HO Stoney Brook Bridge #674

Branchline Trains Laser Art HO Stoney Brook Bridge #674

 - $49.95 21h 54m
NIB HO Branchline Laser-Art #620 Stoddard House Kit

NIB HO Branchline Laser-Art #620 Stoddard House Kit

 - $58.99 22h 42m
NIB HO Branchline Laser-Art #633 The Tool Shed

NIB HO Branchline Laser-Art #633 The Tool Shed

 - $12.49 22h 42m
NIB HO Branchline Laser-Art #681 The Ice House Kit

NIB HO Branchline Laser-Art #681 The Ice House Kit

 - $31.99 22h 42m
NIB HO Branchline #110093 50' SD Boxcar NYC

NIB HO Branchline #110093 50' SD Boxcar NYC

 - $23.99 23h 4m
NIB HO Branchline #111171 AAR 50' Boxcar Wabash RTR

NIB HO Branchline #111171 AAR 50' Boxcar Wabash RTR

 - $25.64 23h 20m
NIB HO Branchline #111172 AAR 50' Boxcar Wabash RTR

NIB HO Branchline #111172 AAR 50' Boxcar Wabash RTR

 - $25.64 23h 20m
HO Scale 50' Plug Door Boxcar Kit - GARX Frisco #54009 - Branchline #1802

HO Scale 50' Plug Door Boxcar Kit - GARX Frisco #54009 - Branchline #1802

 - $14.98 23h 22m

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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.