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Popples Colorforms 1 Sheet Vintage 1986 Those Characters From Cleveland

Popples Colorforms 1 Sheet Vintage 1986 Those Characters From Cleveland

 - $9.00 52m
POPPLES 1986 * * CHEERLEADER* WONDERFUL PUFFBALL PLUSH SOFT

POPPLES 1986 * * CHEERLEADER* WONDERFUL PUFFBALL PLUSH SOFT

 - $16.85 2h 25m
Vintage 1980s Popples Bank-Mint!

Vintage 1980s Popples Bank-Mint!

 - $12.00 2h 52m
Two 1985 PVC Pocket Popples "Potato Chip" and "Pancake"

Two 1985 PVC Pocket Popples "Potato Chip" and "Pancake"

 2 $5.51 3h 23m
Baby Cribsy Popple

Baby Cribsy Popple

- $10.00 3h 27m
Princess POPPLE Stuffed Plush PASTEL MIX Colors Very CUTE 10" size

Princess POPPLE Stuffed Plush PASTEL MIX Colors Very CUTE 10" size

 - $19.95 5h 35m
POPPLES PLUSH BABY CRIBSY ORIGINAL 1986 GREAT SHAPE MATTLE

POPPLES PLUSH BABY CRIBSY ORIGINAL 1986 GREAT SHAPE MATTLE

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 $9.99
$25.00		 15h 10m
POPPLES PLUSH POLKA DOTTIE ORIGINAL 2001 GREAT SHAPE MATTLE

POPPLES PLUSH POLKA DOTTIE ORIGINAL 2001 GREAT SHAPE MATTLE

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 $9.99
$20.00		 15h 12m
Vintage Mattel 1986 Blue Turquoise & Purple Popples Puffling Plush Doll 5"

Vintage Mattel 1986 Blue Turquoise & Purple Popples Puffling Plush Doll 5"

 1 $6.99 15h 47m
Popples PACKY POPPLE Vintage 1986 Plush Popples BANK TCFC

Popples PACKY POPPLE Vintage 1986 Plush Popples BANK TCFC

 - $19.99 17h 56m
POPPLES PUZZLE 3 1 2" TALL - WHITE & BLUE -EUC- VINTAGE 1980'S MATTEL INC.

POPPLES PUZZLE 3 1 2" TALL - WHITE & BLUE -EUC- VINTAGE 1980'S MATTEL INC.

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 $8.00
$10.00		 18h 6m
POPPLES PUFFBALL 3 1 2" TALL - WHITE & BLUE -EUC- VINTAGE 1980'S MATTEL INC.

POPPLES PUFFBALL 3 1 2" TALL - WHITE & BLUE -EUC- VINTAGE 1980'S MATTEL INC.

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 $8.00
$10.00		 18h 8m
POPPLES PARTY PINK 3 1 2" TALL - PINK & WHITE -EUC- VINTAGE 1980'S MATTEL INC.

POPPLES PARTY PINK 3 1 2" TALL - PINK & WHITE -EUC- VINTAGE 1980'S MATTEL INC.

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 $8.00
$10.00		 18h 12m
POPPLES POTATO CHIP 3 1 2" TALL - YELLOW & PINK -EUC- VINTAGE 1980'S MATTEL INC.

POPPLES POTATO CHIP 3 1 2" TALL - YELLOW & PINK -EUC- VINTAGE 1980'S MATTEL INC.

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 $8.00
$10.00		 18h 16m
POPPLES PUFFBALL 12" White Pink Blue Orange Yellow VINTAGE 1980'S MATTEL INC.

POPPLES PUFFBALL 12" White Pink Blue Orange Yellow VINTAGE 1980'S MATTEL INC.

 1 $15.00 18h 19m
Party Popples Vintage Pink 14 inch Plush 1985 Mattel

Party Popples Vintage Pink 14 inch Plush 1985 Mattel

 - $37.00 20h 47m
Vintage 1985 Purple Pobbles Plush Stuffed Animal. Good Condition. Pics! #1108

Vintage 1985 Purple Pobbles Plush Stuffed Animal. Good Condition. Pics! #1108

 - $29.00 20h 59m
Popple 2001 line, polka dots

Popple 2001 line, polka dots

 - $3.99 22h 55m
VINTAGE 1980's MATTEL 3" POPPLES pink PUFFLING hard to find

VINTAGE 1980's MATTEL 3" POPPLES pink PUFFLING hard to find

 - $3.99 23h 21m
VINTAGE 1980's MATTEL 12" POPPLES good condition POPPLE CRIBSEY rare find

VINTAGE 1980's MATTEL 12" POPPLES good condition POPPLE CRIBSEY rare find

 - $9.99 23h 21m
VINTAGE 1980's MATTEL 12" POPPLES good condition POPPLE BIBSEY rare find

VINTAGE 1980's MATTEL 12" POPPLES good condition POPPLE BIBSEY rare find

 - $9.99 23h 21m
VINTAGE 1985 MATTEL american greetings 3 1 2" blue pocket POPPLE-P.C.POPPLES

VINTAGE 1985 MATTEL american greetings 3 1 2" blue pocket POPPLE-P.C.POPPLES

 3 $6.00 23h 21m
VINTAGE 1980's MATTEL ROCK STAR POPPLES PUNKSTER w guitar GREAT CONTITION

VINTAGE 1980's MATTEL ROCK STAR POPPLES PUNKSTER w guitar GREAT CONTITION

 - $9.99 23h 21m
VINTAGE 1980's MATTEL 12" POPPLES good condition POPPLE CRIBSEY rare find

VINTAGE 1980's MATTEL 12" POPPLES good condition POPPLE CRIBSEY rare find

 - $9.99 23h 56m
VINTAGE 1980's MATTEL ROCK STAR POPPLES PUNKSTER w guitar GREAT CONTITION

VINTAGE 1980's MATTEL ROCK STAR POPPLES PUNKSTER w guitar GREAT CONTITION

 - $9.99 23h 56m
VINTAGE 1980's MATTEL 3" POPPLES pink PUFFLING hard to find

VINTAGE 1980's MATTEL 3" POPPLES pink PUFFLING hard to find

 - $3.99 23h 56m
VINTAGE 1980's MATTEL 12" POPPLES good condition POPPLE BIBSEY rare find

VINTAGE 1980's MATTEL 12" POPPLES good condition POPPLE BIBSEY rare find

 - $9.99 23h 56m
Vintage 1986 -Potato Chip- Yellow POPPLES 8" Stuffed Plush *MINT CONDITION* 80s

Vintage 1986 -Potato Chip- Yellow POPPLES 8" Stuffed Plush *MINT CONDITION* 80s

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 $19.99
$29.99		 1d 51m
Vintage 1986 BABY BIBSY POPPLES with Rattle Tail Plush

Vintage 1986 BABY BIBSY POPPLES with Rattle Tail Plush

 - $34.95 1d 1h 35m
Vintage HTF Potato Chip Popple Clip-On 1986 Amtoy AG plastic body with plush fur

Vintage HTF Potato Chip Popple Clip-On 1986 Amtoy AG plastic body with plush fur

 - $19.99 1d 1h 49m

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  • 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.