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Model kits | 1946-1969 For Sale | Used 1946-1969 | Cheap 1946-1969

1946-1969

Large Vintage Steiff White Cat Animal 7 1 2" Tall LOOK

Large Vintage Steiff White Cat Animal 7 1 2" Tall LOOK

 - $125.00 36m
Nice Antique STEIFF Cat, SUSI, Button Missing, Bell Still There, From NJ Estate

Nice Antique STEIFF Cat, SUSI, Button Missing, Bell Still There, From NJ Estate

 5 $37.11 47m
Steiff 9" laying Tiger with button tag Vintage Mohair Good Shape

Steiff 9" laying Tiger with button tag Vintage Mohair Good Shape

 1 $48.00 52m
Vintage Steiff Monkeys 3 ! ! Jocko and 2 friends ! ! Tags and buttons NR

Vintage Steiff Monkeys 3 ! ! Jocko and 2 friends ! ! Tags and buttons NR

 11 $52.27 2h 10m
Steiff Monkey Jocko 24 inch

Steiff Monkey Jocko 24 inch

15
 $257.00
$650.00		 2h 36m
Steiff Poodles...American Kennel Club 2004 edition

Steiff Poodles...American Kennel Club 2004 edition

 - $89.99 2h 36m
Woolen Steiff Bird With Metal Legs #1508 44

Woolen Steiff Bird With Metal Legs #1508 44

 - $19.99 2h 53m
Vintage Steiff Sitting Bunny Rabbit With Bell & Ribbon

Vintage Steiff Sitting Bunny Rabbit With Bell & Ribbon

 3 $28.00 2h 59m
Vintage 16" Steiff Stuffed Llama

Vintage 16" Steiff Stuffed Llama

 - $289.99 3h 9m
Vintage Steiff Robby Mohair Seal & Woolen White Rabbit

Vintage Steiff Robby Mohair Seal & Woolen White Rabbit

 2 $16.00 3h 19m
STEIFF SITTING MOLLY-10CM -'49-58#.3310.SORTIMENT100-ID

STEIFF SITTING MOLLY-10CM -'49-58#.3310.SORTIMENT100-ID

 - $299.00 3h 30m
SPECIAL SALE! HTF SMALL SIZE VINTAGE MINIATURE MOHAIR STEIFF TYPE TOY TABBY CAT!

SPECIAL SALE! HTF SMALL SIZE VINTAGE MINIATURE MOHAIR STEIFF TYPE TOY TABBY CAT!

 - $39.95 4h 37m
Vintage Steiff Okapi @1954-1970 14cm RSB & Flag FC

Vintage Steiff Okapi @1954-1970 14cm RSB & Flag FC

 2 $7.49 4h 39m
Steiff 1950's Mohair Fox VCG with Button 8" Long Nose to Tail VGC No Tags

Steiff 1950's Mohair Fox VCG with Button 8" Long Nose to Tail VGC No Tags

 12 $66.99 4h 43m
VINTAGE 1950'S STEIFF LARGE RECLINING GRAY MOHAIR SNOBBY POODLE DOG

VINTAGE 1950'S STEIFF LARGE RECLINING GRAY MOHAIR SNOBBY POODLE DOG

 -
 $49.99
$55.99		 5h
VERY RARE Vintage Steiff Navy Goat Mascot Adorable!!!

VERY RARE Vintage Steiff Navy Goat Mascot Adorable!!!

 - $210.99 5h 4m
Steiff Mohair Elephant with Tusks, Button & Original Tag - 6.5"

Steiff Mohair Elephant with Tusks, Button & Original Tag - 6.5"

 - $55.00 5h 9m
SWEET VINTAGE STEIFF LAMB WITH RIBBON & BELL EAR TAG

SWEET VINTAGE STEIFF LAMB WITH RIBBON & BELL EAR TAG

 - $49.95 5h 29m
Vintage Steiff Boxer 1950's Mohair Puppet with Bow

Vintage Steiff Boxer 1950's Mohair Puppet with Bow

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 $15.00
$30.00		 6h 33m
ADORABLE STEIFF 9 INCH MULTI COLOR MUNGO MONKEY - GLASS EYES -ORANGE BLUE BEIGE

ADORABLE STEIFF 9 INCH MULTI COLOR MUNGO MONKEY - GLASS EYES -ORANGE BLUE BEIGE

- $25.00 6h 38m
VINTAGE MOHAIR STUFFED TOY PANDA BEAR GLASS EYES STEIFF ? EXCELLENT CONDITION!

VINTAGE MOHAIR STUFFED TOY PANDA BEAR GLASS EYES STEIFF ? EXCELLENT CONDITION!

 2 $13.49 6h 58m
Vintage 1950's Steiff Pony w tags red saddle 1312 00 5" very nice

Vintage 1950's Steiff Pony w tags red saddle 1312 00 5" very nice

 - $64.99 7h 11m
Vintage 1950's Steiff Renny Reindeer 9" long w tags & button

Vintage 1950's Steiff Renny Reindeer 9" long w tags & button

 4 $76.00 7h 15m
Vintage 1950's Steiff Parrot w ear button & tag- 1312-08 5.5" tall very nice

Vintage 1950's Steiff Parrot w ear button & tag- 1312-08 5.5" tall very nice

 - $44.99 7h 18m
Original Steiff Ram with Button in Ear

Original Steiff Ram with Button in Ear

 8 $14.00 7h 19m
Vintage 1950's Steiff Puppet - Beagle Dog Very Nice

Vintage 1950's Steiff Puppet - Beagle Dog Very Nice

 4 $15.49 7h 20m
Vintage Mohair Steiff Wittie Owl Animal 4" Tall LOOK

Vintage Mohair Steiff Wittie Owl Animal 4" Tall LOOK

 - $160.00 8h 2m
Vintage Mohair Rabbit Hand Puppet - Steiff - missing tag

Vintage Mohair Rabbit Hand Puppet - Steiff - missing tag

 - $30.00 8h 36m
Steiff Peky the Pekinese Dog 8" H ID Flag # 4120 22 Mohair

Steiff Peky the Pekinese Dog 8" H ID Flag # 4120 22 Mohair

 - $299.99 9h 53m
Vintage Steiff "Pucki" 12inch tall

Vintage Steiff "Pucki" 12inch tall

 - $65.00 18h 32m

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.