Repost - original comment went missing: It has to be ICM hands down. Pushing boundaries whilst seemingly churning out new kits and an amazing range. And all whilst fending off an invasion? Come on - the others aren’t even trying!
Tamiya overall for me has to be the best. A huge range, very few dogs and I have never failed to finish one of their products to a reasonable standard. Even the infamous sea harrier! I am surprised Eduard didn't get a mention.
How you can ignore Arma Hobby is beyond me as well as IBG and Clear Prop. I also think you will find that plastic modelling began in the UK, certainly 1/72 scale was standardised in solid wood modelling pre WW2.
Arma Hobby have made a grand total of 22 tools in 10 years - all aircraft. IBG Models have made 66 tools in 15 years, almost all vehicles. Clear Prop! have made 31 tools in 7 years, all aircraft. All of these are good companies, but none serve the hobby as a whole. The first plastic model company was FROG in 1936 with its Penguin range, but for obvious reasons the hobby took off in America in the 1940s, hence my comment in the video.
WELL, I think it’s all a matter of CHOICE, PREFERENCE… And what a modeler likes to build????? BUT WHAT DO I KNOW ??? I still build old MONOGRAM REVELL, AIRFIX, TAMIYA AURORA…. Whatever catches my eye…. MODEL ON…. CHRIS 🇺🇸 I even build HELLER still……
@@MannsModelMoments Oh I know what you’re getting at I appreciate your overall goal…… There are a lot of MODEL MANUFACTURERS/ COMPANIES In my opinion, THEY’RE ALL JUST FINE it’s up to us model builders in what we like and build….. ITS ALL GOOD 👍…….. CHRIS 🇺🇸
The biggest issue I see. with this list is quantity doesn't equal quality. I would argue that Haswing are very hit and miss. While they might make over forty kits a year, many of these I would never buy because they have multiple flaws in them. As a company they just don't put the work into the research for the topics they model. Sometimes they produce a gem, but I wonder if we took their hit/miss ratio, if they would look quite as impressive. I do recognise however, that quality can be a difficult measure to quantify.
Whilst I agree that quality doesn't equal quality...Say 75% of the kits have issues...that means they're still making more new tooled kits than most other manufacturers. I don't think their miss rate is that high either. I'll get to quality in part 2 - the activity was a qualification stage, it gets you into the final, but we'll see how they do in the next video!
Not sure if Sweet are still going, but never made a bad one. Matchbox likewise, and I love an old Frog (the company, not Eric Cantona). Recently, Rubicon have greatly impressed me but the winner must be Battlefront. I have made scores with no need for filler, they go together in minutes and paint up nicely. Considering they are meant to be manhandled by sweaty wargamers they are incredible and generally less than £6 a kit.
When I saw the title of this video, my first reaction was, "Now this is fool's errand." But upon viewing it, I found the criteria you used very sensible (so far). Even though a couple of my favorites failed to make the final cut, those left standing have very good reasons for being there. Looking forward to part two.
I'm mostly up to 1/72 airplanes and my favorite is Hasegawa. I love their exceptional quality and that they constantly produce new versions of the subjects, for example, F/A-18F in several squadrons for as close as 2022. Many other companies stalled to produce some ancient, usually a test airplane. The notorious example is Italeri F/A-18E.
New subscriber here. I really enjoyed this video. I was looking for some other model companies that I think are from China such as Very Fire, Flyhawk and Border. Are they actually part of another company? I’m looking forward to the second part.
Thanks for the sub! Very fire are just too small and mono-purposed (11 ship new tools), Flyhawk and Border are interesting upcoming companies, but still have a low output and too narrow a focus to truly compete here just yet - in the future, though, for sure
Which model company is promoting the hobby to young(er) people? That is the big issue for the rest of the decade. Its ok for the grey brigade but its the next gens that need engaging. I would rate top spot to the company that is growing the base
So, in total, I have built kits from 5 of the finilest companies listed & would suggest that it might be interesting for the individuals to list how many of the finalists they have built. I am sure that there will be few who have experience with all.
You didn't mention round 2 who have many of the brands sold here in the United States along with amt which they also own. While most of their kits are reissues they have been adding more new kits to their line up as well as covering many different categories of kits from scifi to automotive to aircraft and armor. While they are not at the level of engineering and quality of tamiya or bandai, my personal favorites, they have a huge library to choos from.
They are equivalent to Hornby in the UK, with several plastic model brands, two of which I mentioned and included. Even if I put them all together though, they wouldn't have made it - they primarily re-release old kits rather than driving the hobby forward. there's a place for nostalgia, but it's not making you the best model company
Very interesting, although I'm surprised FineMolds Platz were eliminated so early, I have these kits in the stash and are close to Tamiya quality but ruinously expensive! I also have Kotobukiya kits which are a little more niche but super well engineered beyond some of those making the final
@@MannsModelMoments Size is probably not a characteristic that should define the best Model Company. 6 New Toolings, in excellent quality, in +50 different releases since 2018 is not "small" in my opinion.
Interesting! I hope the criteria for the later section will be more user-based. Price (value for money), build clarity, colour call-outs, periferal information (history, decals and colour schemes), quality control and fit!!!
