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ANTQUARIUM-NEW ANT HABITAT FOR ZERO GRAVITY-EDUCATIONAL TESTED 1st IN SPACE-LQQK

ANTQUARIUM-NEW ANT HABITAT FOR ZERO GRAVITY-EDUCATIONAL TESTED 1st IN SPACE-LQQK

 - $9.99 1h 47m
Brand New Uncle Milton Uncle Milton Giant Ant Farm

Brand New Uncle Milton Uncle Milton Giant Ant Farm

 - $22.95 2h 41m
Painted Soft Spider Toy Kids Ornament w Elastic String

Painted Soft Spider Toy Kids Ornament w Elastic String

 - $4.23 11h 11m
Stereo Microscope 10x-20x-30x-60x +USB Digital Camera +8W Bright Circular Light

Stereo Microscope 10x-20x-30x-60x +USB Digital Camera +8W Bright Circular Light

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 $239.00
$267.00		 12h 26m
20x-40x-80x Dual lights Stereo Microscope +2.0MP USB Digital Camera 2 Mega Pixel

20x-40x-80x Dual lights Stereo Microscope +2.0MP USB Digital Camera 2 Mega Pixel

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 $236.00
$263.00		 13h 36m
Clear Viewer Bug Jar Insect Magnifier Locket Holder new

Clear Viewer Bug Jar Insect Magnifier Locket Holder new

 - $3.02 14h 35m
New Student Multi-Power Metal Frame Binocular Stereo Microscope 10x-20x-30x-60x

New Student Multi-Power Metal Frame Binocular Stereo Microscope 10x-20x-30x-60x

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 $164.00
$184.00		 15h 26m
Lizard Asst Dragon Dinosaur T Rex Safari Ltd Mini Realistic Soft Plastic 6 New

Lizard Asst Dragon Dinosaur T Rex Safari Ltd Mini Realistic Soft Plastic 6 New

 - $6.00 17h 21m
Wilderness Asst Eagle Bear Bison Wolf Safari Ltd Mini Realistic Soft Plastic New

Wilderness Asst Eagle Bear Bison Wolf Safari Ltd Mini Realistic Soft Plastic New

 - $6.00 17h 21m
Fascinations AntWorks TvQuarium Habitat Ant Farm NEW

Fascinations AntWorks TvQuarium Habitat Ant Farm NEW

 - $29.94 20h 22m
Insect Lore Anthill Living Ant Habitat

Insect Lore Anthill Living Ant Habitat

 - $18.99 21h
STAR WARS Clone Trooper Recon Kit - Insect collector with search light

STAR WARS Clone Trooper Recon Kit - Insect collector with search light

 - $9.99 1d 3h 7m
New Black Toy Solar Spider Robot Insect Educational I

New Black Toy Solar Spider Robot Insect Educational I

 - $2.68 1d 3h 29m
Kids Outdoor Bug Catching Kit

Kids Outdoor Bug Catching Kit

 1 $7.00 1d 3h 41m
Kids Outdoor Bug Catching Kit

Kids Outdoor Bug Catching Kit

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 $7.00
$8.00		 1d 3h 51m
GeoSafari Ant Zone ANT FARM Educational HABITATS NATURE HOBBIE NEW IN BOX

GeoSafari Ant Zone ANT FARM Educational HABITATS NATURE HOBBIE NEW IN BOX

 - $14.99 1d 4h 51m
Fisher Price Lil Adventures Bug Collecting Kit Net Jar

Fisher Price Lil Adventures Bug Collecting Kit Net Jar

 - $24.99 1d 6h
Stomp Rocket Jr. Glow Kit

Stomp Rocket Jr. Glow Kit

 - $18.83 1d 10h 32m
AntWorks ILLUMINATED SPACE-AGE HABITAT FOR ANTS

AntWorks ILLUMINATED SPACE-AGE HABITAT FOR ANTS

 - $38.00 1d 10h 47m
ANT COLONY NSI NO 711 NATURAL SCIENCE INDS HABITAT 1973 COMPLETE SEALED VINTAGE

ANT COLONY NSI NO 711 NATURAL SCIENCE INDS HABITAT 1973 COMPLETE SEALED VINTAGE

 - $14.99 1d 11h 25m
Realistic Beetle Plastic Animal Kids Desk Spider Toy

Realistic Beetle Plastic Animal Kids Desk Spider Toy

 - $5.43 1d 12h 41m
Stomp Rocket Jr. Glow Kit

Stomp Rocket Jr. Glow Kit

- $24.05 1d 13h
Wooden Critter Catcher with Mesh Covered with Lady Bugs

Wooden Critter Catcher with Mesh Covered with Lady Bugs

 - $4.99 1d 13h 23m
Student Binocular Stereo Microscope 10x-30x + Ring Light for Coins Rocks Plants

Student Binocular Stereo Microscope 10x-30x + Ring Light for Coins Rocks Plants

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 $154.00
$172.00		 1d 13h 26m
20x-40x-80x Dual Lights Student Fixed Power Stereo Microscope + USB Camera Win 7

20x-40x-80x Dual Lights Student Fixed Power Stereo Microscope + USB Camera Win 7

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 $229.00
$256.00		 1d 13h 36m
Revell Eco World Cub Scouts Activity Series RMXX6102

Revell Eco World Cub Scouts Activity Series RMXX6102

 - $14.59 1d 13h 40m
Uncle Milton Illuminated Ant Farm Gel Colony UML1451

Uncle Milton Illuminated Ant Farm Gel Colony UML1451

 - $32.44 1d 13h 41m
Insect Lore Ant Hill 8" INS05510

Insect Lore Ant Hill 8" INS05510

 - $18.44 1d 13h 44m
Ring Light Student 10x-30x Binocular Stereo Microscope + USB 2.0 Digital Camera

Ring Light Student 10x-30x Binocular Stereo Microscope + USB 2.0 Digital Camera

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 $204.00
$228.00		 1d 14h 36m
SPIDER Web FRAME spinning OUTDOOR HABITAT learning *GREAT FOR HOMESCHOOLERS*

SPIDER Web FRAME spinning OUTDOOR HABITAT learning *GREAT FOR HOMESCHOOLERS*

 - $13.99 1d 15h 37m

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.