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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 [ ]
Kits [ ]
A flying model kit requires a good deal of work to construct the airframe before it can fly.
Black Horse Models
Easy Built Models [1] (US)
FMK Model kits (UK & Bulgaria)
Frog (UK)
Flite Test (US)
Keil-Kraft (UK)
DiWings Aeromodelismo (ARG)
Mercury (UK)
Seagull Models
The Miniature Aircraft Factory (UK & Bulgaria)
Tough Jets
Veron (UK)
Static [ ]
To scale [ ]
Static scale models are used for collection or display.
GeminiJets (USA)
Herpa Wings (Germany)
Hobby Master
Hogan Wings(UK)
IDT Jets (USA)
Inflight200
JC Wings(Hong Kong SAR)
Not to scale [ ]
These models are not scale replicas of any full-size design.
The Aeroplane Models (India)
Scale kits [ ]
A scale model is a replica of some full-size design (which may or may not be a real aircraft).
Papercraft [ ]
Halinski
Hooton AirCraft (UK)
Modelik
Schreiber-Bogen Kartonmodellbau (Germany)
DiWings Aeromodelismo (Argentina)
Plastic [ ]
12 Squared[1]
Academy Minicraft (Korea)
Academy Plastic Model Co. (Korea)
Accurate Miniatures (USA)
Ace Corporation (Korea)
Ace Models (Ukraine)
Adams
Addar
Advent
AER-Moldova
Aero Team (Czech Republic)
AFV Club (Taiwan)
AGA
AHM
Airfix (UK) - from 1950 to present
Air Lines
Alanger (Russia) - re-boxed many ICM kits. Went bankrupt in 2008; molds (mostly) taken over by ARK-models
Alfa (Russia)
Aliplast (Italy)
AML (Czech Republic)
AMT (bought by ERTL toys) (no longer manufacture aircraft models)
AMT-Frog
AMT-Hasegawa
AMT-Matchbox
Amodel (Ukraine)
Aoshima Bunka Kyozai (Japan)
Apex (Russia)
Arc En Ciel (Korea)
Arii (Japan)
ARK-models (Russia; ex-Alanger)
ART model (Ukraine)
Astra (Poland)
Aurora Plastics Corporation (sold their molds to Monogram in 1977, and later bought by Revell)
Aurora-Heller
Avia (Russia)
Avis (Ukraine)
AV-USK / Aviation USK (USA)
AZ model (Czech Republic)
Azur (Czech Republic/France, Brand of Special Hobby)
Bachmann - imported Fujimi kits into the USA
Bandai (Japan)
Beechnut
Ben Hobby (Japan)
Bilek (Czech Republic)
Blue Ribbon (Mexico)
Brifaut (France)
Bronco Models (China)
Buzco - re-boxed and issued Heller kits in the USA
Cap Croix De Sud (France)
Classic Airframes
Classic Plane (Germany)
Comet
Condor (Brand of Special Hobby)
Condor (Ukraine)
Cooperativa (Brand of Special Hobby)
Crown (Japan)
Dakoplast (Russia)
DACO/Skyline (Belgium)
Delta 2 (Italy)
Donetsk Toys Factory (Ukraine)
Doyusha (Japan)
Dragon /DML (China/Hong Kong)
Eastern Express (Russia)
Eduard (Czech Republic)
Eldon
Emhar (UK)
Encore (Latvia)
Entex
ESCI (Italy)
Esci-Ertl
Esci-Scale Craft
Eurokit (France)
F-RSIN Plastic (France)
Faller (Germany)
Flashback (Czech Republic)
Fine Molds (Japan)
Fonderie Miniature (France)
Frog (UK) from 1930s to 1970s. Moulds taken over by Novo and Revell
Freedom Model Kits (FMK) 2014 - present (Taiwan / EU)
Fuji Hobby (Japan)
Fujimi (Japan)
Gavia (Czech Republic)
Glencoe (USA)
Gran (Russia)
Great Wall Hobby (China)
Greenbank Castle
Griffon (Japan) Only produced one kit (Su-22 in 1/72nd scale) before disappearing.
