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Polystyrene


Injection-moulded (high pressure)

* Academy Plastic Model (Korea) * Accurate Miniatures (USA) *Ace (Ukraine) *Ace Corporation (Korea) *Addar (USA) *Admiral (Czech Republic) - brand of AZ Model * AFV Club (Taiwan) *Aim Fan Model (Ukraine) *
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) *AK Interactive (Spain) *Alanger (Russia) *Alan Hobby (Russia) *
AMT Amt is a type of administrative division governing a group of municipalities, today only in Germany, but formerly also common in other countries of Northern Europe. Its size and functions differ by country and the term is roughly equivalent to ...
(USA) *Amusing Hobby (Japan) * Aoshima Bunka Kyozai (Japan) *Ark Models (Russia) *Arma Hobby (Poland) *Arii (Japan) *Arsenal Model Group (Ukraine) *Art Model (Ukraine) *Asuka Model (Japan) - former Tasca *Atlantis Models (USA) *
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 ...
(USA) *AvantGarde Model Kits MK (Macau with subsidiary in UK) *AVD Models (Russia) *Avis (Ukraine) *
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) *Beemax Model Kit. (Macau, China) *Belkits (Belgium) *Big Planes Kits (Ukraine) *Bílek (Czech Republic) *Black Label (China) - Brand of Dragon Models *BorderModel (China) *Bronco Models (Hong Kong, China) *Caesar Miniatures (Taiwan) *Cavico (M.I.Molde co.,ltd.) (Japan) *C.C.Lee (China) *Clear Prop! (Ukraine) *Condor (Ukraine) *Cooperativa (Russia) *Copper State Models (Latvia) *Crown (Japan) *Cyber Hobby (China) - Brand of Dragon Models *Czech Model (Czech Republic) *Daco Plast (Russia) *Davric (Tony Brown Models) (UK) *Delta 2 (Italy) - former Delta *Dora Wings (Ukraine) *Doyusha (Japan) *
Dragon Models Limited Dragon Models Limited (Dragon or DML for short) is a Hong-Kong-based manufacturer of plastic model kits, diecast models and military action figures. Founded in 1987, the company shares distribution agreements with Stevens International in the ...
(Hong Kong, China) *Dream Model (China) *Eaglewall (Dorking Foundry Ltd) (UK) *Eastern Express (Russia) *Ebbro (MMP co.,ltd.) (Japan) *
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 ...
(Czech Republic) *Emhar (UK) *E-Model (China) *Encore E Models (USA) * ESCI/ESCI-ERTL (Italy/USA) - stopped production due to bankruptcy, moulds bought by Italeri and others *Faller (Germany) *Fine Molds (Japan) *FinMilModels (Finland) *First To Fight (Poland) *Flagman (Russia) *Flametoys (Japan) *FlyHawk Model (China) *Foresight (Japan) *Freedom Model Kits (Taiwan) *
Frog A frog is any member of a diverse and largely carnivorous group of short-bodied, tailless amphibians composing the order Anura (ανοὐρά, literally ''without tail'' in Ancient Greek). The oldest fossil "proto-frog" ''Triadobatrachus'' is ...
(UK) (1955-1976) * Fujimi Mokei (Japan) * Games Workshop (
Warhammer 40K ''Warhammer 40,000'' is a miniature wargame produced by Games Workshop. It is the most popular miniature wargame in the world, and is particularly popular in the United Kingdom. The first edition of the rulebook was published in September 1987, ...
etc..) (UK) *Gaspatch Models (Greece) *Gecko Models (Hong Kong, China) *Gallery Models (USA) - brand of Model Rectifier Corporation *Glencoe Models (USA) *
Good Smile Company is a Japanese manufacturer of hobby products such as the Nendoroid and figma product lines, as well as scale figures. In addition to production and manufacturing, its business includes design, marketing and distribution. Its products are usual ...
(Japan) *Gowland & Gowland (USA) *Great Wall Hobby (China) - brand of Lion Roar *GSI Creos (Japan) - former Gunze Sangyo * Hasegawa (Japan) *HäT (USA) * Hawk (USA) *Hehexing (China) *
Heller SA Heller Hobby GmbH is a French manufacturing company established in 1957 in Paris. Currently headquartered in Radevormwald, Germany, Heller produces plastic scale model kits of cars, aircraft, ships, and military vehicles. History Heller was f ...
(France) *HK Models (Hong Kong, China) *HMA Garage (Japan) *Hobby Boss (China) *Hobbycraft (Canada) *
Hobby Japan is a Japanese publishing company known for publishing and releasing books, magazines, light novels, games, and collectibles. Founded in 1969, the company owns and distributes such publications as the eponymous ''Hobby Japan'' magazine, as well ...
(Japan) *Huma Modell (Germany) *Humbrol (UK) - Airfix/Heller partnership to build models with common sprues paints and glues, brand kept by Airfix for paints and glues *IBG Models (Poland) *ICM Holding (Ukraine) *
Ideal Toy Company Ideal Toy Company was an American toy company founded by Morris Michtom and his wife, Rose. During the post–World War II baby boom era, Ideal became the largest doll-making company in the United States. Their most popular dolls included Bet ...
(USA) *Ilovekit (China) * Imai Kagaku (Japan) *Imex Model (USA) *Imperial Hobby Productions (USA

