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MTH 30-74657 Season's Greetings Box Car

MTH 30-74657 Season's Greetings Box Car

 - $49.95 30m
MTH 30-79312 Christmas Operating Box Car w Signal Man

MTH 30-79312 Christmas Operating Box Car w Signal Man

 - $69.95 34m
Disney Monorail Playset Mark VI Silver Stripe Caboose with Beacon Light & Joint

Disney Monorail Playset Mark VI Silver Stripe Caboose with Beacon Light & Joint

 - $21.89 35m
MTH 30-79313 Rutland Operating Box Car w Signal Man

MTH 30-79313 Rutland Operating Box Car w Signal Man

 - $69.95 38m
Disney Monorail Playset Mark VI Red Stripe Caboose with Beacon Light & Joint

Disney Monorail Playset Mark VI Red Stripe Caboose with Beacon Light & Joint

 - $21.89 39m
HARLEY DAVIDSON MTH SD90-MAC DIESEL TRAIN ENGINE CAR W PROTO SOUND 2.0 30-4131-1

HARLEY DAVIDSON MTH SD90-MAC DIESEL TRAIN ENGINE CAR W PROTO SOUND 2.0 30-4131-1

 2 $152.00 40m
MTH 30-4046-0 NYC 4-6-0 Steam Engine & Tender

MTH 30-4046-0 NYC 4-6-0 Steam Engine & Tender

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 $49.00
$59.00		 41m
Disney Monorail Playset Mark VI Black Stripe Caboose with Beacon Light & Joint

Disney Monorail Playset Mark VI Black Stripe Caboose with Beacon Light & Joint

 - $21.89 44m
Lionel O Gauge Halloween Haunted House w Box Mint Condition VERY VERY RARE

Lionel O Gauge Halloween Haunted House w Box Mint Condition VERY VERY RARE

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 $450.00
$495.00		 44m
Disney Monorail Playset Mark VI Blue Stripe Caboose with Beacon Light & Joint

Disney Monorail Playset Mark VI Blue Stripe Caboose with Beacon Light & Joint

 - $21.89 48m
MTH O Scale MIB Train Baltimore & Ohio 40' Box Car 466033 # 20-93143 Sentinel

MTH O Scale MIB Train Baltimore & Ohio 40' Box Car 466033 # 20-93143 Sentinel

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 $29.99
$34.99		 48m
MTH O Scale MIB Train Chesapeake & Ohio PS-2 Hopper C&O 2230 # 20-90015E

MTH O Scale MIB Train Chesapeake & Ohio PS-2 Hopper C&O 2230 # 20-90015E

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 $29.99
$34.99		 48m
MTH O Scale MIB Train Reading 40' Single Door Boxcar RDG 110000, # 20-90001a

MTH O Scale MIB Train Reading 40' Single Door Boxcar RDG 110000, # 20-90001a

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 $29.99
$34.99		 48m
K-LINE O SCALE Train NEW YORK CENTRAL LIGHTED CABOOSE K-6127

K-LINE O SCALE Train NEW YORK CENTRAL LIGHTED CABOOSE K-6127

 - $9.99 51m
Disney Monorail Playset Mark VI Teal Stripe Caboose with Beacon Light & Joint

Disney Monorail Playset Mark VI Teal Stripe Caboose with Beacon Light & Joint

 - $21.89 51m
MTH Chicago & Northwestern Doodlebug # 30-2159-0

MTH Chicago & Northwestern Doodlebug # 30-2159-0

 - $74.99 52m
MTH, Pennsylvania, PRR, GG1 and 4 Passenger Car, Millennium Set, NEW. NR! LOOK!

MTH, Pennsylvania, PRR, GG1 and 4 Passenger Car, Millennium Set, NEW. NR! LOOK!

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 $900.00
$1,000.00		 53m
MTH Rare Prototype Boston & Maine Crane Car

MTH Rare Prototype Boston & Maine Crane Car

- $39.99 53m
MTH RAILKING 30-2162-1 MTA SILVER SUBWAY SET 4 PACK MIB RARE! LOOK! NR!!

MTH RAILKING 30-2162-1 MTA SILVER SUBWAY SET 4 PACK MIB RARE! LOOK! NR!!

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 $380.00
$425.00		 55m
MTH Alco DL-109 Milwaukee Road # 20-2222-1

MTH Alco DL-109 Milwaukee Road # 20-2222-1

 1 $199.99 58m
MTH UNION PACIFIC OPERATING SEARCHLIGHT CAR

MTH UNION PACIFIC OPERATING SEARCHLIGHT CAR

 2 $26.00 59m
MTH Rare Prototype Orange Blossom Amber Modern Reefer Car

MTH Rare Prototype Orange Blossom Amber Modern Reefer Car

 - $39.99 1h
MTH Jersey Central Trainmaster # 20-2201-1

MTH Jersey Central Trainmaster # 20-2201-1

 - $249.99 1h 1m
NEW! MINT! MIB! MTH RAILKING ATLANTIC COAST LINE 30-7427

NEW! MINT! MIB! MTH RAILKING ATLANTIC COAST LINE 30-7427

 - $25.00 1h 2m
MTH Rare Prototype Resue 2 New York Skyline Box Car Item# 30-74087

MTH Rare Prototype Resue 2 New York Skyline Box Car Item# 30-74087

 1 $39.99 1h 6m
MTH New York Central E-8 A B A set # 30-2140-1 & 30-2140-3

MTH New York Central E-8 A B A set # 30-2140-1 & 30-2140-3

 1 $199.99 1h 7m
MTH PIERRE MARQUETTE EMD E-8 ABA DIESEL SET WITH 5 PASSENGER CARS

MTH PIERRE MARQUETTE EMD E-8 ABA DIESEL SET WITH 5 PASSENGER CARS

 - $685.00 1h 7m
MTH Realtrax O-31 Remote RH Switches Factory Sealed 3pk

MTH Realtrax O-31 Remote RH Switches Factory Sealed 3pk

 - $169.99 1h 8m
NEW! MINT! MIB! MTH RAILKING SANTA FE REEFER CAR 30-7814

NEW! MINT! MIB! MTH RAILKING SANTA FE REEFER CAR 30-7814

 - $25.00 1h 8m
MTH Realtrax O-31 Remote LH Switches Factory Sealed 3pk

MTH Realtrax O-31 Remote LH Switches Factory Sealed 3pk

 - $169.99 1h 8m

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.