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ATLAS O SCALE 2 Rail 36' Wood Reefer Cars Selecto, A&P Nuckoll's & Crown 4 cars

ATLAS O SCALE 2 Rail 36' Wood Reefer Cars Selecto, A&P Nuckoll's & Crown 4 cars

2
 $21.00
$210.00		 57m
Pecos River WM 50' box car, 3 rail

Pecos River WM 50' box car, 3 rail

 - $39.95 1h 13m
Atlas O 1937 AAR Single Door Box Car Item#9582-4 NewYork Central #168666 2 Rail

Atlas O 1937 AAR Single Door Box Car Item#9582-4 NewYork Central #168666 2 Rail

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 $29.00
$39.00		 1h 22m
Pennsylvania Railroad boxcar "O" kit PRR 19054 Bev-Bel painted Atlas #2018 EX

Pennsylvania Railroad boxcar "O" kit PRR 19054 Bev-Bel painted Atlas #2018 EX

 - $31.99 1h 40m
Atlas "O"#6574-5 Santa Fe PS-1 50' SD Box Car (3 rail)

Atlas "O"#6574-5 Santa Fe PS-1 50' SD Box Car (3 rail)

 - $57.75 2h 2m
Atlas Roco O gauge Remote Manual Switches Pair 6022 6023 MIB 1970s

Atlas Roco O gauge Remote Manual Switches Pair 6022 6023 MIB 1970s

 - $29.99 2h 15m
Atlas "O" #7639-2 Family Lines (CRR)Ext.Vis. Caboose # 1091 (2Rail)

Atlas "O" #7639-2 Family Lines (CRR)Ext.Vis. Caboose # 1091 (2Rail)

 - $63.00 2h 24m
Atlas O gauge Ore Cars, #'s 32887 and 122076

Atlas O gauge Ore Cars, #'s 32887 and 122076

 4 $8.00 2h 25m
Atlas O Johnson Oil 8k tank car, 3 rail or 2 rail

Atlas O Johnson Oil 8k tank car, 3 rail or 2 rail

 - $64.95 2h 31m
Atlas"O" 8091-1 Flayharty Dairy 40' Wood Reefer #3646 (3Rail)

Atlas"O" 8091-1 Flayharty Dairy 40' Wood Reefer #3646 (3Rail)

 - $66.25 2h 35m
Atlas O Stauffer Chemical 8k tank car, 3 rail or 2 rail

Atlas O Stauffer Chemical 8k tank car, 3 rail or 2 rail

 - $59.95 2h 48m
Atlas O Canton Tank Car Co. 8k tank car, 3 rail or 2 rail

Atlas O Canton Tank Car Co. 8k tank car, 3 rail or 2 rail

 - $59.95 2h 50m
Atlas O-54 Custom Supreme RH remote turnout #6071 Reduced

Atlas O-54 Custom Supreme RH remote turnout #6071 Reduced

 1 $40.00 2h 50m
Atlas O Berkshire Chemical 8k tank car, 3 rail or 2 rail

Atlas O Berkshire Chemical 8k tank car, 3 rail or 2 rail

 - $64.95 3h 3m
Atlas "O" Trainman #0561-2 Jersey Central 40' Sliding Door Box #20958 (2Rail)

Atlas "O" Trainman #0561-2 Jersey Central 40' Sliding Door Box #20958 (2Rail)

 - $36.00 3h 32m
Atlas O Producers Grain 50' Covered Hopper, 3 or 2 rail

Atlas O Producers Grain 50' Covered Hopper, 3 or 2 rail

 - $56.95 3h 50m
Atlas "O" Trainman #0559-2 Union Pacific 40' Sliding Door Box #105067 (2Rail)

Atlas "O" Trainman #0559-2 Union Pacific 40' Sliding Door Box #105067 (2Rail)

 - $36.00 4h 1m
Atlas "O" Trainman #0568-4 Western Maryland 40' Sliding Door Box #4252 (2Rail)

Atlas "O" Trainman #0568-4 Western Maryland 40' Sliding Door Box #4252 (2Rail)

 - $38.25 4h 17m
Atlas "O" #6545-2 D&TS 60' Single Door Auto Parts Box Car #5492 (3 rail)

Atlas "O" #6545-2 D&TS 60' Single Door Auto Parts Box Car #5492 (3 rail)

 - $50.95 4h 44m
Atlas "O" #6531-4 B&O 60' Single Door Auto Parts Box Car #489944 (3 rail)

Atlas "O" #6531-4 B&O 60' Single Door Auto Parts Box Car #489944 (3 rail)

 - $50.95 4h 55m
Atlas O Santa Fe Bay window caboose, 2 rail

Atlas O Santa Fe Bay window caboose, 2 rail

- $49.95 4h 56m
Atlas O WP Bay window caboose, 2 rail

Atlas O WP Bay window caboose, 2 rail

- $49.95 4h 59m
Atlas O N&W Bay window caboose, 2 rail

Atlas O N&W Bay window caboose, 2 rail

- $47.95 5h 30m
Atlas O BN Silver Cylindrical Cov Hopper, 3 rail

Atlas O BN Silver Cylindrical Cov Hopper, 3 rail

 - $54.95 6h 36m
Atlas O Wabash C-424, 3 rail, tmcc

Atlas O Wabash C-424, 3 rail, tmcc

 - $399.00 6h 36m
Atlas O Rock Island Airslide Cov Hopper, 2 or 3 rail

Atlas O Rock Island Airslide Cov Hopper, 2 or 3 rail

 - $57.95 6h 36m
Atlas O Jack Frost 40' covered hopper, 3 or 2 rail

Atlas O Jack Frost 40' covered hopper, 3 or 2 rail

 - $39.95 6h 36m
Atlas O WM 40' single sheathed box car, 3 or 2 rail

Atlas O WM 40' single sheathed box car, 3 or 2 rail

 - $51.95 6h 36m
6309-1 Atlas O ACF 3 Bay Cylindrical Hopper-Sterling Salt SHPX 61078 3rl O Scale

6309-1 Atlas O ACF 3 Bay Cylindrical Hopper-Sterling Salt SHPX 61078 3rl O Scale

 - $42.00 7h 9m
6307-2 Atlas O ACF 3 Bay Cylindrical Hopper - Kerr McGee ACFX 62014 3rl O Scale

6307-2 Atlas O ACF 3 Bay Cylindrical Hopper - Kerr McGee ACFX 62014 3rl O Scale

 - $42.00 7h 14m

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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.