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Dove & Branch PALM PUZZLE Cracker Jack

Dove & Branch PALM PUZZLE Cracker Jack

 - $5.98 50m
SPECIAL SALE!~MAGNIFICENT RARE ANTIQUE FRENCH MINIATURE CANDY CONTAINER CHEST!

SPECIAL SALE!~MAGNIFICENT RARE ANTIQUE FRENCH MINIATURE CANDY CONTAINER CHEST!

 - $184.95 1h 32m
LOT 2 VINTAGE PAPER WHIRLEY BIRDS CARNIVAL CIRCUS PRIZE BIRD ON A STRING GC

LOT 2 VINTAGE PAPER WHIRLEY BIRDS CARNIVAL CIRCUS PRIZE BIRD ON A STRING GC

 - $9.99 2h 2m
Vintage Toy Water Transfer Tattoos 20 Military & Cowboy & Wilderness 1940-1950's

Vintage Toy Water Transfer Tattoos 20 Military & Cowboy & Wilderness 1940-1950's

 - $15.00 3h 14m
?1952 vintage PAPER TOY PATTERN CRAFT SCULPTURE schwarz

?1952 vintage PAPER TOY PATTERN CRAFT SCULPTURE schwarz

 - $18.95 3h 24m
RARE Vintage CIRCUS Paper Doll Book Antique Clown Acrobat Game TOY 1945

RARE Vintage CIRCUS Paper Doll Book Antique Clown Acrobat Game TOY 1945

- $107.99 3h 41m
UNUSED VTG MILITARY CUT OUT PAPER DOLL TOY C 1940, 4 DOLLS

UNUSED VTG MILITARY CUT OUT PAPER DOLL TOY C 1940, 4 DOLLS

 - $11.95 3h 44m
1937 OLD GYPSY FORTUNE TELLING CARDS WHITMAN Pub. #3013 USA BOX & INSTRUCTIONS

1937 OLD GYPSY FORTUNE TELLING CARDS WHITMAN Pub. #3013 USA BOX & INSTRUCTIONS

 6 $26.00 4h 1m
Lot of 4 WATER FLOWER WONDER SHELLS Vintage 1950s Japan NOS

Lot of 4 WATER FLOWER WONDER SHELLS Vintage 1950s Japan NOS

 3 $17.00 4h 49m
Antique GAME OF LOTTO #4070 Milton Bradley Co Original Box (Treasure Chest)

Antique GAME OF LOTTO #4070 Milton Bradley Co Original Box (Treasure Chest)

 - $15.99 5h 1m
THE GREAT INTERNATIONAL PAPER AIRPLANE BOOK, 1967, "FLY THEM YOURSELF", L@@k

THE GREAT INTERNATIONAL PAPER AIRPLANE BOOK, 1967, "FLY THEM YOURSELF", L@@k

 - $7.99 10h 15m
VERY OLD ANTIQUE PAPER CRADLE W HARD PLASTIC BABY DOLL!

VERY OLD ANTIQUE PAPER CRADLE W HARD PLASTIC BABY DOLL!

 - $17.95 12h 54m
Vintage Large Cardboard Diecut Indian man w Peacepipe

Vintage Large Cardboard Diecut Indian man w Peacepipe

 - $9.99 13h 53m
3 Vintage Whitman Coloring Books

3 Vintage Whitman Coloring Books

 - $3.99 14h 27m
Vintage 1968 Whitman Bingo Game w Plastic Numbers & Original Price Sticker

Vintage 1968 Whitman Bingo Game w Plastic Numbers & Original Price Sticker

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 $3.00
$5.00		 15h 30m
CHILDS SQUEEKY POSTCARD TYPE BOOK IN BOX MADE IN GERMANY

CHILDS SQUEEKY POSTCARD TYPE BOOK IN BOX MADE IN GERMANY

 - $19.95 16h 20m
VINTAGE LIDO TOY COMPANY AIR RACE AROUND THE WORLD GAME #212

VINTAGE LIDO TOY COMPANY AIR RACE AROUND THE WORLD GAME #212

 1 $4.99 16h 52m
ANTIQUE 1907 PICK THE PICKANINNIES POST CARD PUZZLE

ANTIQUE 1907 PICK THE PICKANINNIES POST CARD PUZZLE

5 $26.99 17h 45m
1919 COLOR PAPER DOLL CUTOUT Movie Star MABEL NORMAND Complete & uncut

1919 COLOR PAPER DOLL CUTOUT Movie Star MABEL NORMAND Complete & uncut

 - $30.00 17h 49m
1948 Celco Color and Re-Color Cut Out Dolls: The Holiday Twins in Original Box!

1948 Celco Color and Re-Color Cut Out Dolls: The Holiday Twins in Original Box!

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 $1.00
$2.00		 17h 49m
Vtg Toy Building Nesting Blocks (6) Made in W.Germany w orig. box FREE SHIPN

Vtg Toy Building Nesting Blocks (6) Made in W.Germany w orig. box FREE SHIPN

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 $24.01
$35.01		 18h 1m
Vintage Raggedy Ann & Andy Paper Dolls Cut Outs Play Set

Vintage Raggedy Ann & Andy Paper Dolls Cut Outs Play Set

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 $4.99
$5.00		 18h 25m
Vintage Walt Disney Snow White Seven Dwarfs Paper Doll Play Set Prince Charming

Vintage Walt Disney Snow White Seven Dwarfs Paper Doll Play Set Prince Charming

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 $4.99
$5.00		 18h 27m
Antique toy wood parts paper litho Bliss Reed Converse

Antique toy wood parts paper litho Bliss Reed Converse

 - $35.00 18h 35m
antique Disney productions puzzles

antique Disney productions puzzles

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 $6.99
$7.99		 20h 1m
Early 20th c. Game Marchenbilder 1x1 GREAT Graphics

Early 20th c. Game Marchenbilder 1x1 GREAT Graphics

 - $32.00 20h 10m
Oscar & Friday's Comic Clock for 10 cents!

Oscar & Friday's Comic Clock for 10 cents!

 - $2.00 21h 31m
Vintage WEATHERBIRD SHOES Pin Tail Donkey Game Premium John Biring St Louis MO

Vintage WEATHERBIRD SHOES Pin Tail Donkey Game Premium John Biring St Louis MO

 - $22.00 22h 22m
1941 Whitman Donkey Party (pin the tail) OB Complete

1941 Whitman Donkey Party (pin the tail) OB Complete

 - $22.00 1d 8m
"earth zooom" - "head 2 heads" - flipbooks "zooming" thru space and a human head

"earth zooom" - "head 2 heads" - flipbooks "zooming" thru space and a human head

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 $8.00
$20.00		 1d 33m

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.