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VINTAGE 1976 THE BIONIC WOMEN GIRL'S COMB & BRUSH SET BLISTER

VINTAGE 1976 THE BIONIC WOMEN GIRL'S COMB & BRUSH SET BLISTER

 2 $10.00 32m
Vintage 1940's Flash Gordon Wyandotte Strat O Wagon Toy

Vintage 1940's Flash Gordon Wyandotte Strat O Wagon Toy

 - $149.95 1h 27m
Dragnet transogram puzzle brain teaser

Dragnet transogram puzzle brain teaser

 - $7.00 1h 28m
Six, 6, Marx Universal Pictures 1963 Movie Monsters Horror Film 6" Figures No Res

Six, 6, Marx Universal Pictures 1963 Movie Monsters Horror Film 6" Figures No Res

 7 $59.99 1h 47m
Cool Dude African American Hispanic Boy-Dano Ventriloquist Figure Dummy

Cool Dude African American Hispanic Boy-Dano Ventriloquist Figure Dummy

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 $300.00
$499.00		 1h 54m
Redheaded Ventriloquist Girl Figure Dummy

Redheaded Ventriloquist Girl Figure Dummy

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 $500.00
$699.00		 2h
1934 Frank Buck's Adventure Club Handbook Original Pepsodent Rare Very good plus

1934 Frank Buck's Adventure Club Handbook Original Pepsodent Rare Very good plus

 - $19.99 2h 3m
1958 Snoopy Silver Metal Baby Rattle

1958 Snoopy Silver Metal Baby Rattle

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 $29.95
$59.95		 2h 3m
Little Orphan Annie's dog Sandy by Knickerbocker 1982

Little Orphan Annie's dog Sandy by Knickerbocker 1982

 - $15.00 2h 4m
Vintage Hoppity Mickey Space Hopper Ball Sun Products - Disney Mickey Mouse EUC

Vintage Hoppity Mickey Space Hopper Ball Sun Products - Disney Mickey Mouse EUC

 - $34.99 2h 7m
vtg Retro Raggedy Ann & Andy Hallmark Vinyl Change Purse on Chain Wallet Toy NR

vtg Retro Raggedy Ann & Andy Hallmark Vinyl Change Purse on Chain Wallet Toy NR

 4 $1.29 2h 18m
Vintage Smokey the Bear Plush with Voice Box by Knickerbocker

Vintage Smokey the Bear Plush with Voice Box by Knickerbocker

 - $49.00 2h 19m
VINTAGE MARIONETTE PUPPET mexican sombrero

VINTAGE MARIONETTE PUPPET mexican sombrero

- $26.99 2h 28m
Vintage Danny O'Day ventriloquist doll with tag

Vintage Danny O'Day ventriloquist doll with tag

 - $69.99 2h 30m
PIN Y PON fire man ARGENTINA JOCSA - FOMOSA rare Mib

PIN Y PON fire man ARGENTINA JOCSA - FOMOSA rare Mib

 - $6.99 2h 31m
Vintage GREEN HORNET Flicker Badge (Vari-Vue 1966)

Vintage GREEN HORNET Flicker Badge (Vari-Vue 1966)

 - $35.00 2h 45m
Vtg Baby Doll Quintuplets Set Girls 1950's New In Package Hong Kong Darlings Toy

Vtg Baby Doll Quintuplets Set Girls 1950's New In Package Hong Kong Darlings Toy

 1 $13.99 2h 59m
Vintage Juro Novelty 32 Inch Ventriloquist Doll Juro Novelty Mortimer Snerd 1968

Vintage Juro Novelty 32 Inch Ventriloquist Doll Juro Novelty Mortimer Snerd 1968

 3 $26.06 3h 5m
VINTAGE BOZO THE CLOWN CAPITAL RECORDS PROMO HALLOWEEN MASK MINT

VINTAGE BOZO THE CLOWN CAPITAL RECORDS PROMO HALLOWEEN MASK MINT

 1 $9.99 3h 5m
CASE LOT OF 24 AMAZING SPIDER-MAN CLASSIC TIN LITHO CARS FRICTION ACTION MARVEL

CASE LOT OF 24 AMAZING SPIDER-MAN CLASSIC TIN LITHO CARS FRICTION ACTION MARVEL

 - $195.00 3h 6m
7 Old 1970s Louis Marx Walt Disney Mickey Pinocchio Pluto Hard Plastic Figurines

7 Old 1970s Louis Marx Walt Disney Mickey Pinocchio Pluto Hard Plastic Figurines

 - $24.99 3h 6m
"Bozo And His Rocket Ship" Vintage Capitol Records Story Book Reader Album Cover

"Bozo And His Rocket Ship" Vintage Capitol Records Story Book Reader Album Cover

 - $9.99 3h 6m
vintage VENTRILOQUIST DUMMY ... 1960-70s Hong Kong ... never used!

vintage VENTRILOQUIST DUMMY ... 1960-70s Hong Kong ... never used!

 2 $16.00 3h 7m
Vtg Teenage Doll Puzzle Set Variety 1950's Suprise Package Hong Kong Toy Gay-Gem

Vtg Teenage Doll Puzzle Set Variety 1950's Suprise Package Hong Kong Toy Gay-Gem

 - $9.99 3h 10m
VINTAGE THUNDER CATS LION- O

VINTAGE THUNDER CATS LION- O

 - $5.00 3h 15m
VINTAGE 1970'S EVEL KNIEVEL AND CHOPPER BIKE

VINTAGE 1970'S EVEL KNIEVEL AND CHOPPER BIKE

 4 $4.25 3h 20m
Vintage Mickey Mouse Wood Trapeze Toy, 1930s

Vintage Mickey Mouse Wood Trapeze Toy, 1930s

 - $15.99 3h 21m
Alice in Wonderland Disneykin Character w Gold Seal! 1960s Vintage Marx Disney

Alice in Wonderland Disneykin Character w Gold Seal! 1960s Vintage Marx Disney

 - $7.95 3h 24m
BALOO Disneykin Jungle Book Late 1960's Vintage Marx Disneykins

BALOO Disneykin Jungle Book Late 1960's Vintage Marx Disneykins

 - $12.95 3h 24m
Bambi Disneykin Characterw Gold Seal! 1960s Vintage Marx Toys Walt Disney

Bambi Disneykin Characterw Gold Seal! 1960s Vintage Marx Toys Walt Disney

 - $11.95 3h 24m

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.