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DELAWARE & HUDSON 4504 ~ ALCO RS-2 ~ KATO N SCALE

DELAWARE & HUDSON 4504 ~ ALCO RS-2 ~ KATO N SCALE

- $74.99 31m
Kato 20-457 N 186mm Double Track Plate Bridge GRAY

Kato 20-457 N 186mm Double Track Plate Bridge GRAY

 - $15.95 33m
Kato 20-455 N 186mm Double Track Plate Bridge LT BLUE

Kato 20-455 N 186mm Double Track Plate Bridge LT BLUE

 - $15.95 33m
Kato N SD70MAC Locomotive SD70 Burlington BNSF #9776 DCC Ready 1766301

Kato N SD70MAC Locomotive SD70 Burlington BNSF #9776 DCC Ready 1766301

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 $55.00
$68.00		 35m
Kato N AC4400CW Locomotive Burlington BNSF #5622 DCC Ready 1767111 NEW

Kato N AC4400CW Locomotive Burlington BNSF #5622 DCC Ready 1767111 NEW

 1 $60.00 36m
Kato N Scale Unitrack 11" Radius Curved Track 20-110

Kato N Scale Unitrack 11" Radius Curved Track 20-110

 - $7.00 37m
KATO N GE ES44AC GEVO, CSX "Dark Future" #819 KAT1768908

KATO N GE ES44AC GEVO, CSX "Dark Future" #819 KAT1768908

 - $76.95 43m
KATO N GE ES44AC GEVO, CSX "Dark Future" #754 KAT1768907

KATO N GE ES44AC GEVO, CSX "Dark Future" #754 KAT1768907

 - $76.95 43m
Kato N Scale Unitrack 7 5 16" Straight Track 20-010

Kato N Scale Unitrack 7 5 16" Straight Track 20-010

 - $7.22 45m
KATO N GE ES44AC GEVO, BNSF "Swoosh" #5804 KAT1768905

KATO N GE ES44AC GEVO, BNSF "Swoosh" #5804 KAT1768905

 - $76.95 50m
Kato N Scale Santa Fe El Capitan 10 Car Set 2nd Release New Car #'s - KA-106-077

Kato N Scale Santa Fe El Capitan 10 Car Set 2nd Release New Car #'s - KA-106-077

 - $229.00 55m
Kato N Scale Unitrack 13 3 4" Radius Curve Track - KA-20-130

Kato N Scale Unitrack 13 3 4" Radius Curve Track - KA-20-130

 - $7.00 55m
Kato N Scale Unitrack 28 1 4" Radius Curve Track - KA-20-150

Kato N Scale Unitrack 28 1 4" Radius Curve Track - KA-20-150

 - $7.00 55m
Kato N Scale Unitrack 9 3 4" Radius Curve Track - KA-20-100

Kato N Scale Unitrack 9 3 4" Radius Curve Track - KA-20-100

 - $7.00 55m
Kato N C44-9W BNSF Warbonnet #725 DCC Ready 1763511 NEW

Kato N C44-9W BNSF Warbonnet #725 DCC Ready 1763511 NEW

 - $76.99 1h 20m
KATO N SCALE PENNSYLVANIA RR PASSENGER BUSINESS CAR "1000"

KATO N SCALE PENNSYLVANIA RR PASSENGER BUSINESS CAR "1000"

 - $15.00 1h 35m
KATO N SCALE PENNSYLVANIA RR PASSENGER BUSINESS CAR "PHILADELPHIA"

KATO N SCALE PENNSYLVANIA RR PASSENGER BUSINESS CAR "PHILADELPHIA"

 - $15.00 1h 36m
Kato N Scale - 6 Car Amtrak Train - 106-011

Kato N Scale - 6 Car Amtrak Train - 106-011

 1 $64.99 1h 50m
Kato N Scale Model Passenger Train Station 20-815

Kato N Scale Model Passenger Train Station 20-815

 - $4.99 1h 53m
ATSF Santa Fe 5016 SD-40 Kato 176-202 Custom Numbered N Scale [MY14.14]

ATSF Santa Fe 5016 SD-40 Kato 176-202 Custom Numbered N Scale [MY14.14]

 1 $49.95 2h 5m
ATSF Santa Fe 5000 SD-40 Kato 176-202 Custom Numbered N Scale [MY14.13]

ATSF Santa Fe 5000 SD-40 Kato 176-202 Custom Numbered N Scale [MY14.13]

 1 $49.95 2h 5m
ATSF Santa Fe 5009 SD-40 Kato 176-201 Custom Numbered N Scale [MY14.15]

ATSF Santa Fe 5009 SD-40 Kato 176-201 Custom Numbered N Scale [MY14.15]

 - $49.95 2h 5m
SMOOTHSIDE OBSERVATION WINDOW SET KATO N Scale 805057

SMOOTHSIDE OBSERVATION WINDOW SET KATO N Scale 805057

 - $4.00 2h 5m
N RS-2 TRUCK ASSY (Pair) Black RS2 KATO N

N RS-2 TRUCK ASSY (Pair) Black RS2 KATO N

 - $19.95 2h 5m
N C44-9W AC4400 N U30C C30-7 SPLINES (2) NEW! KATO N SCALE

N C44-9W AC4400 N U30C C30-7 SPLINES (2) NEW! KATO N SCALE

 - $3.00 2h 5m
N F3A F7A F3B F7B RS1 MOTOR MOUNT (4) KATO ATLAS N

N F3A F7A F3B F7B RS1 MOTOR MOUNT (4) KATO ATLAS N

 - $4.95 2h 5m
N SD40-2 SD40 SD45 U30C C30-7 PICKUP WIRES Kato N

N SD40-2 SD40 SD45 U30C C30-7 PICKUP WIRES Kato N

 - $3.95 2h 5m
N F3A F3B F7A F7B FUEL TANK NEW! KATO N

N F3A F3B F7A F7B FUEL TANK NEW! KATO N

 - $3.00 2h 5m
N RS-2 TRUCK ASSY (Pair) Gray KATO N

N RS-2 TRUCK ASSY (Pair) Gray KATO N

 - $19.95 2h 5m
UNDECORATED C44-9W GULL 6 STEP NARROW SHELL ASSY KATO N Scale 921358 DASH 9

UNDECORATED C44-9W GULL 6 STEP NARROW SHELL ASSY KATO N Scale 921358 DASH 9

 - $19.95 2h 5m

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.