The following companies manufacture, or have manufactured,
model aircraft
A model aircraft is a small unmanned aircraft. Many are replicas of real aircraft. Model aircraft are divided into two basic groups: flying and non-flying. Non-flying models are also termed static, display, or shelf models.
Aircraft manufactur ...
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Flying
Ready-to-fly
A ready-to-fly model has the airframe assembled but may or may not have an engine or other equipment fitted.
A flying model kit requires a good deal of work to construct the airframe before it can fly.
*Black Horse Models
*Easy Built Model (US)
*FMK Model kits (UK & Bulgaria)
* Frog (models), Frog (UK)
*Flite Test (US)
*Keil-Kraft (UK)
*DiWings Aeromodelismo (ARG)
*Mercury (UK)
*Seagull Models
*The Miniature Aircraft Factory (UK & Bulgaria) Tough Jets *Veron (UK)
Static
To scale
Static scale models are used for collection or display.
* Aero le Plane (Hong Kong SAR)
*AeroClassics
*Atlantic-Models, Inc. (USA *Calibre Wings (Singapore *
GeminiJets
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GeminiJets is a brand of model airplane specializing in 1:400 and 1:200 scale, 1:200 scales. The brand was create ...
(USA)
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Herpa Wings
Herpa Wings is a brand that identifies the die-cast model aircraft line of German company Herpa. The collection includes 250 airlines under 17 different aircraft manufacturers in 1:200 scale. The mainstay of Herpa Wings is in the 1:500 scale, while ...
Matchbox
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Matchbox
A matchbox is a box made of cardboard or thin wood and designe ...
Academy Plastic Model Co.
Academy Plastic Model Co., Ltd. (Hangul:아카데미과학주식회사) is a Korean plastic model, chemical, and toy company. It is headquartered in Uijeongbu-Si, Gyeonggi-do, Korea and was established on September 1, 1969.Accurate Miniatures (USA)
*Ace Corporation (Korea)
*Ace Models (Ukraine)
*Adams
*Addar
*Advent
*AER-Moldova
*Aero Team (Czech Republic)
*AFV Club (Taiwan)
*AGA
*AHM
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Airfix
Airfix is a British brand and former manufacturing company which produced injection-moulded plastic scale model kits. In the U.K., the name 'Airfix' is synonymous with plastic models of this type, often simply referred to as "an airfix kit" even ...
(UK) - from 1950 to present
*Air Lines
*Alanger (Russia) - re-boxed many ICM kits. Went bankrupt in 2008; molds (mostly) taken over by ARK-models
*Alfa (Russia)
*Aliplast (Italy)
*AML (Czech Republic)
* AMT (bought by ERTL toys) (no longer manufacture aircraft models)
*AMT-Frog
*AMT- Hasegawa
*AMT-Matchbox
*Amodel (Ukraine)
* Aoshima Bunka Kyozai (Japan)
*Apex (Russia)
*Arc En Ciel (Korea)
*Arii (Japan)
*ARK-models (Russia; ex-Alanger)
*ART model (Ukraine)
*Astra (Poland)
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Aurora Plastics Corporation
The Aurora Plastics Corporation was an American toy and hobby manufacturing company. It is known primarily for its production of plastic scale models of cars, airplanes, and TV and movie figures in the 1960s. Its principal competition in modelin ...
(sold their molds to Monogram in 1977, and later bought by Revell)
*Aurora-Heller
*Avia (Russia)
*Avis (Ukraine)
*AV-USK / Aviation USK (USA)
*AZ model (Czech Republic)
*Azur (Czech Republic/France, Brand of Special Hobby)
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Bachmann
Bachmann is a surname of Switzerland and Germany. It originates as a description of the bearer as dwelling near a brook (''Bach''), such as a farm "Hofstatt am Bach" also called "Bachmanns Hofstatt" near Hinwil or Dürnten (recorded 1387), or the ...
