Sunday 8 March 2009

List Japanese Die Cast Manufacturers

I have made up a list of Japanese die-cast makers in Excel format. Will just have time to fix this one of these days.

ASC
Asahi
Bandai - Specialises in airport vehicles, aircrafts and robots
Banpresto Bandai - Specialises in vehicle prototypes for Honda, Toyota and Nissan Car Graphics - Japan model-listing Approx. 1/100, simple plastic give-aways used by Suntory. Car Mate Keychains with plastic 1/90 models made by Initial D
Deskrunner Keyence Herpa trucks converted to radio-control
Dicascale Diecast busmodels in 1/100
Eca/ Eco Cheap die cast model makers in Japan.
Eidai
F Toys Motormax
Furuta Furuta Various series of models in near 1/87 scale for confectionery Greenmax 1/87 Isuzu Ergo bus in various versions
Grip Zechin Eidai Co.Ltd
Guriko Japan model-listing Toyota models, slightly bigger than 1/87. Also known as Glico Hori Toy Japanese Hongwell/Cararama distributor, releases special versions for Japanese market.

Imai Kagaku 1/100 scale plastic kits of US trucks.
Initial D Yujin Carmate 1/72 scale plastic models
Kato Production stopped
Keyence Converts Herpa trucks to radio-control, sold under the 'Deskrunner 2000' brandname.

Kyosho Japan model-listing 1/80 scale RC controlled bus models
Jikayosha 1/96 scale models used as premiums for the Japanese coffee brand Navi. Masudaya Japan model listing
Mini Collection
Oriental Limited Masudaya The Masudaya models were sold under this brand name in the US.

Pocket Cars Tomica Corporation Tomica-Dandy
Shinsei Kogyo Co.Ltd Most of their models are 1/64 but the 'mini-power' series is close to 87th scale.

Silhouette Takara Co. Ltd Japan model-listing Injection moulded plastic models in 1/82 scale, out of production. Takara Co., Ltd. merged with TOMY Co., Ltd. in March 2006
Takara TOMY Company, Ltd Also Takara Co., Ltd. and TOMY Co., Ltd. have merged in March 2006, the new company is called TOMY Company, Ltd

Tamiya

Tomy / Tomica TOMY Company, Ltd

Urinawa Kenji Satou

Yujin

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