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Pre-1970

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 45m
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 49m
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 59m
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 4m
Vintage MAJOR MATT MASON CALLISTO Figure (1968)

Vintage MAJOR MATT MASON CALLISTO Figure (1968)

- $40.00 1h 9m
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 10m
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 1h 34m
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 1h 38m
APOLLO X SPACE ROCKET BATTERY TOY BOXED UNUSED 1960s

APOLLO X SPACE ROCKET BATTERY TOY BOXED UNUSED 1960s

- $99.99 1h 49m
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 23m
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 2h 33m
1950s POST TOASTIES SPACE SUIT STORE DISPLAY ORIGINAL PAINTING ARTWORK

1950s POST TOASTIES SPACE SUIT STORE DISPLAY ORIGINAL PAINTING ARTWORK

 6 $28.67 2h 41m
1953 COMMANDO CODY COSMIC VENGEANCE MOVIE LOBBY CARD POSTER

1953 COMMANDO CODY COSMIC VENGEANCE MOVIE LOBBY CARD POSTER

 5 $23.00 2h 41m
1960'S NASA GEMINI APOLLO ASTRONAUT SPACEMAN FIGURE

1960'S NASA GEMINI APOLLO ASTRONAUT SPACEMAN FIGURE

- $14.99 3h
1967 NOMURA PLANET-Y SPACE STATION MADE IN JAPAN

1967 NOMURA PLANET-Y SPACE STATION MADE IN JAPAN

 - $589.95 3h 10m
COLORFORMS OUTER SPACE MEN - COLOSUS REX'S MACE

COLORFORMS OUTER SPACE MEN - COLOSUS REX'S MACE

 2 $11.00 3h 12m
MARX 1950'S OUTER SPACEMAN W RADIO BLUE & HELMET

MARX 1950'S OUTER SPACEMAN W RADIO BLUE & HELMET

 - $14.99 3h 15m
RARE HUCKELBERRY HOUND ROCKET SHIP TO THE MOON BIG GOLDEN BOOK 1960

RARE HUCKELBERRY HOUND ROCKET SHIP TO THE MOON BIG GOLDEN BOOK 1960

 -
 $9.99
$15.00		 3h 22m
Brand New Colorful Light Toy Flying Saucer UFO Hot Sell Gift for kids

Brand New Colorful Light Toy Flying Saucer UFO Hot Sell Gift for kids

 - $2.49 4h 6m
FIREBALL XL5 SPACE CITY ''STEVE ZODIAC'' 1964

FIREBALL XL5 SPACE CITY ''STEVE ZODIAC'' 1964

 3 $7.00 5h 39m
NICE 50s JUPITER ROCKET D-119

NICE 50s JUPITER ROCKET D-119

 - $175.00 7h 53m
Lemezaru Gyar SPACE ROCKET RAY GUN PISTOL Friction Tin Space Toy MIB`68 RARE!

Lemezaru Gyar SPACE ROCKET RAY GUN PISTOL Friction Tin Space Toy MIB`68 RARE!

 - $113.39 12h 58m
Giolitto Italy SPACE MAN Flying Space Pilot ASTRONAUT Space Toy MIB`65 VERY RARE

Giolitto Italy SPACE MAN Flying Space Pilot ASTRONAUT Space Toy MIB`65 VERY RARE

 - $64.79 12h 59m
DOME FOR MOON ROCKET

DOME FOR MOON ROCKET

- $65.00 13h 27m
RED ON OFF SWITCH FOR MOON ROCKET

RED ON OFF SWITCH FOR MOON ROCKET

- $10.00 13h 29m
1966 Major Matt Mason White Platform Support

1966 Major Matt Mason White Platform Support

 1 $2.00 13h 32m
ANTENNA FOR YOUR EAGLE LUNAR MODULE OR OTHER TOYS

ANTENNA FOR YOUR EAGLE LUNAR MODULE OR OTHER TOYS

- $35.00 13h 34m
SPACE GUN VINTAGE ARGENTINA TIN TOY FRICTION SYSTEM!

SPACE GUN VINTAGE ARGENTINA TIN TOY FRICTION SYSTEM!

 - $55.00 13h 39m
Vintage Remco Space Gun

Vintage Remco Space Gun

 - $10.00 14h 30m
Remco Space Gun

Remco Space Gun

- $23.00 14h 45m

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.