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VINTAGE TIN METAL & WOOD NOISEMAKER

VINTAGE TIN METAL & WOOD NOISEMAKER

 - $14.99 30m
VINTAGE TRIANG MINIC CLOCKWORK MECHANICAL HORSE & MILK TANKER (71 M)

VINTAGE TRIANG MINIC CLOCKWORK MECHANICAL HORSE & MILK TANKER (71 M)

 - $213.34 37m
VINTAGE CHILDS PLATES ETC.

VINTAGE CHILDS PLATES ETC.

 - $1.99 42m
Artcraft Junior Miss Sewing Machine (tin on wood base)

Artcraft Junior Miss Sewing Machine (tin on wood base)

 - $85.00 47m
ANTIQUE BORDEN'S MILK TRUCK WOOD AND TIN RICH TOYS HORSE DRAWN

ANTIQUE BORDEN'S MILK TRUCK WOOD AND TIN RICH TOYS HORSE DRAWN

- $350.00 47m
black americana vintage tin toy bojangle dances again 1940s with box

black americana vintage tin toy bojangle dances again 1940s with box

 - $31.61 52m
7" T. Vintage J CHEIN Tin Litho Doll Wardrobe w Doll Clothes Wire Hangers VGC

7" T. Vintage J CHEIN Tin Litho Doll Wardrobe w Doll Clothes Wire Hangers VGC

 5 $22.37 52m
ANTIQUE SHEFFIELD FARMS COMPANY MILK TRUCK WITH BOTTLES WOOD AND TIN

ANTIQUE SHEFFIELD FARMS COMPANY MILK TRUCK WITH BOTTLES WOOD AND TIN

 3 $355.00 1h 7m
Vintage 8" Tin Litho Toy Tambourine from the early 50's - very nice!

Vintage 8" Tin Litho Toy Tambourine from the early 50's - very nice!

 - $19.99 1h 7m
1950-60s Japan Made Toy Pistol Broach Pin on Original Card

1950-60s Japan Made Toy Pistol Broach Pin on Original Card

 - $11.99 1h 8m
1950-60s Japan Made Deputy Sheriff Broach on Original Card

1950-60s Japan Made Deputy Sheriff Broach on Original Card

 - $11.99 1h 8m
VINTAGE TIN TOY DUCK TOYS

VINTAGE TIN TOY DUCK TOYS

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 $4.99
$6.99		 1h 20m
Early German tin BOAT live steam riverboat ship Schoenner, Carette, Marklin?

Early German tin BOAT live steam riverboat ship Schoenner, Carette, Marklin?

 - $799.00 1h 23m
antique tin ship toy

antique tin ship toy

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 $25.00
$75.00		 2h 8m
TIN TOY BLUE BIRD

TIN TOY BLUE BIRD

 - $9.99 2h 12m
The History TRIX HO 00 Model Railways in Britain

The History TRIX HO 00 Model Railways in Britain

- $84.99 2h 17m
CHILD'S TIN DOLL LUNCH BUCKET BERRY CAN PAIL

CHILD'S TIN DOLL LUNCH BUCKET BERRY CAN PAIL

 - $24.99 2h 21m
VINTAGE TIN MARX CRANKTAIL PLUTO WINDUP DOG 1939 WALT DISNEY BLUE TAIL

VINTAGE TIN MARX CRANKTAIL PLUTO WINDUP DOG 1939 WALT DISNEY BLUE TAIL

 7 $22.00 2h 22m
Rare Horse Drawn Tin Toy Klondike Ice Company NY Wagon

Rare Horse Drawn Tin Toy Klondike Ice Company NY Wagon

 - $599.95 2h 23m
6 RUSSIAN TIN CAR TOYS (COMPLETE SET IN BOX) DEPICTING JUNGLE ANIMALS

6 RUSSIAN TIN CAR TOYS (COMPLETE SET IN BOX) DEPICTING JUNGLE ANIMALS

 - $14.95 2h 26m
MAMOD STEAM TRACTOR TE1a

MAMOD STEAM TRACTOR TE1a

19 $91.00 2h 31m
Vintage Jensen Steam Engine Model #75

Vintage Jensen Steam Engine Model #75

 8 $63.99 2h 32m
Tinplate Toys ID Book Schuco Bing More

Tinplate Toys ID Book Schuco Bing More

 - $22.45 2h 36m
DC-3 OVERSEAS AIRLINES TIN TOY

DC-3 OVERSEAS AIRLINES TIN TOY

 - $24.99 2h 46m
Vintage Chinese Rooster Tin Toy

Vintage Chinese Rooster Tin Toy

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 $15.95
$29.95		 2h 46m
Vintage German tin BOAT windup clockwork Liner, ship, bateau Fleischmann tugboat

Vintage German tin BOAT windup clockwork Liner, ship, bateau Fleischmann tugboat

 1 $149.00 2h 52m
Vintage Nice Working Jocko Pinball Action Marble Game Toy by Wolverine

Vintage Nice Working Jocko Pinball Action Marble Game Toy by Wolverine

- $10.00 2h 52m
SCARCE OHIO ART BEST TOYS SAND PAIL SHOVEL TOT TOT

SCARCE OHIO ART BEST TOYS SAND PAIL SHOVEL TOT TOT

- $12.00 3h 1m
VINTAGE HAPPY SANDMAN SHOVEL BY OHIO ART CO.

VINTAGE HAPPY SANDMAN SHOVEL BY OHIO ART CO.

 - $14.99 3h 8m
VINTAGE CHILD'S WOLVERINE TIN TOY REFRIGERATOR ESTATE

VINTAGE CHILD'S WOLVERINE TIN TOY REFRIGERATOR ESTATE

 - $8.00 3h 11m

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.