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Hornby HO-Scale Switch Machine #R-8014(2) NOS

Hornby HO-Scale Switch Machine #R-8014(2) NOS

 1 $8.99 30m
ATHEARN HO R-T-R KDs NYC "EARLY BIRD" 50' DBL DR BOXCAR

ATHEARN HO R-T-R KDs NYC "EARLY BIRD" 50' DBL DR BOXCAR

 - $25.00 30m
4 = TRAIN CARS VIRGINIA, UNION PACIFIC, FRISCO, SHELL

4 = TRAIN CARS VIRGINIA, UNION PACIFIC, FRISCO, SHELL

 - $15.95 30m
HO QCM #345 KOPPERS ALL DOOR Box Car Kit NIB

HO QCM #345 KOPPERS ALL DOOR Box Car Kit NIB

 - $17.95 30m
SANTA FE BOX CAR LOT

SANTA FE BOX CAR LOT

 - $4.00 30m
HO SCALE MODEL RAILROAD TRAINS LAYOUT CHAMPION OILS CANADIAN TANKER CAR M98110

HO SCALE MODEL RAILROAD TRAINS LAYOUT CHAMPION OILS CANADIAN TANKER CAR M98110

 5 $5.00 30m
HO Scale CP Rail # 6714 Diesel Locomotive

HO Scale CP Rail # 6714 Diesel Locomotive

 8 $11.00 30m
HO John A. English 4-6-2 Pacific Engine

HO John A. English 4-6-2 Pacific Engine

 2 $11.49 30m
HO Lot of 96 - 18" Straight Track "New" TYCO w joiners- PT16_5

HO Lot of 96 - 18" Straight Track "New" TYCO w joiners- PT16_5

 - $87.29 30m
HO 47-Piece "Over N' Under Pier Set" NIBF by Atlas Item #ATL-80 LT16_5

HO 47-Piece "Over N' Under Pier Set" NIBF by Atlas Item #ATL-80 LT16_5

 - $18.89 30m
TYCO? HO Track Cleaning Caboose - NYC #44202

TYCO? HO Track Cleaning Caboose - NYC #44202

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 $8.99
$10.99		 30m
HO Trackside Mail Crane - KIT - TTG-8168

HO Trackside Mail Crane - KIT - TTG-8168

 - $5.39 30m
Athearn HO Scale Indiana Harbor Belt GP38-2 #3802 ATH77146 Brand Ne

Athearn HO Scale Indiana Harbor Belt GP38-2 #3802 ATH77146 Brand Ne

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 $55.00
$79.99		 31m
HO TRAIN MINIATURE Billboard Ice REEFER-Sunrise Onions Sets w Kadees

HO TRAIN MINIATURE Billboard Ice REEFER-Sunrise Onions Sets w Kadees

 1 $8.00 31m
BACHMANN HO 027 SCALE U A RARE "WATCHMAN'S SHANTY" KIT

BACHMANN HO 027 SCALE U A RARE "WATCHMAN'S SHANTY" KIT

 - $17.00 31m
Athearn HO Scale Indiana Harbor Belt GP38-2 #3801 ATH77145 Brand Ne

Athearn HO Scale Indiana Harbor Belt GP38-2 #3801 ATH77145 Brand Ne

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 $55.00
$79.99		 31m
TYCO HO Flat Car - A.T.S.F. #90806 with shovel load

TYCO HO Flat Car - A.T.S.F. #90806 with shovel load

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 $5.99
$8.49		 31m
HO SCALE AUTO 1947 CHEVROLET SPORT COUPE 5 PASS RESIN

HO SCALE AUTO 1947 CHEVROLET SPORT COUPE 5 PASS RESIN

 - $4.99 32m
HO SCALE AUTO- 1953 STUDEBAKER CHAMPION RESIN KIT

HO SCALE AUTO- 1953 STUDEBAKER CHAMPION RESIN KIT

 - $4.99 32m
HO Great Northern Grain Hopper NIB BAC-19111

HO Great Northern Grain Hopper NIB BAC-19111

 - $17.99 32m
Busch 2810 PC-Rail program

Busch 2810 PC-Rail program

 - $7.00 32m
HO Scale Atlas 20000169 ACF Cargill 4 Bay 5748 Grain Covered Hopper SAMX40088

HO Scale Atlas 20000169 ACF Cargill 4 Bay 5748 Grain Covered Hopper SAMX40088

- $25.45 32m
ALL METAL HO REFER FRIEGHT CAR, BY MODEL POWER, WHITE ROCK WATER

ALL METAL HO REFER FRIEGHT CAR, BY MODEL POWER, WHITE ROCK WATER

 - $14.95 33m
HO SCALE TRAINS LIFE LIKE ENGINE CHESSIE SYSTEM B&O WITH NON- POWERED&CABOOSE

HO SCALE TRAINS LIFE LIKE ENGINE CHESSIE SYSTEM B&O WITH NON- POWERED&CABOOSE

 4 $26.05 33m
HO Lot of 2 Fire Chief Cruisers Life-Like 433-1697 PT16_5

HO Lot of 2 Fire Chief Cruisers Life-Like 433-1697 PT16_5

 - $8.09 33m
Unknown HO Flat Car CWWR #59600 with scrap flat car chassis load

Unknown HO Flat Car CWWR #59600 with scrap flat car chassis load

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 $7.49
$10.99		 33m
Athearn HO 40' Santa Fe Hi Cube Boxcar

Athearn HO 40' Santa Fe Hi Cube Boxcar

 - $5.00 33m
HO TRAIN MINIATURE Billboard Ice REEFER-Mahaffey Commision Co w Kadees

HO TRAIN MINIATURE Billboard Ice REEFER-Mahaffey Commision Co w Kadees

 - $8.00 33m
Original Great Northern Passenger Cars From Late 1940s! Lot Of 3 Excellent Shape

Original Great Northern Passenger Cars From Late 1940s! Lot Of 3 Excellent Shape

 - $39.99 33m
NIB HO Atlas #13404 ACF 50' PD Boxcar MP #254208

NIB HO Atlas #13404 ACF 50' PD Boxcar MP #254208

 - $20.99 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.