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N Scale Atlas Open Hopper Car

N Scale Atlas Open Hopper Car

 1 $5.00 2h 56m
N SCALE VERY RARE ARNOLD 5 CAR GERMAN RAIL PASSENGER TRAIN EXCELLENT CONDITION

N SCALE VERY RARE ARNOLD 5 CAR GERMAN RAIL PASSENGER TRAIN EXCELLENT CONDITION

 - $209.00 4h 30m
Arnold 3270 N- scale , model railroad

Arnold 3270 N- scale , model railroad

 - $24.00 9h 1m
N Scale Atlas Machinery Car

N Scale Atlas Machinery Car

 - $5.00 22h 59m
N Scale Atlas 50' Double Door Box Car

N Scale Atlas 50' Double Door Box Car

 - $5.00 23h
N Scale Atlas 47' Covered Hopper Car

N Scale Atlas 47' Covered Hopper Car

 - $5.00 23h 22m
N Scale Atlas 41' Reefer

N Scale Atlas 41' Reefer

1 $5.00 23h 36m
Arnold Rapido N Scale Locotmotive & Car

Arnold Rapido N Scale Locotmotive & Car

 - $39.99 23h 49m
M-A-N Bw371 200T Crane & Boom Car DB Arnold 4650 N Scale [MY15.22]

M-A-N Bw371 200T Crane & Boom Car DB Arnold 4650 N Scale [MY15.22]

 1 $12.95 1d 2h 16m
ARNOLD RIVAROSSI N SCALE LOCOMOTIVE #95 020 ITEM NO 2296

ARNOLD RIVAROSSI N SCALE LOCOMOTIVE #95 020 ITEM NO 2296

 12 $95.99 1d 2h 36m
N Scale New Haven NH engine by Lima Arnold

N Scale New Haven NH engine by Lima Arnold

 1 $5.00 1d 15h 11m
ARNOLD-N SCALE (5341) 40' REEFER AMERICAN REFRIGERATOR TRANSIT CO. #22763

ARNOLD-N SCALE (5341) 40' REEFER AMERICAN REFRIGERATOR TRANSIT CO. #22763

 - $11.99 1d 15h 29m
Arnold Rapido N Scale #3711 Swiss Railroad (BLS) 1st Class Passenger Car MIB

Arnold Rapido N Scale #3711 Swiss Railroad (BLS) 1st Class Passenger Car MIB

 4 $9.00 1d 16h 14m
ARNOLD RAPIDO N SCALE COVERED GOODS WAGEN--ITEM #0462--NEW IN BOX

ARNOLD RAPIDO N SCALE COVERED GOODS WAGEN--ITEM #0462--NEW IN BOX

 - $3.99 1d 17h 29m
ARNOLD RAPIDO N SCALE COVERED GOODS WAGEN--ITEM #0463--NEW IN BOX

ARNOLD RAPIDO N SCALE COVERED GOODS WAGEN--ITEM #0463--NEW IN BOX

 - $3.99 1d 17h 29m
ARNOLD RAPIDO N SCALE COVERED GOODS WAGEN--ITEM #0441--NEW IN BOX

ARNOLD RAPIDO N SCALE COVERED GOODS WAGEN--ITEM #0441--NEW IN BOX

 - $3.99 1d 17h 31m
ARNOLD RAPIDO N SCALE PASSENGER CAR WITH INTERIOR--ITEM #0381--NEW IN BOX

ARNOLD RAPIDO N SCALE PASSENGER CAR WITH INTERIOR--ITEM #0381--NEW IN BOX

 1 $8.99 1d 17h 31m
ARNOLD RAPIDO N SCALE PASSENGER CAR WITH INTERIOR--ITEM #0322F--NEW IN BOX

ARNOLD RAPIDO N SCALE PASSENGER CAR WITH INTERIOR--ITEM #0322F--NEW IN BOX

 1 $8.99 1d 17h 32m
ARNOLD RAPIDO N SCALE PASSENGER CAR WITH INTERIOR--ITEM #0321J--NEW IN BOX

ARNOLD RAPIDO N SCALE PASSENGER CAR WITH INTERIOR--ITEM #0321J--NEW IN BOX

 1 $8.99 1d 17h 33m
ARNOLD RAPIDO N SCALE COMMUTER CAR WITH INTERIOR--ITEM #0318--NEW IN BOX

ARNOLD RAPIDO N SCALE COMMUTER CAR WITH INTERIOR--ITEM #0318--NEW IN BOX

 - $8.99 1d 17h 35m
ARNOLD RAPIDO N SCALE SLEEPER CAR WITH INTERIOR--ITEM #0326F--NEW IN BOX

ARNOLD RAPIDO N SCALE SLEEPER CAR WITH INTERIOR--ITEM #0326F--NEW IN BOX

 1 $8.99 1d 17h 36m
ARNOLD RAPIDO N SCALE SLEEPER CAR WITH INTERIOR--ITEM #0325J--NEW IN BOX

ARNOLD RAPIDO N SCALE SLEEPER CAR WITH INTERIOR--ITEM #0325J--NEW IN BOX

 - $8.99 1d 17h 37m
ARNOLD RAPIDO N SCALE SLEEPER CAR WITH INTERIOR--ITEM #0322J--NEW IN BOX

ARNOLD RAPIDO N SCALE SLEEPER CAR WITH INTERIOR--ITEM #0322J--NEW IN BOX

 1 $8.99 1d 17h 38m
ARNOLD RAPIDO N SCALE SOUTHERN PACIFIC TRAILER TRAIN--ITEM #0409 T

ARNOLD RAPIDO N SCALE SOUTHERN PACIFIC TRAILER TRAIN--ITEM #0409 T

 - $4.99 1d 18h 5m
ARNOLD RAPIDO N SCALE DB 0-6-0 POWERED TANK LOCOMOTIVE--ITEM #0225

ARNOLD RAPIDO N SCALE DB 0-6-0 POWERED TANK LOCOMOTIVE--ITEM #0225

 2 $26.00 1d 18h 31m
Micro Ace Spur-N : Japan Railway Eisenbahn Heavy-duty E-lok EF80 Bo-Bo-Bo New

Micro Ace Spur-N : Japan Railway Eisenbahn Heavy-duty E-lok EF80 Bo-Bo-Bo New

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 $47.00
$55.00		 1d 19h 28m
Arnold Rapido N Scale #0385 German Railroad (DB) Vista Dome Passenger Car MIB

Arnold Rapido N Scale #0385 German Railroad (DB) Vista Dome Passenger Car MIB

 4 $10.00 1d 21h 53m
Vintage Arnold Rapido 0-6-0 Western Pacific N Gauge Scale Train Engine & Tender

Vintage Arnold Rapido 0-6-0 Western Pacific N Gauge Scale Train Engine & Tender

 4 $6.51 1d 22h 27m
Arnold Rapido N Scale Road Car 5344

Arnold Rapido N Scale Road Car 5344

 - $4.95 1d 22h 39m
Vintage Arnold Rapido N Gauge Scale Western & Atlantic Passanger Car # 362

Vintage Arnold Rapido N Gauge Scale Western & Atlantic Passanger Car # 362

 1 $4.99 1d 22h 46m

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.