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Team Corally Front Springs 0.8mm X-Soft - #75571

Team Corally Front Springs 0.8mm X-Soft - #75571

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 $2.25
$3.00		 30m
Traxxas T-Maxx 3.3 4907 Tuned Pipe Header Tmaxx New

Traxxas T-Maxx 3.3 4907 Tuned Pipe Header Tmaxx New

 4 $10.00 30m
Xtreme BCX010 E-Flite Blade CX2 Sport Canopy w Decal Sheet Color Tone

Xtreme BCX010 E-Flite Blade CX2 Sport Canopy w Decal Sheet Color Tone

 - $5.95 30m
HPI 50504 CONCAVE WASHERS (8) 5mm 5 mm BAJA 5B 5T 2.0

HPI 50504 CONCAVE WASHERS (8) 5mm 5 mm BAJA 5B 5T 2.0

 - $7.87 30m
T4 sc10 front suspension arms black aluminum bulkhead & hinge pin brace B4

T4 sc10 front suspension arms black aluminum bulkhead & hinge pin brace B4

 5 $5.01 30m
Team Corally Front Springs 0.9mm Soft - #75572

Team Corally Front Springs 0.9mm Soft - #75572

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 $2.25
$3.00		 30m
Tamiya TT01 (TT-01) Slick Tires & Grey Wheels (Set of 4)

Tamiya TT01 (TT-01) Slick Tires & Grey Wheels (Set of 4)

 - $16.00 30m
Autographics Decal Sheet - Ford Quality Care - #608

Autographics Decal Sheet - Ford Quality Care - #608

 - $4.00 30m
GS Racing Exhaust Coupler - Fl. Red

GS Racing Exhaust Coupler - Fl. Red

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 $2.75
$4.00		 31m
Traxxas T-Maxx 3.3 4907 Transmission 2-Speed Forward Only New

Traxxas T-Maxx 3.3 4907 Transmission 2-Speed Forward Only New

 8 $20.25 31m
NITRO GLOW STARTER KIT SET FOR GAS RC R C CAR TRUCK

NITRO GLOW STARTER KIT SET FOR GAS RC R C CAR TRUCK

 - $28.99 31m
TAMIYA TB EVOLUTION 3 64 PITCH SPUR GEARS 90T & 96T..BRAND NEW IN PACKAGE

TAMIYA TB EVOLUTION 3 64 PITCH SPUR GEARS 90T & 96T..BRAND NEW IN PACKAGE

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 $2.00
$5.00		 31m
NEW ZipZaps European Sports Body Kit - 2 Zip Zaps Bodies Mercedes+Audi

NEW ZipZaps European Sports Body Kit - 2 Zip Zaps Bodies Mercedes+Audi

 - $3.29 31m
Autographics Mini Sheet - GunRack - #10866

Autographics Mini Sheet - GunRack - #10866

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 $1.00
$2.00		 31m
Losi LOSB1161 rear wheels chrome

Losi LOSB1161 rear wheels chrome

 - $4.76 31m
T4 sc10 rear suspension arms

T4 sc10 rear suspension arms

1 $0.99 31m
Team Associated SS Upper Damp Post - Part #8329

Team Associated SS Upper Damp Post - Part #8329

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 $1.75
$3.00		 31m
TRAXXAS STUB AXLE HOUSING #1952

TRAXXAS STUB AXLE HOUSING #1952

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 $2.00
$3.00		 31m
Custom Painted RC Body Proline Chevy Blazer T E Maxx Revo Savage

Custom Painted RC Body Proline Chevy Blazer T E Maxx Revo Savage

 4 $56.00 32m
Team Associated RC12L .074 Thick T-Bar - # 4331

Team Associated RC12L .074 Thick T-Bar - # 4331

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 $3.00
$5.00		 32m
Traxxas T-Maxx 3.3 4907 Fuel Tank Fuel Lines New

Traxxas T-Maxx 3.3 4907 Fuel Tank Fuel Lines New

 2 $5.00 32m
Proline Protrac Suspension Shock Tower Fr Slash 606203

Proline Protrac Suspension Shock Tower Fr Slash 606203

 - $8.99 32m
Team Associated #6272 Ballend Dust Covers NIP

Team Associated #6272 Ballend Dust Covers NIP

 - $5.00 32m
Team Associated #9659 Steering Rack B4 T4 NIP

Team Associated #9659 Steering Rack B4 T4 NIP

 - $7.99 32m
Traxxas T-Maxx 3.3 4907 Nitro Fuel Bottle 500cc New

Traxxas T-Maxx 3.3 4907 Nitro Fuel Bottle 500cc New

 - $0.99 33m
sc10 rear bumper

sc10 rear bumper

 1 $0.99 33m
Team Associated, B-44, Front Wheels, #9768, Yellow, Dirt Oval, Off Road, On Road, RC-10

Team Associated, B-44, Front Wheels, #9768, Yellow, Dirt Oval, Off Road, On Road, RC-10

 1 $0.99 33m
traxxas velineon 3500

traxxas velineon 3500

 3 $85.00 33m
Dynamite Center Handle Set for T-Maxx - Purple Al.

Dynamite Center Handle Set for T-Maxx - Purple Al.

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 $6.75
$10.00		 34m
Traxxas T-Maxx 3.3 4907 EZ Start Motor Gear Box Revo Tmaxx New

Traxxas T-Maxx 3.3 4907 EZ Start Motor Gear Box Revo Tmaxx New

 8 $9.26 34m

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.