List of model aircraft manufacturers

The following companies manufacture, or have manufactured, model aircraft.

Flying models

Ready-to-fly models

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 models

Flying model kits

A flying model kit requires a good deal of work to construct the airframe before it can fly.

  • FMK Model kits (UK & Bulgaria)
  • Frog (UK)
  • Keil-Kraft (UK)
  • Mercury (UK)
  • The Miniature Aircraft Factory (UK & Bulgaria)
  • Veron (UK)

Static models

Static scale models

Static scale models are used for collection or display.

  • Lupa Aircraft Models (Netherlands)
  • Matchbox (UK)
  • Mastercraft Collection
  • PacMin (Pacific Miniatures) (USA)
  • ModelBuffs (Philippines)
  • Phoenix Model (Taiwan)
  • Showcase Models
  • Skymarks
  • Toys and Models Corporation
  • Wooster
  • Velocity Models

Static models (not to scale)

These models are not scale replicas of any full-size design.

  • The Aeroplane Models (India)

Scale model kits

A scale model is a replica of some full-size design (which may or may not be a real aircraft).

Papercraft model (commonly printed on cardboard)

Plastic model (injection moulded)

  • 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 MPM)
  • 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 MPM)
  • Condor (Ukraine)
  • Cooperativa (Brand of MPM)
  • 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)
  • 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
  • Modelcraft (Canada)
  • Modelist (Russia; re-boxed kits from Academy, Trumpeter, Dakoplast etc.)
  • Monogram (bought by Revell)
  • Model Products Corporation (MPC)
  • Model Russia (Russia)
  • MPM production s.r.o. (Czech Republic)
  • MRC
  • Nakotne (Latvia)
  • NAL / C-CADD Model Shop (India)
  • Nichimo (Japan)
  • Nitto (Japan)
  • 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 (brand of MPM production s.r.o.)
  • 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)
  • UPC (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 model

  • 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)
  • 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 MPM production s.r.o. / 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)
  • Nova
  • Omega Models (resin, Czech Republic)
  • OzMods Scale Models (Australia)
  • Phoenix Models (UK)
  • Planet Models (resin, Czech Republic) brand of MPM production s.r.o. / 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)

Unknown model format

Please move these to the relevant section(s) above.

  • 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
  • Inflight
  • JC Wings
  • 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
  • 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
  • Twisted Hobbys
  • Veyron Models
  • Warplanes
  • Western Models
  • Williamshaven
  • Wooden Scale Models (Philippines)

Notes and references

  1. "12 Squared models". Rob de Bie. Retrieved March 30, 2011.
  2. "JAYS Hobby Products".

See also

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