- imported Fujimi kits into the USA
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Bandai
is a Japanese multinational toy manufacturer and distributor headquartered in Taitō, Tokyo. Its international branches, Bandai Namco Toys & Collectables America and Bandai UK, are respectively headquartered in Irvine, California and Richmond ...
(Japan)
*Beechnut
*Ben Hobby (Japan)
*Bilek (Czech Republic)
*Blue Ribbon (Mexico)
*Brifaut (France)
*Bronco Models (China)
*Buzco - re-boxed and issued Heller kits in the USA
*Cap Croix De Sud (France)
*Classic Airframes
*Classic Plane (Germany)
*Comet
*Condor (Brand of Special Hobby)
*Condor (Ukraine)
*Cooperativa (Brand of Special Hobby)
*Crown (Japan)
*Dakoplast (Russia)
*DACO/Skyline (Belgium)
*Delta 2 (Italy)
*Donetsk Toys Factory (Ukraine)
*Doyusha (Japan)
* Dragon/DML (China/Hong Kong)
*Eastern Express (Russia)
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Eduard
Eduard Model Accessories is a Czech manufacturer of plastic models and finescale model accessories.
Formed in 1989 in the city of Most, Eduard began in a rented cellar as a manufacturer of photoetched brass model components. Following the succ ...
Faller
Faller (styled as FALLER) is a German toy company founded in Stuttgart in 1946 by brothers Edwin and Hermann Faller. The company later relocated to the brothers' home town of Gütenbach in the Black Forest.
Faller now specializes in making scene ...
(Germany)
*Flashback (Czech Republic)
*Fine Molds (Japan)
*Fonderie Miniature (France)
* Frog (models), Frog (UK) from 1930s to 1970s. Moulds taken over by Novo and Revell
*Freedom Model Kits (FMK) 2014 - present (Taiwan / EU)
*Fuji Hobby (Japan)
* Fujimi (Japan)
*Gavia (Czech Republic)
*Glencoe (USA)
*Gran (Russia)
*Great Wall Hobby (China)
*Greenbank Castle
*Griffon (Japan) Only produced one kit (Su-22 in 1/72nd scale) before disappearing.
* Hasegawa Corporation (Japan)- first products in 1961
* Hawk
* Heller SA (France)
*Heller-
Humbrol
Humbrol Limited is a British brand and former manufacturer of paints, solvents, and other accessories for scale model kits and toys. In the past, Humbrol produced under its own brand and the Airfix, Sky Marks, Young Scientist, 1st Gear, High Sp ...
(Heller ownership)
*High Planes (Australia)
*Hit Kit (Poland)
*Hobby Boss (China)
*Hobbycraft (Canada)
*HPM (HiPM) (Czech Republic)
*Huma modell (Germany)
*IBG Models (Poland)
*ICM (Ukraine)
*Idea (Korea)
*Ikar (ИКАР) (Russia)
*IM (International Modeling) (USA)
*Imai (Japan)
*IMC (Industro-Motive Corporation, USA)
*Intech (Poland)
*Italaerei (renamed to Italeri)
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Italeri
Italeri S.p.A. is an Italian manufacturer of plastic scale models of airplanes, military vehicles, helicopters, ships, trucks, and cars. The company was founded in 1962 by Giuliano Malservisi and Gian Pietro Parmeggiani to produce accurate scal ...
(Italy)
*ITC (Ideal Toy Company)
*JAYS Hobby Products: Online Store Based in The Catlins, NZ. EST.2008
*JAYS Model Kits sold through JAYS Hobby Products
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Jo-Han
Jo-Han was a manufacturer of plastic scale promotional model cars and kits originally based in Detroit. The company was founded in 1947 by tool and die maker John Hanley a year before West Gallogly's competing company AMT was formed and about ...
