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Lego Set 8038 Battle of Endor New	-	$189.00	30m
LEGO STAR WARS - Cad Bane's Speeder 8128 (SHIP ONLY, NO MINIFIGURES)	-	$15.89	31m
LEGO Ninjago Set of 4 New in Package 2114, 2115, 2116, 2174	-	$24.00	33m
RARE 1994 Lego Pirates Ad Sell Sheet MINT	-	$1.99	33m
NIB LEGO CASTLE SET FRIGHT KNIGHT SHELL PROMO 2538 CROSSBOW FLAMER 1998 RARE	-	$14.95	34m
G108B Lego Female Mid-Length Hair - Black - NEW	-	$2.48	34m
RARE 1991 Lego Pirates Ad Sell Sheet MINT	-	$1.99	34m
Star Wars Lego 7115 GUNGAN PATROL NISB	-	$59.99	35m
LEGO City Cargo Train 7939 (Brand New, Factory Sealed) FREE S&H	-	$219.95	35m
LEGO® LORD OF THE RINGS ? 9469 GANDALF the GREY ? Minifigure + Chrystal Staff	-	$9.95	36m
LEGO NINJAGO 9441 (KAI'S BLADE CYCLE) Ages 8-14 *NEW*	-	$12.99	36m
LEGO 6075 WOLFPACK TOWER 1992 100% COMPLETE NO INSTRUCTIONS!	-	$54.99 $64.99	37m
LEGO 6048 MAJISTOS MAGICAL WORKSHOP 100% COMPLETE WITH ORIGINAL INSTRUCTIONS!	-	$29.99 $34.99	37m
LEGO 2538 CROSSBOW FLAMER 1998 100% COMPLETE WITH ORIGINAL INSTRUCTIONS!	-	$7.99 $9.99	37m
LEGO 6020 MAGIC SHOP 1993 100% COMPLETE WITH ORIGINAL INSTRUCTIONS!	-	$12.99 $14.99	37m
LEGO 1712 CROSSBOW CART 1993 100% COMPLETE WITH PRINTED INSTRUCTIONS!	-	$7.99 $9.99	37m
LEGO 6018 BATTLE DRAGON 1990 100% COMPLETE WITH ORIGINAL INSTRUCTIONS!	-	$12.99 $14.99	37m
LEGO 6043 DRAGON DEFENDER 1993 100% COMPLETE WITH PRINTED INSTRUCTIONS!	-	$19.99 $24.99	37m
LEGO 6074 BLACK FALCONS FORTRESS 1986 100% COMPLETE WITH PRINTED INSTRUCTIONS!	-	$69.99 $79.99	37m
LEGO 1877 CRUSADERS CART 100% COMPLETE NO INSTRUCTIONS!	-	$24.99 $29.99	37m
LEGO STAR WARS SHIP PLANE PARTS INSPECTION SHUTTLE X-WING WHITE CYLINDERS LOT	-	$4.99 $6.99	37m
RARE 1988 Lego Castle Ad Sell Sheet MINT	-	$1.99	37m
LEGO 6257 CASTAWAYS RAFT 100% COMPLETE WITH ORIGINAL INSTRUCTIONS!	-	$14.99 $19.99	38m
LEGO 6270 FORBIDDEN FORTRESS 100% ORIGINAL BOX AND INSTRUCTIONS AND LEGO GUIDE!	-	$59.99 $74.99	38m
LEGO 6245 HARBOR SENTRY 100% COMPLETE WITH ORIGINAL INSTRUCTIONS!	-	$9.99 $14.99	38m
LEGO 6261 RAFT RAIDERS 1992 100% COMPLETE WITH ORIGINAL INSTRUCTIONS!	-	$19.99 $24.99	38m
Lego Maersk Train 10219 Engine Only with 2 Minifigures	16	$71.82	39m
Lego Maersk Train 10219 Cargo Wagon Only New Loose	4	$20.00	40m
Lego Maersk Train 10219 Cargo Wagon Only New Loose	5	$17.00	40m
Lego Maersk Train 10219 Grey Cargo Container Only New	5	$16.00	40m

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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.

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Lego Set 8038 Battle of Endor New

LEGO STAR WARS - Cad Bane's Speeder 8128 (SHIP ONLY, NO MINIFIGURES)

LEGO Ninjago Set of 4 New in Package 2114, 2115, 2116, 2174

RARE 1994 Lego Pirates Ad Sell Sheet MINT

NIB LEGO CASTLE SET FRIGHT KNIGHT SHELL PROMO 2538 CROSSBOW FLAMER 1998 RARE

G108B Lego Female Mid-Length Hair - Black - NEW

RARE 1991 Lego Pirates Ad Sell Sheet MINT

Star Wars Lego 7115 GUNGAN PATROL NISB

LEGO City Cargo Train 7939 (Brand New, Factory Sealed) FREE S&H

LEGO® LORD OF THE RINGS ? 9469 GANDALF the GREY ? Minifigure + Chrystal Staff

LEGO NINJAGO 9441 (KAI'S BLADE CYCLE) Ages 8-14 NEW

LEGO 6075 WOLFPACK TOWER 1992 100% COMPLETE NO INSTRUCTIONS!

LEGO 6048 MAJISTOS MAGICAL WORKSHOP 100% COMPLETE WITH ORIGINAL INSTRUCTIONS!

LEGO 2538 CROSSBOW FLAMER 1998 100% COMPLETE WITH ORIGINAL INSTRUCTIONS!

LEGO 6020 MAGIC SHOP 1993 100% COMPLETE WITH ORIGINAL INSTRUCTIONS!

LEGO 1712 CROSSBOW CART 1993 100% COMPLETE WITH PRINTED INSTRUCTIONS!

LEGO 6018 BATTLE DRAGON 1990 100% COMPLETE WITH ORIGINAL INSTRUCTIONS!

LEGO 6043 DRAGON DEFENDER 1993 100% COMPLETE WITH PRINTED INSTRUCTIONS!

LEGO 6074 BLACK FALCONS FORTRESS 1986 100% COMPLETE WITH PRINTED INSTRUCTIONS!

LEGO 1877 CRUSADERS CART 100% COMPLETE NO INSTRUCTIONS!

LEGO STAR WARS SHIP PLANE PARTS INSPECTION SHUTTLE X-WING WHITE CYLINDERS LOT

RARE 1988 Lego Castle Ad Sell Sheet MINT

LEGO 6257 CASTAWAYS RAFT 100% COMPLETE WITH ORIGINAL INSTRUCTIONS!

LEGO 6270 FORBIDDEN FORTRESS 100% ORIGINAL BOX AND INSTRUCTIONS AND LEGO GUIDE!

LEGO 6245 HARBOR SENTRY 100% COMPLETE WITH ORIGINAL INSTRUCTIONS!

LEGO 6261 RAFT RAIDERS 1992 100% COMPLETE WITH ORIGINAL INSTRUCTIONS!

Lego Maersk Train 10219 Engine Only with 2 Minifigures

Lego Maersk Train 10219 Cargo Wagon Only New Loose

Lego Maersk Train 10219 Cargo Wagon Only New Loose

Lego Maersk Train 10219 Grey Cargo Container Only New

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