Hasegawa Corporation (Japan)- first products in 1961
Hawk
Heller SA (France)
Heller-Humbrol (Heller ownership)
High Planes (Australia)
Hit Kit (Poland)
Hobby Boss (China)
Hobbycraft (Canada)
HPM (HiPM) (Czech Republic)
Huma modell (Germany)
IBG Models (Poland)
ICM (Ukraine)
Idea (Korea)
Ikar (ИКАР) (Russia)
IM (International Modeling) (USA)
Imai (Japan)
IMC (Industro-Motive Corporation, USA)
Intech (Poland)
Italaerei (renamed to Italeri)
Italeri (Italy)
ITC (Ideal Toy Company)
JAYS Hobby Products: Online Store Based in The Catlins, NZ. EST.2008 [2]
JAYS Model Kits sold through JAYS Hobby Products
Jo-Han (USA)
Kader (Hong Kong)
Kangnam (Korea)
Keil-Kraft (UK) mainly flying models but some plastic kits
Kiddyland (Taiwan)
Kinetic (China)
Ki-Tech (Hobbycraft Canada production in China)
Kittyhawk (China)
KitPro (Czech Republic)
Kiwi Wings (see Tasman Model Products)
Korpak (Belarus, ex-Mir)
KoPro (Czech Republic, ex-KP)
Kovozavody Semily (Czechoslovakia)
KP (Kovozávody Prostějov, Czechoslovakia) - from 1969
KP Models (Hungary) - acquired Czech KP(Kopro) in 2009
Legato (Czech Republic)
Leoman (USA)
Lincoln International (Hong Kong)
Lindberg (USA)
Lodela (see Plasticos Lodela)
LO Model (Taiwan)
LS (L&S) (Japan)
Mac Distribution (Czech Republic)
Mach 2 (France)
Maquette (Russia)
Marivox (Sweden)
Mars Models (Ukraine)
Marusan (Japan)
Master Craft (Poland)
Matchbox (UK) ceased production, some moulds taken over by Revell Germany
Mauve (Japan)
Meikraft (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
Merlin (UK)
Micro Ace (Japan, ex-Arii)
Mikro72 (Poland)
MikroMir (Ukraine)
Minicraft Model Kits, Inc. (USA)
MiniHobbyModels (China)
Mir (Belarus; renamed to Korpak)
Mirage (Poland)
Mister Kit (Italy)
Modela (Czechoslovakia)
ModelArt
Modelcollect (China)
Modelcraft (Canada)
Modelist (Russia; re-boxed kits from Academy, Trumpeter, Dakoplast etc.)
Monogram (bought by Revell)
Model Products Corporation (MPC)
Modelworks Direct (USA) [9]
Model Russia (Russia)
MPM production s.r.o. (Czech Republic)
MRC
Nakotne (Latvia)
NAL / C-CADD Model Shop (India)
Nichimo (Japan)
Nitto (Japan)
Niplast (Serbia)
NKAP - see Ikar
NOVO Aircraft Kits (UK/USSR)
Octopus (Czech Republic)
ODK (Odaka) (Japan)
OEZ (Czech Republic)- kits later reboxed by Smer, Airfix and Revell at various times
OKB (Russia)
Olimp Models (Ukraine)
Otaki (Japan)- went bankrupt in the mid 80's. Molds acquired later by Doyusha & Arii.
OzMods Scale Models (Australia)
Pantera (Poland)
Paramount
Pavla Models (Czech Republic)
Pegasus (UK)
Pegasus Hobbies (USA)
Pioneer 2 (Turkey)
Plasticart (see VEB Plasticart)
Plasticos Lodela (Mexico)
Platz (Japan)
PM Model (Turkey)
Precision Hobby Kits (1950's U.S.A.)
Premier Planes
Premiere (UK)
Pyro Plastics Corporation (Pyro)
PZW (Poland)
RCR (Italy)
Red Star (UK)
Renwal
Revell
Revell-Monogram
Revell of Germany, split from Revell US
Ringo (ex-ITC)
Roden (Ukraine)
R.P.M. (Poland)
RS models (Czech Republic)
Ruch (Poland)
Sanwa (Japan)
Skarabey (Russia)
Siedlce (Poland)
SK Model (Poland)
Směr (Czech Republic, some molds from Heller and Artiplast/Aurora)
Special Hobby
Starfix (Israel)
Strombecker
Sunny (Japan)
Supermodel (Italy, from early 1970s)
Sweet (Japan)
Sword (Czech Republic)
Tamiya (Japan)
Tarangus (Sweden)
Tasman Model Products (Now based in The Catlins, NZ 2012) see JAYS Model Kits
Testors
Testors-Fujimi
Testors-Italeri (USA-Italy)
Toga (Germany)
Toko (Ukraine)
Trimaster (Japan)
Trumpeter (People's Republic of China)
Tupolev (Russia)
Unda (Moldova)
(USA) imported and re-packaged kits in the 1960s from Frog, Marusan, Aoshima, Hasegawa, Fujimi & many Japanese companies
Upgrade (See Tasman Model Products)
US Airfix (Airfix kits for USA market)
Valhalla (Same maker as Veeday)
Valom (Czech Republic)
Vaso (Russia)
VEB Plasticart (East Germany)
Veeday (UK)
Vista (Czech Republic, ex- Kovozavody Semily)
Williams Bros. (USA)
Wingnut Wings (New Zealand)
Xuntong models (People's Republic of China)
Zhengdefu (People's Republic of China)