(USA)
*Kader (Hong Kong)
*Kangnam (Korea)
*Keil-Kraft (UK) mainly flying models but some plastic kits
*Kiddyland (Taiwan)
*Kinetic (China)
*Ki-Tech (Hobbycraft Canada production in China)
*Kittyhawk (China)
*KitPro (Czech Republic)
*Kiwi Wings (see Tasman Model Products)
*Korpak (Belarus, ex-Mir)
*KoPro (Czech Republic, ex-KP)
*Kovozavody Semily (Czechoslovakia)
*KP (Kovozávody Prostějov, Czechoslovakia) - from 1969
*KP Models (Hungary) - acquired Czech KP(Kopro) in 2009
*Legato (Czech Republic)
*Leoman (USA)
*Lincoln International (Hong Kong)
*Lindberg (USA)
*Lodela (see Plasticos Lodela)
*LO Model (Taiwan)
*LS (L&S) (Japan)
*Mac Distribution (Czech Republic)
*Mach 2 (France)
*Maquette (Russia)
*Marivox (Sweden)
*Mars Models (Ukraine)
* Marusan (Japan)
*Master Craft (Poland)
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Matchbox
Phillumeny (also known as phillumenism) is the hobby of collecting different match-related items: matchboxes, matchbox labels, matchbooks, matchcovers, matchsafes, etc.
Matchbox
A matchbox is a box made of cardboard or thin wood and designe ...
(UK) ceased production, some moulds taken over by Revell Germany
*Mauve (Japan)
*Meikraft (USA) ceased production of limited run plastic kits, later kits of are of very good quality
*Meng Model (China)
*Merit (UK) ceased production of plastic model aircraft sometime in the late 1950s
*Merlin (UK)
*Micro Ace (Japan, ex-Arii)
*Mikro72 (Poland)
*MikroMir (Ukraine)
*Minicraft Model Kits, Inc. (USA)
*MiniHobbyModels (China)
*Mir (Belarus; renamed to Korpak)
*Mirage (Poland)
*Mister Kit (Italy)
*Modela (Czechoslovakia)
*ModelArt
*Modelcollect (China)
*Modelcraft (Canada)
*Modelist (Russia; re-boxed kits from Academy, Trumpeter, Dakoplast etc.)
* Monogram (bought by Revell)
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Model Products Corporation
Model Products Corporation, usually known by its acronym, MPC, is an American brand and former manufacturing company of plastic scale model kits and pre-assembled promotional models of cars that were popular in the 1960s and 1970s. MPC's main com ...
(MPC) Modelworks Direct (USA *Model Russia (Russia)
*MPM production s.r.o. (Czech Republic)
*MRC
*Nakotne (Latvia)
*NAL / C-CADD Model Shop (India)
*Nichimo (Japan)
*Nitto (Japan)
*Niplast (Serbia)
*NKAP - see Ikar
*NOVO Aircraft Kits (UK/USSR)
*Octopus (Czech Republic)
*ODK (Odaka) (Japan)
*OEZ (Czech Republic)- kits later reboxed by Smer, Airfix and Revell at various times
*OKB (Russia)
*Olimp Models (Ukraine)
*Otaki (Japan)- went bankrupt in the mid 80's. Molds acquired later by Doyusha & Arii.
*OzMods Scale Models (Australia)
*Pantera (Poland)
*Paramount
*Pavla Models (Czech Republic)
*Pegasus (UK)
*Pegasus Hobbies (USA)
*Pioneer 2 (Turkey)
*Plasticart (see VEB Plasticart)
* Plasticos Lodela (Mexico)
*Platz (Japan)
*PM Model (Turkey)
*Precision Hobby Kits (1950's U.S.A.)
*Premier Planes
*Premiere (UK)
* Pyro Plastics Corporation (Pyro)
*PZW (Poland)
*RCR (Italy)
*Red Star (UK)
*Renwal
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Revell
Revell GmbH is an American-origin manufacturer of plastic scale models, currently based in Bünde. The original Revell company merged with Monogram in 1986, becoming "Revell-Monogram". The business operated until 2007, when American Revell was ...
