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Micro-Trains "N" Scale #25540 "St. Marys Railroad SM 4209"

Micro-Trains "N" Scale #25540 "St. Marys Railroad SM 4209"

 - $8.00 37m
N Micro-Trains 39' Tank Car Delaware & Hudson #57

N Micro-Trains 39' Tank Car Delaware & Hudson #57

 - $17.00 39m
N Micro-Trains 39' Tank Car Canadian National Railroad #990986

N Micro-Trains 39' Tank Car Canadian National Railroad #990986

 - $16.00 40m
Micro-Trains "N" Scale #70060 "Micro Trains Line 3rd Anniv. MTL 1993"

Micro-Trains "N" Scale #70060 "Micro Trains Line 3rd Anniv. MTL 1993"

 - $10.00 43m
MTL Micro-Trains 46050 WP 6610

MTL Micro-Trains 46050 WP 6610

 - $14.00 43m
MTL Micro-Trains 77080 Deleware and Hudson 50137

MTL Micro-Trains 77080 Deleware and Hudson 50137

 - $22.00 44m
MTL Micro-Trains 78070 C&O 272175

MTL Micro-Trains 78070 C&O 272175

 - $18.00 44m
MTL Micro-Trains 78100 PM 72142

MTL Micro-Trains 78100 PM 72142

 - $18.00 44m
MTL Micro-Trains 94170 RI 800056

MTL Micro-Trains 94170 RI 800056

 - $22.00 44m
MTL Micro-Trains 94190 MP 724369

MTL Micro-Trains 94190 MP 724369

 - $22.00 44m
N Micro-Trains 39' Tank Car Shippers Car Line Railroad #7675

N Micro-Trains 39' Tank Car Shippers Car Line Railroad #7675

 - $15.00 44m
N Micro-Trains 39' Tank Car Koppers Company Railroad #2105

N Micro-Trains 39' Tank Car Koppers Company Railroad #2105

 - $18.00 45m
N Micro-Trains 39' Tank Car Texaco Weathered Railroad #8099

N Micro-Trains 39' Tank Car Texaco Weathered Railroad #8099

 - $20.00 46m
N Micro-Trains 39' Tank Car Central of New Jersey Railroad #95206

N Micro-Trains 39' Tank Car Central of New Jersey Railroad #95206

 - $15.00 47m
Micro-Trains "N" Scale #404 "USS J.P. KENNEDY, JR. DD-850"

Micro-Trains "N" Scale #404 "USS J.P. KENNEDY, JR. DD-850"

 - $14.00 49m
Micro-Trains "N" Scale #403 "USS PAMPANITO SS-383"

Micro-Trains "N" Scale #403 "USS PAMPANITO SS-383"

 - $14.00 51m
Micro-Trains "N" Scale #407 "USS THE SULLIVANS DD-537"

Micro-Trains "N" Scale #407 "USS THE SULLIVANS DD-537"

 - $14.00 55m
Micro-Trains "N" Scale #402 "USS HORNET CV-12"

Micro-Trains "N" Scale #402 "USS HORNET CV-12"

 - $14.00 57m
MICRO TRAINS 50? CANADIAN NATIONAL PLUG AND SLIDING DOOR BOXCAR (R73)

MICRO TRAINS 50? CANADIAN NATIONAL PLUG AND SLIDING DOOR BOXCAR (R73)

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 $12.00
$13.00		 1h 18m
Micro-Trains Z Box Car Rock Island - 1 car

Micro-Trains Z Box Car Rock Island - 1 car

- $18.99 1h 18m
N195 MICRO-TRAINS 50' LOW COVERED GONDOLA-GREAT NORTH'N

N195 MICRO-TRAINS 50' LOW COVERED GONDOLA-GREAT NORTH'N

 - $14.99 1h 19m
MicroTrains USA Patriotic Village & Track & Table

MicroTrains USA Patriotic Village & Track & Table

- $249.99 1h 23m
Kadee Micro-Trains - CEI CHICAGO & EASTERN ILLINOIS 50' BOXCAR N SCALE 27030

Kadee Micro-Trains - CEI CHICAGO & EASTERN ILLINOIS 50' BOXCAR N SCALE 27030

 - $16.87 1h 25m
Micro-Trains NSC - N - Old Dominion Brewing Co. 40' Steel Reefer 3-Car Set

Micro-Trains NSC - N - Old Dominion Brewing Co. 40' Steel Reefer 3-Car Set

 - $119.98 1h 30m
Kadee 42060 Potlatch Forests Rd # 426

Kadee 42060 Potlatch Forests Rd # 426

 - $23.00 1h 34m
MICRO TRAINS 40? MYSTIC TERMINAL COMPANY SINGLE DOOR BOXCAR (R72)

MICRO TRAINS 40? MYSTIC TERMINAL COMPANY SINGLE DOOR BOXCAR (R72)

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 $8.99
$10.99		 1h 35m
MTL Micro-Trains 25140 CCR 6407

MTL Micro-Trains 25140 CCR 6407

 - $18.00 1h 35m
MTL Micro-Trains 25440 MEC 20081

MTL Micro-Trains 25440 MEC 20081

 - $22.00 1h 36m
MTL Micro-Trains 25570 WSOR 101541

MTL Micro-Trains 25570 WSOR 101541

 - $18.00 1h 36m
MTL Micro-Trains 25580 AN 5508

MTL Micro-Trains 25580 AN 5508

 - $20.00 1h 36m

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.