Zoukei-Mura (Japan)
ZP Ruch (Poland)
ZTS Plastyk (Poland)
Zvezda (Russia)
Resin-cast/Vacuum-formed/Metal/Multi-material [ ]
A & V Models (Czech Republic) - resin
Aeroclub (UK)
Aircraft In Miniature (AIM) including Transport Wings (vac-forms), Rug Rat Resins, and Historic Wings (etched brass) (UK)
AIRFrame (The Aviation Workshop/Model Alliance) (UK)
Airmodel (Germany)
AirModels (UK) - resin
Alliance Models (Czech Republic) - resin
Anigrand Craftswork (resin, Hong Kong)
Ardpol (Poland) - resin
Asuka Red Baron (Japan) - resin
Barracuda Studios - resin
Blue Rider (UK)
Broplan (Poland)- vac-forms
Choroszy Modelbud (Poland)
Classic Plane (Germany)
Collect Aire (USA) - resin
Combat Models
Contrail (UK) - vac-forms
Cooper Details - vac-form and resin
CMK (Czech Master Kit) brand of Special Hobby
Czech Master (Czech Republic) -resin
D&M Daneplane (Denmark. "Nielsen & Winther Aa" Vacu kit)
Dekno (Spain) - resin
Dubena (Czechoslovakia)- vac-forms
Dujin (resin, France)
DynaVector (UK/Japan) - vac-forms
Eagle Editions (USA) - resin
Esoteric (UK) - vac-forms
Execuform
F-RSIN (France)
Falcon
Fly (Czech Republic) - injection moulding, resin and etched metal parts
Formaplane
Fun Model (Poland) - vac-forms
Gremlin Models by Zed (Yugoslavia) - resin
Gull Model (Japan) - vac-forms
Heritage Aviation (UK) - resin
High Planes
HpH models (resin, Czech Republic)
I.D. Models (UK) - vac-forms
JMK (Poland) - vac-forms
Joystick (UK) - vac forms
JSC (Poland) - paper model
KAJuK (vac-forms, resin, Russia)
Karaya (Poland) - resin
Kiwi Resin Models (New Zealand) - resin
Kombe Models (Denmark. "O-maskine IO/IIO" resin kit)
Kora Models (resin, Czech Republic)
Koster*Enterprises (USA) high quality mixed media vacuform conversions and complete subjects
Leoman Brothers (USA) ceased production of limited run resin kits upon death of company principle
LF Models (resin, Czech Republic)
LGW Miniatures (UK) - resin
Libramodels (UK) - vac-forms
Lino (Poland) - vac-forms
LM Models (Croatia)
Luedemann (Germany) - resin
Magna Models (Spain) - resin
Mekadoll (Japan) - resin
Missing Link (Germany) - resin
Modelland (Poland)
Modelworks Direct (USA) - resin [10]
ModelsPark (Latvia)
Nova
Omega Models (resin, Czech Republic)
OzMods Scale Models (Australia)
Phoenix Models (UK)
Planet Models (resin, Czech Republic) brand of Special Hobby
Pro Resin (resin, Ukraine; brand of Olimp Models)
Project X ( UK) - vac-forms
Prop&Jet (vac-forms, resin, Russia)
PSC (Poland)- vac-forms
Raccoon (Japan) - resin
Rareplane (UK) - vac-forms
Replica (France)
Roseplane (USA) - vac-forms
S.B.S model (Hungary) - resin
Sierra (USA) - vac-forms
Silver Wings (Poland)
Stokit (Denmark. "KZ II T" resin kit)
Unicraft (Ukraine) - resin
VacWings 72
Vami (Belgium) - resin
VLE Models (USA) - vac-forms
VP (Canada)
Waku (Poland) - vac-forms
Welsh Models (UK) - vac-forms, resin and mixed resin/vac-forms
Whirlybird including Whirlykits - resin (UK, now owns all of the ex Maintrack masters)
Wings 72
WK Modell (Germany)
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DiWings Aeromodelismo (Argentina)
3D Hobby Shop
Ace Hobby
Anna*Co.
Arsenal (Russia)
Asian Craft Model Airplanes (Philippines)
Berkeley Models
Campbells Custom Kits
Can Vac
Dark Dream Studio
Dyna-Flytes
Eagle Tree Systems
Easy Built Models
Extreme Flight
Flight of Cottonwood
FlyModel
FlyteLine Models
Hobby
Leoman reformed, used formers' masters, maker "The Other Guys" series, Soviet subjects
Long (In Africa, & Prosper)
Mahogany Wings Corp (Philippines)
Minicopter (German)
Model Airplane Factory
Modelworks Direct
Model Factory
Mountain Models
Mugi twinwall polypropylene aircraft
Old Planes
Paperwarbirds
Pilot R/C
RC Factory Czech
Risesoon
Schabak
SIG Manufacturing
Sterling
Stevens AeroModel USA
Stinson Aircraft
Telink (Czech Republic)
The Model Airplane
Tough Jets
Twisted Hobbys
Veyron Models
Warplanes
Western Models
Williamshaven
Wooden Scale Models (Philippines)
Notes and references [ ]
See also [ ]