*Revell-Monogram
*Revell of Germany, split from Revell US
*Ringo (ex-ITC)
*Roden (Ukraine)
*R.P.M. (Poland)
*RS models (Czech Republic)
*Ruch (Poland)
*Sanwa (Japan)
*Skarabey (Russia)
*Siedlce (Poland)
*SK Model (Poland)
*Směr (Czech Republic, some molds from Heller and Artiplast/Aurora)
*Special Hobby
*Starfix (Israel)
*Strombecker
*Sunny (Japan)
*Supermodel (Italy, from early 1970s)
*Sweet (Japan)
*Sword (Czech Republic)
* Tamiya (Japan)
*Tarangus (Sweden)
*Tasman Model Products (Now based in The Catlins, NZ 2012) see JAYS Model Kits
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Testors
Testor Corporation (or Testors) is an American manufacturer of tools and accessories for scale model kits. The business is based in Rockford, Illinois, and is part of RPM International. It was founded in 1929 and its products are made in the US a ...
Trumpeter
The trumpet is a brass instrument commonly used in classical and jazz ensembles. The trumpet group ranges from the piccolo trumpet—with the highest register in the brass family—to the bass trumpet, pitched one octave below the standard B ...
(People's Republic of China)
*Tupolev (Russia)
*Unda (Moldova)
* UPC (USA) imported and re-packaged kits in the 1960s from Frog, Marusan, Aoshima, Hasegawa, Fujimi & many Japanese companies
*Upgrade (See Tasman Model Products)
*US Airfix (Airfix kits for USA market)
*Valhalla (Same maker as Veeday)
*Valom (Czech Republic)
*Vaso (Russia)
* VEB Plasticart (East Germany)
*Veeday (UK)
*Vista (Czech Republic, ex- Kovozavody Semily)
*Williams Bros. (USA)
*Wingnut Wings (New Zealand)
*Xuntong models (People's Republic of China)
*Zhengdefu (People's Republic of China)
*Zoukei-Mura (Japan)
*ZP Ruch (Poland)
*ZTS Plastyk (Poland)
*Zvezda (Russia)
Resin-cast/Vacuum-formed/Metal/Multi-material
*A & V Models (Czech Republic) - resin
*Aeroclub (UK)
*Aircraft In Miniature (AIM) including Transport Wings (vac-forms), Rug Rat Resins, and Historic Wings (etched brass) (UK)
*AIRFrame (The Aviation Workshop/Model Alliance) (UK)
*Airmodel (Germany) AirModels (UK) - resin
*Alliance Models (Czech Republic) - resin
*Anigrand Craftswork (resin, Hong Kong)
*Ardpol (Poland) - resin
*Asuka Red Baron (Japan) - resin
*Barracuda Studios - resin
*Blue Rider (UK)
*Broplan (Poland)- vac-forms
*Choroszy Modelbud (Poland)
*Classic Plane (Germany)
*Collect Aire (USA) - resin
*Combat Models
*Contrail (UK) - vac-forms
*Cooper Details - vac-form and resin
*CMK (Czech Master Kit) brand of Special Hobby
*Czech Master (Czech Republic) -resin
*D&M Daneplane (Denmark. "Nielsen & Winther Aa" Vacu kit)
*Dekno (Spain) - resin
*Dubena (Czechoslovakia)- vac-forms
*Dujin (resin, France)
*DynaVector (UK/Japan) - vac-forms
*Eagle Editions (USA) - resin
*Esoteric (UK) - vac-forms
*Execuform
*F-RSIN (France)
*Falcon Fly (Czech Republic) - injection moulding, resin and etched metal parts
*Formaplane
*Fun Model (Poland) - vac-forms
*Gremlin Models by Zed (Yugoslavia) - resin
*Gull Model (Japan) - vac-forms
*Heritage Aviation (UK) - resin
*High Planes
