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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.
Meikraft Models (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; Merit International (USA) Merlin Model (UK) MGD Models (Czech Republic) Micro Ace (Japan) - ex-Arii; Micro Scale Design (Russia ...
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 ...
A scale used for high-end model aircraft and very detailed paper and plastic model ships. 9 mm figure scale. Many airlines distribute models in this scale for free as a means of advertising. Aeroplane model brands in this scale include Flight Miniatures, JC Wings 200, Wings of Glory, and others. Common scale for architectural modelling. 1:182.88
Igra models – Plastic model maker from Czechoslovakia similar to Minialuxe specializing in classic Czech makes. Ilario – French maker of high-quality hand-built 1:43-scale models of classic luxury cars – included related brands; Chromes, Contact, Nickel. Also produces limited production 1:18 scale models under the same Ilario name.
The Hawk Model Company is an American brand and former manufacturing company of scale model airplanes, ships, and figures, established in 1928. Headquartered in Chicago, Hawk was one of the first American manufacturers of injection-molded plastic model kits. After some attempts to revive the brand, rights to Hawk Model were finally acquired by ...
Scale models are constructed of plastic, wood, or metal. They are usually painted with enamel, lacquer, or acrylics. Model prototypes include all types of vehicles (railroad trains, cars, trucks, military vehicles, aircraft, and spacecraft), buildings, people, and science fiction themes (spaceships and robots).
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.