List of scale model kit manufacturers

Injection-moulded (high pressure)

• Academy Plastic Model (Korea)
• Accurate Miniatures (USA)
• Ace (Ukraine)
• Ace Corporation (Korea)
• Admiral (Czech Republic)
• AFV Club (Taiwan)
• Aim Fan Model (Ukraine)
• Airfix (UK)
• Alanger (Russia)
• Alan Hobby (Russia)
• AMT (USA)
• Amusing Hobby (Japan)
• Aoshima Bunka Kyozai (Japan)
• Ark Models (Russia)
• Armory (Ukraine)
• Arsenal Model Group (Ukraine)
• Art Model (Ukraine)
• Asuka Model (Japan) - former Tasca
• Atlantis Model (USA)
• Aurora Plastics Corporation (USA)
• AvantGarde Model Kits [AMK], (Macau with subsidiary in UK)
• Avis (Ukraine)
• Bandai (Japan)
• Black Label (China) - Brand of Dragon Models
• Bronco Models (Hong Kong, China)
• Caesar Miniatures (Taiwan)
• Condor (Ukraine)
• Cyber Hobby (China) - Brand of Dragon Models
• Czech Model
• Daco Plast (Russia)
• Doyusha (Japan)
• Dragon Models Limited (Hong Kong/China)
• Eastern Express (Russia)
• Ebbro (Japan)
• Eduard (Czech Republic)
• Emhar (UK)
• Encore E Models (USA)
• ESCI/ESCI-ERTL (Italy/USA) - stop production due to bankruptcy, molds sold, bought by Italeri and others
• Fine Molds (Japan)
• First To Fight (Poland)
• Flagman (Russia)
• Foresight (Japan)
• Freedom Model Kits (Taiwan)
• Frog (UK) (1955-1976)
• Fujimi Mokei (Japan)
• Glencoe Models (USA)
• Great Wall Hobby (China)
• GSI Creos (Japan) - former Gunze Sangyo
• Hasegawa (Japan)
• Hawk (USA)
• Heller SA (France)
• HK Models (Hong Kong, China)
• Hobby Boss (China)
• Hobbycraft (Canada)
• Huma Modell (Germany)
• ICM Holding (Ukraine)
• Imai Kagaku (Japan)
• Imex Model (USA)
• Italeri (Italy)
• Jo-Han (USA)
• Kinetic (Hong Kong, China)
• Kitty Hawk Models (China)
• KP Models (Hungary)
• Lindberg Models (USA)
• Lion Roar (China)
• Maco (Germany)
• Marusan (Japan)
• Matchbox (UK/Germany) - stop production due to bankruptcy, molds sold, bought by Revell and others
• Master Box (Ukraine)
• Meng Model (Hong Kong, China)
• Merit International (China)
• Micro Ace (Japan) - former Arii
• MiniArt (Ukraine)
• Minicraft (USA)
• Mirage Hobby (Poland)
• Mirror Models (Ireland)
• Model Products Corporation (MPC) (USA)
• Modelkasten (Japan)
• Modelsvit (Ukraine)
• Moebius (USA)
• Monochrome (Japan)
• Monogram models (USA)
• Mr. Hobby (Japan) - brand of GSI Creos
• MSD Model (Russia)
• Novo - old Frog kits made in the Soviet Union (1971-)
• Pacific Coast Models (USA)
• Panda Hobby (Hong Kong, China)
• Pegasus Hobbies (USA)
• Pilot-Replicas (Sweden)
• Pit-Road (Japan)
• Plasticos Lodela S.A. (Mexico)
• Platz (Japan)
• PM Model (Turkey)
• Preiser (Germany)
• Pyro Plastics Corporation (USA)
• Renwal (USA)
• Revell (USA/Germany)
• Riich Models (Ukraine)
• Roden (Ukraine)
• Skunkmodels (Hong Kong, China)
• Smer (Czech Republic)
• Special Hobby (Czech republik)
• Sweet (Japan)
• Takom (China)
• Tamiya Corporation (Japan)
• Tan Model (Turkey)
• Tarangs (Sweden)
• Tauro (Italy)
• Testor Corporation (USA)
• Tokyo Marui (Japan)
• Tomytec (Japan)
• Toxso Model (Russia)
• Tri-ang - brand name in France for Frog.
• Trumpeter (China)
• Unimodel (Ukraine)
• VEB Plasticart (East Germany)
• Vision Models (Taiwan)
• Vulcan Scale Models (Hong Kong, China)
• Wave Corporation (Japan)
• Wingnut Wings (New Zealand)
• Xact Scale Models (Hong Kong, China)
• Xuntong Model (China)
• Zoukei Mura (Japan)
• Zvezda (Russia)
• Humbrol - Airfix/Heller partnership to build models with common sprues paints and glues, brand kept by Airfix for paints and glues
• Ocidental - Portuguese 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.

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

• Amodel (Ukraine)
• AZ Model (Czech Republic)
• Azur (Czech Republic/France) - Brand of MPM production s.r.o.
• Brengun
• Eduard (Czech Republic)
• F-RSIN
• Fly Models
• High Planes Models (Australia/Singapore) Australian Company moved to Singapore after sale. Aircraft kits and accessories.
• JAYS Models (New Zealand) Aircraft Kits mostly formerly Ventura.
• Legato
• Maquette (Russia)
• Military Wheels (Ukraine)
• Modelsvit
• MPM production s.r.o. (Czech Republic)
• OzMods Scale Models
• Roden (Ukraine)
• RS Models (Czech Republic)
• Skif (Ukraine)
• Special Hobby (Czech Republic) - Brand of MPM production s.r.o.
• Sword (Czech Republic)
• Tasman Models (New Zealand) Aircraft Kits part of JAYS Models
• Valom (Czech Republic)
• Ventura Models (New Zealand) Taken over by JAYS Models.

Vacuum formed

• Airmodel
• MiniArt
• Modakit (England)
• OzMods Scale Models
• Rareplanes (1969-2000) ^[1]
• Sanger

Notes

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 ISBN 978-90-9030180-8