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JAPAN TIN PENNY TOY LIMOSINE CAR

JAPAN TIN PENNY TOY LIMOSINE CAR

 - $55.00 32m
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 36m
VELOFLESH VINTAGE SPACIAL TIN TOY MADE IN ARGENTINA IN TIN

VELOFLESH VINTAGE SPACIAL TIN TOY MADE IN ARGENTINA IN TIN

 - $44.00 36m
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 37m
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 37m
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 39m
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 42m
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 43m
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 55m
1920's Elenee Tin Wood Donkey Cart W Black Cowboys

1920's Elenee Tin Wood Donkey Cart W Black Cowboys

 - $95.57 1h 2m
antique tin ship toy

antique tin ship toy

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 $25.00
$75.00		 1h 6m
TIN TOY BLUE BIRD

TIN TOY BLUE BIRD

 - $9.99 1h 9m
Vintage Linemar Friction Dump Truck Toy Litho Box ONLY Far Japan Des. Pat. Pend.

Vintage Linemar Friction Dump Truck Toy Litho Box ONLY Far Japan Des. Pat. Pend.

 - $24.00 1h 14m
The History TRIX HO 00 Model Railways in Britain

The History TRIX HO 00 Model Railways in Britain

- $84.99 1h 14m
VINTAGE TIN TOY TRUCK

VINTAGE TIN TOY TRUCK

 10 $6.52 1h 15m
1950's tin toy airplane - American Airlines Electra II - TN Japan - rare

1950's tin toy airplane - American Airlines Electra II - TN Japan - rare

 5 $36.00 1h 17m
Marx tin rake, 1950's ?

Marx tin rake, 1950's ?

 - $9.00 1h 17m
CHILD'S TIN DOLL LUNCH BUCKET BERRY CAN PAIL

CHILD'S TIN DOLL LUNCH BUCKET BERRY CAN PAIL

 - $24.99 1h 18m
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 1h 19m
Rare Horse Drawn Tin Toy Klondike Ice Company NY Wagon

Rare Horse Drawn Tin Toy Klondike Ice Company NY Wagon

 - $599.95 1h 21m
Marx Fred Flintstone Dino Dinosaur Battery Operated Toy

Marx Fred Flintstone Dino Dinosaur Battery Operated Toy

 - $349.95 1h 22m
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 1h 24m
MAMOD STEAM TRACTOR TE1a

MAMOD STEAM TRACTOR TE1a

19 $91.00 1h 28m
TIN made in JAPAN AIRPLANE Navy F-127 PANTHER F9F-5 207 FR folding Wings

TIN made in JAPAN AIRPLANE Navy F-127 PANTHER F9F-5 207 FR folding Wings

 9 $77.00 1h 28m
Vintage Jensen Steam Engine Model #75

Vintage Jensen Steam Engine Model #75

 8 $63.99 1h 29m
STRAUSS KRAKA JACK WIND-UP VERY GOOD CONDITION

STRAUSS KRAKA JACK WIND-UP VERY GOOD CONDITION

 - $439.00 1h 31m
1953 LARGE 16 INCH PACKARD SEDAN TIN TOY CARMADE IN JAPAN BY ALPS IN 1953 ORIG

1953 LARGE 16 INCH PACKARD SEDAN TIN TOY CARMADE IN JAPAN BY ALPS IN 1953 ORIG

 20 $1,070.00 1h 31m
Tinplate Toys ID Book Schuco Bing More

Tinplate Toys ID Book Schuco Bing More

 - $22.45 1h 33m
TIN made in JAPAN Army TANK M 4 7 PATTON Friction VintageTHE ALPS TRADEMARK

TIN made in JAPAN Army TANK M 4 7 PATTON Friction VintageTHE ALPS TRADEMARK

 - $24.99 1h 36m
OLD CAR FRICTION TIN TOY JAPAN VINTAGE

OLD CAR FRICTION TIN TOY JAPAN VINTAGE

 - $29.99 1h 37m

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.