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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) *
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) *
Kaiyodo is a Japanese company which manufactures figurines and garage kits. Its headquarters is in Kadoma, Osaka Prefecture.会社概要
(Japan) *Kawai (Japan) *Kinetic (Hong Kong, China) *Kiel Kraft (UK) *Kitty Hawk Models (China) *Kleeware (UK/USA) * Kotobukiya (Japan) *KP Models (Czech Republic) *
Life-Like Life-Like was a manufacturer of model trains and accessories. In 1960, the company purchased the assets of the defunct Varney Scale Models and began manufacturing model trains and accessories under the name Life-Like in 1970. In 2005 the parent co ...
(USA) *Lincoln International (Hong Kong, UK) * Lindberg Models (USA) *Lion Roar (China) *LS (Japan) *Maco (Germany) *Magic Factory (China) - weapon platforms, ships and spaceships. Trade name of YiFang Fun (Shenzhen) Technology Co., Ltd. Started 2021. * Marusan (Japan) *Master Model (VEB PLasticart in new boxings) (East Germany, after 1989 Germany) *Master Box (Ukraine) *
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/Germany) - stopped production due to bankruptcy, moulds bought by Revell Germany and others *Max Factory (Japan) *Meng Model (Hong Kong, China) *Merit (J & L Randall Ltd) (UK) *Merit International (China) *Micro Ace (Japan) - former Arii *MiniArt (Ukraine) *Minicraft (USA) *Miniwing (Czech Republic) *Mirage Hobby (Poland) *Mirror Models (Ireland) *Mitsuwa Model (Japan) *
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) (USA) *Modelcollect (China) *Modelcraft (Canada) *Modelkasten (Japan) - brand of Artbox *Modelsvit (Ukraine) * Moebius Models (USA) *Monochrome (Japan) - brand of Interallied * Monogram (USA) *Monti System (Ukraine) - brand of Seva *Mr. Hobby (Japan) - brand of GSI Creos *MSD Model (Russia) *Nagano (Japan) *Nichimo (Japan) *Nihon Plastic (Japan) *Nitto Kagaku (Japan) *Novo - old Frog kits made in the Soviet Union (1971-) *Nu-Bee (VEB Plasticart in new boxings) (East Germany) *Nunu (Macau, China) *Occidental Réplicas (Portugal) - Brand of a plastic plant for home products, that started to build models that were used or in use by the Portuguese armed forces current and past, age of discovery ships naus caravelles etc, spitfire Fiat G-91 fighters and T-6 Texan, and so on, sold several sprues molds to Revell and Italeri for several kits. *Otaki (Japan) *Orange Cat Industry (China) *Pacific Coast Models (USA) *Panda Hobby (Hong Kong, China) *Paramount (UK) *Palmer Plastics (USA) *Peco (Pritchard Patent Product Co) (UK) *Pegasus Hobbies (USA) * Pilot-Replicas (Sweden) *Pit-Road (Japan) * Plasticos Lodela S.A. (Mexico) *Plastic Soldier (UK) *Platz (Japan) *Playfix (VEB-Plasticart re-boxings) (East Germany, after 1989 Germany) *Plum (Japan) *PM Model (Turkey) *Preiser (Germany) *Protar (Italy) *PST (Belarus) *
Pyro Plastics Corporation The Pyro Plastics Corporation was an American manufacturing company based in Union Township, Union County, New Jersey, Union Township, NJ and popular during the 1950s and 1960s that produced toys and plastic model, plastic scale model, model kits ...
(USA) *Ratio (UK) *Renwal (USA) *
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 ...
(USA/Germany) *Riich Models (China) *Roden (Ukraine) *
Rosebud Kitmaster Rosebud Kitmaster is the brand name of a short-lived but critically acclaimed range of plastic assembly kits, manufactured in the United Kingdom by Rosebud Dolls Ltd of Raunds, Northamptonshire. Introduced from May 1959, the range rapidly expanded ...
(UK) *
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(Japan) *Rubicon Models (UK) *R.V.Aircraft (Czech Republic) *Ryefield Model (Hong Kong, China) *Salvinos JR Models (USA) *Sankyo Mokei (Japan) *Sanwa Plastic (Japan) *Scalecraft (Middlesex Toy Industries Ltd) (UK) *Skilcraft (USA) *Skunkmodels (Hong Kong, China) *Směr (Czech Republic) *S-Model (China) *Special Hobby (Czech Republic) - former MPM *Starfix (Israel) *Strombecker (USA) *Sunny International (Japan) *Supermodel (Italy) *Suyata (Hong Kong, China) *Sweet (Japan) *Takom (Hong Kong, China) *
Tamiya Corporation is a Japanese manufacturer of plastic model kits, radio-controlled cars, battery and solar powered educational models, sailboat models, acrylic and enamel model paints, and various modeling tools and supplies. The company was founded by Yoshio ...
(Japan) *Tan Model (Turkey) *Tarangs (Sweden) *Tauro Model (Italy) *
Testor Corporation 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 an ...
(USA) *Tiger Model (Hong Kong, China) *Thunder Model (China) * Tokyo Marui (Japan) *Tomytec (Japan) *Toxso Model (China) *Tri-ang - marketing name of
Lines Bros Lines Bros Ltd was a British toy manufacturer of the 20th century, operating under the Tri-ang Toys brand name. Lines Bros Ltd, at its peak in 1947, was claimed by the company to be the largest toy maker in the world. Under the Tri-ang Toys bran ...
in France for Frog. * Trimaster (Japan) *Tristar (Hong Kong, China) *
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 ...
(Macaw, China) *Tsukuda Hobby (Japan) *Unimodel (Ukraine) *Union Model (Japan) *Varney (USA) *
VEB Plasticart VEB Plasticart was a model and toy manufacturer established in 1958 in Zschopau, East Germany. VEB Plasticart produced around 40 different kits and a few games (e.g. the mancala game "Badari") made of plastic. Most kits were static models and ...
(East Germany) *Very Fire (China) *Vespid Models (China) *Vision Models (Taiwan) *Vulcan (Dorking Foundry Ltd) (UK) *Vulcan Scale Models (Hong Kong, China) *Wako (Japan) *Waltersons (Hong Kong, China) *Wave Corporation (Japan) *Williams Bros. (USA) * Wills Finecast (UK) *Wingsy Kits (Ukraine) *Wingnut Wings (New Zealand) *Xact Scale Models (Hong Kong, China) *Xuntong Model (China) *Yamashita Hobby (Japan) *Zoukei Mura (Japan) - subsidiary of
Volks is a Japan-based corporation that produces garage kits and mecha kits as well as the Dollfie, Super Dollfie and Dollfie Dream lines of dolls. The company's headquarters is in Kyoto, with some 30 shops worldwide, and annual sales of about $50 mi ...
*ZTS Plastyk (Poland) * Zvezda (Russia)


