HOW PLASTIC KITS ARE MADE from design to delivery - 1080pHD

Ever wondered how plastic kits are made? here I talk you through all the steps, from choosing what kit to manufacture all the way to delivery!

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00:00 Introduction
01:59 Choosing the subject
03:09 Research & Design
07:08 Manufacture

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[keithmarriott]

Fascinating! I had no idea why what I perceived to be “ a bunch of plastic in a cardboard box “ cost so much. I’ve learned a lot, thanks!

[sericono]

Congratulations, very interesting video. As a modeler for the last 54 years, just watching the plastic parts and decals when opening the box has a unique magic to me. I keep some kits for many years before building them but open the box from time to time just to revive the magic. Thanks for sharing the video.

[fundiebasher]

I'll be turning 70 in 3 weeks, and been building since about 1961. Your video of the design process, with computers and LIDAR and 3D printers, gives me an even greater appreciation for the people who did this when I started out. They were artists and artisans, with skills that have largely been replaced. Yes, models like the original Airfix BP Defiant were widly inaccurate, but most of us wouldn't be able to make anything even that close, using the methods of the 1950s. [/nostalgia]

[jimcurt]

Can you imagine how difficult this whole process must have been back in the 60's and 70's with no computers? Really makes me appreciate just how good of a job they did on the kits back then.... i'm amazed ANYTHING fit

[hendrikdebruin]

The price of these kits (although beyond my means now that I am retired) is amazingly reasonable given the effort needed to create them. Thanks for sharing.

[davidward]

Hi Gary I am deaf and have to rely on subtitles but I think I got the gist having watched your video on your visit to airfix once again good and unusual video keep it up Dave from Spain

[colinmiles]

Glad production is returning to the UK. We CAN do it!

[sprig]

Very good idea to do this. I’ve always wondered 🎉

[petermerz]

Nice video Gary! I had to wait for the video to come up again to comment. It came up as private after I watched it! Thanks for sharing. 😎🇨🇦

[Sam-wmz]

Very nice to learn all about it :-) Thank you sir.

[roopeshkrishna]

Million thanks for the great video...
One of the enjoyable part of my engineering life..
Started an injection molding factory, nearest town area in 2003.. to make bottles for various medicine suppliers.. Polyethylene, and PVC.. even last week, made a new mold for a new work, from my lathe facility, from a copper block.. a new chubby bottle..

[ronaldbyrne]

Really really enjoyed this one, thank you Gary. My first peek into a model kit production facility. Didn’t realise so much time and effort from so many people goes into producing a kit. And I now understand why some state of the art kits can cost as much as they do. Kudos to Airfix as well for making this look into their factory possible and many thanks to everyone there who helped make my 1/24 Spitfire IX kit.

[oricalcoco]

Very informative & enjoyable video Gary - great effort 👍

[nickcarter]

Excellent insight and presentation Gary... Always good to know how what we make is made... Thank you!

[barrywalker]

Absolutely fascinating Gary to see what goes into the making of a model that l myself take for granted, l must say what did they do before computers when l used to buy my little Airfix kit in it's little plastic bag 🤣 great show 👍

[WayneMcNab]

Excellent! Thanks. I was wondering how much it costs in engineering and prototyping to bring a model like the Spitfire shown into production.

[paulcorrigan]

Brilliant video Gary. I was always fascinated with the air bubbles in clear parts being so uniform with where they show up

[JuergenGDB]

Brilliant content, I think we all take for granted the work that goes into making our hobby a reality and the manufacturers keeping them historic and on point to the scale we desire.

[basingstoke]

A very interesting and informative video, Gary . So much work involved . Thankyou .

[PeterHeritage-yk]

When I was a teenager I worked in a local model shop in school holidays. Woolworths always got new Airfix model kits a month before the independent shops- We were told that they financed the new moulds and therefore had a head start on everyone else.