*HpH models (resin, Czech Republic)
*I.D. Models (UK) - vac-forms
*JMK (Poland) - vac-forms
*Joystick (UK) - vac forms
*JSC (Poland) - paper model
*KAJuK (vac-forms, resin, Russia)
*Karaya (Poland) - resin
*Kiwi Resin Models (New Zealand) - resin
*Kombe Models (Denmark. "O-maskine IO/IIO" resin kit)
*Kora Models (resin, Czech Republic)
*Koster*Enterprises (USA) high quality mixed media vacuform conversions and complete subjects
*Leoman Brothers (USA) ceased production of limited run resin kits upon death of company principle
*LF Models (resin, Czech Republic)
*LGW Miniatures (UK) - resin
*Libramodels (UK) - vac-forms
*Lino (Poland) - vac-forms
*LM Models (Croatia)
*Luedemann (Germany) - resin
*Magna Models (Spain) - resin
*Mekadoll (Japan) - resin
*Missing Link (Germany) - resin
*Modelland (Poland) Modelworks Direct (USA) - resi ModelsPark (Latvia)
*Nova
*Omega Models (resin, Czech Republic)
*OzMods Scale Models (Australia)
*Phoenix Models (UK)
*Planet Models (resin, Czech Republic) brand of Special Hobby Pinfei Model Airplane -ABS Resin （China）
*Pro Resin (resin, Ukraine; brand of Olimp Models)
*Project X ( UK) - vac-forms
*Prop&Jet (vac-forms, resin, Russia)
*PSC (Poland)- vac-forms
*Raccoon (Japan) - resin
*Rareplane (UK) - vac-forms
*Replica (France)
*Roseplane (USA) - vac-forms
*S.B.S model (Hungary) - resin
*Sierra (USA) - vac-forms
*Silver Wings (Poland)
*Stokit (Denmark. "KZ II T" resin kit)
*Unicraft (Ukraine) - resin
*VacWings 72
*Vami (Belgium) - resin
*VLE Models (USA) - vac-forms
*VP (Canada)
*Waku (Poland) - vac-forms
*Welsh Models (UK) - vac-forms, resin and mixed resin/vac-forms
*Whirlybird including Whirlykits - resin (UK, now owns all of the ex Maintrack masters)
*Wings 72
*WK Modell (Germany)
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*DiWings Aeromodelismo (Argentina)
*3D Hobby Shop
*Ace Hobby
*Anna*Co.
*Arsenal (Russia)
* Asian Craft Model Airplanes (Philippines)
* Berkeley Models
*Campbells Custom Kits
*Can Vac
*Dark Dream Studio
*Dyna-Flytes
*Eagle Tree Systems
*Easy Built Models
*Extreme Flight
*Flight of Cottonwood
*FlyModel
*FlyteLine Models
*Hobby
*Leoman reformed, used formers' masters, maker "The Other Guys" series, Soviet subjects
*Long (In Africa, & Prosper)
*Mahogany Wings Corp (Philippines)
*Minicopter (German)
*Model Airplane Factory
*Modelworks Direct
*Model Factory
*Mountain Models
*Mugi twinwall polypropylene aircraft
*Old Planes
*Paperwarbirds
*Pilot R/C
*RC Factory Czech
*Risesoon
*Schabak
*SIG Manufacturing
*Sterling
*Stevens AeroModel USA
*Stinson Aircraft
*Telink (Czech Republic)
*The Model Airplane Tough Jets *Twisted Hobbys
*Veyron Models
*Warplanes
*Western Models
*Williamshaven
*Wooden Scale Models (Philippines)
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Model_Aircraft
A model aircraft is a small unmanned aircraft. Many are replicas of real aircraft. Model aircraft are divided into two basic groups: flying and non-flying. Non-flying models are also termed static, display, or shelf models.
Aircraft manufactur ...