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Vintage AMT ERTL '72 Chevrolet Nova SS "Sealed"

Vintage AMT ERTL '72 Chevrolet Nova SS "Sealed"

 2 $21.00 30m
AMT 684 Fruehauf TEXACO Chrome Plated Truck Tanker 1 25

AMT 684 Fruehauf TEXACO Chrome Plated Truck Tanker 1 25

 - $47.99 30m
Monogram Mack Bulldog 1926 Log Hauler 1:24 G Scale Columbia Lumber Co Truck Kit

Monogram Mack Bulldog 1926 Log Hauler 1:24 G Scale Columbia Lumber Co Truck Kit

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 $29.99
$69.99		 31m
AMT 1 25 1962 CHEVROLET BEL AIR 409

AMT 1 25 1962 CHEVROLET BEL AIR 409

 1 $9.95 31m
1997 Bill Elliott McDonalds T-Bird - 1 24

1997 Bill Elliott McDonalds T-Bird - 1 24

 - $10.99 31m
Revell Monogram 2158 1969 Ford Shelby GT500 1:25

Revell Monogram 2158 1969 Ford Shelby GT500 1:25

 - $20.74 31m
Revell Monogram 2211 1955 Chevy Street Machine 1:24

Revell Monogram 2211 1955 Chevy Street Machine 1:24

 - $20.74 31m
Revell Monogram 2546 1969 Dodge Charger 1:25

Revell Monogram 2546 1969 Dodge Charger 1:25

 - $20.74 31m
Revell Monogram 2149 1970 Ford Mustang Boss 429 1:24

Revell Monogram 2149 1970 Ford Mustang Boss 429 1:24

 - $20.24 31m
Revell Monogram 2482 Shelby Mustang GT350H 1:25

Revell Monogram 2482 Shelby Mustang GT350H 1:25

 - $17.99 31m
Revell Monogram 2165 1978 Camaro Z28 1:24

Revell Monogram 2165 1978 Camaro Z28 1:24

 - $20.74 31m
Revell Monogram 2342 1968 Firebird 400 Ram Air 1:25

Revell Monogram 2342 1968 Firebird 400 Ram Air 1:25

 - $20.74 31m
Revell Monogram 2192 Ferrari Enzo 1:24

Revell Monogram 2192 Ferrari Enzo 1:24

 - $20.74 31m
Revell Monogram 2365 Ferrari 360 Modena Spider 1:24

Revell Monogram 2365 Ferrari 360 Modena Spider 1:24

 - $22.49 31m
Racing Champions 1995 #28 Dale Jarrett

Racing Champions 1995 #28 Dale Jarrett

 - $3.99 32m
ISUZU VEHI-CROSS MINT IN BOX 1 32 MOTORIZED KIT-TAMIYA

ISUZU VEHI-CROSS MINT IN BOX 1 32 MOTORIZED KIT-TAMIYA

 2 $10.00 32m
Revell Monogram 1 24 scale Tom Daniel's Pie Wagon

Revell Monogram 1 24 scale Tom Daniel's Pie Wagon

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 $19.99
$24.00		 32m
Monogram 1:24 Model Kit Pontiac Grand Tropartic 66 Pontiac Dick Trickle NASCAR

Monogram 1:24 Model Kit Pontiac Grand Tropartic 66 Pontiac Dick Trickle NASCAR

 - $10.00 32m
AMT 1 25 1966 OLDSMOBILE 442

AMT 1 25 1966 OLDSMOBILE 442

 2 $10.45 33m
MPC DODGE STREET CHARGER 1 16 SCALE NEW RELEASE

MPC DODGE STREET CHARGER 1 16 SCALE NEW RELEASE

 - $32.25 33m
"HUBLEY" Antique Model A Phaeton Metal Kit w Box & Inst

"HUBLEY" Antique Model A Phaeton Metal Kit w Box & Inst

 - $114.75 33m
BERETTA PRO STREET

BERETTA PRO STREET

 5 $26.00 33m
RENWAL VISIBLE AUTOMOBILE CHASSIS 813 OUTER BOX ONLY NO LINER

RENWAL VISIBLE AUTOMOBILE CHASSIS 813 OUTER BOX ONLY NO LINER

 - $79.95 34m
monogram RED HOT pro-street ford t-bird kit

monogram RED HOT pro-street ford t-bird kit

 3 $10.59 34m
MPC 1 25 scale Wild Willie Borsch "Winged Express" Altered Rod

MPC 1 25 scale Wild Willie Borsch "Winged Express" Altered Rod

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 $39.99
$44.99		 34m
AMT 1 25 1990 FORD TAURUS SHO

AMT 1 25 1990 FORD TAURUS SHO

 1 $9.95 34m
Racing Champions 1995 #18 Bobby Labonte

Racing Champions 1995 #18 Bobby Labonte

 - $3.99 35m
AMT 1 25 1965 LINCOLN CONTINENTAL

AMT 1 25 1965 LINCOLN CONTINENTAL

 3 $11.00 36m
Lindberg 1:16 scale 1910 Ford Model "T" Plastic Model BRAND NEW

Lindberg 1:16 scale 1910 Ford Model "T" Plastic Model BRAND NEW

 - $20.99 36m
1:24 REVELL MONOGRAM #21 CITGO TOP DOG THUNDERBIRD MICHAEL WALTRIP LIMITED KIT

1:24 REVELL MONOGRAM #21 CITGO TOP DOG THUNDERBIRD MICHAEL WALTRIP LIMITED KIT

 - $15.00 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.