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LIONEL TRAINS 1995 CHRISTMAS BOXCAR O SCALE

LIONEL TRAINS 1995 CHRISTMAS BOXCAR O SCALE

 - $39.95 30m
21 PEICE LIONEL TRAIN MISC LOT

21 PEICE LIONEL TRAIN MISC LOT

 - $9.99 30m
Lionel 6 19247 6464 Edition 1, Set of (3) Boxcars New in box

Lionel 6 19247 6464 Edition 1, Set of (3) Boxcars New in box

8 $100.99 30m
LIONEL POSTWAR 2333 2343 2353 E UNIT PART NUMBER 2333-121

LIONEL POSTWAR 2333 2343 2353 E UNIT PART NUMBER 2333-121

 5 $6.00 31m
lionel joshua lionel cowen reefer

lionel joshua lionel cowen reefer

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 $14.99
$19.99		 31m
Lionel TW 21-2 Black & 21-95 Red Control Handles

Lionel TW 21-2 Black & 21-95 Red Control Handles

 - $25.00 31m
Vintage O Gauge Lionel # 2026 Steam Locomotive 2-6-2 Engine (D65)

Vintage O Gauge Lionel # 2026 Steam Locomotive 2-6-2 Engine (D65)

8 $27.45 31m
Lionel C&O Semi-Scale Streamline Hudson Locomotive & Tender #6-18043

Lionel C&O Semi-Scale Streamline Hudson Locomotive & Tender #6-18043

- $475.00 31m
Lionel POSTWAR TENDER #6466W for STEAM ENGINES

Lionel POSTWAR TENDER #6466W for STEAM ENGINES

1 $39.00 31m
lionel missouri pacific boxcar

lionel missouri pacific boxcar

 1 $14.99 31m
LIONEL RAILROADER CLUB # 0784 COVERED QUAD HOPPER

LIONEL RAILROADER CLUB # 0784 COVERED QUAD HOPPER

 - $54.00 32m
EZ SCAPE groundcover-for your model train layout for the most realistic layout

EZ SCAPE groundcover-for your model train layout for the most realistic layout

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 $6.95
$7.95		 32m
LIONEL RAILROADER CLUB # 0781 FLAT CAR WITH TRAILERS

LIONEL RAILROADER CLUB # 0781 FLAT CAR WITH TRAILERS

 - $69.00 33m
lionel #1053 james gang set

lionel #1053 james gang set

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 $129.99
$169.99		 33m
LIONEL F3 2363 2369 2379 2368 A POWER FRAME NOS

LIONEL F3 2363 2369 2379 2368 A POWER FRAME NOS

- $129.99 33m
LIONEL RAILROADER CLUB # 16803 SEARCHLIGHT CAR

LIONEL RAILROADER CLUB # 16803 SEARCHLIGHT CAR

 - $35.00 33m
Lionelville Station

Lionelville Station

 - $20.00 34m
LIONEL RAILROADER CLUB # 16804 BAY WINDOW CABOOSE

LIONEL RAILROADER CLUB # 16804 BAY WINDOW CABOOSE

- $35.00 34m
LIONEL RAILROADER CLUB # #0780 BOX CAR

LIONEL RAILROADER CLUB # #0780 BOX CAR

 - $54.99 35m
LIONEL POSTWAR 646 2046 REAR TRAILING TRUCK WITH PLASTIC SIDE FRAMES

LIONEL POSTWAR 646 2046 REAR TRAILING TRUCK WITH PLASTIC SIDE FRAMES

 8 $13.57 36m
LIONEL 6-12722 ROADSIDE DINER WITH SMOKE NEW

LIONEL 6-12722 ROADSIDE DINER WITH SMOKE NEW

 2 $19.00 36m
LIONEL RAILROADER CLUB # 16801 BUNK CAR

LIONEL RAILROADER CLUB # 16801 BUNK CAR

 - $37.99 36m
Lionel SW Control Dials 25-30 (set of two)

Lionel SW Control Dials 25-30 (set of two)

 - $13.95 37m
lionel railroaders club bunkcar

lionel railroaders club bunkcar

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 $14.99
$19.99		 37m
LIONEL RAILROADER CLUB # 16802 TOOL CAR

LIONEL RAILROADER CLUB # 16802 TOOL CAR

 - $39.00 37m
lionel 85th anniversary boxcar #9484

lionel 85th anniversary boxcar #9484

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 $14.99
$19.99		 37m
lionel md+ w boxcar #9416

lionel md+ w boxcar #9416

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 $14.99
$19.99		 38m
LIONEL RAILROADER CLUB # 16800 ORE CAR

LIONEL RAILROADER CLUB # 16800 ORE CAR

 - $57.00 38m
VINTAGE ORIGINAL 817 LIONEL LINES NAMEPLATE FOR O GAUGE 817 CABOOSE - PRE-WAR

VINTAGE ORIGINAL 817 LIONEL LINES NAMEPLATE FOR O GAUGE 817 CABOOSE - PRE-WAR

 1 $2.00 38m
lionel 75th anniversary reefer #7507

lionel 75th anniversary reefer #7507

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 $14.99
$19.99		 38m

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.