Model kits car kit airplane kits model ship building Toys & Hobbies Auction info
Model kits | 1970-Now For Sale | Used 1970-Now | Cheap 1970-Now

1970-Now

ELDON HO Chicane (Squeeze) Track NOS # 3469

ELDON HO Chicane (Squeeze) Track NOS # 3469

 - $19.99 30m
Ho slot car AC Shelby Cobra with Aurora T-jet chassis

Ho slot car AC Shelby Cobra with Aurora T-jet chassis

 6 $33.00 30m
PARMA # 625, 3 32 X 1 4 Slot Car Axle Oilite Bushings

PARMA # 625, 3 32 X 1 4 Slot Car Axle Oilite Bushings

 - $1.85 30m
AFX HO SLOT CAR MEGA G CLEAR RACER WHITE #9 - NEW A26

AFX HO SLOT CAR MEGA G CLEAR RACER WHITE #9 - NEW A26

 10 $22.05 30m
'60s Cox 1 24 Threaded Wheels, 'Soft' Super Tires #3273 Extra Wide, MOC

'60s Cox 1 24 Threaded Wheels, 'Soft' Super Tires #3273 Extra Wide, MOC

 - $18.99 30m
HOT WHEELS 1966 TV SERIES BATMOBILE

HOT WHEELS 1966 TV SERIES BATMOBILE

 - $30.00 31m
1960s Slot car, HO Scale, aurora

1960s Slot car, HO Scale, aurora

 -
 $26.99
$29.99		 31m
Alpha #RMD 10 Pck Round Snap Lid Small Parts Containers

Alpha #RMD 10 Pck Round Snap Lid Small Parts Containers

 - $6.99 31m
AFX TOMY HO SLOT CAR 10 PACK ORANGE GUARDRAILS - NEW A5

AFX TOMY HO SLOT CAR 10 PACK ORANGE GUARDRAILS - NEW A5

 - $0.99 31m
Carrera Evolution Slot Car 1960 Plymouth Fury [27253] NEW in Case

Carrera Evolution Slot Car 1960 Plymouth Fury [27253] NEW in Case

 - $30.99 31m
AFXTRAS Orange White AP Corvette Body Fits AW Auto World Aurora Tomy AFX Chassis

AFXTRAS Orange White AP Corvette Body Fits AW Auto World Aurora Tomy AFX Chassis

 -
 $14.99
$17.99		 32m
Venom 42 Neo Traction Magnets - Tyco 440 x2 - BLEMS !!

Venom 42 Neo Traction Magnets - Tyco 440 x2 - BLEMS !!

 1 $1.99 32m
VINTAGE TYCO SUPER STOCKERS ELECTRIC RACING EARNHARDT-GOODWRENCH PETTY-STP RARE

VINTAGE TYCO SUPER STOCKERS ELECTRIC RACING EARNHARDT-GOODWRENCH PETTY-STP RARE

 -
 $123.00
$145.00		 32m
RARE AW AUTO WORLD DUKES OF HAZZARD ROSCOES POLICE HO SLOT CAR

RARE AW AUTO WORLD DUKES OF HAZZARD ROSCOES POLICE HO SLOT CAR

 - $19.99 32m
'60s Cox 1 24 Threaded Wheels, 'Soft' Super Tires #3273 Extra Wide, MOC w Header

'60s Cox 1 24 Threaded Wheels, 'Soft' Super Tires #3273 Extra Wide, MOC w Header

 - $22.99 32m
SLOT.IT SICA03A PORSCHE 962C" 3rd Le Mans 1988"for Scalextric Ninco Scx Slot1 32

SLOT.IT SICA03A PORSCHE 962C" 3rd Le Mans 1988"for Scalextric Ninco Scx Slot1 32

 - $148.88 33m
AFXTRAS Gold black AP Corvette Body Fits AW Auto World Aurora Tomy AFX Chassis

AFXTRAS Gold black AP Corvette Body Fits AW Auto World Aurora Tomy AFX Chassis

 -
 $14.99
$17.99		 33m
FLY 1 32 GT RACING 02 R - (SALEEN)

FLY 1 32 GT RACING 02 R - (SALEEN)

 - $60.00 33m
CARRERA DODGE CHARGER 500 " MATT BLACK-DIRTY STREET CAR "for Scalextric Slot1 32

CARRERA DODGE CHARGER 500 " MATT BLACK-DIRTY STREET CAR "for Scalextric Slot1 32

 - $44.88 33m
SLOT IT 1 32 BMW McLAREN F1 GTR -GOODWOOD 2005

SLOT IT 1 32 BMW McLAREN F1 GTR -GOODWOOD 2005

 - $60.00 34m
SCX 1 32 Kevin H. #29 Reese's slot car - NEW -NASCAR - never opened. #62380

SCX 1 32 Kevin H. #29 Reese's slot car - NEW -NASCAR - never opened. #62380

 - $29.99 34m
VINTAGE TCR FERRARI SLOTLESS SLOT CAR-1977 TESTED WORKS

VINTAGE TCR FERRARI SLOTLESS SLOT CAR-1977 TESTED WORKS

 2 $10.00 34m
CARRERA PLYMOUTH SUPERBIRD" STREET VERSION " for Scalextric Ninco Scx Slot 1 32

CARRERA PLYMOUTH SUPERBIRD" STREET VERSION " for Scalextric Ninco Scx Slot 1 32

 - $42.88 34m
AURORA T-JET STAKE TRUCK #1363 ORIGINAL BOX , LABEL & OILING SHEET

AURORA T-JET STAKE TRUCK #1363 ORIGINAL BOX , LABEL & OILING SHEET

 - $29.99 34m
'60s Cox 1 24 Threaded Wheels, 'Hard' Super Slicks Tires #3373 MOC

'60s Cox 1 24 Threaded Wheels, 'Hard' Super Slicks Tires #3373 MOC

 - $18.99 34m
VINTAGE TCR INDY CAR SLOTLESS SLOT CAR-1977 TESTED WORKS

VINTAGE TCR INDY CAR SLOTLESS SLOT CAR-1977 TESTED WORKS

 1 $9.99 35m
FLY Porsche 911 GT1 98" 4° OSCHERSLEBEN 1998 "for Scalextric Ninco Scx Slot 1 32

FLY Porsche 911 GT1 98" 4° OSCHERSLEBEN 1998 "for Scalextric Ninco Scx Slot 1 32

 - $32.99 35m
FLY MERCEDES BENZ SUPER TRUCK (CROMO ll)

FLY MERCEDES BENZ SUPER TRUCK (CROMO ll)

 1 $60.00 35m
AW AUTO WORLD DUKES OF HAZZARD DIRTY "69 GENERAL LEE DODGE CHARGER HO SLOT CAR

AW AUTO WORLD DUKES OF HAZZARD DIRTY "69 GENERAL LEE DODGE CHARGER HO SLOT CAR

 - $19.99 35m
Lexan HO Body Lot of 2 - BMW and Ferrari - New

Lexan HO Body Lot of 2 - BMW and Ferrari - New

 - $9.99 35m

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.