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VINTAGE WIND-UP TINPLATE CELLULOID HEAD DRESSED DOLL CLOCKWORK TOY JAPAN 1950'S

VINTAGE WIND-UP TINPLATE CELLULOID HEAD DRESSED DOLL CLOCKWORK TOY JAPAN 1950'S

- $629.99 31m
Vintage Tin Metal School Bus Toy

Vintage Tin Metal School Bus Toy

 - $5.49 35m
Vintage Wind-Up MARX Woody Wagon LM52 Tin Litho Toy Car

Vintage Wind-Up MARX Woody Wagon LM52 Tin Litho Toy Car

 - $12.99 36m
Tin Friction Aston Martin Race Car MF 800 China With Box

Tin Friction Aston Martin Race Car MF 800 China With Box

 - $9.99 44m
VINTAGE VOLKSWAGEN TIN FRICTION BEETLES FIRE, RESCUE, RACE CAR, CABRIOLET TOYS

VINTAGE VOLKSWAGEN TIN FRICTION BEETLES FIRE, RESCUE, RACE CAR, CABRIOLET TOYS

 3 $16.54 45m
Antique Wind Up Toy Drummer Boy J Chein Co made in USA Tin Soldier

Antique Wind Up Toy Drummer Boy J Chein Co made in USA Tin Soldier

 - $29.99 47m
Vintage Western Choo Choo Tin Toy Train Very Rare Smoky Locomotive

Vintage Western Choo Choo Tin Toy Train Very Rare Smoky Locomotive

 - $25.00 50m
Antique Tin Metal U.S. Army Jeep Toy

Antique Tin Metal U.S. Army Jeep Toy

 - $5.99 55m
VINTAGE PORTUGUESE COEHLO DE SOUSA RAILWAY TIN TOY CLOCK WORK 24 cm. IN LARGE

VINTAGE PORTUGUESE COEHLO DE SOUSA RAILWAY TIN TOY CLOCK WORK 24 cm. IN LARGE

 - $200.00 56m
Vintage Tin Litho Ranger Wind-Up Train Engine & Tender

Vintage Tin Litho Ranger Wind-Up Train Engine & Tender

 8 $10.00 1h
Vintage Tin Litho Red Convertible Friction Car

Vintage Tin Litho Red Convertible Friction Car

 3 $7.84 1h 8m
Vintage Tin Japan FIRE CHIEF CAR

Vintage Tin Japan FIRE CHIEF CAR

 1 $7.00 1h 8m
VINTAGE TOY OCCUPIED JAPAN TIN & CELLULOID WIND UP "TUMBLING FIDO" CIRCA 1960'S

VINTAGE TOY OCCUPIED JAPAN TIN & CELLULOID WIND UP "TUMBLING FIDO" CIRCA 1960'S

 - $539.99 1h 9m
1950s "MIDGET RACER" Number-7 "MIDGETOY"CAR ROCKFORD, ILL

1950s "MIDGET RACER" Number-7 "MIDGETOY"CAR ROCKFORD, ILL

3 $3.75 1h 12m
Vintage Tin Litho Police - No.5 Friction Car

Vintage Tin Litho Police - No.5 Friction Car

 3 $6.24 1h 15m
MARX 1930's - HONEYMOON EXPRESS TRAIN Wind Up - GORGEOUS !!!

MARX 1930's - HONEYMOON EXPRESS TRAIN Wind Up - GORGEOUS !!!

 - $135.00 1h 16m
TAIYO BUMP'N GO 'BIG WHEEL' VAN TRUCK, WITH US SANTA ANA DRAGSTER TEAM GRAPHICS.

TAIYO BUMP'N GO 'BIG WHEEL' VAN TRUCK, WITH US SANTA ANA DRAGSTER TEAM GRAPHICS.

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 $75.00
$95.00		 1h 19m
Vintage Tin Litho Friction Military Tank, M.103, Made in Japan

Vintage Tin Litho Friction Military Tank, M.103, Made in Japan

 7 $5.18 1h 19m
Vintage Structo Hook & Ladder Firetruck

Vintage Structo Hook & Ladder Firetruck

 2 $20.25 1h 19m
VINTAGE BATTERY OPRATED PLASTIC & TINPLATE [S H] JAPAN FIRE ENGINE CIRCA 1960'S

VINTAGE BATTERY OPRATED PLASTIC & TINPLATE [S H] JAPAN FIRE ENGINE CIRCA 1960'S

 - $539.99 1h 21m
Vintage LITHO TIN CAR - Poice dept. Hightway Patrol NO.1, Japan

Vintage LITHO TIN CAR - Poice dept. Hightway Patrol NO.1, Japan

 - $14.99 1h 25m
JAPAN TIN PENNY TOY LIMOSINE CAR

JAPAN TIN PENNY TOY LIMOSINE CAR

 - $55.00 1h 33m
VINTAGE '70s GREEK JOY-TOY SET No 70 TRUCK WHITE IVECO ULTRA RARE

VINTAGE '70s GREEK JOY-TOY SET No 70 TRUCK WHITE IVECO ULTRA RARE

 - $9.99 1h 37m
ANTIQUE FRICTION TOY 1950'S POLICEMAN ON MOTORCYCLE WITH WIINDSHIELD USA MADE

ANTIQUE FRICTION TOY 1950'S POLICEMAN ON MOTORCYCLE WITH WIINDSHIELD USA MADE

 - $149.99 1h 39m
VINTAGE '70s GREEK JOY-TOY SET No 70 TRUCK ORANGE IVECO ULTRA RARE

VINTAGE '70s GREEK JOY-TOY SET No 70 TRUCK ORANGE IVECO ULTRA RARE

 - $9.99 1h 39m
VINTAGE '70s GREEK JOY-TOY SET No 70 TRUCK WHITE RED IVECO ULTRA RARE

VINTAGE '70s GREEK JOY-TOY SET No 70 TRUCK WHITE RED IVECO ULTRA RARE

 - $9.99 1h 41m
VINTAGE '70s GREEK JOY-TOY SET No 70 TRUCK MIXER BLUE RED YELLOW BEFORD RARE

VINTAGE '70s GREEK JOY-TOY SET No 70 TRUCK MIXER BLUE RED YELLOW BEFORD RARE

 - $9.99 1h 44m
VINTAGE BATTERY OPRATED MODERN TOYS SPACESHIP FLYING SOUCER X-5 JAPAN C 1970'S

VINTAGE BATTERY OPRATED MODERN TOYS SPACESHIP FLYING SOUCER X-5 JAPAN C 1970'S

 - $629.99 1h 44m
Robot YM-3 Lost In Space Wind Up Toy In Box Collectble Japanese Vintage Toy B-9

Robot YM-3 Lost In Space Wind Up Toy In Box Collectble Japanese Vintage Toy B-9

1 $19.99 1h 57m
1920's Elenee Tin Wood Donkey Cart W Black Cowboys

1920's Elenee Tin Wood Donkey Cart W Black Cowboys

 - $95.57 2h 4m

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.