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N Scale - Modern Yard Office - Kit - Pikestuff 541-8001

N Scale - Modern Yard Office - Kit - Pikestuff 541-8001

 - $11.69 33m
N - W. T. Grant Co. Store FACTORY BUILT IMX-6320

N - W. T. Grant Co. Store FACTORY BUILT IMX-6320

 - $19.79 34m
INDUSTRIAL STEEL STORAGE SHED (1pc) N Nn3 1:160-Scale CAL FREIGHT *NEW

INDUSTRIAL STEEL STORAGE SHED (1pc) N Nn3 1:160-Scale CAL FREIGHT *NEW

 - $5.59 34m
N Drive N' Dine FACTORY BUILT- WOO-BR4929

N Drive N' Dine FACTORY BUILT- WOO-BR4929

 - $62.99 35m
N Garden Apartments BUILT-UP Lighted with 2 Figures MDP-2612 MT16_5

N Garden Apartments BUILT-UP Lighted with 2 Figures MDP-2612 MT16_5

 - $43.19 37m
A.H.M. N SCALE U A "RAMSEY JUNCTION" PLASTIC MODEL KIT #N-5899

A.H.M. N SCALE U A "RAMSEY JUNCTION" PLASTIC MODEL KIT #N-5899

 - $18.00 1h 1m
BANTA MODELWORKS CNW RAILROAD ELEVATED CROSSING SHANTY N Wood Laser Kit BM1024

BANTA MODELWORKS CNW RAILROAD ELEVATED CROSSING SHANTY N Wood Laser Kit BM1024

 - $26.95 1h 13m
N O'Reily's House FACTORY BUILT Lighted with 2 figures MDP-2613

N O'Reily's House FACTORY BUILT Lighted with 2 figures MDP-2613

 - $23.39 1h 22m
N 70' Scale feet high Radio Antenna Tower BLDG KIT, BLMA-608

N 70' Scale feet high Radio Antenna Tower BLDG KIT, BLMA-608

 - $17.99 1h 22m
Gateman's Tower N-scale models Tower Tool Shed Coal Box Walthers stk#933-3811

Gateman's Tower N-scale models Tower Tool Shed Coal Box Walthers stk#933-3811

 - $19.99 1h 23m
N Planters Feed and Seed Company Building KIT WOO-PF5201 MT16_5

N Planters Feed and Seed Company Building KIT WOO-PF5201 MT16_5

 - $22.49 1h 23m
N - Gas Station with Pumps & Sign FACTORY BUILT IMX-6307

N - Gas Station with Pumps & Sign FACTORY BUILT IMX-6307

 - $13.49 1h 24m
Kibri N Scale Building

Kibri N Scale Building

 - $14.00 1h 24m
N-Scale Alpine Chalets and Cabin from Kibri - vintage

N-Scale Alpine Chalets and Cabin from Kibri - vintage

 2 $21.00 1h 24m
N SCALE JL INNOVATIVE DESIGN, AVON ST. ELEVATED CROSSING GATE TOWER KIT

N SCALE JL INNOVATIVE DESIGN, AVON ST. ELEVATED CROSSING GATE TOWER KIT

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 $13.95
$15.95		 1h 25m
N Paragon Heating Cornerstone #933-3296 LT16_5

N Paragon Heating Cornerstone #933-3296 LT16_5

 - $19.79 1h 26m
N SCALE FULLY ASSEMBLED 1906 "JOURNAL PRINTING CO." with INTERIOR LIGHTING

N SCALE FULLY ASSEMBLED 1906 "JOURNAL PRINTING CO." with INTERIOR LIGHTING

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 $13.95
$15.95		 1h 26m
N - Diesel Storage Tank Package of 1 FACTORY BUILT IMX-6352 LT16_5

N - Diesel Storage Tank Package of 1 FACTORY BUILT IMX-6352 LT16_5

 - $11.69 1h 27m
N 6 Story Office Building Built-Up KAT-23-432A MT16_5

N 6 Story Office Building Built-Up KAT-23-432A MT16_5

 - $28.79 1h 29m
N - Telephone Booths Package of 4 FACTORY BUILT IMX-6358 LT16_5

N - Telephone Booths Package of 4 FACTORY BUILT IMX-6358 LT16_5

 - $8.09 1h 32m
N - Diesel Storage Tank Package of 1 FACTORY BUILT IMX-6353 PT16_5

N - Diesel Storage Tank Package of 1 FACTORY BUILT IMX-6353 PT16_5

 - $10.79 1h 33m
N Paragon Heating Cornerstone #933-3296 PT16_5

N Paragon Heating Cornerstone #933-3296 PT16_5

 - $19.79 1h 35m
N - Maintenance Handcart Shed Set FACTORY BUILT IMX-6339 PT16_5

N - Maintenance Handcart Shed Set FACTORY BUILT IMX-6339 PT16_5

 - $8.09 1h 38m
N - Outhouse & Garage Set FACTORY BUILT IMX-6338 PT16_5

N - Outhouse & Garage Set FACTORY BUILT IMX-6338 PT16_5

 - $8.09 1h 41m
N Municipal Building FACTORY BUILT- WOO-BR4930

N Municipal Building FACTORY BUILT- WOO-BR4930

 - $60.29 1h 42m
N Guthrie Grain Elevator, Tanks etc. BUILDING KIT - RIX-628-0708 MT16_5

N Guthrie Grain Elevator, Tanks etc. BUILDING KIT - RIX-628-0708 MT16_5

 - $24.29 1h 48m
N Scale Rancher

N Scale Rancher

 1 $3.99 1h 49m
N Scale Bus Shelter

N Scale Bus Shelter

 - $2.99 1h 49m
N Scale Two Story House with Garage

N Scale Two Story House with Garage

 1 $3.99 1h 49m
N Scale One Story House

N Scale One Story House

 1 $3.99 1h 49m

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.