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Is there a list of where each kit manufacturer is based which I can reference e.g:
AFV Club - Taiwan
Revell - Germany
Zvezda -Poland
Etc, etc?
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I don't know of such a list.
Zvezda is Russian not Polish.
You can add
Italeri - Italy
Heller - France
Airifx - Great Britain
Trumpeter - China
Hobby Boss - China
Takom - China
Dragon - China
Rye Field Model - China
Freedom Model - Taïwan
Tamiya - Japan
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Thank you Olivier.
Maybe this could be the start of one?
Is Miniart Ukraine?
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Yes, Miniart is from Ukraine - so is Masterbox as far as I know

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Scalemates lists all known manufacturers with their country of origin.

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Thanks Philipp.
How do you use the site? What is the idea behind it?
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Mostly it's a kit database that also lists reviews and online sellers for any given product. Each kit is listed with its complete lineage, which is especially helpful if you want to know if something is new or a rebox of some 1970s monstrosity. You can create an account and make a list of your models, you can sort them by unbuilt, started, finished etc. It also has some social media functions but you can completely ignore that if you're not interested.

It's a one man project by a Dutch programmer, so it's completely neutral and not backed by any model company, or worse :lol:

Here's my profile, to give you some idea of its functions: https://www.scalemates.com/profiles/mate.php?id=15176

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I've started this and will amend and revise it as an ongoing project. Please feel free to point out inaccuracies or additions:

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Aber - Poland https://abermodels.com/
Academy - Korea https://m.academyhobby.com/
Accurate Armour - UK Scotland https://accurate-armour.com/
AFV Club (Hobby fan) - Taiwan RoC http://www.hobbyfan.com.tw/index.php/Ho ... index.html
Airfix (Humbrol) - UK England https://uk.airfix.com/
Alexen - China PRC http://alexenz.com/Content/352692.html
AMT (now Round 2)- USA https://www.round2corp.com/amt-4/
Amusing Hobby -Japan http://amusinghobby.com/
Aoshima - Japan https://www.aoshima-bk.co.jp/en/
B
Balaton models - Hungary https://www.balatonmodellshop.co.uk/
Bilek - Czech Republic http://www.bilek-eshop.cz/en/home/
Blackdog - Czech Republic https://blackdog-model.com/index.php
Bronco models - China PRC http://www.cn-bronco.com/en/m/
C
CMK - Czech Republic https://www.cmkkits.com/en/
D
Dragon - China PRC HK http://dragon-models.com/
DEF models - Korea http://www.defmodel.com/ *
E
Eduard - Czech Republic https://www.eduard.com/
F
Flory models - UK https://www.florymodels.org/
Fly Hawk - China PRC http://flyhawkmodel.com/html/Flyhawkmod ... tics/tank/
Freedom Models -Taiwan RoC http://freedommks.com/
Frog - UK but no longer exists
Fujimi- Japan http://www.fujimimokei.com/sp/ (needs translating)
H
Hasegawa - Japan http://www.hasegawa-model.co.jp/gsite/
Hauler - Czech Republic http://www.hauler.cz/
Heller - France but now under Revell? https://www.heller.fr/en/kategorie/army
HobbyBoss - China PRC **
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ICM - Ukraine/https://icm.com.ua/
IBG - www.http.ibg.com.pl
Italeri - Italy https://www.italeri.com/en
L
Legend - Korea http://www-legend.co.kr
Live Resin - Russia https://models-hobby.com
M
Masterbox -Ukraine https://www.mbltd.info/
Meng - China PRC
Microdesign - Russia
Miniart - Ukraine
Mobius - USA?
MRP - Slovakia
P
Plus Model - Czech Republic
Polar Lights - USA?
R
RB Models - Poland
Revell - Germany
Rye field models- China PRC
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Takom -China PRC
Tamiya - Japan
Tiger models - China PRC
Trumpeter - China PRC
V
Voyager - China PRC
Z
Zvezda - Russia

* Interesting note from DEF website:
"Important Notice!!.
We have no dealers in China.
What appears to be our products sold in Chinese shopping malls is 100% pirate products. (Except HK).
Don't be fooled by them."I

** There appears to be some kind of link between HobbyBoss and Trumpeter with other kit manufacturers using them to produce kits under license.
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