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We come across so many great files in the Atlantis Models Archive! They are filled with so many rare technical drawings, diagrams, artwork, photos and more. We have hand picked some great stuff to post on the Atlantis Blog to share with Hobby Community. In the future some of these rare drawings and artwork will available for purchase. Please note by Atlantis Posting these blogs from the Archive does not indicate that we have that particular mold. When we purchased the model kit tooling we acquir …

Started playing with my older brothers cast metal classic cars at age 4-5Repainted them with real “house paint” and tried to “bake” the paint on in a tin can in a real fire in the backyard....hmmm!Started building balsa planes and ships. It was the end of WW2 and I saw a lot of newsreels of the war and was fascinated with the ships and planes. One day I remember seeing massive fleets of B29 bombers flying over Salt Lake City to eventually bomb Japan. Their contrails streaked the sky as they flew …

We are so excited to be working with Jim on the exclusive Atlantis Keelers Kustom's line of 1/25 scale car kits. Jim has submitted to us his bio we hope you enjoy!As a teenager I presented model contests at San Diego hobby shops. Winners of the contests would then be brought to the full size custom car show to be judged for winning trophies.At age fifteen I met Ed Roth and followed him around to car shows. It established a friendshipThat lasted until Roth’s death in 2001. When I was hired by Rev …

Atlantis Toy and Hobby is a powerful brand name in the plastic model kit hobby space. We offer a huge variety of popular model kit subjects in all categories and skill levels. Our model kits feature unique retro artwork in space saving boxes at a very affordable price point. The plastic model kits manufacture appeal to both the young and experienced modelers. Atlantis has a vast selection of model kit tooling to ensure many great releases in the coming years. We are looking to grow a new gener …

Why Build ModelsEvery child began playing with Toy Blocks of some sort. Then, as they grow, some will advance to Legos. The next natural step for these ‘junior engineers’ would be Scale Model Building. Building a plastic model kit is really a technical exercise, following a detailed set of instructions, step by step, to complete a project, but it can also be an art form. Your finished project can be a perfect chance to showcase your creative abilities. There are many different skill levels to ac …