Injection-moulded ("short-run" low pressure)

*Amodel (Ukraine) *Armory (Ukraine) *Aviation USK (USA) *AVI Models (Czech Republic) *AZ Model (Czech Republic) *Azur (Czech Republic/France) - Brand of Special Hobby *Brengun (Czech Republic) *
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 ...
(Czech Republic) *Fonderie Miniatures (France) *F-RSIN (France) *Fly Models (Czech Republic) *Griffon Model (Japan) *High Planes Models (Australia/Singapore) - Australian Company moved to Singapore after sale. Aircraft kits and accessories. *JAYS Model Kits (New Zealand) Aircraft Kits mostly formerly Ventura. *Kiwi Wings (New Zealand) - Aircraft Kits part of JAYS Model Kits *Kora Models (Czech Republic) *Legato (Czech Republic) - brand of AZ Model *Leoman (USA) *Mach2 (France) *Maquette (Russia) *Mark I. Models (Czech Republic) *Merlin Model (UK) *Military Wheels (Ukraine) *Mikromir (Ukraine) *Modelsvit (Ukraine) *MPM production s.r.o. (Czech Republic) *Olimp Model (Ukraine) *OzMods Scale Models (Australia) *Pavla Models (Czech Republic) *Pegasus (UK) *Roden (Ukraine) *RS Models (Czech Republic) *Skif (Ukraine) *Sova-M (Ukraine) *Special Hobby (Czech Republic) *Sword (Czech Republic) *Tasman Models (New Zealand) - Aircraft Kits part of JAYS Model Kits *Valom (Czech Republic) *Ventura Models (New Zealand) - Taken over by JAYS Model Kits. *12 Squad (USA)


Vacuum formed

*Airmodel (Germany) *Contrail (England) *Dinavector (Japan) *Dubena (Czechoslovakia) *General Products (Japan) *Gerald J. Elliott (England) *MiniArt (Ukraine) *Modakit (England) *ModelsPark (Latvia) *OzMods Scale Models (Australia) *PSC (Czechoslovakia) *Rareplanes (UK) (1969-2000) *Sanger (UK)


