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AMT ERTL The General Steam Locomotive a classic Masterpiece

AMT ERTL The General Steam Locomotive a classic Masterpiece

3 $51.00 48m
Bachmann EZ Command Decoder 1 Amp with NMRA 8 Pin Plug 44915

Bachmann EZ Command Decoder 1 Amp with NMRA 8 Pin Plug 44915

7 $19.46 50m
NCE DCC HO Scale Decoder - D14SR - 524-103

NCE DCC HO Scale Decoder - D14SR - 524-103

- $24.56 1h 12m
NCE DCC 5 Amp Power Supply - NC-524-215

NCE DCC 5 Amp Power Supply - NC-524-215

- $50.96 1h 20m
DigiTrax 100a

DigiTrax 100a

1 $49.00 1h 32m
NCE Cab04e DCC Handheld Throttle Cab NEW

NCE Cab04e DCC Handheld Throttle Cab NEW

- $94.95 1h 59m
Digitrax DN163I1C N Scale Mobile Decoder

Digitrax DN163I1C N Scale Mobile Decoder

- $31.99 2h 11m
MRC Prodigy Wireless DCC System #0001410

MRC Prodigy Wireless DCC System #0001410

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$280.00
$310.00
2h 30m
Red LED & Resistor & Slide Switch~SPST~6-8 Volts DC~X 10

Red LED & Resistor & Slide Switch~SPST~6-8 Volts DC~X 10

- $9.95 2h 31m
60 X 3mm leds (wired), blue light, 12V

60 X 3mm leds (wired), blue light, 12V

- $21.99 2h 44m
60 X 3mm leds (wired), Warm white, 12V

60 X 3mm leds (wired), Warm white, 12V

- $21.99 2h 44m
30 leds(wired) , 0805 SMD LED, Green light, 12V

30 leds(wired) , 0805 SMD LED, Green light, 12V

- $23.99 2h 44m
60 X 3mm leds (wired), White light, 12V

60 X 3mm leds (wired), White light, 12V

- $21.99 2h 44m
30 leds(wired) , 0805 SMD LED, blue light, 12V

30 leds(wired) , 0805 SMD LED, blue light, 12V

- $23.99 2h 44m
30 leds(wired) , 0805 SMD LED, warm white light, 12V

30 leds(wired) , 0805 SMD LED, warm white light, 12V

- $23.99 2h 44m
30 leds(wired) , 0805 SMD LED, white light, 12V

30 leds(wired) , 0805 SMD LED, white light, 12V

- $23.99 2h 44m
NCE RPT1 Wireless Radio Repeater # 5420024  NEW

NCE RPT1 Wireless Radio Repeater # 5420024 NEW

- $103.95 3h 5m
NCE #110 SW9SR HO Scale DCC Decoder 3-Function 15 Lighting Effects 524-110 Drop

NCE #110 SW9SR HO Scale DCC Decoder 3-Function 15 Lighting Effects 524-110 Drop

- $23.69 4h 2m
20 leds(wired) , 0805 SMD LED, Green light, 12V

20 leds(wired) , 0805 SMD LED, Green light, 12V

- $16.99 4h 21m
60 X 3mm leds (wired), blue light, 12V

60 X 3mm leds (wired), blue light, 12V

- $21.99 5h 21m
CMX HO Track Clean Machine Cleaning  Cleaner Pads

CMX HO Track Clean Machine Cleaning Cleaner Pads

- $5.95 5h 44m
MRC TECH II DUAL POWER 2800 Model Train Control

MRC TECH II DUAL POWER 2800 Model Train Control

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$64.99
$79.99
5h 54m
DCC Bass Reflex Speaker-Wide ESU Loksound V3.5 - 100 ohm

DCC Bass Reflex Speaker-Wide ESU Loksound V3.5 - 100 ohm

- $12.00 8h 51m
DCC Bass Reflex Speaker-Narrow ESU Loksound V3.5 - 100 ohm

DCC Bass Reflex Speaker-Narrow ESU Loksound V3.5 - 100 ohm

- $12.00 8h 51m
Small Oval Speaker 16x35mm ESU Loksound V3.5 DCC - 100 ohm

Small Oval Speaker 16x35mm ESU Loksound V3.5 DCC - 100 ohm

- $12.00 9h
High Bass 1.10" 28mm Sq Speaker+Enclosure QSI Soundtraxx MRC Loksound DCC Sound

High Bass 1.10" 28mm Sq Speaker+Enclosure QSI Soundtraxx MRC Loksound DCC Sound

- $12.95 9h 35m
 (2) TWO MRC DISPATCHER TRACKSIDE DECODERS

(2) TWO MRC DISPATCHER TRACKSIDE DECODERS

1 $19.99 11h 34m
Digitrax SDN144K0a DCC Drop-in Sound Decoder Kato E8 PA

Digitrax SDN144K0a DCC Drop-in Sound Decoder Kato E8 PA

- $59.49 13h 57m
MRC DCC Decoder Speaker 20x40mm Rectangle #1514

MRC DCC Decoder Speaker 20x40mm Rectangle #1514

- $12.95 15h 50m
NCE Dual Relay Add On Switch It Switch 8 NCE5240236

NCE Dual Relay Add On Switch It Switch 8 NCE5240236

- $17.59 16h 33m

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.