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Plastic Model & Tool Catalog 2015 , Magazine Daichi, April 2015; Lune, Peter van. "FROG Penguin plastic scale model kits 1936 - 1950". Zwolle, The Netherlands, 2017, published by author ISBN 978-90-9030180-8
Frostline was founded in 1966 by Gerry alumnus Dale Johnson in Boulder, Colorado. [1] It was at its founding a mail-order company. The company grew to eighteen retail stores by 1978. [2]
A plastic model kit, (plamo in Eastern influenced parlance), [citation needed] is a consumer-grade plastic scale model manufactured as a kit, primarily assembled by hobbyists, and intended primarily for display. A plastic model kit depicts various subjects, ranging from real life military and civilian vehicles to characters and machinery from ...
Inside a box of Dragon Models kit usually contains the plastic parts to assemble the vehicle, as well as additional metal parts, photo-etch, instructions, and decals. Their kits usually contain many parts, and occasionally feature 3-in-1 or 2-in-1 items where the modeller can build 2 or 3 variants of the vehicle from one kit.
Kitbashing or model bashing is the practice of making a new scale model by taking pieces out of kits. These pieces may be added to a custom project or to another kit. For professional modelmakers, kitbashing is used to create concept models for detailing movie special effects. Commercial model kits are a ready source of "detailing", providing ...
The Horizon Hobby logo. Horizon Hobby, LLC is an American multinational hobby-grade RC radio control (RC) model, model train manufacturer, and distributor.It was founded by Rick Stephens, Janet Ottmers, Debra Love, and Eric Meyers, [1] in July 1985, [2] and headquartered in Champaign, Illinois. [3]
Lego Mindstorms NXT was a programmable robotics kit released by Lego in August 2006, replacing the first-generation Lego Mindstorms kit. [24] The kit consists of 577 pieces, including: 3 servo motors, 4 sensors ( ultrasonic , sound, touch , and light ), 7 connection cables, a USB interface cable, and the NXT Intelligent Brick.
Oscilloscope OL-1 from 1954, the company's first with a relatively small 3-inch CRT which allowed for a highly competitive price of US$ 29.50 (equivalent to $335 in 2023) for the DIY kit. [ 1 ] Heathkit is the brand name of kits and other electronic products produced and marketed by the Heath Company .