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Vintage Mattel Music Box by Mattel Wind Up Hurdy Gurdy Toy - WORKS

Vintage Mattel Music Box by Mattel Wind Up Hurdy Gurdy Toy - WORKS

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 $32.29
$39.07		 32m
Rare Vintage Alps Japan Tin Litho Wind Up Spin-A-Roo

Rare Vintage Alps Japan Tin Litho Wind Up Spin-A-Roo

 - $399.95 33m
Vintage Courtland Wind Up Tin Stake Truck #3200 In Box

Vintage Courtland Wind Up Tin Stake Truck #3200 In Box

 - $199.95 33m
Rare Vintage Tin Litho Wyandotte Table Top Carnival Toy

Rare Vintage Tin Litho Wyandotte Table Top Carnival Toy

 - $899.95 33m
Vintage Wind-up Pressed Tin Metal Walking Bird Toy! For parts or restore. Kohler

Vintage Wind-up Pressed Tin Metal Walking Bird Toy! For parts or restore. Kohler

 - $29.99 46m
RED RANGER Tin Litho Wind-Up RIDE 'EM COWBOY

RED RANGER Tin Litho Wind-Up RIDE 'EM COWBOY

 - $149.98 51m
Antique Old Broken Felt Cloth Mechanical Dog Windup Toy Parts Repair Collectible

Antique Old Broken Felt Cloth Mechanical Dog Windup Toy Parts Repair Collectible

 - $19.99 1h 6m
VINTAGE TIN TOY TRUCK

VINTAGE TIN TOY TRUCK

 10 $6.52 1h 13m
Vintage 1950s Russian Wind Up Train Toy EXCELLENT CONDITION

Vintage 1950s Russian Wind Up Train Toy EXCELLENT CONDITION

 - $34.99 1h 15m
1930's Marx Tin Wind Up Toylands Horse Drawn Milk Wagon

1930's Marx Tin Wind Up Toylands Horse Drawn Milk Wagon

 - $374.95 1h 20m
Wind Up Pig Good Condition U.S. Zone Germany 1940's Works Fine, No Key

Wind Up Pig Good Condition U.S. Zone Germany 1940's Works Fine, No Key

 5 $41.00 1h 20m
Vintage Wind Up Squirrel Fluffy Tail Occupied Japan

Vintage Wind Up Squirrel Fluffy Tail Occupied Japan

 - $149.95 1h 20m
SALE* VINTAGE JAPAN WIND UP POLICE HELICOPTER TIN PLASTIC WORKS (NICE)

SALE* VINTAGE JAPAN WIND UP POLICE HELICOPTER TIN PLASTIC WORKS (NICE)

 - $4.97 1h 23m
Vintage Plush Wind Up Waddling Duck Made in Japan

Vintage Plush Wind Up Waddling Duck Made in Japan

 - $59.95 1h 41m
STRAUSS TRAVEL CHICKS- MINT IN BOX

STRAUSS TRAVEL CHICKS- MINT IN BOX

 - $849.99 1h 42m
marx toy windup Monster on Bike Frankenstein

marx toy windup Monster on Bike Frankenstein

3 $22.49 1h 44m
2 West Germany Tin Wind Up Toy Buses With Key Vintage Antique

2 West Germany Tin Wind Up Toy Buses With Key Vintage Antique

 - $24.99 1h 49m
RARE GI JOE AND THE K-9 PUPS 1930'S WIND UP TIN TOY UNIQUE ART WWII ~WORKS!

RARE GI JOE AND THE K-9 PUPS 1930'S WIND UP TIN TOY UNIQUE ART WWII ~WORKS!

 - $227.49 2h
Vintage wind up car

Vintage wind up car

 1 $2.00 2h 3m
VINTAGE WIND UP TOY BY TECHNOFIX?

VINTAGE WIND UP TOY BY TECHNOFIX?

 5 $31.25 2h 11m
VINTAGE WIND-UP TEDDY BEAR TOY

VINTAGE WIND-UP TEDDY BEAR TOY

 - $24.95 2h 15m
VINTAGE NONPAREIL WINDUP TIN MODEL CHECKER CAB #416 1930'S LITHOGRAPHED

VINTAGE NONPAREIL WINDUP TIN MODEL CHECKER CAB #416 1930'S LITHOGRAPHED

 7 $102.00 2h 21m
German Gescha Bellhop Boy porter Wind up Delivery Boy

German Gescha Bellhop Boy porter Wind up Delivery Boy

 - $144.00 2h 25m
VINTAGE MARX TIN TOY NATIVE INDIAN DRUMMER 14" TALL BATTERY OPERATED1960'S

VINTAGE MARX TIN TOY NATIVE INDIAN DRUMMER 14" TALL BATTERY OPERATED1960'S

 5 $30.00 2h 28m
VINTAGE 1930'S CELLULOID TRAPEZE WIND-UP TOY

VINTAGE 1930'S CELLULOID TRAPEZE WIND-UP TOY

 - $49.99 2h 31m
German Antique Kraus Fandor Tin Railway Station Guage O EX COND!!!

German Antique Kraus Fandor Tin Railway Station Guage O EX COND!!!

 - $349.00 2h 33m
Vintage Wind Up Toy Kitten Kitty with Spinning Ball Works (may be a puppy)

Vintage Wind Up Toy Kitten Kitty with Spinning Ball Works (may be a puppy)

- $9.95 2h 39m
VINTAGE TOY TIN LITHO WIND-UP KITTEN & BALL 1940

VINTAGE TOY TIN LITHO WIND-UP KITTEN & BALL 1940

 - $95.00 2h 40m
Mechanicl Juggling Clown Wind up TPS Japan MIB Ex. Cond.With Box.

Mechanicl Juggling Clown Wind up TPS Japan MIB Ex. Cond.With Box.

 - $417.00 2h 40m
VINTAGE 1930'S SUNNY ANDY FUN FAIR TIN LITHO GAME

VINTAGE 1930'S SUNNY ANDY FUN FAIR TIN LITHO GAME

 2 $50.99 2h 42m

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.