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Zoobles Dressoobles Collection Pauline #294 Dress Up Brand New

Zoobles Dressoobles Collection Pauline #294 Dress Up Brand New

 - $7.94 35m
Squinkies Marvel Series 5 Foil 2-Pack - Colors Styles Vary

Squinkies Marvel Series 5 Foil 2-Pack - Colors Styles Vary

 - $2.49 37m
brand new lights and sound fire truck

brand new lights and sound fire truck

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 $0.01
$10.00		 38m
Nerf Vulcan EBF- 25 refill Whistler Darts & AMMO BELT for Toy Gun Blaster

Nerf Vulcan EBF- 25 refill Whistler Darts & AMMO BELT for Toy Gun Blaster

 - $24.65 38m
NEW Nerf N- STRIKE 36 Clip System DARTS 4 Gun Blaster

NEW Nerf N- STRIKE 36 Clip System DARTS 4 Gun Blaster

 - $15.77 38m
American Plastic Toys My Very Own Vanity

American Plastic Toys My Very Own Vanity

 - $4.00 39m
Panda pretend play toy camera GUC

Panda pretend play toy camera GUC

- $0.75 42m
ROLLER CONSTRUCTION VEHICLES AGES 18+

ROLLER CONSTRUCTION VEHICLES AGES 18+

 - $16.99 43m
SQUINKIES PINK CAT KITTEN LOOSE WITH BUBBLE NEW 001 1

SQUINKIES PINK CAT KITTEN LOOSE WITH BUBBLE NEW 001 1

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 $0.99
$1.99		 44m
SQUINKIES LOOSE Yellow Walrus with Bubble = NEW 702

SQUINKIES LOOSE Yellow Walrus with Bubble = NEW 702

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 $1.99
$2.49		 44m
Vintage 1989 Little Smart Driver learning toy with batteries works activities

Vintage 1989 Little Smart Driver learning toy with batteries works activities

 1 $14.99 44m
POTTERY BARN KIDS Doll Inflatable Furniture Set NEW FREE SHIPPING

POTTERY BARN KIDS Doll Inflatable Furniture Set NEW FREE SHIPPING

 - $21.24 47m
PETZ--KITTEN ON RED BALL

PETZ--KITTEN ON RED BALL

 - $1.99 47m
Little Lionel Plastic Railroad Track With Train

Little Lionel Plastic Railroad Track With Train

 - $14.99 49m
NEW ORBEEZ MOOD LAMP MAGICALLY GROWS IN WATER

NEW ORBEEZ MOOD LAMP MAGICALLY GROWS IN WATER

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 $19.99
$24.99		 51m
6 SHELCORE PEOPLE Pretend Play Toy Lot 1994 Chunky Christmas Figure Girl Boy

6 SHELCORE PEOPLE Pretend Play Toy Lot 1994 Chunky Christmas Figure Girl Boy

- $5.00 52m
Boikido My Wooden Piano

Boikido My Wooden Piano

 - $74.99 57m
First Act Learn & Play Recorder - Beige

First Act Learn & Play Recorder - Beige

 - $12.99 58m
Fisher-Price Silly Shakers - Goofy #zNI

Fisher-Price Silly Shakers - Goofy #zNI

 - $13.99 58m
Wild African Animals Lot of 18

Wild African Animals Lot of 18

 - $4.99 58m
NWT Pottery Barn Kids Palace Park Girls Bathroom Set for Dollhouse

NWT Pottery Barn Kids Palace Park Girls Bathroom Set for Dollhouse

- $69.00 1h
??Vintage TUPPERWARE Shape o Ball 10 Shape learning baby toddler toy Excellent

??Vintage TUPPERWARE Shape o Ball 10 Shape learning baby toddler toy Excellent

 - $22.77 1h
Zoobles Duck Mama And Zoobling + Happitat - New

Zoobles Duck Mama And Zoobling + Happitat - New

 - $12.99 1h
Lot of 9 PEOPLE Figures Dollhouse Toy People 1974 FP Man Fireman POLICE Engineer

Lot of 9 PEOPLE Figures Dollhouse Toy People 1974 FP Man Fireman POLICE Engineer

 - $7.85 1h 1m
Lite Sprites Tree of Lite, Brooke, Bleak, Astra, Meadow, Prisma & Lite Wand NIB

Lite Sprites Tree of Lite, Brooke, Bleak, Astra, Meadow, Prisma & Lite Wand NIB

 - $95.00 1h 3m
ALEX JR. BUSY BEE DISCOVERY CAR SHAPES TEETHER FOLDS UP BABY TODDLER TOY !

ALEX JR. BUSY BEE DISCOVERY CAR SHAPES TEETHER FOLDS UP BABY TODDLER TOY !

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 $4.00
$8.00		 1h 4m
BELLA DANCERELLA MAT BALLET BAR BARRE AND DVD

BELLA DANCERELLA MAT BALLET BAR BARRE AND DVD

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 $19.99
$29.99		 1h 4m
Complete Set of Lite Sprites & Wand NIB (Brooke, Bleak, Meadow, Astra & Prisma)

Complete Set of Lite Sprites & Wand NIB (Brooke, Bleak, Meadow, Astra & Prisma)

 - $40.00 1h 4m
Calico Critters Caramel Cat Twins Playset

Calico Critters Caramel Cat Twins Playset

 3 $2.24 1h 10m
Puppy In My Pocket - Pampered Pony Spa - 23 Pcs - NIB - Never Opened

Puppy In My Pocket - Pampered Pony Spa - 23 Pcs - NIB - Never Opened

 1 $6.00 1h 11m

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.