3D-printed

*3D Model Parts (USA

*Black Cat Models (France

*Classic Airships (USA

*ION Model (Poland

*Kokoda Trail Models (Australia

*Micro Master (New Zealand

*Model Monkey (USA

*One Man Model (Japan

*Quinta Studio (Russia)


Card

*FlyModel (Poland) *GPM (Poland) *Halinski (Poland) *JSC (Poland) *ModelArt (Bulgaria) *Modelik (Poland) *Schreiber-Bogen (Germany) *Williamshaven


Mixed materials

*ARLO-Micromodel (Portugal, 1939-) *Bluejacket Shipcrafters (USA

*Combrig Models (Russia

*Eduard (Czech Republic

*Flagship Models (USA

*Fleetscale (UK

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Frog A frog is any member of a diverse and largely carnivorous group of short-bodied, tailless amphibians composing the order Anura (ανοὐρά, literally ''without tail'' in Ancient Greek). The oldest fossil "proto-frog" ''Triadobatrachus'' is ...
(1931-1949) - flying and static models. See also Injection-moulded polystyrene (high pressure). *John R. Haynes (UK

*JetMads - Resin Cast and 3D Printed (Turkey

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Skybirds Skybirds was a brand name for a series of 1:72 scale wood and metal aircraft model kits produced during the 1930s and 1940s, manufactured by the A. J. Holladay & Co. Some of the Skybird-branded products were die-cast scale model cars, aircraft ...
- wood and metal *Pontos Model (South Korea

*Revival Deutschland (Italy/Germany

*Southern Cross Models (Australia

*The Scale Shipyard (USA

*Veteran Models (China

*Veteran Made Models (Australia)


Photo-etched metal / turned metal

*Aber (Poland

*Aerobase (Japan

*AKA Model (China) *Eduard (Czech Republic

*Gold Medal Models (USA

*L'Arsenal (France

*Master Model (Poland

*Toms Modelworks + White Ensign Models (USA


Resin cast

*A&W Model

(Japan) *Accurate Armou

(UK) *Aerobonus (Czech Republic) - brand of Aires *Aire

(Czech Republic) *Airmode

(Germany) *Akatombo Work

(Japan) *Aki Products (Japan) *Anigrand Craftswor

(Hong Kong, China) *Arlo-Micromodel (Portugal) *Baxmod (mainly South African subjects) *B-Club (Japan) - brand of Bandai *Black Cat Model

(France) *Blue Ridge Model

(USA) *Choroszy Modelbu

(Poland) *Classic Warship

(USA - ceased model production but publishing continues) *CMK (Czech Master Kit) (Czech Repuclic) - brand of Special Hobby *Combrig Model

(Russia) *Czech Master Resin (CMR

(Czech Repuclic) - brand of Special Hobby *Duarte Model

(Brazil) *Fantastic Plastic Model

(USA) *Grand System Model

(China) - gundam model kit

*Gumka Miniature

(Japan) *Kombina

(Poland) *Modeler's (Japan) - brand of Interallied *Model Factory Hir

(Japan) *Olim

(ProResin) *OzMods Scale Model

(Australia) *ParryAr

(Australia) *Quickboost (Czech Republic) - brand of Aires *Planet Models (Czech Republic) - brand of Special Hobby *Reski

(Ukraine) *Rising Sun Modeling (Japan) - brand of Konishi *Silver Wing

(Poland) *Studio 2

(Japan) - brand by Gilles *Three Inches Unde

(USA) *Tori Factory (Korea) - former Zlpla *TRIGLAV MODE

(Slovenia) *Unicraft Model

(Ukraine) *Unlimited Air Models (Japan) *Ushimode

(Japan) *Verlinden Productions (Belgium/USA) *Veteran Mode

(China) *Wave Corporation (Japan) *Wheelliant (Czech Republic) - brand of Aires


White metal

*Southeastern Finecast (Great Britain) from 2000 *Wills Finecast (Great Britain) Up to 2000 *N & C Keyser (K's Models) (Great Britain) *Stephen Poole kits (Great Britain) *DJH Models (Great Britain) *Nu-Cast (Great Britain) *Branchlines (Great Britain)


Wood

* Paul K. Guillow, Inc., Guillow (USA)
OcCre
(Spain)
Kolderstok
(The Netherlands) *Scale Decks (USA

*Scientific (USA) *Sterling Models (USA) *Woody Joe (Japan)


Unknown

''Please move these to the relevant section(s) above.'' *ARV *Flite Test *Gallery *Rebell Hobby (Sweden)


See also

*
List of model aircraft manufacturers The following companies manufacture, or have manufactured, model aircraft. 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. Almost Ready-to-fly * Guillow Kits A ...
* List of model car brands


Bibliography

*''Scale Aircraft Modelling'', Guideline, January 2013 *''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


References

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