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Jan-43

Carrera GO!!! Slot Car Track Single Lane [61648]

Carrera GO!!! Slot Car Track Single Lane [61648]

 - $13.29 58m
NASCAR TRI-OVAL SUPERSPEEDWAY 1:43 Slot Racing in good condition

NASCAR TRI-OVAL SUPERSPEEDWAY 1:43 Slot Racing in good condition

 - $53.19 13h 40m
BRICKYARD 400 1:43 scale

BRICKYARD 400 1:43 scale

 - $35.00 15h 34m
INDIANAPOLIS 500 1:43 scale

INDIANAPOLIS 500 1:43 scale

 - $35.00 15h 35m
CARRERA 1:43 AMG Mercedes SL63 POLIZEI digital slot car w top light #41335

CARRERA 1:43 AMG Mercedes SL63 POLIZEI digital slot car w top light #41335

 - $29.99 15h 50m
CARRERA 1:43 AMG MERCEDES SL 63 digital slot car Safety Car w top light #41334

CARRERA 1:43 AMG MERCEDES SL 63 digital slot car Safety Car w top light #41334

 - $29.99 16h 5m
CARRERA 1:43 scale Ferrari 599XX #3 slot car Geneva Motorshow 2009 red #41337

CARRERA 1:43 scale Ferrari 599XX #3 slot car Geneva Motorshow 2009 red #41337

 - $29.99 16h 24m
Carerra GO !!! Slot Car Track Extension Set 3 #61614 - NEW IN BOX!

Carerra GO !!! Slot Car Track Extension Set 3 #61614 - NEW IN BOX!

 - $9.99 16h 29m
CARRERA 1:43 scale Porsche GT3 Cup slot car #16 Al Faisal Lechner Racing #41336

CARRERA 1:43 scale Porsche GT3 Cup slot car #16 Al Faisal Lechner Racing #41336

 - $29.99 16h 34m
PickUp Truck Red

PickUp Truck Red

 - $8.00 16h 35m
CARRERA 1:43 scale Porsche GT3 Cup slot car #3 Monster FM U. Alzen #41355

CARRERA 1:43 scale Porsche GT3 Cup slot car #3 Monster FM U. Alzen #41355

 - $29.99 16h 44m
Carrera 42006 Digital 143 Transformer UL 14.8V

Carrera 42006 Digital 143 Transformer UL 14.8V

- $33.99 17h 15m
CARRERA 1:43 scale Vodafone McLaren Mercedes slot car #1 Race Car #41332

CARRERA 1:43 scale Vodafone McLaren Mercedes slot car #1 Race Car #41332

 - $29.99 17h 18m
CARRERA 1:43 scale Ferrari 599XX slot car #97 Nurburgring 2010 yellow #41354

CARRERA 1:43 scale Ferrari 599XX slot car #97 Nurburgring 2010 yellow #41354

 - $29.99 17h 24m
Venom G2 Slot Cars - 2211M

Venom G2 Slot Cars - 2211M

 - $32.99 17h 36m
CARRERA 1:43 scale Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 slot car #123 Hankook 2011 #41353

CARRERA 1:43 scale Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 slot car #123 Hankook 2011 #41353

 - $29.99 18h 35m
MG3222 - 1 43 UltraCal High Def Decals Vintage Racing Names & Numbers

MG3222 - 1 43 UltraCal High Def Decals Vintage Racing Names & Numbers

 - $14.95 18h 49m
MG3221 - 1 43 UltraCal High Def Decals Vintage Racing Stripes & Numbers

MG3221 - 1 43 UltraCal High Def Decals Vintage Racing Stripes & Numbers

 - $14.95 18h 49m
MG3206 - 1 43 UltraCal High Def Decals Metallic Pearl Number Roundels

MG3206 - 1 43 UltraCal High Def Decals Metallic Pearl Number Roundels

 - $14.95 18h 49m
MG3207 - 1 43 UltraCal High Def Decals Metallic Pearl Racing Stripes

MG3207 - 1 43 UltraCal High Def Decals Metallic Pearl Racing Stripes

 - $14.95 18h 49m
CARRERA 1:43 scale Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 slot car #062 Competizione 2011 #41352

CARRERA 1:43 scale Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 slot car #062 Competizione 2011 #41352

 - $29.99 18h 51m
CARRERA 1:43 scale Ferrari F10 slot car Fernando Alonso red #41331

CARRERA 1:43 scale Ferrari F10 slot car Fernando Alonso red #41331

 - $29.99 19h 14m
CARRERA 1:43 scale Mario Kart Wii slot car Wild Wing+Mario Go compatible #41319

CARRERA 1:43 scale Mario Kart Wii slot car Wild Wing+Mario Go compatible #41319

 - $29.99 19h 31m
CARRERA 1:43 scale Mario Kart Wii slot car Wild Wing+Luigi Go compatible #41320

CARRERA 1:43 scale Mario Kart Wii slot car Wild Wing+Luigi Go compatible #41320

 - $29.99 19h 36m
CARRERA 1:43 scale Mario Kart Wii slot car Wild Wing+Peach Go compatible #41321

CARRERA 1:43 scale Mario Kart Wii slot car Wild Wing+Peach Go compatible #41321

 - $29.99 19h 43m
Bobby Labonte Dodge Aven 43 Carrera Go Slot Car 61077

Bobby Labonte Dodge Aven 43 Carrera Go Slot Car 61077

 - $13.99 19h 53m
CARRERA 1:43 scale Nissan 350Z slot car Flash red #41312

CARRERA 1:43 scale Nissan 350Z slot car Flash red #41312

 - $24.99 20h 1m
Batman Joker mobile Carrera Go Slot Race Car 61073 New

Batman Joker mobile Carrera Go Slot Race Car 61073 New

 - $13.99 20h 3m
CARRERA 1:43 scale Subaru Impreza WRX slot car Dragon green #41311

CARRERA 1:43 scale Subaru Impreza WRX slot car Dragon green #41311

 - $24.99 20h 15m
PickUP Pick Up Truck Rot Carrera Go Slot Truck 61083

PickUP Pick Up Truck Rot Carrera Go Slot Truck 61083

 - $12.59 20h 15m

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.