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12" REMOTE CONTROLLED TANK FOR  LAND AND WATER

12" REMOTE CONTROLLED TANK FOR LAND AND WATER

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$25.00
$30.00
32m
M4A3 SHERMAN 1 30 SCALE RADIO REMOTE CONTROLLED BATTLE TANK RTR

M4A3 SHERMAN 1 30 SCALE RADIO REMOTE CONTROLLED BATTLE TANK RTR

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$40.00
$45.00
36m
15LB  GIANT 32" PANZER RC TANK------BATTERIES ARE INCL FREE!!!

15LB GIANT 32" PANZER RC TANK------BATTERIES ARE INCL FREE!!!

- $89.00 1h 19m
1 16 RC Smoke & Sound German Tiger I Tank + Metal Gear Version BRAND NEW

1 16 RC Smoke & Sound German Tiger I Tank + Metal Gear Version BRAND NEW

- $94.00 2h 26m
21st Century Ultimate Soldier 1:6 R C M5 Stuart Tank COMPLETE ~ GI Joe

21st Century Ultimate Soldier 1:6 R C M5 Stuart Tank COMPLETE ~ GI Joe

14 $177.00 3h 2m
Russian KV-1 (Kliment Voroshilov) Ehkranami RC Battle Tank

Russian KV-1 (Kliment Voroshilov) Ehkranami RC Battle Tank

- $95.99 5h 13m
German Leopard II A5 RC Battle Tank

German Leopard II A5 RC Battle Tank

- $69.99 5h 32m
Metal track driving wheel  idler wheel set for 1 16 M41A3 tank

Metal track driving wheel idler wheel set for 1 16 M41A3 tank

1 $32.00 6h 20m
Heng Long Multi-Function Unit RX-18 with all wires

Heng Long Multi-Function Unit RX-18 with all wires

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$8.00
$12.00
6h 24m
1 30 U.S. M4A3 SHERMAN RADIO CONTROL RC BATTLE TANK NEW

1 30 U.S. M4A3 SHERMAN RADIO CONTROL RC BATTLE TANK NEW

1 $44.99 6h 45m
1 16 US Army  M1A2 ABRAMS  METAL TRACKS SET W  SPROCKETS re  R C Tank

1 16 US Army M1A2 ABRAMS METAL TRACKS SET W SPROCKETS re R C Tank

- $153.00 7h 27m
1 16  German WWII  METAL S-HOOK   King Tiger Panther Tank Diorama  Tamiya HL

1 16 German WWII METAL S-HOOK King Tiger Panther Tank Diorama Tamiya HL

- $5.00 7h 27m
1 16 German WW2 Metal  TIGER 1 Tank  Equipment Tool Set  re Tamiya HL WSN Armor

1 16 German WW2 Metal TIGER 1 Tank Equipment Tool Set re Tamiya HL WSN Armor

- $19.00 7h 27m
RADIO CONTROL RC R C AMPHIBIOUS TRANSFORMER TOY BB TANK

RADIO CONTROL RC R C AMPHIBIOUS TRANSFORMER TOY BB TANK

- $39.99 8h 58m
NIB~HALO WARTHOG Radio control MASTER CHIEF+SPARTAN MARK VI  R C COLLECTION

NIB~HALO WARTHOG Radio control MASTER CHIEF+SPARTAN MARK VI R C COLLECTION

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$19.99
$24.99
12h 32m
Hobby Engine RC 1 16 M1A2 Abrams 2.4 GHz #0717

Hobby Engine RC 1 16 M1A2 Abrams 2.4 GHz #0717

- $220.88 12h 44m
Hobby Engine RC 1 16 Leopard 2A5 2.4 GHz #0707

Hobby Engine RC 1 16 Leopard 2A5 2.4 GHz #0707

- $220.88 12h 44m
Hobby Engine RC 1 16 M1A1 Abrams 2.4 GHz #0711

Hobby Engine RC 1 16 M1A1 Abrams 2.4 GHz #0711

- $217.00 12h 44m
1 24 M1A2 ABRAMS Iraq War US Main Battle RC Tank

1 24 M1A2 ABRAMS Iraq War US Main Battle RC Tank

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$57.95
$64.99
14h
SNOW LEOPARD 1 16 SCALE RADIO CONTROL BATTLE TANK GRIPPING CATERPILLAR

SNOW LEOPARD 1 16 SCALE RADIO CONTROL BATTLE TANK GRIPPING CATERPILLAR

- $99.99 14h 18m
Heng Long 1:16 US M41A3 with Smoke & Sound RC Battle

Heng Long 1:16 US M41A3 with Smoke & Sound RC Battle

- $93.99 14h 29m
Infrared 1 16 Sturmgeschütz III RC StuG Tank Smoking

Infrared 1 16 Sturmgeschütz III RC StuG Tank Smoking

- $129.98 14h 57m
Snow Leopard USA M26 Pershing RC 1 16 Airsoft Tank R C

Snow Leopard USA M26 Pershing RC 1 16 Airsoft Tank R C

- $95.98 15h 35m
R C FIGHTING INFRARED GERMAN TIGER RC TANK HQ518 NEW

R C FIGHTING INFRARED GERMAN TIGER RC TANK HQ518 NEW

- $45.00 15h 42m
IMPACT Photo Etch Set for Tamiya 1 16 Panther

IMPACT Photo Etch Set for Tamiya 1 16 Panther

1 $69.99 15h 50m
IMPACT 1 16 Panzer III (MID version) metal tracks set

IMPACT 1 16 Panzer III (MID version) metal tracks set

- $59.99 15h 51m
R C rc 1:16 HL S&S Kingtiger Tank Porsche Turret (Super IR Version)

R C rc 1:16 HL S&S Kingtiger Tank Porsche Turret (Super IR Version)

- $178.99 16h 24m
Radio Control 1 24 Type 90 Military Battle Tank RC

Radio Control 1 24 Type 90 Military Battle Tank RC

- $62.95 16h 25m
R C rc HL 1:16 PanzerIV Tank with Metal upgrades

R C rc HL 1:16 PanzerIV Tank with Metal upgrades

- $139.00 16h 26m
R C rc 5-CH Digital Proportional  M16 Multiple Gun Motor Carriage --- 5CH

R C rc 5-CH Digital Proportional M16 Multiple Gun Motor Carriage --- 5CH

- $169.00 16h 26m

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.