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The International Plastic Modellers' Society (often shortened to IPMS) is an international organisation of hobbyists interested in building plastic model kits. The Society is made up of national branches, and within these, local clubs who usually represent a town, city or locality. The first branch was established in the United Kingdom in 1963.
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 ISBN 978-90-9030180-8
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 competition was model kits made by AMT, Jo-Han, Revell, and Monogram.
Monogram is an American brand and former manufacturing company of scale plastic models of cars, aircraft, spacecraft, ships, and military vehicles since the early 1950s. The company was formed by two former employees of Comet Kits, Jack Besser and Bob Reder.
Some models are a combination of both materials, with the arm-less bodies and heads metal and the arms, weapons and other accessories plastic. [ 8 ] In 1997 Citadel switched to a lead-free white metal because of concerns about lead poisoning , particularly in children.
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 ...
One AMC model of interest was a detailed promotional for the 1965 and 1966 AMC Marlin fastbacks - a dramatic new variation on the Classic. The two year's models differ in their grilles and the removal of the Rambler name on the 1966 version. A friction model was also available for the 1966 Marlin. [21]
This three-day show brings together hundreds of members to view models, participate in a model contest, buy hobby products, view actual military vehicles, and attend seminars. Non-members are welcome and encouraged to attend the conventions, but are restricted from entering models into the contest until they gain membership.