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Star Wars Naboo Starfighter (Measures 6' long, by 4' wide)

Star Wars Naboo Starfighter (Measures 6' long, by 4' wide)

 1 $100.00 2h 38m
M TOOLS SANDING FILM 3micron

M TOOLS SANDING FILM 3micron

 - $2.49 3h
lost in space jupiter 2 model kit

lost in space jupiter 2 model kit

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 $85.41
$125.00		 3h 1m
babylon 5 space station model kit

babylon 5 space station model kit

- $80.39 3h 5m
M TOOLS SANDING FILM 1micron

M TOOLS SANDING FILM 1micron

 - $2.49 3h 8m
1 72 Star Wars YT-2400 Light Freighter ZAR-OUTRIDER Millenium Falcon

1 72 Star Wars YT-2400 Light Freighter ZAR-OUTRIDER Millenium Falcon

 - $275.00 3h 26m
M TOOLS Non-Fuzzy String Set scale modeling, armor, stowage, diorama

M TOOLS Non-Fuzzy String Set scale modeling, armor, stowage, diorama

 - $1.99 3h 33m
Star Wars Jabba The Hutt Throne Room AMT ERTL 96 Model

Star Wars Jabba The Hutt Throne Room AMT ERTL 96 Model

 1 $9.99 3h 51m
Star Wars " Darth Vader's Tie Fighter"AMT Ertl model set! Paint Included! Rare!

Star Wars " Darth Vader's Tie Fighter"AMT Ertl model set! Paint Included! Rare!

 2 $9.99 5h
Star Wars Encounter with Yoda on Dagobah AMT ERTL Model

Star Wars Encounter with Yoda on Dagobah AMT ERTL Model

 - $9.99 5h 45m
Star Wars AMT Tie Fighter Plus Pack Model Kit NEW Factory Sealed

Star Wars AMT Tie Fighter Plus Pack Model Kit NEW Factory Sealed

 - $48.00 6h 11m
~*~*~*~STAR WARS RETURN OF THE JEDI "SHUTTLE TYDIRIUM" MODEL 1983 BNIB~*~*~*

~*~*~*~STAR WARS RETURN OF THE JEDI "SHUTTLE TYDIRIUM" MODEL 1983 BNIB~*~*~*

 - $39.99 7h 19m
Large Tie Fighter Model Kit Plus Pack

Large Tie Fighter Model Kit Plus Pack

 - $20.00 8h 32m
STAR WARS LUKESKYWALKER VS WAMPA

STAR WARS LUKESKYWALKER VS WAMPA

- $49.99 11h 22m
STAR WARS ANAKIN SKYWALKER THE STORY DARTH VANDER

STAR WARS ANAKIN SKYWALKER THE STORY DARTH VANDER

 - $39.99 11h 23m
PLANET OF THE APES GORILLA SERGEANT 12

PLANET OF THE APES GORILLA SERGEANT 12

 - $38.88 11h 26m
PLAYMATES STAR TREK U, S, S ENTERPRISE NCC-1701

PLAYMATES STAR TREK U, S, S ENTERPRISE NCC-1701

 - $79.99 11h 36m
Star Wars AMT Anakin's Podracer Model Kit NEW MISB

Star Wars AMT Anakin's Podracer Model Kit NEW MISB

- $99.00 12h 44m
STAR WARS - CANTINA ALIEN MUSICIAN - RARE PAINTED RESIN - JAPAN

STAR WARS - CANTINA ALIEN MUSICIAN - RARE PAINTED RESIN - JAPAN

 - $39.00 12h 44m
Star Wars AMT Tie Fighter Plus Pack Model Kit NEW MISB

Star Wars AMT Tie Fighter Plus Pack Model Kit NEW MISB

- $130.00 13h 53m
Star Wars AMT Darth Vader's Tie Fighter Model Kit NEW

Star Wars AMT Darth Vader's Tie Fighter Model Kit NEW

- $130.00 14h 7m
Kaiyodo Star Wars C3PO Vinyl and Resin Model Kit

Kaiyodo Star Wars C3PO Vinyl and Resin Model Kit

 - $49.99 14h 17m
Revell Easy Kit Star Wars 1 40 Ahsoka Tanos Starfighter

Revell Easy Kit Star Wars 1 40 Ahsoka Tanos Starfighter

 - $21.55 14h 17m
REVELL STAR WARS REPUBLIC STAR DESTROYER

REVELL STAR WARS REPUBLIC STAR DESTROYER

 - $28.00 14h 25m
AMT ERTL STAR WARS EPISODE I ANAKIN?S PODRACER

AMT ERTL STAR WARS EPISODE I ANAKIN?S PODRACER

- $8.00 14h 25m
AMT ERTL STAR WARS EPISODE I STAP WITH BATTLE DROID

AMT ERTL STAR WARS EPISODE I STAP WITH BATTLE DROID

 - $8.00 14h 25m
STAR WARS MILLENNIUM FALCON EP5 LIMITED EDITION STUDIO SCALE BY MASTER REPLICAS

STAR WARS MILLENNIUM FALCON EP5 LIMITED EDITION STUDIO SCALE BY MASTER REPLICAS

 - $4,500.00 14h 25m
STAR WARS EPISODE I NABOO STARFIGHTER

STAR WARS EPISODE I NABOO STARFIGHTER

- $5.00 14h 25m
STAR WARS FINE MOLDS MILLENIUM FALCON PLASTIC MODEL 1 144 SCALE Japan LTD NEW

STAR WARS FINE MOLDS MILLENIUM FALCON PLASTIC MODEL 1 144 SCALE Japan LTD NEW

 - $129.99 14h 32m
STAR WARS FINE MOLDS Y-WING FIGHTER PLASTIC MODEL 1 72 SCALE Japan LTD NEW RARE

STAR WARS FINE MOLDS Y-WING FIGHTER PLASTIC MODEL 1 72 SCALE Japan LTD NEW RARE

 - $79.99 14h 32m

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.