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Aluminum Model Toys (AMT) is an American brand of scale model vehicles. The former manufacturing company was founded in Troy, Michigan, in 1948 by West Gallogly Sr. AMT became known for producing 1:25 scale plastic automobile dealer promotional model cars and friction motor models, and pioneered the annual 3-in-1 model kit buildable in stock, custom, or hot-rod versions.
The Tamiya Clod Buster is a 1/10-scale radio controlled monster truck released September 21, 1987 by the Tamiya Corporation.With its four-wheel drive, four-wheel steering, twin Mabuchi RS-540 motors and 165 mm tires it quickly became one of Tamiya's most popular radio controlled model kits.
A Hess Toy Truck Float in the annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York participated from 2003 up to 2014, when the Hess Corporation's retail unit was sold. [19] In 2018 and 2019, Hess Corporation donated Hess Toy Trucks and STEM education kits to every elementary school in North Dakota. A total of approximately 6,700 trucks were ...
Emek – Finnish plastic trucks in 1:25; also took over some Stahberg 1:22 scale production. ERA Diecast; Ertl Company – American company from Iowa – mostly tractors, but later took on about everything else. Espewe – Also called VEB Plasticart. East German state plastic model producer (VEB being "factory of the people").
The model car "kit" hobby began in the post World War II era with Ace and Berkeley wooden model cars. Revell pioneered the plastic model car in the late 1940s with their Maxwell kit, which was basically an unassembled version of a pull toy. Derek Brand, from England, pioneered the first real plastic kit, a 1932 Ford Roadster for Revell.
Disadvantages include possibly limited durability on plastic, requiring priming coats, at least two color coats, and allowing adequate cure time. Popular brands include the Japanese import Tamiya. Some beginner's level kits avoid the necessity to paint the model by adding pigments and chrome plating to the plastic.