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unusual facts about Plastic model


Cotton swab

Often used in plastic model kits construction, for various applications during decaling or painting.


Gundam model

The models are typical of Plastic models; sprues of injection-molded Polystyrene (PS) parts which must be cut out before assembly.


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Aluminum Model Toys

Around 1966, AMT obtained the plastic model rights to Star Trek, and developed a model kit of the Starship Enterprise, beginning a long association between AMT and both science fiction and television.

Hot Curl

The pot-bellied surf god quickly became a nation-wide sensation appearing in SURFtoons comics and as a plastic model kit, selling hundreds of thousands of copies.

IPMS

International Plastic Modellers' Society, an international organisation of plastic model-building hobbyists

Pontiac Banshee

Revell released a 1:25 scale plastic model kit of the Banshee IV.

Potato head

Mr. Potato Head, a popular children's doll, consisting of a plastic model of a potato