This is a list of kit manufacturers experienced by myself.
With country of origin, associated links to web sites and Wikipedia entries.
An 'x' by the name indicates that they are no longer trading.
Items in bold are deemed to be Classic British Kits.
144th Squadron
USA
1/144 sci-fi resin kits. Associated with JT-Graphics.
Academy
South Korea
Wiki pageSee also Minicraft/LS/Otaki/ESCI
Accurate Miniatures x
USA
1/48 kits
ACE Corporation
Re-pops of modern 1/144 kits, with new decals.
Japan
Admiral
Czech Republic
Part of AZ Models kits.
Aeroclub x
UK
Short run kits in 1/72 and 1/144, plus accessories
AirAlex
USA
Short run resin, in 1/144
Airfix
UK
THE British kit company...a true institution. Now enjoying a brilliant new lease of life under Hornby.
Airlines x
UK
Now defunct overseas seller of FROG
Alanger
Russia
Absorbed ICM and Ukraine company, Alanger. Now moved to Moscow. Known to me by old FROG Lifeboat kit.
Algernon Product
Japan
Connected to F-Toys and similar gashopon.
AModel
Ukraine
Relatively short-run kits, often of esoteric subjects.
AMT/ERTL x
USA
Classic American maker of old Star Trek, Sci-fi and car kits.
Anigrand Craftswork
Hong Kong
Resin kits. Their 1/144 models are often supplied with 3 ‘Bonus’ kits.
Aoshima
Japan
Arii x
Japan
See also LS/Otaki
Ark Models
Russia
FROG kits get a new lease of life.
Attack
Czech Republic
Relatively short-run. Now doing a great series of 1/144 Eastern Bloc subjects.
Aurora Plastics Corporation x
USA
AZ Models
Czech Republic
High quality short-run kits. Sometimes providing What-If? versions of some esoteric subjects.
Azur
Czech Republic
Specialising in French, esoteric subjects.
See also MPM
Azur-Frrom
Czech Republic and France
(France Romania)
As for Azur in subject matter. High quality.
Bilek
Czech Republic
One of the older Czech kit makers. Set the standard for other European kit makers. Kits are often re-boxed by the likes of Italeri.
Choroszy Modelbud
Poland
Quality Resin kits
See also Legato.
CMR
Czech Republic
High quality Resin kits
Condor
(See also MPM)
Creations Chaubet
France
All metal kits in 1/144
Crown x
China
Nasty copies of older Japanese kits.
Davco
Metal kits in 1/144
Doyusha
Japan
Closely associated with gashopon and with older sci-fi subjects.
Dragon/DML
Duarte
Brazil
Resin kits
See also Liberty Quality/FCM
Dujin
France
Resin kits
Eastern Express
Russia
Old FROG kits, but also more recently their own, plus Toko.
Good source of 1/144
Eduard
Czech Republic
High quality stuff.
Eidai x
Japan
Emhar
UK
Encore
France
Re-pops of, usually, Heller kits, sometimes with extra resin and PE.
Entex International
Re-pops of old Renwal kits, particular the Early Birds series.
ESCI x
Italy
FE Resin x
See Miniwings
Czech Republic
1/144 resin kits, bought by Miniwings
Fine Molds
High quality.
Japan
FoxOne
Japan
Over-priced resin kits, specialising in 1/144.
Freightdog
UK
High quality.
Resin kits and conversions. Also home to Pegasus, Silver Cloud and Blue Max.
FROG x
UK
F-Rsin
France
Resin kits in 1/144
Fujimi
Japan
Quality Japanese stuff.
Great Wall Hobby
China
Selling Pit Road 1/144 kits to Western Europe.
Hasegawa
Japan
Heller
France
Heritage Aviation
UK
Resin
Hobby Boss
China
Hobbycraft
Canada
Huma x
Germany
ICM
Ukraine
Italeri
Formerly Italaeri
Italy
Kami de Korokoro
Japan
Very short run resin kits, in 1/144
KP Models
Czech Republic
Previously Kopro
Recently re-launched and now producing truly quality work.
Krugozor
One of the many labels from behind the old Iron Curtain, selling old FROG kits
Liberty Quality FCM
Brazil
Resin
Lift Here
Serbia
Resin
LS x
Japan
Many 1/144 kits re-popped by the likes of Arii and then Academy/Minicraft.
Mach 2
France
Buried deep within those strange, distorted blobs of styrene, there's a kit, waiting to be discovered. Promise. Not for the faint-hearted.
Magna Models x
UK
Resin kits of esoteric subjects.
Maquette x
Russia
One of the many labels from behind the old Iron Curtain, selling old FROG kits
Marivox
Sweden
As Mach 2 above. Swedish subjects.
Mark I Models
Czech Republic
Working under the 4+ Publishing and associated with CMR, Mark 1 Models are 1/144 aircraft kits, previously sold by Attack, with new toolings on the way.
Matchbox x
UK
Rheinhold's Magnificent Matchbox site
A real nostalgia-fest. Fortunately, still re-released by Revell these days.
Mikro 144
Poland
MikroMir
Ukraine
1/144 stuff...new and good.
Minicraft
China
1/144. Mixed bag of awful old, good old and great new.
Miniwings
Resin lovelies in 1/144.
Czech Republic
Monogram x
USA
Tools acquired by Revell.
MPM
Czech Republic
Oz Mods
Australia
Panda
China
Pavla
Czech Republic
Pegasus x
UK
Tools acquired by Freightdog.
Pit Road
Japan
1/144, quality stuff.
PJ Productions
Belgium
Resin
Truly excellent conversions and THE place to go for 1/72 pilots.
Platz
Japan
PM Models x
Turkey
PZW72
Poland
Revell
Germany
RLai
Japan
Associated with Big Bird gashopon.
Roden
Ukraine
Formerly Toko.
RS Models
Czech Republic
Plastic, enhanced with resin and PE.
Ruch
Poland
One of the many labels from behind the old Iron Curtain, selling old FROG kits
Silver Cloud
UK
See also Freightdog
Skybirds ’86 x
UK
Skytrex
UK
Metal 1/144 kits
SMER
Czech Republic
Often re-pops of Heller kits, often embellished with extra resin and/or PE.
Special Hobby
Czech Republic
See MPM
Sweet
Japan
1/144 kits
Sword
Czech Republic
Tamiya
Japan
TanModel
Turkey
My Mate Baris' new, small and quite exciting company!
Toko
Ukraine
Now Roden.
Trumpeter
China
Valom
Czech Republic
Welsh Models
UK
Predominantly vacform, although now expanding into resin.
Whirlykits
UK
Predominantly vacform, although now expanding into resin.
Wolfpack
Xtrakit
UK
ZTS Plastyk
Poland
Zhengdefu
China
Awful copies of awful Crown kits.
Zvezda
Russia
Definitely one to watch.