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Griffon Model (Japan) High Planes Models (Australia/Singapore) - Australian Company moved to Singapore after sale. Aircraft kits and accessories. JAYS Model Kits [9] (New Zealand) Aircraft Kits mostly formerly Ventura. Kiwi Wings [9] (New Zealand) - Aircraft Kits part of JAYS Model Kits; Kora Models (Czech Republic)
Atlantis Model (USA) Atom (Japan) Attack Hobby Kits (Czech Republic) Aurora Plastics Corporation (USA) - sold their molds to Monogram in 1977, and later bought by Revell; Aurora-Heller (USA-France) AvanGarde Model Kits (AMK) (Macau, China) Avia (Russia) AVI Models (Czech Republic) Avis (Ukraine) AV-USK / Aviation USK (USA) AZ model (Czech Republic)
Pages in category "Model manufacturers of Japan" The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
It was focusing on the wooden model-airplane manufacturing. "Aoshima Bunka Kyozai Inc." (有限会社 青島文化教材社) was established in 1961. Ichiro Aoshima acceded to the CEO's post. It released the first plastic model kit "Speed Boat Bluebird" in the same year. Then it started to develop plastic model kits in earnest.
Trumpeter plastic models of ships are produced in 1:200, 1:350, 1:500 and 1:700 scale, although 1:350 and 1:700 are dominating. Trumpeter has a cooperation with Japanese ship model manufacturer Pit-Road for kits in 1:700 scale. These kits are usually available under the Pit-Road label in Japan and under the Trumpeter label in the rest of the world.
These kits were first introduced in Easter 1972 (Air Enthusiast, section Model Enthusiast, April 1972), and their range was limited to the first three models discussed above. In the 1980s, 1990's and 2000's, Hasegawa has increased the range to mirror successful models in their more formal scale model ranges in 1:72.
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In 1961, it started to produce plastic model kits, and the company name was changed to "Fujimi Mokei Co., Ltd.". In the 1960s, it released 1/70 and 1/50 scale airplanes, 1/550 scale warships, 1/44 scale tanks, and historical structures in various scales. In 1970, Fujimi started producing airplane models in 1/72 and 1/48 scales.