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MANTUA HO SCALE: TOY EXPRESS Christmas Train set: NEW Cond w CoA

MANTUA HO SCALE: TOY EXPRESS Christmas Train set: NEW Cond w CoA

 - $99.99 1h 21m
MANTUA : ALL METAL SHELL TANKER WITH BOX

MANTUA : ALL METAL SHELL TANKER WITH BOX

 - $39.95 1h 31m
HO train car tanker

HO train car tanker

 - $2.99 1h 33m
HO Mantua PRR Pennsylvania Caboose

HO Mantua PRR Pennsylvania Caboose

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 $9.95
$11.95		 1h 56m
Mantua & Athearn HO Lot of 3-Engines &10 Freight Cars-Unboxed-Excellent

Mantua & Athearn HO Lot of 3-Engines &10 Freight Cars-Unboxed-Excellent

 1 $34.99 1h 59m
HO Scale Mantua Tyco Santa Fe #4015 Locomotive Lot DT506

HO Scale Mantua Tyco Santa Fe #4015 Locomotive Lot DT506

 4 $8.27 2h 1m
Mantua Tyco HO F7A Canadian National CN Diesel Locomotive, road #6536

Mantua Tyco HO F7A Canadian National CN Diesel Locomotive, road #6536

 1 $7.95 2h 13m
HO Mantua - NEW YORK CENTRAL BOX CAR - NICE !!!

HO Mantua - NEW YORK CENTRAL BOX CAR - NICE !!!

- $10.00 2h 19m
HO Mantua - GREAT NORTHERN BOX CAR - NICE !!!

HO Mantua - GREAT NORTHERN BOX CAR - NICE !!!

- $10.00 2h 19m
HO Mantua - C & O - UP GONDOLA'S - NICE !!!

HO Mantua - C & O - UP GONDOLA'S - NICE !!!

- $6.00 2h 19m
HO Mantua - MStL BOX CAR - NICE !!!

HO Mantua - MStL BOX CAR - NICE !!!

- $7.00 2h 19m
Mantua - Vintage HO Scale Southern Pacific 4-6-0 Steam Locomotive

Mantua - Vintage HO Scale Southern Pacific 4-6-0 Steam Locomotive

 - $25.00 2h 21m
MANTUA HO CAR LOT OF 4 UNION PACIFIC ILLINOIS CENTRAL GREAT NORTHERN BURLINGTON

MANTUA HO CAR LOT OF 4 UNION PACIFIC ILLINOIS CENTRAL GREAT NORTHERN BURLINGTON

 - $9.99 2h 31m
HO Tyco Mantua Center Cab Switcher US Steel

HO Tyco Mantua Center Cab Switcher US Steel

 6 $21.85 2h 35m
MANTUA HO CAR LOT OF 3 SANTA FE PITTSBURGH LAKE ERIE TANK CAR DU PONT

MANTUA HO CAR LOT OF 3 SANTA FE PITTSBURGH LAKE ERIE TANK CAR DU PONT

 - $9.99 2h 36m
Mantua Collector Model no. 348-025 B&O 2-8-2 Mikado w Vandy Tender & Smoke

Mantua Collector Model no. 348-025 B&O 2-8-2 Mikado w Vandy Tender & Smoke

 - $195.95 2h 41m
Vintage Mantua HO Scale Gulf Mobil & Ohio Box Car

Vintage Mantua HO Scale Gulf Mobil & Ohio Box Car

 - $4.99 2h 42m
Vintage HO Scale Mantua Dairymen's League Boxcar #2

Vintage HO Scale Mantua Dairymen's League Boxcar #2

 - $13.00 3h 16m
MANTUA DECAPOD LOCO & TENDER 2-10-0 RAILROAD TRAIN KIT #518 NEVER OPENED-MINT

MANTUA DECAPOD LOCO & TENDER 2-10-0 RAILROAD TRAIN KIT #518 NEVER OPENED-MINT

 - $85.00 3h 31m
VINTAGE HO SCALE 2 CAR LOT VTR #169 + TEXACO TANKER #270 'NICE' ORIGINAL

VINTAGE HO SCALE 2 CAR LOT VTR #169 + TEXACO TANKER #270 'NICE' ORIGINAL

 - $7.99 3h 40m
VINTAGE MANTUA HO SCALE 5 CAR LOT 2 TANKERS 1 BOX + MORE ORIGINAL

VINTAGE MANTUA HO SCALE 5 CAR LOT 2 TANKERS 1 BOX + MORE ORIGINAL

 - $12.00 3h 41m
VINTAGE HO SCALE 4 CAR LOT ALL CARS WITH SPRING SUSPENSION 'NICE' ORIGINAL

VINTAGE HO SCALE 4 CAR LOT ALL CARS WITH SPRING SUSPENSION 'NICE' ORIGINAL

 - $9.99 3h 41m
Mantua Long Haul Tender

Mantua Long Haul Tender

 - $12.95 3h 55m
Vintage HO Trains HugeLot Mantua Atlas{TycoAustriaUSAHongKong}Late50's60' 98Pc

Vintage HO Trains HugeLot Mantua Atlas{TycoAustriaUSAHongKong}Late50's60' 98Pc

- $70.00 4h 7m
ORIGINAL Vintage Mantua: Pennsylvania RR Clearance Car #319-A, RTR C-9 OB

ORIGINAL Vintage Mantua: Pennsylvania RR Clearance Car #319-A, RTR C-9 OB

 - $24.95 4h 12m
HO MANTUA TYCO LOT - THE GENERAL 1860 SERIES WESTERN & ATLANTIC CAR PLUS -1950s

HO MANTUA TYCO LOT - THE GENERAL 1860 SERIES WESTERN & ATLANTIC CAR PLUS -1950s

 - $39.95 4h 14m
AHM RIVAROSSI MANTUA TYCO TRAINS HUGE SET OF 7 ENGINES FOR PARTS REPAIR HO NR!

AHM RIVAROSSI MANTUA TYCO TRAINS HUGE SET OF 7 ENGINES FOR PARTS REPAIR HO NR!

22 $34.00 4h 15m
Mantua Arizona Cardinals Heavy 41' Stl Reefer Car

Mantua Arizona Cardinals Heavy 41' Stl Reefer Car

 - $9.95 4h 19m
MANTUA HO SCALE "BALTIMORE & OHIO" PRESIDENT ADAMS 4-6-2 LOCO & TENDER

MANTUA HO SCALE "BALTIMORE & OHIO" PRESIDENT ADAMS 4-6-2 LOCO & TENDER

 1 $85.00 4h 30m
MANTUA HO SCALE "SOUTHERN CRESCENT LIMITED" LOCO & TENDER *NEW*

MANTUA HO SCALE "SOUTHERN CRESCENT LIMITED" LOCO & TENDER *NEW*

 1 $85.00 4h 32m

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.