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VINTAGE HO SCALE SHELL OIL TANKER CAR WITH KADEE COUPLERS BY PRECISION

VINTAGE HO SCALE SHELL OIL TANKER CAR WITH KADEE COUPLERS BY PRECISION

 - $9.95 3h 58m
ABSOLUTE BEST synthetic train oil for Precision Craft!!

ABSOLUTE BEST synthetic train oil for Precision Craft!!

 - $6.99 1d 9h 30m
China Railway Eisenbahn SS-3 Electric locomotive HO (Now with 3 x New versions)

China Railway Eisenbahn SS-3 Electric locomotive HO (Now with 3 x New versions)

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 $99.00
$109.00		 1d 18h 33m
80' ton Gear Loco 3-TRUCK SHAY w 40' Log Car 1 x lok +2 x log wagon set NEW!

80' ton Gear Loco 3-TRUCK SHAY w 40' Log Car 1 x lok +2 x log wagon set NEW!

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 $266.00
$294.00		 1d 19h 10m
Modern Dampflok 4-4-0 "Metall+Decoder" The American Beauty steam DCC digital HO

Modern Dampflok 4-4-0 "Metall+Decoder" The American Beauty steam DCC digital HO

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 $139.00
$155.00		 1d 19h 17m
GE C-36-7 diesel with DCC digital Sound (Chinese Railway ND5 I version) NEW HO

GE C-36-7 diesel with DCC digital Sound (Chinese Railway ND5 I version) NEW HO

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 $199.00
$220.00		 1d 19h 41m
China Eisenbahn Railway SS9G E-lok Red Olympic version HO 1:87 DC 2-rail New

China Eisenbahn Railway SS9G E-lok Red Olympic version HO 1:87 DC 2-rail New

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 $123.00
$136.00		 1d 19h 45m
China Railway Gas-turbine QJ 0001 Steam locomotive Dampflok HO 1:87 DC 2-rail

China Railway Gas-turbine QJ 0001 Steam locomotive Dampflok HO 1:87 DC 2-rail

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 $399.00
$440.00		 1d 19h 46m
Quantum Engineer Sound Activator: Bring Sound Equipped Loco to Life on DC Layout

Quantum Engineer Sound Activator: Bring Sound Equipped Loco to Life on DC Layout

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 $54.99
$60.49		 1d 19h 54m
HO scale TYCO Chicago Burlington Quincy CB&Q Burlington Route 4 Bay Hopper Car

HO scale TYCO Chicago Burlington Quincy CB&Q Burlington Route 4 Bay Hopper Car

 1 $0.99 3d 3h 30m
Precision Miniatures HO Scale Train Gondola Car Burlington Route

Precision Miniatures HO Scale Train Gondola Car Burlington Route

 1 $0.99 3d 3h 31m
Precision Craft NEW YORK CENTRAL ALCO FA1 FB1 Set HO Sound DC DCC Item #264

Precision Craft NEW YORK CENTRAL ALCO FA1 FB1 Set HO Sound DC DCC Item #264

 - $369.00 5d 5h 46m
Precision Craft HO Parlor Observation, SP 1941 Morn Daylight #2954 PCT685

Precision Craft HO Parlor Observation, SP 1941 Morn Daylight #2954 PCT685

 - $91.35 5d 20h 2m
Precision Craft Models New York Central F3A F3B Powered DC No Sound DCC Ready

Precision Craft Models New York Central F3A F3B Powered DC No Sound DCC Ready

- $184.95 6d 2h 24m
PRECISION CRAFT N & W Y6b 2-8-8-2 UNLETTERED DIECAST DC DCC UPGRADEABLE - RARE

PRECISION CRAFT N & W Y6b 2-8-8-2 UNLETTERED DIECAST DC DCC UPGRADEABLE - RARE

 - $425.00 6d 2h 46m
HO READING T1 4-8-4, PSC 593, Engine #2111, Sound, DCC Ready

HO READING T1 4-8-4, PSC 593, Engine #2111, Sound, DCC Ready

 - $199.00 6d 2h 46m
PRR SHOCKS MILL VIADUCT 1904' NEW ITEM AWESOME MODEL!

PRR SHOCKS MILL VIADUCT 1904' NEW ITEM AWESOME MODEL!

 - $500.00 8d 4h 42m
SUPERIOR plastic-safe synthetic oil for Precision Craft

SUPERIOR plastic-safe synthetic oil for Precision Craft

 - $6.99 17d 4h 29m
BLI PRECISION CRAFT HO D&RGW ZEPHYR F3 AB LASHUP DCC & SOUND NEW PRIORITY S&H

BLI PRECISION CRAFT HO D&RGW ZEPHYR F3 AB LASHUP DCC & SOUND NEW PRIORITY S&H

 - $329.99 27d 3h 7m
PMI 62 ft. Burlington Tank Car HO Scale Model Train Car

PMI 62 ft. Burlington Tank Car HO Scale Model Train Car

 - $19.99 28d 21h 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.