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MATTEL MAJOR MATT MASON MAN IN SPACE ASTRO TRAC ORIG VINTAGE TOY BOX ONLY 1967

MATTEL MAJOR MATT MASON MAN IN SPACE ASTRO TRAC ORIG VINTAGE TOY BOX ONLY 1967

1 $9.99 30m
Vintage Pair of Metal Lead Space Men Buck Rogers Flash Gordon Estate Find, NR

Vintage Pair of Metal Lead Space Men Buck Rogers Flash Gordon Estate Find, NR

 1 $18.99 34m
12 SPACE FOODS GALAXY MONSTER SPACEMAN TOY ASTRONAUT BOTTLE COIN BANKS 1950'S

12 SPACE FOODS GALAXY MONSTER SPACEMAN TOY ASTRONAUT BOTTLE COIN BANKS 1950'S

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 $100.00
$175.00		 35m
Christie's East Toy Catalog, New York March 1990 - Dolls Robots Character Toys

Christie's East Toy Catalog, New York March 1990 - Dolls Robots Character Toys

 - $8.00 37m
Vintage Mattel Major Matt Mason Sgt. Storm Astronauts W Helmets

Vintage Mattel Major Matt Mason Sgt. Storm Astronauts W Helmets

 18 $46.00 39m
WOW WEE ROBOTSQUAD ROBOT- SMALLER VERSION NO REMOTE NEEDED

WOW WEE ROBOTSQUAD ROBOT- SMALLER VERSION NO REMOTE NEEDED

 - $7.99 41m
Vintage Archer Alien Spaceman Toy Soldier Figure LOT Plastimarx made in Mexico

Vintage Archer Alien Spaceman Toy Soldier Figure LOT Plastimarx made in Mexico

 3 $17.49 53m
Flashing Color Light up Space Spyder-Man Kids Gun with Firing Sound Effect

Flashing Color Light up Space Spyder-Man Kids Gun with Firing Sound Effect

 - $15.99 58m
Vintage 1967 Sears J Swedlin Inc Space Lad Girl Boy Martian Toy Doll Teeni ? ECC

Vintage 1967 Sears J Swedlin Inc Space Lad Girl Boy Martian Toy Doll Teeni ? ECC

 - $20.00 1h 12m
Vintage Archer Alien Spaceman Toy Soldier Figure LOT Plastimarx made in Mexico

Vintage Archer Alien Spaceman Toy Soldier Figure LOT Plastimarx made in Mexico

 1 $9.99 1h 16m
Star Wars Electronic Rebel Snow Speeder

Star Wars Electronic Rebel Snow Speeder

 - $0.99 1h 23m
1960s UNIVERSAL PICTURES joke pin I?M A BRAIN pinback button

1960s UNIVERSAL PICTURES joke pin I?M A BRAIN pinback button

 2 $3.00 1h 26m
Vintage Tom Corbett Alien Spaceman Toy Soldier Figure LOT Plastimarx Mexico

Vintage Tom Corbett Alien Spaceman Toy Soldier Figure LOT Plastimarx Mexico

 - $9.99 1h 31m
Vintage MAJOR MATT MASON CALLISTO Figure (1968)

Vintage MAJOR MATT MASON CALLISTO Figure (1968)

- $40.00 1h 36m
Vintage Tom Corbett Alien Spaceman Toy Soldier Figure LOT Plastimarx Mexico

Vintage Tom Corbett Alien Spaceman Toy Soldier Figure LOT Plastimarx Mexico

 - $9.99 1h 37m
1986 Panosh Place "Laser Combat Challenge Set" Gun & Vest VERY RARE

1986 Panosh Place "Laser Combat Challenge Set" Gun & Vest VERY RARE

 - $4.95 1h 46m
3 - Vintage Tin Friction Space Guns 1960`s 70`s Shudo Japan w box

3 - Vintage Tin Friction Space Guns 1960`s 70`s Shudo Japan w box

 3 $41.00 2h 1m
Rare 1960 COUNT DOWN Transogram Space Game Exclnt Spaceship Rocket Control Panel

Rare 1960 COUNT DOWN Transogram Space Game Exclnt Spaceship Rocket Control Panel

 - $24.99 2h 5m
Star troopers unit box at 43 minatures at-43

Star troopers unit box at 43 minatures at-43

 7 $9.00 2h 14m
APOLLO X SPACE ROCKET BATTERY TOY BOXED UNUSED 1960s

APOLLO X SPACE ROCKET BATTERY TOY BOXED UNUSED 1960s

- $99.99 2h 16m
Hasbro Star Wars Millennium Falcon Remote Controlled Electronic Toy

Hasbro Star Wars Millennium Falcon Remote Controlled Electronic Toy

 - $14.99 2h 40m
Daiya Cragstan Astronaut Tin Toy Robot BLUE Japan Vintage Old Parts 1960s

Daiya Cragstan Astronaut Tin Toy Robot BLUE Japan Vintage Old Parts 1960s

 10 $100.99 2h 50m
Vintage Space Vehicle Tin Toy AREA RADIATION TESTER Sears Exclusive w Box 1960s

Vintage Space Vehicle Tin Toy AREA RADIATION TESTER Sears Exclusive w Box 1960s

 13 $560.00 3h
Buck Rogers In The 25TH Century Ideal Pinball Action Game 1979 BOXED SEALED SEE

Buck Rogers In The 25TH Century Ideal Pinball Action Game 1979 BOXED SEALED SEE

 - $70.00 3h 2m
Vintage Space Warriors Colorforms Play Set 1977

Vintage Space Warriors Colorforms Play Set 1977

 2 $21.00 3h 6m
BATTLESTAR GALACTICA LAND RAM DECALS STICKERS

BATTLESTAR GALACTICA LAND RAM DECALS STICKERS

 - $7.19 3h 7m
1950s POST TOASTIES SPACE SUIT STORE DISPLAY ORIGINAL PAINTING ARTWORK

1950s POST TOASTIES SPACE SUIT STORE DISPLAY ORIGINAL PAINTING ARTWORK

 6 $28.67 3h 8m
1953 COMMANDO CODY COSMIC VENGEANCE MOVIE LOBBY CARD POSTER

1953 COMMANDO CODY COSMIC VENGEANCE MOVIE LOBBY CARD POSTER

 5 $23.00 3h 8m
1960'S NASA GEMINI APOLLO ASTRONAUT SPACEMAN FIGURE

1960'S NASA GEMINI APOLLO ASTRONAUT SPACEMAN FIGURE

- $14.99 3h 27m
WowWee Tribot robosapien toy robot talking companion

WowWee Tribot robosapien toy robot talking companion

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 $35.00
$49.99		 3h 27m

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.