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1897 Rogers Locomotive Catalog {Steam Engine & Railroading History} on CD

1897 Rogers Locomotive Catalog {Steam Engine & Railroading History} on CD

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 $9.97
$12.95		 31m
Images of Emphera for Model Railroaders {Vintage Advertising Clipart } on DVD

Images of Emphera for Model Railroaders {Vintage Advertising Clipart } on DVD

 1 $9.97 31m
1914 Crerar, Adams Railroad Catalog on CD

1914 Crerar, Adams Railroad Catalog on CD

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 $9.97
$12.95		 31m
JTT LANDSCAPING TREE 51 2' DECIDUOUS TREE TR-3029 HO SCALE 40' & O SCALE 22'

JTT LANDSCAPING TREE 51 2' DECIDUOUS TREE TR-3029 HO SCALE 40' & O SCALE 22'

 1 $5.00 32m
Lionel Yellow Train GREAT CONDITION!!

Lionel Yellow Train GREAT CONDITION!!

 - $50.00 32m
JTT LANDSCAPING TREE 3 PACK 2" BEECH TREE TR-1221 N SCALE 27' & HO SCALE 15'

JTT LANDSCAPING TREE 3 PACK 2" BEECH TREE TR-1221 N SCALE 27' & HO SCALE 15'

 - $5.00 38m
Atlas, Switch Control Box # 56, New-Unopened, Made in the USA

Atlas, Switch Control Box # 56, New-Unopened, Made in the USA

 2 $1.36 38m
JTT LANDSCAPING TREE 4-PACK 2-1 2" BIRCH TREE TR-1208 N-SCALE 33' & HO-SCALE 18'

JTT LANDSCAPING TREE 4-PACK 2-1 2" BIRCH TREE TR-1208 N-SCALE 33' & HO-SCALE 18'

 - $5.00 43m
JTT LANDSCAPING TREE 4PACK 2-1 2" UMBRELLA PINE TR-1110 NSCALE 33' HOSCALE 18'

JTT LANDSCAPING TREE 4PACK 2-1 2" UMBRELLA PINE TR-1110 NSCALE 33' HOSCALE 18'

 - $5.00 51m
Walthers, Swinging Coupler Adapter kit 933-997, New-unopened

Walthers, Swinging Coupler Adapter kit 933-997, New-unopened

 2 $1.25 53m
JTT LANDSCAPING TREE 4PACK 2-1 2" ROYAL PALM TR-1044 NSCALE 33' HOSCALE 18'

JTT LANDSCAPING TREE 4PACK 2-1 2" ROYAL PALM TR-1044 NSCALE 33' HOSCALE 18'

 - $5.00 55m
Labelle # 106 Plastic Compatible Grease w PTFE

Labelle # 106 Plastic Compatible Grease w PTFE

- $8.39 56m
JTT LANDSCAPING TREE 4-PACK 2" BIRCH TREE N-SCALE 27' & HO-SCALE 15'

JTT LANDSCAPING TREE 4-PACK 2" BIRCH TREE N-SCALE 27' & HO-SCALE 15'

 - $5.00 57m
LGB TRAIN CAR MODEL # 3062

LGB TRAIN CAR MODEL # 3062

 7 $26.51 59m
Tomy Tomica World 7422 Road & Rail System Train tracks

Tomy Tomica World 7422 Road & Rail System Train tracks

 1 $0.99 1h 1m
LGB TRAIN CAR MODEL # 3064

LGB TRAIN CAR MODEL # 3064

 4 $31.00 1h 2m
LGB TRAIN CAR MODEL # 30590

LGB TRAIN CAR MODEL # 30590

 6 $77.00 1h 3m
JTT LANDSCAPING TREE 4-PACK 2" DECIDUOUS TREE N-SCALE 27' & HO-SCALE 15'

JTT LANDSCAPING TREE 4-PACK 2" DECIDUOUS TREE N-SCALE 27' & HO-SCALE 15'

 2 $5.00 1h 3m
JTT LANDSCAPING TREE 2-1 2" 3 PACK ACACIA TR-1233 NSCALE 33' HOSCALE 18'

JTT LANDSCAPING TREE 2-1 2" 3 PACK ACACIA TR-1233 NSCALE 33' HOSCALE 18'

 - $5.00 1h 3m
Toy Story 2 HO Train Set and Supplies

Toy Story 2 HO Train Set and Supplies

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 $65.00
$80.00		 1h 3m
LGB TRAIN CAR MODEL # 30590

LGB TRAIN CAR MODEL # 30590

 8 $107.00 1h 4m
LGB BY LEHMAN ELECTRONIC ENGINE MODEL # 2096S

LGB BY LEHMAN ELECTRONIC ENGINE MODEL # 2096S

 16 $107.00 1h 6m
VINTAGE TT SCALE METAL GANDY DANCER TRAIN KIT

VINTAGE TT SCALE METAL GANDY DANCER TRAIN KIT

 6 $43.68 1h 8m
JTT LANDSCAPING TREE 2-1 2" 3 PACK DECIDUOUS TR-1099 N-SCALE 33' HO-SCALE 18'

JTT LANDSCAPING TREE 2-1 2" 3 PACK DECIDUOUS TR-1099 N-SCALE 33' HO-SCALE 18'

 2 $5.00 1h 8m
JTT LANDSCAPING TREE 2-1 2" PACK GUM TREE TR-1202 N-SCALE 33' HO-SCALE 18'

JTT LANDSCAPING TREE 2-1 2" PACK GUM TREE TR-1202 N-SCALE 33' HO-SCALE 18'

 - $5.00 1h 10m
JTT LANDSCAPING TREE 2-1 2" 3 PACK ASH TREE TR-1215 N-SCALE 33' HO-SCALE 18'

JTT LANDSCAPING TREE 2-1 2" 3 PACK ASH TREE TR-1215 N-SCALE 33' HO-SCALE 18'

 2 $5.00 1h 13m
LOT OF RARE VINTAGE TT SCALE TRAIN PARTS FOR TRAIN CARS

LOT OF RARE VINTAGE TT SCALE TRAIN PARTS FOR TRAIN CARS

 10 $89.00 1h 13m
Atlas N Gauge 12 Telephone Poles #2801 NIB NEW

Atlas N Gauge 12 Telephone Poles #2801 NIB NEW

 - $2.49 1h 14m
12 wood toy railroad accessories

12 wood toy railroad accessories

 - $8.00 1h 15m
JTT LANDSCAPING TREE 2-1 2" 4 PACK SCOTS PINE TR-1226 N-SCALE 33' HO-SCALE 18'

JTT LANDSCAPING TREE 2-1 2" 4 PACK SCOTS PINE TR-1226 N-SCALE 33' HO-SCALE 18'

 - $5.00 1h 16m

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.