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Antique Vintage marble collection, 20 marbles for your collection

Antique Vintage marble collection, 20 marbles for your collection

 2 $1.00 31m
VINTAGE OX BLOOD MARBLE MARBLES PATCH AKRO AGATE SWIRL MINT

VINTAGE OX BLOOD MARBLE MARBLES PATCH AKRO AGATE SWIRL MINT

 - $9.99 34m
NICE VINTAGE LOT OF 19 CHINA CLAY MARBLES!

NICE VINTAGE LOT OF 19 CHINA CLAY MARBLES!

 6 $31.78 35m
TWO NICE 19 32" HAND FACETED BANDED AGATE MARBLES!

TWO NICE 19 32" HAND FACETED BANDED AGATE MARBLES!

 1 $9.95 38m
1 NICE AMERICAN AGATE VERY NEAR MINT!

1 NICE AMERICAN AGATE VERY NEAR MINT!

 - $9.00 39m
Vintage Marbles:Nice Peltier Flaming Dragon FREE SHIPPING m9-60

Vintage Marbles:Nice Peltier Flaming Dragon FREE SHIPPING m9-60

 - $7.99 40m
7 BEAUTIFUL OLD, VINTAGE, ANTIQUE MARBLES SG-799

7 BEAUTIFUL OLD, VINTAGE, ANTIQUE MARBLES SG-799

 - $29.25 41m
1 MINT AKRO AGATE CORKSCREW lQQK!!!

1 MINT AKRO AGATE CORKSCREW lQQK!!!

 1 $4.00 43m
Everett Grist's Big Book of Marbles: A Comprehensive Identification & Value 2011

Everett Grist's Big Book of Marbles: A Comprehensive Identification & Value 2011

 2 $31.00 45m
Claystone 5 Marbles Box set 2001 hand made Clay--- Box "D" -- NICE!

Claystone 5 Marbles Box set 2001 hand made Clay--- Box "D" -- NICE!

 - $19.99 47m
Claystone 5 Marbles Box set 2001 hand made Clay--- Box "C" -- NICE!

Claystone 5 Marbles Box set 2001 hand made Clay--- Box "C" -- NICE!

 - $19.99 47m
1 TRANSITIONAL NAVARE` ? VERY NEAR MINT LQQK!!

1 TRANSITIONAL NAVARE` ? VERY NEAR MINT LQQK!!

 1 $9.00 48m
RARE PELTIER CLEAR RAINBOW! AWESOME COLORS! MINT!

RARE PELTIER CLEAR RAINBOW! AWESOME COLORS! MINT!

 6 $22.03 48m
Vintage Marbles:Nice multi-colored Peltier Glass Marble FREE SHIPPING m9-61

Vintage Marbles:Nice multi-colored Peltier Glass Marble FREE SHIPPING m9-61

 - $3.99 51m
(2) Vintage Marbles 13 16" Glass

(2) Vintage Marbles 13 16" Glass

 - $0.99 54m
Vintage Marbles: Green & White Peltier Glass Marble FREE SHIPPING m9-69

Vintage Marbles: Green & White Peltier Glass Marble FREE SHIPPING m9-69

 - $3.99 58m
7 BEAUTIFUL OLD, VINTAGE, ANTIQUE MARBLES SG-822

7 BEAUTIFUL OLD, VINTAGE, ANTIQUE MARBLES SG-822

 - $56.25 59m
VITRO AGATE UNIQUE PRETTY & MINT+ FROM PERSONAL COLLECTION FOR MANY MANY YEARS

VITRO AGATE UNIQUE PRETTY & MINT+ FROM PERSONAL COLLECTION FOR MANY MANY YEARS

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 $5.99
$17.00		 1h 5m
Vitro Cat Eye Marbles 40 Count in Original Package

Vitro Cat Eye Marbles 40 Count in Original Package

 - $9.95 1h 12m
7 BEAUTIFUL OLD, VINTAGE, ANTIQUE MARBLES SG-823

7 BEAUTIFUL OLD, VINTAGE, ANTIQUE MARBLES SG-823

 - $48.75 1h 19m
Pretty Vintage Tiger Eye Mineral Stone Marble (.69") *Brown Beige Rings *REDUCED

Pretty Vintage Tiger Eye Mineral Stone Marble (.69") *Brown Beige Rings *REDUCED

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 $8.00
$9.99		 1h 21m
? 4 PELTIER MARBLES LOT#1 ! ?

? 4 PELTIER MARBLES LOT#1 ! ?

 3 $5.51 1h 23m
Larger Vitro Agate (.71") BEAUTIFUL Orange V-Patch Marble (Excellent Condition)

Larger Vitro Agate (.71") BEAUTIFUL Orange V-Patch Marble (Excellent Condition)

 - $8.00 1h 25m
?3 PELTIER MARBLES LOT# 2 ! ?

?3 PELTIER MARBLES LOT# 2 ! ?

 - $3.99 1h 28m
2 Vintage (Old) "Awesome" Marbles (Unknown Origin) *Lots of Swirls

2 Vintage (Old) "Awesome" Marbles (Unknown Origin) *Lots of Swirls

 - $8.00 1h 31m
20 Old (Vintage) Cat Eye Marbles And 2 New Shooters *Pretty Colorful Mix

20 Old (Vintage) Cat Eye Marbles And 2 New Shooters *Pretty Colorful Mix

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 $4.75
$5.25		 1h 32m
Nice Hard To Find Light Blue Akro Agate 314 Narrow Ledge Vase

Nice Hard To Find Light Blue Akro Agate 314 Narrow Ledge Vase

 - $65.00 1h 32m
15 (Older) "Pretty" Sky Blue White Marbles (Unknown Maker) *Excellent Condition

15 (Older) "Pretty" Sky Blue White Marbles (Unknown Maker) *Excellent Condition

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 $3.00
$4.25		 1h 32m
5 BEAUTIFUL OLD, VINTAGE, ANTIQUE MARBLES SG-584

5 BEAUTIFUL OLD, VINTAGE, ANTIQUE MARBLES SG-584

 - $33.75 1h 34m
Two "Beautiful" Vintage (Old) Vitro Agate Caged Cat Eyes (Shooters - .84") NICE

Two "Beautiful" Vintage (Old) Vitro Agate Caged Cat Eyes (Shooters - .84") NICE

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 $3.00
$4.25		 1h 34m

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.