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  2. Model building - Wikipedia

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    Model building is a hobby and career [1] [2] that involves the creation of physical models either from kits or from materials and components acquired by the builder. The kits contain several pieces that need to be assembled in order to make a final model. Most model-building categories have a range of common scales that make them manageable for ...

  3. Hornby Railways - Wikipedia

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    Hornby Railways. Hornby Hobbies Limited is a British-owned scale model manufacturing company which has been focused on model railways. Its roots date back to 1901 in Liverpool, when founder Frank Hornby received a patent for his Meccano construction toy. The first clockwork train was produced in 1920. In 1938, Hornby launched its first OO gauge ...

  4. Scale model - Wikipedia

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    Scale models are used as tools in engineering design and testing, promotion and sales, filmmaking special effects, military strategy, and hobbies such as rail transport modeling, wargaming and racing; and as toys. Model building is also pursued as a hobby for the sake of artisanship . Scale models are constructed of plastic, wood, or metal.

  5. Model Products Corporation - Wikipedia

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    Model Products Corporation. 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.

  6. List of scale model kit manufacturers - Wikipedia

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    OzMods Scale Models (Australia) ParryArt (Australia) Quickboost (Czech Republic) - brand of Aires. Planet Models (Czech Republic) - brand of Special Hobby. Reskit (Ukraine) Rising Sun Modeling (Japan) - brand of Konishi. Silver Wings (Poland) Studio 27 (Japan) - brand by Gilles.

  7. List of model car brands - Wikipedia

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    Abrex Kovove Modely Aut – Czech firm, Škoda models in 1:43, 1:24 & some 1:18. Also 1:18 scale Jawa motorcycles. A.C. Gilbert Company – American manufacturer of 1:32 scale slot cars and sets, 1930s–1960s, though mostly made erector sets. Academy Plastic Model – Korean plastic model maker, mostly military vehicles.

  8. Round 2 (company) - Wikipedia

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    Round 2 is an American manufacturing company which produces scale models including die-cast, plastic, slot cars, and other hobby products. The company is based in South Bend, Indiana. [ 1] The company was founded in 2005 by Thomas E. Lowe who previously owned toy company Playing Mantis. [ 2] Round 2 holds several hobby brands, most of which ...

  9. Monogram (company) - Wikipedia

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    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. Mattel acquired Monogram in 1968, and the firm passed through various owners and was ...

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