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Vintage Tin Yo-Yo Santa Christmas NIP Kurt Adler

Vintage Tin Yo-Yo Santa Christmas NIP Kurt Adler

 - $9.99 3h 29m
Vintage Collector's "Made in China" Pink Mama Duck & Baby Duck Whistle! Unique!

Vintage Collector's "Made in China" Pink Mama Duck & Baby Duck Whistle! Unique!

 - $9.99 5h 8m
2 pcs Vintage Professional Top HI-KER YO-YO Red White Blue - Wood Used

2 pcs Vintage Professional Top HI-KER YO-YO Red White Blue - Wood Used

 2 $15.00 5h 13m
Goody Filipino Twirler YoYo

Goody Filipino Twirler YoYo

 - $35.95 5h 19m
VINTAGE TIN "WONDER TOP" YO-YO

VINTAGE TIN "WONDER TOP" YO-YO

 2 $9.00 6h 34m
YO-YO Vintage Metal Yo Yo Top #233 Made in Hong Kong in original bag

YO-YO Vintage Metal Yo Yo Top #233 Made in Hong Kong in original bag

 - $0.99 6h 45m
1955 VINTAGE ORIGINAL DUNCAN SUPER BLACK YO-YO WITH TRICK BOOK

1955 VINTAGE ORIGINAL DUNCAN SUPER BLACK YO-YO WITH TRICK BOOK

 - $20.00 6h 54m
Yo-Yo kit group set lot patch pin book duncan cheerio royal goody tops disc toy

Yo-Yo kit group set lot patch pin book duncan cheerio royal goody tops disc toy

 1 $5.00 7h 3m
Duncan yo-yo framed poster ad patch pin book cheerio royal goody tops disc toy

Duncan yo-yo framed poster ad patch pin book cheerio royal goody tops disc toy

 5 $36.00 7h 16m
Yo-Yo FLI-BACK toy duncan cheerio royal goody tops disc

Yo-Yo FLI-BACK toy duncan cheerio royal goody tops disc

 1 $5.00 7h 41m
5 Duncan Wood Yo Yos - 1955 Replica Super Tournament w Trick Book & Display Case

5 Duncan Wood Yo Yos - 1955 Replica Super Tournament w Trick Book & Display Case

 2 $15.45 7h 47m
Duncan Yo-Yo kit group lot cheerio royal goody KIST coke beverage advertising

Duncan Yo-Yo kit group lot cheerio royal goody KIST coke beverage advertising

9 $50.11 8h 3m
SAYCO Yo-Yo kit box group lot cheerio duncan royal goody toy top dozen 12

SAYCO Yo-Yo kit box group lot cheerio duncan royal goody toy top dozen 12

7 $36.00 8h 15m
1960's FLI-BACK Champion Spin Tops (12 wooden) in Original Box (assorted colors)

1960's FLI-BACK Champion Spin Tops (12 wooden) in Original Box (assorted colors)

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 $79.99
$90.00		 8h 25m
Royal Filipino Yo-Yo kit box group lot 35 string packs cheerio duncan goody toy

Royal Filipino Yo-Yo kit box group lot 35 string packs cheerio duncan goody toy

 6 $11.00 8h 27m
FLI-BACK Yo-Yo kit box group lot set cheerio duncan goody toy dozen 12

FLI-BACK Yo-Yo kit box group lot set cheerio duncan goody toy dozen 12

8 $39.00 8h 42m
U Pick ! Free shipping Hot Sell 10pcs Alloy Yo-Yos Great Gift Toy For Children

U Pick ! Free shipping Hot Sell 10pcs Alloy Yo-Yos Great Gift Toy For Children

- $39.99 8h 58m
Duncan Mardi Gras Return Top Yo-Yo 1960's White Red Pink Gold

Duncan Mardi Gras Return Top Yo-Yo 1960's White Red Pink Gold

 8 $23.94 9h 10m
Vintage Genuine Tournament Duncan Tops Blue & White Wooden Yo Yo

Vintage Genuine Tournament Duncan Tops Blue & White Wooden Yo Yo

 - $30.00 10h 15m
1930s DUNCAN YO-YO Egyptian Fiber String

1930s DUNCAN YO-YO Egyptian Fiber String

 - $14.95 11h 6m
1960's FLI-BACK Champion Spin Tops (12 wooden) in Original Box (assorted colors)

1960's FLI-BACK Champion Spin Tops (12 wooden) in Original Box (assorted colors)

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 $79.99
$90.00		 11h 43m
Vintage Wooden Yo Yo Green & Yellow 2" Diameter 29" String Tight Great Condition

Vintage Wooden Yo Yo Green & Yellow 2" Diameter 29" String Tight Great Condition

 - $0.99 14h 43m
VINTAGE DUNCAN IMPERIAL YO-YO 1950?S 1960?S GREAT CONDITION

VINTAGE DUNCAN IMPERIAL YO-YO 1950?S 1960?S GREAT CONDITION

 2 $11.00 15h 10m
Vintage Genuine Duncan Junior Wood Yo Yo Tops Red & Black Wood

Vintage Genuine Duncan Junior Wood Yo Yo Tops Red & Black Wood

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 $6.00
$10.00		 15h 36m
Magic YoYo N5 Desperado Aluminum Professional Yo-Yo + ( Purple)

Magic YoYo N5 Desperado Aluminum Professional Yo-Yo + ( Purple)

 - $21.00 15h 46m
c1950's Tin Litho Made in Japan Child's Toy Yo Yo jem45

c1950's Tin Litho Made in Japan Child's Toy Yo Yo jem45

 - $9.99 16h 11m
Duncan Super YoYo Circa Early 50's

Duncan Super YoYo Circa Early 50's

 - $40.45 16h 36m
1958 VINTAGE SNOOPY YO YO WITH TENNIS GAME BY UNITED FEATURE SYNDICATE INC.

1958 VINTAGE SNOOPY YO YO WITH TENNIS GAME BY UNITED FEATURE SYNDICATE INC.

 3 $13.00 17h 27m
** 3 VINTAGE "GLOWING Yo-yos ** HONG KONG in ORIG packs

** 3 VINTAGE "GLOWING Yo-yos ** HONG KONG in ORIG packs

 - $14.99 18h 30m
VINTAGE ROY ROGERS AND TRIGGER YO-YO '50s

VINTAGE ROY ROGERS AND TRIGGER YO-YO '50s

- $18.00 18h 54m

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.