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Pre-1970

Diecast Toy Airplane - Black Silvertone US Air Force

Diecast Toy Airplane - Black Silvertone US Air Force

- $4.00 2h 33m
Diecast Toy 1.5" Airplane - Red White US Air Force

Diecast Toy 1.5" Airplane - Red White US Air Force

 - $4.00 2h 35m
MECHANICAL INDIAN AND PAPOOSE ON HORSE WIND UP EXCELLENT

MECHANICAL INDIAN AND PAPOOSE ON HORSE WIND UP EXCELLENT

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 $35.00
$45.00		 2h 37m
Diecast Toy 1.5" Airplane - Green US Navy

Diecast Toy 1.5" Airplane - Green US Navy

 - $4.00 2h 37m
Resin Toy 3 3 4" Airplane - Green on Wheels

Resin Toy 3 3 4" Airplane - Green on Wheels

 - $4.00 2h 41m
Resin Toy 2.75" McDonald Yellow Airplane

Resin Toy 2.75" McDonald Yellow Airplane

- $4.00 2h 46m
Toy 3 inch Yellow Resin Bug Car w Face

Toy 3 inch Yellow Resin Bug Car w Face

 - $4.00 3h 3m
1950s Chein Hercules Ferris Wheel tin litho wind-up Giant Franks Frozen Custard

1950s Chein Hercules Ferris Wheel tin litho wind-up Giant Franks Frozen Custard

 - $195.00 3h 27m
1940s Amosandra black americana plastic windup Amos 'n Andy CBS TV original box

1940s Amosandra black americana plastic windup Amos 'n Andy CBS TV original box

 - $195.00 3h 29m
Vtg daito wind up toy turtle japan

Vtg daito wind up toy turtle japan

 - $15.00 4h 42m
ANTIQUE GERMAN LEHMANN TOM CLIMBING MONKEY TIN TOY

ANTIQUE GERMAN LEHMANN TOM CLIMBING MONKEY TIN TOY

 - $280.00 4h 57m
VINTAGE SAN MARUSAN U.S. ARMY HELICOPTER

VINTAGE SAN MARUSAN U.S. ARMY HELICOPTER

- $49.00 5h 58m
Box for Vintage Tin Mechanical Wind Up Toy PLAYLAND SKY BUS RIDE

Box for Vintage Tin Mechanical Wind Up Toy PLAYLAND SKY BUS RIDE

 - $14.00 6h 35m
Vintage MARX Chilly Willy Penguins Ramp Walker MIP 1960's

Vintage MARX Chilly Willy Penguins Ramp Walker MIP 1960's

 - $39.95 7h 24m
Vintage 1960s Hap & Hop Ramp Walkers Soldiers

Vintage 1960s Hap & Hop Ramp Walkers Soldiers

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 $29.99
$49.99		 7h 25m
Vintage Mechanical Dog and Volkswagon

Vintage Mechanical Dog and Volkswagon

 1 $3.99 9h 39m
VINTAGE 1930S AMOS N ANDY WINDUP TAXI AMOS AND ANDY TIN LITHO TOY

VINTAGE 1930S AMOS N ANDY WINDUP TAXI AMOS AND ANDY TIN LITHO TOY

 - $375.00 9h 49m
VINTAGE COURTLAND TIN WIND-UP COUNTRY PRODUCE TRUCK

VINTAGE COURTLAND TIN WIND-UP COUNTRY PRODUCE TRUCK

- $108.00 9h 59m
1940s JH Johann Hofler Tin Wind Up Trolley Train Bus in Original Box + Works

1940s JH Johann Hofler Tin Wind Up Trolley Train Bus in Original Box + Works

 - $249.99 10h 51m
IDEAL MR MACHINE vintage windup walking wheezing toy

IDEAL MR MACHINE vintage windup walking wheezing toy

 - $29.99 11h 53m
Little Performer Petite Artiste Wind-Up Girl Musical

Little Performer Petite Artiste Wind-Up Girl Musical

- $39.99 12h 35m
VINTAGE 1950'S S&E JAPAN SNAPPING ALLIGATOR WIND-UP TOY BOX ROSKO TESTED

VINTAGE 1950'S S&E JAPAN SNAPPING ALLIGATOR WIND-UP TOY BOX ROSKO TESTED

- $50.00 13h 6m
6 INCH GOOFY TIN WINDUP TOY MADE BY LINEMAR IN 1950'S IN BEAUTIFUL ORIGINALCOND

6 INCH GOOFY TIN WINDUP TOY MADE BY LINEMAR IN 1950'S IN BEAUTIFUL ORIGINALCOND

 6 $66.99 14h 19m
VINTAGE ANTIQUE WIND-UP KEY HILLYBILLY HOBO BAND MOVING NODDING TOY 6-1 2" HIGH

VINTAGE ANTIQUE WIND-UP KEY HILLYBILLY HOBO BAND MOVING NODDING TOY 6-1 2" HIGH

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 $19.99
$29.99		 14h 51m
VINTAGE 5? LITHOGRAPHED TIN KEY WINDUP RABBIT TOY

VINTAGE 5? LITHOGRAPHED TIN KEY WINDUP RABBIT TOY

 - $22.00 15h 4m
Vintage tin wind-up oriole bird in original box. Great Condition!!!!!

Vintage tin wind-up oriole bird in original box. Great Condition!!!!!

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 $6.00
$8.00		 15h 5m
Ideal's Mechanical Harbor Police Boat - Boxed

Ideal's Mechanical Harbor Police Boat - Boxed

 - $150.00 15h 6m
1950's Hungry Cub wind-up Toy # 58 446 w box CUTE!!!!!! L@@K!!!!!!!!

1950's Hungry Cub wind-up Toy # 58 446 w box CUTE!!!!!! L@@K!!!!!!!!

 - $47.99 15h 26m
Laughing Clown wind-up toy Kohler GnK Western Germany Boxed

Laughing Clown wind-up toy Kohler GnK Western Germany Boxed

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 $45.00
$49.95		 15h 31m
VINTAGE WIND UP WALKING COLLIE DOG NEEDS REPAIR

VINTAGE WIND UP WALKING COLLIE DOG NEEDS REPAIR

 - $9.99 15h 48m

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.