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Santa Fe F7 A&B Diesel Locomotives HO Scale Train RUNS GREAT C8 Super Condition

Santa Fe F7 A&B Diesel Locomotives HO Scale Train RUNS GREAT C8 Super Condition

 1 $14.95 30m
LIFE LIKE SANTA FE 3560

LIFE LIKE SANTA FE 3560

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 $15.00
$17.00		 34m
Life-Like, Union Pacific UP 476336 Cattle Car, HO Scale, Used, Yellow

Life-Like, Union Pacific UP 476336 Cattle Car, HO Scale, Used, Yellow

 3 $4.99 47m
Life-Like Chicago and Illinois Midland 8004 Box Car, HO Scale, Used, Yellow

Life-Like Chicago and Illinois Midland 8004 Box Car, HO Scale, Used, Yellow

 3 $3.00 52m
LIFELIKE HO SCALE 0-4-0 SANTA FE STEAM ENGINE SWITCHER DOCK SIDE LOCOMOTIVE 1:87

LIFELIKE HO SCALE 0-4-0 SANTA FE STEAM ENGINE SWITCHER DOCK SIDE LOCOMOTIVE 1:87

 3 $9.49 1h 26m
LIFE-LIKE P2K 50' SINGLE DOOR BOX CARS BURLINGTON ROUTE

LIFE-LIKE P2K 50' SINGLE DOOR BOX CARS BURLINGTON ROUTE

 - $19.99 1h 28m
LIFE-LIKE POWERED LOCOMOTIVE TRAIN MODEL KIT W POWER TRACK&TRANSFORMER 5 CARS

LIFE-LIKE POWERED LOCOMOTIVE TRAIN MODEL KIT W POWER TRACK&TRANSFORMER 5 CARS

 - $55.00 1h 42m
New Life-Like Light-Ups 01201 Lamp Posts

New Life-Like Light-Ups 01201 Lamp Posts

 - $9.99 1h 46m
HO Scale Life-Like Good & Plenty Locomotive "Ready To Roll"

HO Scale Life-Like Good & Plenty Locomotive "Ready To Roll"

 2 $3.25 2h 9m
PROTO 2000 SERIES GP18 LOCOMOTIVE #8140 CHICAGO & NW ===NEW===

PROTO 2000 SERIES GP18 LOCOMOTIVE #8140 CHICAGO & NW ===NEW===

 - $55.00 2h 9m
HO SCALE LIFE-LIKE LEHIGH VALLEY POWERED ALCO DIESEL

HO SCALE LIFE-LIKE LEHIGH VALLEY POWERED ALCO DIESEL

- $29.99 2h 11m
40583 Proto 2000 Diesel EMD F7A-B Set CB&Q #167A #167B

40583 Proto 2000 Diesel EMD F7A-B Set CB&Q #167A #167B

 - $352.00 2h 15m
Life-Like Good & Plenty Purple Box Car

Life-Like Good & Plenty Purple Box Car

 2 $1.04 2h 19m
Proto 1000 - HO scale - #23941 TCAX #30033 60' Sacramento Moulding Co. Box Car

Proto 1000 - HO scale - #23941 TCAX #30033 60' Sacramento Moulding Co. Box Car

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 $15.00
$16.00		 2h 22m
Life Like Freight Cars

Life Like Freight Cars

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 $10.00
$20.00		 2h 24m
Life Like Linde Union Carbide LAPX 358 HO Scale In Box

Life Like Linde Union Carbide LAPX 358 HO Scale In Box

 - $0.99 2h 27m
Vintage Proto 2000 Reading steel center caboose 92835 road #

Vintage Proto 2000 Reading steel center caboose 92835 road #

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 $20.00
$35.00		 2h 31m
GENERAL STORE HO SCALE MULTI-COLOR MOLDING LIFE-LIKE w SPARE HOSE PARTS?? USED

GENERAL STORE HO SCALE MULTI-COLOR MOLDING LIFE-LIKE w SPARE HOSE PARTS?? USED

 2 $5.51 2h 32m
Proto 2000 GP38-2 Conrail CR 8206 NIB RTR

Proto 2000 GP38-2 Conrail CR 8206 NIB RTR

 14 $28.00 2h 34m
Life Like HO Scale Lighted Word Circus Wild West Combined Shows Train Car

Life Like HO Scale Lighted Word Circus Wild West Combined Shows Train Car

- $9.98 2h 37m
Vintage Life-Like Sante Fe #25077 Box Car w Orig. Box HO Scale

Vintage Life-Like Sante Fe #25077 Box Car w Orig. Box HO Scale

 - $0.99 2h 38m
PROTO 2000 ERIE-LACKAWANNA RAILROAD EMD E 8 9 LOCOMOTIVE

PROTO 2000 ERIE-LACKAWANNA RAILROAD EMD E 8 9 LOCOMOTIVE

 9 $31.33 2h 41m
Pennslyvania FA2 HO PWR Rd#9620 Proto 2000 Life Like Stk#8374

Pennslyvania FA2 HO PWR Rd#9620 Proto 2000 Life Like Stk#8374

 - $44.99 2h 46m
PROTO 2000 ERIE RAILROAD EMD E 8 9 LOCOMOTIVE (SHELL ONLY)

PROTO 2000 ERIE RAILROAD EMD E 8 9 LOCOMOTIVE (SHELL ONLY)

 12 $17.00 2h 46m
HO Bachmann Lot Of 33 EZ-Track

HO Bachmann Lot Of 33 EZ-Track

 - $12.95 2h 47m
LIFE-LIKE HO Scale Santa Fe Diesel Locomotives #3500

LIFE-LIKE HO Scale Santa Fe Diesel Locomotives #3500

 6 $10.00 2h 50m
Proto 2000 L&N Mather 40' DD Stock Car#88031

Proto 2000 L&N Mather 40' DD Stock Car#88031

 - $9.95 2h 53m
PROTO 2000 UNION PACIFIC GP30 PHASE II, NEW, NEVER RUN

PROTO 2000 UNION PACIFIC GP30 PHASE II, NEW, NEVER RUN

 7 $35.99 2h 55m
Sneed's feeds & tools interior lightyed 16 v HO scale #173 POLA STILL ATTACH

Sneed's feeds & tools interior lightyed 16 v HO scale #173 POLA STILL ATTACH

- $7.99 2h 57m
LIFE LIKE HO SCALE NEW YORK CENTRAL FLATCAR WITH CIRCUS WAGONS

LIFE LIKE HO SCALE NEW YORK CENTRAL FLATCAR WITH CIRCUS WAGONS

 1 $6.99 2h 58m

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.