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1/43 Scale

Scale Racing Cars 1981 Essex Lotus 88 Formula One Unbuilt 1:43 Metal Model Kit

Scale Racing Cars 1981 Essex Lotus 88 Formula One Unbuilt 1:43 Metal Model Kit

 16 $42.00 2h 12m
Testors CORVETTE GRAND SPORT 1 43 Metal Body Model Kit

Testors CORVETTE GRAND SPORT 1 43 Metal Body Model Kit

 - $10.99 2h 18m
Testors PLYMOUTH PROWLER BLACK TIE 1 43 Metal Model Kit

Testors PLYMOUTH PROWLER BLACK TIE 1 43 Metal Model Kit

 - $10.99 2h 18m
Indy Car Minichamps Buddy Lazier Lola T93 LE 1157 4444

Indy Car Minichamps Buddy Lazier Lola T93 LE 1157 4444

 - $34.99 2h 28m
Minichamps Renault F1 Team R25 Fisichella Formula One

Minichamps Renault F1 Team R25 Fisichella Formula One

 - $34.99 2h 31m
Testors 1 43 Viper GT S Model Kit: Skill Level 2

Testors 1 43 Viper GT S Model Kit: Skill Level 2

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 $7.81
$17.14		 2h 38m
Tameo Alfa Romeo 1985 Benetton 185T Formula One Unbuilt 1:43 Metal Model Kit

Tameo Alfa Romeo 1985 Benetton 185T Formula One Unbuilt 1:43 Metal Model Kit

 12 $50.00 2h 59m
Western Models Brabham BT50 1982 Formula One Unbuilt 1:43 Metal Model Kit

Western Models Brabham BT50 1982 Formula One Unbuilt 1:43 Metal Model Kit

 12 $42.43 3h 21m
Starter Pontiac Grand Prix STP Petty 1986 NASCAR Unbuilt 1:43 Resin Model Kit

Starter Pontiac Grand Prix STP Petty 1986 NASCAR Unbuilt 1:43 Resin Model Kit

 13 $40.00 3h 25m
FORD GT 1 43 Academy 15513

FORD GT 1 43 Academy 15513

 - $6.00 3h 51m
Testors Plymouth Prowler with Metal Body, 1 43 Scale

Testors Plymouth Prowler with Metal Body, 1 43 Scale

 - $14.99 5h 13m
1 43 decal Ford Focus WRC#68 Rally Montecarlo 2006

1 43 decal Ford Focus WRC#68 Rally Montecarlo 2006

 - $15.00 6h 45m
F1 Typ Formel 1 Auto Slotcar 1:43 neu, not Carrera go but compatible

F1 Typ Formel 1 Auto Slotcar 1:43 neu, not Carrera go but compatible

5 $6.49 8h 47m
rare 1 43 TOP MODELS Simca Gordini T15S Sport Le Mans 1951 #38 Manzon

rare 1 43 TOP MODELS Simca Gordini T15S Sport Le Mans 1951 #38 Manzon

 3 $22.06 11h 22m
rare 1 43 TOP MODELS Simca Gordini T15S Sport Le Mans 1951 #37 Veyron

rare 1 43 TOP MODELS Simca Gordini T15S Sport Le Mans 1951 #37 Veyron

2 $21.17 11h 23m
Provence Moulage Lancia LC02 No.6 Malardeau Le Mans 1984 1 43 PM Kit

Provence Moulage Lancia LC02 No.6 Malardeau Le Mans 1984 1 43 PM Kit

- $99.00 11h 51m
Ford Shelby GT500 Super Snake 1 43 Academy 15517

Ford Shelby GT500 Super Snake 1 43 Academy 15517

 - $6.00 15h 40m
Brabham Repco 1967 World Champion kit! F1

Brabham Repco 1967 World Champion kit! F1

 1 $25.00 15h 46m
very rare 1 43 bodies TRON Ferrari 400i Mardikijan Limouisine 1980 x 2 look

very rare 1 43 bodies TRON Ferrari 400i Mardikijan Limouisine 1980 x 2 look

 2 $6.00 16h 46m
very rare 1 43 body+base STARTER Ferrari 412Mi Sport 1958 Riverside - Look

very rare 1 43 body+base STARTER Ferrari 412Mi Sport 1958 Riverside - Look

 1 $4.99 16h 50m
very rare 1 43 body+base STARTER Ferrari 275 Sport Le Mans 1963 1964 - Look

very rare 1 43 body+base STARTER Ferrari 275 Sport Le Mans 1963 1964 - Look

 - $4.99 16h 51m
1 43 Provence Moulage Alfa Romeo 1900 SSZ n BBR NESTOR AMR MAKE UP TRON MR MODEL

1 43 Provence Moulage Alfa Romeo 1900 SSZ n BBR NESTOR AMR MAKE UP TRON MR MODEL

 - $70.00 16h 51m
very rare 1 43 bodies GAMMA Models Ferrari 225S Sport+340 Spyder 1952 53 - Look

very rare 1 43 bodies GAMMA Models Ferrari 225S Sport+340 Spyder 1952 53 - Look

 - $4.99 16h 53m
1 43 MR MODELS Ferrari Nembo Spider Hard Top n BBR NESTOR AMR MAKE UP PROVENCE

1 43 MR MODELS Ferrari Nembo Spider Hard Top n BBR NESTOR AMR MAKE UP PROVENCE

 - $150.00 17h
Testors FORD GT40 1 43 Metal Body Model Kit New

Testors FORD GT40 1 43 Metal Body Model Kit New

1 $4.98 18h 4m
Citroen C4 WRC Sebastien Loeb-Daniel Elena Rally Portugal 2009 (1.43)

Citroen C4 WRC Sebastien Loeb-Daniel Elena Rally Portugal 2009 (1.43)

 - $17.00 18h 34m
CALSONIC NISSAN SKYLINE GT-R, Rosso CAM1 1 43 Scale Kit, NiB! PartsRStillSealed!

CALSONIC NISSAN SKYLINE GT-R, Rosso CAM1 1 43 Scale Kit, NiB! PartsRStillSealed!

 1 $19.99 19h 9m
Aston Martin DBR9 GT1 Team Aston Martin Racing (1.43)

Aston Martin DBR9 GT1 Team Aston Martin Racing (1.43)

 - $24.00 19h 12m
R.K.201 Ford Escort WRC Monte Carlo1998 Kankkunen (RACING 43 kit)

R.K.201 Ford Escort WRC Monte Carlo1998 Kankkunen (RACING 43 kit)

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 $59.99
$69.99		 19h 38m
Meri Kits 1984 Tyrrell Formula One Stefan Bellof Unbuilt 1:43 Metal Model Kit

Meri Kits 1984 Tyrrell Formula One Stefan Bellof Unbuilt 1:43 Metal Model Kit

 12 $30.00 20h 3m

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.