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Legend Productions Somebody Help Us! W Base 1 35

Legend Productions Somebody Help Us! W Base 1 35

 - $22.99 30m
Verlinden 150mm Zarlon Palace Guard 1054

Verlinden 150mm Zarlon Palace Guard 1054

 - $37.81 32m
Dragon 7283 Sd.Kfz 162 JAGDPANZER IV L 70 Command Version Armor Pro 1 72 Scale

Dragon 7283 Sd.Kfz 162 JAGDPANZER IV L 70 Command Version Armor Pro 1 72 Scale

 1 $5.00 36m
Tamiya 1 35 Military Miniatures series - British Eighth Army Infantry Fact-Sea

Tamiya 1 35 Military Miniatures series - British Eighth Army Infantry Fact-Sea

 - $3.99 36m
English Longbowman # 1552 superscale 1 5 scale by Verlinden

English Longbowman # 1552 superscale 1 5 scale by Verlinden

 3 $14.01 40m
Caesar #1480 200 mm Bust by Verlinden

Caesar #1480 200 mm Bust by Verlinden

 1 $9.99 42m
Verlinden 1 35 German Generals WWII (2 Figures) 1064

Verlinden 1 35 German Generals WWII (2 Figures) 1064

 - $15.86 44m
Vietcong & River Boats by Verlinden 54mm 1 35 scale #570

Vietcong & River Boats by Verlinden 54mm 1 35 scale #570

 2 $11.56 44m
Preiser, Vintage, New in the Package, Item# 2508 HO scale German Army soldiers

Preiser, Vintage, New in the Package, Item# 2508 HO scale German Army soldiers

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 $12.95
$16.00		 45m
Preiser, Vintage, New in the Package, Item# 2450 HO scale German Army soldiers

Preiser, Vintage, New in the Package, Item# 2450 HO scale German Army soldiers

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 $12.95
$16.00		 45m
Mig 1 48 German Winter Crew 48-063

Mig 1 48 German Winter Crew 48-063

 - $17.85 46m
North American Indian Colonial Wars Weapons set # 3 & # 4 120mm 1 15 scale

North American Indian Colonial Wars Weapons set # 3 & # 4 120mm 1 15 scale

 3 $17.00 48m
Verlinden 1 35 Kameraden (2 Figures) 1077

Verlinden 1 35 Kameraden (2 Figures) 1077

 - $15.86 52m
Preiser, Vintage, New in the Box, Item# 2506 HO scale German Army soldiers

Preiser, Vintage, New in the Box, Item# 2506 HO scale German Army soldiers

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 $12.95
$16.00		 52m
Preiser, Vintage, NiB, 4516 1:72 scale Pilots, Luftwaffe, unpainted kit

Preiser, Vintage, NiB, 4516 1:72 scale Pilots, Luftwaffe, unpainted kit

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 $14.95
$18.00		 52m
Verlinden 120mm Captain 4th Hussars 1080

Verlinden 120mm Captain 4th Hussars 1080

 - $30.25 55m
3 DRAGON 1 35 URBAN ELITE SERIES KITS HOG KONG POLICE BRITISH SAS AND GSG-9

3 DRAGON 1 35 URBAN ELITE SERIES KITS HOG KONG POLICE BRITISH SAS AND GSG-9

 - $9.99 56m
4 DRAGON 1 35 WORLD ELITE FORCE SERIES FIGURE KITS

4 DRAGON 1 35 WORLD ELITE FORCE SERIES FIGURE KITS

 1 $9.99 57m
TAMIYA 1 35 SCALE MILITARY MINIATURES JAPANESE ARMY INFANTRY

TAMIYA 1 35 SCALE MILITARY MINIATURES JAPANESE ARMY INFANTRY

 - $5.00 57m
TAMIYA 1 35 SCALE MILITARY MINIATURES U.S. MILITARY POLICE SET SEALED

TAMIYA 1 35 SCALE MILITARY MINIATURES U.S. MILITARY POLICE SET SEALED

 - $5.00 57m
Verlinden 120mm English Knight 14th Century 1086

Verlinden 120mm English Knight 14th Century 1086

 - $30.25 58m
Mig 1 48 Panzer Commander 48-193

Mig 1 48 Panzer Commander 48-193

 - $5.62 58m
Trumpeter 00424 1 35 Modern US Army AFV Crew & Infantry

Trumpeter 00424 1 35 Modern US Army AFV Crew & Infantry

 - $14.99 59m
Mig 1 48 Winter SS Tankers at Rest 48-198

Mig 1 48 Winter SS Tankers at Rest 48-198

 - $19.68 1h 3m
Verlinden 1 35 German Infantry Eastern Front 1098

Verlinden 1 35 German Infantry Eastern Front 1098

 - $15.86 1h 4m
Mig 1 72 Modern Russian Tankers (3 figures) 72-041

Mig 1 72 Modern Russian Tankers (3 figures) 72-041

 - $9.98 1h 14m
ZVEZDA 1:35 GERMAN SOLO MOTORCYCLE R12 3632

ZVEZDA 1:35 GERMAN SOLO MOTORCYCLE R12 3632

 - $14.00 1h 24m
Pegaso Models 3rd Regiment Cuirassiers 54-148 Unpainted

Pegaso Models 3rd Regiment Cuirassiers 54-148 Unpainted

 - $46.00 1h 31m
NIB Dragon 6058 German Panzerjagers 1:35 Scale Model Kit 1944 Eastern Front 1997

NIB Dragon 6058 German Panzerjagers 1:35 Scale Model Kit 1944 Eastern Front 1997

 - $21.21 1h 37m
Verlinden 1 35 German NCOs WWII 1131

Verlinden 1 35 German NCOs WWII 1131

 - $15.11 1h 37m

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.