Academy Plastic Model Co., Ltd. () is a
Korea
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plastic model
image:South-Goodwin.jpg, 300px, A young boy starts painting an assembled plastic model of the South Goodwin Lightship
A plastic model kit, (wikt:plamodel, plamo in Eastern world, Eastern influenced parlance), is a consumer-grade plastic scale mo ...
,
chemical
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, and
toy
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company. It is headquartered in Uijeongbu-Si,
Gyeonggi-do
Gyeonggi Province (, ) is the most populous administrative divisions of South Korea, province in South Korea.
Seoul, the nation's largest city and capital, is in the heart of the area but has been separately administered as a list of provinc ...
, Korea and was established on September 1, 1969.
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It holds three headquarters: in
Seoul
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, Korea;
Gelsenkirchen
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,
Germany
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; and
Rosario, Cavite
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,
Philippines
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.
Academy has developed and supplied over 500 products to more than 60 countries worldwide, and since 1989, Academy has won several
Modell des Jahres awards for its product quality. Academy manufacturers
plastic model
image:South-Goodwin.jpg, 300px, A young boy starts painting an assembled plastic model of the South Goodwin Lightship
A plastic model kit, (wikt:plamodel, plamo in Eastern world, Eastern influenced parlance), is a consumer-grade plastic scale mo ...
kits,
radio controlled cars, battery- and solar-powered educational models,
sailboat
A sailboat or sailing boat is a boat propelled partly or entirely by sails and is smaller than a sailing ship. Distinctions in what constitutes a sailing boat and ship vary by region and maritime culture.
Types
Although sailboat terminology ...
models, acrylic and enamel model paints, airsoft guns, and various modelling tools and supplies.
See also
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Mini 4WD
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Model car
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Model military vehicle
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Scales ...
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Airfix
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AMT
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Aurora
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also commonly known as the northern lights (aurora borealis) or southern lights (aurora australis), is a natural light display in Earth's sky, predominantly observed in high-latitude regions (around the Arc ...
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FROG
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VEB Plasticart
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Hasegawa
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Heller
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Italeri
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Jo-Han
Jo-Han was a manufacturer of plastic scale promotional model cars and kits originally based in Detroit. The company was founded in 1947 by tool and die maker John Hanley a year before West Gallogly's competing company AMT was formed and about t ...
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Matchbox
A matchbox is a container or case for matches, made of paperboard, cardboard, thin wood, or metal, generally in the form of a box with a separate drawer sliding inside the cover. Matchboxes generally measure 5 x 3.5 x 1.5 cm, and commonly have ...
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Model Products Corporation
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Monogram
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Tamiya
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Zvezda
References
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Toy companies established in 1969
South Korean companies established in 1969
Model manufacturers of South Korea
Radio-controlled car manufacturers
Toy brands
Toy companies of South Korea
South Korean brands