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Vintage My Little Pony G1 Baby Brightbow 1984 Rainbow Pink Pegasus

Vintage My Little Pony G1 Baby Brightbow 1984 Rainbow Pink Pegasus

 - $24.99 38m
Vtg.80's My Little Pony Bird FAIRY TAIL FRIENDS CURLY Q BOUTIQUE & CURLERS

Vtg.80's My Little Pony Bird FAIRY TAIL FRIENDS CURLY Q BOUTIQUE & CURLERS

- $25.00 43m
1988 My Little Pony Sun Glider

1988 My Little Pony Sun Glider

 3 $8.48 50m
Lot- 11 My Little Pony & 1983 Pretty Parlor Hasbro & Many Accessories VG

Lot- 11 My Little Pony & 1983 Pretty Parlor Hasbro & Many Accessories VG

 7 $27.26 1h 5m
My Little Pony G1 Peachy with Purple Saddle & Bridle Hasbro 82 Earth Pony

My Little Pony G1 Peachy with Purple Saddle & Bridle Hasbro 82 Earth Pony

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 $21.95
$29.00		 1h 8m
Vintage, Original MY Little Pony Baby Carriage w Umbrella

Vintage, Original MY Little Pony Baby Carriage w Umbrella

 1 $2.99 1h 17m
My Little Pony G1 Perfume Puff Daisy Sweet Hasbro 85 Near Mint Adult Earth Pony

My Little Pony G1 Perfume Puff Daisy Sweet Hasbro 85 Near Mint Adult Earth Pony

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 $15.95
$18.85		 1h 25m
Vintage 1987 My Little Pony Baby Snippy

Vintage 1987 My Little Pony Baby Snippy

 1 $1.00 1h 35m
Vintage 1985 My Little Pony Unicorn Speedy Jewel eyed

Vintage 1985 My Little Pony Unicorn Speedy Jewel eyed

11 $8.49 1h 36m
LOT OF 4 MY LITTLE PONIES, HONG KONG1983, 1984, 1985, 1992

LOT OF 4 MY LITTLE PONIES, HONG KONG1983, 1984, 1985, 1992

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 $14.99
$25.00		 1h 38m
Vintage 1984 My Little Pony Baby Glory

Vintage 1984 My Little Pony Baby Glory

 2 $3.27 1h 40m
Vintage 1984 My Little Pony Unicorn Disco Happt Tail

Vintage 1984 My Little Pony Unicorn Disco Happt Tail

 4 $3.00 1h 42m
Vintage 1987 My Little Pony Jewel Eyed Ducky

Vintage 1987 My Little Pony Jewel Eyed Ducky

 5 $4.25 1h 47m
Lot of My Little Ponies

Lot of My Little Ponies

 1 $15.00 1h 54m
Vintage My Little Pony Nibbles Dibbles Newborn Baby Pegasus Twins Hong Kong Lot

Vintage My Little Pony Nibbles Dibbles Newborn Baby Pegasus Twins Hong Kong Lot

 4 $5.00 1h 54m
RARE LOT My Litlle Pony Estrela B R A Z I L

RARE LOT My Litlle Pony Estrela B R A Z I L

 - $99.00 2h 1m
My Little G1 Baby PINK EMBER Mail Order Pony ~ Cute!

My Little G1 Baby PINK EMBER Mail Order Pony ~ Cute!

 - $10.98 2h 6m
VIntage My little Pony Sunshine Ponies Wave Runner Shoreline Seahorse Sun Lot **

VIntage My little Pony Sunshine Ponies Wave Runner Shoreline Seahorse Sun Lot **

 - $0.99 2h 7m
My Little Pony-Stars Red Tail b10

My Little Pony-Stars Red Tail b10

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 $5.00
$10.00		 2h 11m
Vintage G1 1984 Hasbro 1980's My Little Pony Dream Castle (see description)

Vintage G1 1984 Hasbro 1980's My Little Pony Dream Castle (see description)

 - $8.99 2h 16m
VINTAGE 1982 MY LITTLE PONY G1 PINK COTTON CANDY NICE

VINTAGE 1982 MY LITTLE PONY G1 PINK COTTON CANDY NICE

 1 $5.00 2h 17m
VINTAGE 1983 MY LITTLE PONY G1 BUBBLES SITTING NICE

VINTAGE 1983 MY LITTLE PONY G1 BUBBLES SITTING NICE

 6 $12.00 2h 17m
Vintage MLP My Little Pony G1 Baby White Valentines Day Heart Mail Order 1989-90

Vintage MLP My Little Pony G1 Baby White Valentines Day Heart Mail Order 1989-90

 - $6.99 2h 17m
Vintage MLP My Little Pony G1 Baby Starbow Rainbow Earth Pony 1990-91

Vintage MLP My Little Pony G1 Baby Starbow Rainbow Earth Pony 1990-91

 1 $6.99 2h 17m
Vintage MLP My Little Pony G1 Baby Sweet Steps Sweetsteps Ballerina Pony 1990-91

Vintage MLP My Little Pony G1 Baby Sweet Steps Sweetsteps Ballerina Pony 1990-91

 - $6.99 2h 17m
Vintage MLP My Little Pony G1 Baby Sticky Newborn Twin Pony 1987-88

Vintage MLP My Little Pony G1 Baby Sticky Newborn Twin Pony 1987-88

 - $6.99 2h 17m
Vintage MLP My Little Pony G1 Baby Sniffles Newborn Twins Unicorn Pony 1986-87

Vintage MLP My Little Pony G1 Baby Sniffles Newborn Twins Unicorn Pony 1986-87

 - $6.99 2h 17m
Vintage MLP My Little Pony G1 Baby Rainribbon Rainbow Unicorn 1990-91

Vintage MLP My Little Pony G1 Baby Rainribbon Rainbow Unicorn 1990-91

 - $6.99 2h 17m
Vintage MLP My Little Pony G1 Baby Soft Steps Ballerina Pony 1990-91

Vintage MLP My Little Pony G1 Baby Soft Steps Ballerina Pony 1990-91

 - $6.99 2h 17m
Vintage MLP My Little Pony G1 Baby Sunribbon Rainbow Earth Pony 1990-91

Vintage MLP My Little Pony G1 Baby Sunribbon Rainbow Earth Pony 1990-91

 - $6.99 2h 17m

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.