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GREAT NORTHERN FREIGHT CAR: ATLAS: N SCALE

GREAT NORTHERN FREIGHT CAR: ATLAS: N SCALE

 - $3.99 37m
SANTA FE FREIGHT CAR: ATLAS: N SCALE

SANTA FE FREIGHT CAR: ATLAS: N SCALE

 - $3.99 37m
WESTERN MARYLAND FREIGHT CAR: ATLAS: N SCALE

WESTERN MARYLAND FREIGHT CAR: ATLAS: N SCALE

 - $3.99 37m
Delware & Hudson 50' boxcar

Delware & Hudson 50' boxcar

 - $9.45 45m
NIB N Atlas TM #38825 40' DD Boxcar CNR #590401

NIB N Atlas TM #38825 40' DD Boxcar CNR #590401

 - $10.49 45m
N-SCALE MODEL TRAIN ATLAS TRACK LOT OF 3 #2510 NEVER USED TRACK

N-SCALE MODEL TRAIN ATLAS TRACK LOT OF 3 #2510 NEVER USED TRACK

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 $4.99
$6.99		 52m
Eastman Chemical ACF 5250 covered hopper

Eastman Chemical ACF 5250 covered hopper

 - $12.91 59m
NIB N Atlas TM #38830 40' DD Boxcar Great Northern #14499

NIB N Atlas TM #38830 40' DD Boxcar Great Northern #14499

 - $9.97 59m
ATLAS N TRAINMAN THRALL 4750 COVERED HOPPER CHICAGO, WEST PULLMAN & SOUTHERN

ATLAS N TRAINMAN THRALL 4750 COVERED HOPPER CHICAGO, WEST PULLMAN & SOUTHERN

 - $12.95 59m
Vintage Atlas N Gauge Train Set.

Vintage Atlas N Gauge Train Set.

 - $75.99 1h 1m
ATLAS N TRAINMAN THRALL 4750 COVERED HOPPER CHICAGO FREIGHT CAR #8714

ATLAS N TRAINMAN THRALL 4750 COVERED HOPPER CHICAGO FREIGHT CAR #8714

 - $12.95 1h 7m
ATLAS N TRAINMAN THRALL 4750 COVERED HOPPER SPECIALTY MINERALS #443063

ATLAS N TRAINMAN THRALL 4750 COVERED HOPPER SPECIALTY MINERALS #443063

 - $12.95 1h 10m
Atlas N #38184 TM 50' Flat Car with Stakes, TTX

Atlas N #38184 TM 50' Flat Car with Stakes, TTX

 - $8.95 1h 18m
Atlas N RTR Continental ACF 5250 Hopper #1000

Atlas N RTR Continental ACF 5250 Hopper #1000

 - $8.95 1h 20m
Atlas - PRR PENNSYLVANIA VINTAGE CUPOLA CABOOSE - N SCALE N GAUGE

Atlas - PRR PENNSYLVANIA VINTAGE CUPOLA CABOOSE - N SCALE N GAUGE

 2 $12.87 1h 28m
Atlas - SP SOUTHERN PACIFIC GATX AIRSLIDE HOPPER - N SCALE N GAUGE

Atlas - SP SOUTHERN PACIFIC GATX AIRSLIDE HOPPER - N SCALE N GAUGE

 - $12.87 1h 29m
Atlas N RTR St Mary's ACF 50' 6" Boxcar # 4240

Atlas N RTR St Mary's ACF 50' 6" Boxcar # 4240

 - $8.95 1h 30m
Atlas - UP UNION PACIFIC OFF SET CUPOLA CABOOSE - N SCALE N GAUGE

Atlas - UP UNION PACIFIC OFF SET CUPOLA CABOOSE - N SCALE N GAUGE

 - $10.87 1h 31m
Atlas - MKT MISSOURI KANSAS TEXAS - The Katy 40' CATTLE STOCK CAR - N SCALE

Atlas - MKT MISSOURI KANSAS TEXAS - The Katy 40' CATTLE STOCK CAR - N SCALE

 - $12.87 1h 35m
Atlas - NYC NEW YORK CENTRAL 40' STOCK CATTLE BOX CAR - N SCALE N GAUGE

Atlas - NYC NEW YORK CENTRAL 40' STOCK CATTLE BOX CAR - N SCALE N GAUGE

 - $12.87 1h 37m
Atlas - DRX DEEP ROCK 3 DOME CHEMICAL TANK CAR - N SCALE N GAUGE car01

Atlas - DRX DEEP ROCK 3 DOME CHEMICAL TANK CAR - N SCALE N GAUGE car01

 - $12.87 1h 40m
Atlas N Scale #2931 24' Trailer - 2-Pack B&O

Atlas N Scale #2931 24' Trailer - 2-Pack B&O

 - $7.99 1h 41m
Atlas N Scale #2935 24' Trailer - 2-Pack M&M

Atlas N Scale #2935 24' Trailer - 2-Pack M&M

 - $7.99 1h 41m
Atlas N Scale #2937 24' Trailer - 2-Pack Pennsy

Atlas N Scale #2937 24' Trailer - 2-Pack Pennsy

 - $7.99 1h 41m
Atlas N Scale #2938 24' Trailer - 2-Pack REA Leasing

Atlas N Scale #2938 24' Trailer - 2-Pack REA Leasing

 - $7.99 1h 41m
Atlas N Scale #2953 40' Trailer - 2-Pack Pennsy

Atlas N Scale #2953 40' Trailer - 2-Pack Pennsy

 - $9.95 1h 41m
Atlas N Scale #2980 Ford F150 Flare Side Undec

Atlas N Scale #2980 Ford F150 Flare Side Undec

 - $10.99 1h 41m
Atlas N Scale #3850 GATX Airslide Cov Hopper Undec

Atlas N Scale #3850 GATX Airslide Cov Hopper Undec

 - $7.00 1h 42m
Atlas N Scale #3852 GATX Airslide Cov Hopper SP

Atlas N Scale #3852 GATX Airslide Cov Hopper SP

 - $7.00 1h 42m
Atlas - ATSF SANTA FE - SF GATX AIRSLIDE COVERED HOPPER - N SCALE N GAUGE

Atlas - ATSF SANTA FE - SF GATX AIRSLIDE COVERED HOPPER - N SCALE N GAUGE

 - $12.87 1h 43m

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  • 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.