Good to hear! Btw? Have you build a Beacon Models kit yet? They are ticking a lot of boxes already, despite the relatively few releases, and the scale of 1/144. They come with canopy masks and many options. 👍
I think 'best' depends entirely on the metric or metrics used. For example, range of subjects (inc. scale), price point, value for money, kit quality (inc. accuracy), decal quality, extras - photo etch etc, customer engagement, quality of instructions - ICM for example do animations of part assembly, Dora Wings do screen shots on their website of box contents. Etc. Maybe list all companies and assign points for each category. Then the 'best' is the highest scorer. [BTW I think it's pronounced 'Dumahh' ;) Reminds me fondly of watching Scrum V on TV once and the presenter referred to a (then new) French rugby player as 'F@artAr$e'.. Faraj Fartass]
NOT AIRFIX! Their fit and engineering are acceptable but not top 10. And their quality control is poor. I vote for Tamiya. Although they have far too few new kits, when they make a kit, the engineering in them make them absolutely marvelous to build. So as a "kit manufacturer," they are simply the best.
Having built the Airfix Gannet recently, I can't say I agree with you there about the fit - it was easily as good as Tamiya, and better than several Tamiya kits I've built in the past. I will agree on their QC though, which is shocking.
@MannsModelMoments currently doing the Buccaneer and the fit is vague in a few places. It is one of their better kits. Can't buy a Gannet in Canada. Airfix won't ship to their Distributor here, prefering direct sales to customers. That means that I would have to pay shocking shipping costs for 1 kit. Airfix is trying to be a manufacturer, wholesaler and retailer. The last one is harmful to stockists and another nail in the local Hobby Shop's .... Anything released by Tamiya in the last 20 years has had no fit issues. I've built every Tamiya aircraft released along with a couple hundred other brands. Their 1/48 F14, F35, P38, Bf109G (with a display/ no display engine), (new) A6M, Spitfire 1a and F4 are outstanding. The 1/32 Spitfires, A6M and P51 series are outstanding. The only kits to disappoint are 1970-1980s productions but those were still superior to most contemporary kits. Most new release Tamiya kits have set the new standard for many years to follow. Remember that their 1/48 Spitfire, Corsair, P51, P47, He219, Beafighter, Mosquito kits were head and shoulders above other kits at their release time. Although, I am less familiar with Armour, these too 'click' together and have a go at a motorcycle kit, the Honda Africa Twin is incredible. Sorry (actually not sorry), but I will support Mr. T on this one!
I haven only ever built 4 makes. Matchbox who no longer exist. Airfix who I like and stick to, but agree are not the best and need to work on their quality. Tamiya who are excellent. And Revell who are okay.
Ordinarily, I would just say Tamiya and leave it at that. However, the Dragon Wagon, at times, frustrated me immeasurably. RFM's Sherman Easy Eight was generally fun. Except that is, for the multiple tiny parts that either flew off the sprues or out of the tweezers grasp. All to be lost in the carpet. So far, the Hong Kong Models 1/48 Lancaster is a joy. There are few tiny parts that my 56 years old eyes struggled with. The detailing is lovely ,and everything else goes together nicely. As I think I mentioned previously, I haven't touched an Airfix kit since circa 1980/81. I'm tempted to get the Gannet and the Buccaneer at some point but the Hobby Boss 1/48 B-24J will be my next purchase, once released. I had a look through my Scalemates Wishlist, and unsurprisingly, Tamiya was the most often represented manufacturer. Whether that translates into an overall win, time will tell. I'd be very surprised if they failed to make the top 3. 😊❤️😊
It has to be Hasegawa or Tamiya. I like Airfix, but for an enjoyable build that is inexpensive, I choose Hasegawa. Their ships are fantastic, and their aircraft are the best.
Arii is now Microace, but it would still have dropped out at stage 3 because as far as I can see, it's just reissuing the old kits. (I have a massive soft spot for their 1:32 cars, so still sad to see it go.)
Good list. I only started rebuilding this type of modelling last year, after 30 years, and have found myself preferring eduard... still on a learning curve though
Hi Alex. I haven't got a prediction because, as a returner, I'm out of touch. However, i rather hope that accuracy both in configuration and scale of their offerings is going to feature somewhere. I would also like to see features considered such as opening bomb doors, cockpits etc and scope of payloads. You've picked an interesting topic to cover here.
About Poland: MiniArt is Ukrainian manufacturer, MPM is Czech. You forgot about well known Mirage and Arma Hobby, Mistercraft models and ancient ZTS Plastyk still active.... Also Fine molds in Japan making injection models.... How Eduard fell out its hard to imagine... Maybe quality of new tools shall be considered not mass production...
Miniart is currently in Poland, and I mentioned this in the video. I also didn't "forget" about any of these manufacturers, they simply didn't hit the criteria to make it into the top 100. I also answered the question about ICM in both the video and other comments - they just make aircraft (95%)
Mann,it is back to the what people are buying when it comes to new tooling.there is so much subject matter that people want.like revell when they retool a kit to bring it up to todays standards is doing a great job at it.with that said,i think tamaya is still the best when it comes to new tooling even if they retool there older kits to add more goodies to it.tamaya does a lot of research when making a new kit with mind blowing detail.trumpeter with there ship line is good and the new tooling they do is good but not great.so as for me it will be tamaya as the best and the rest need to learn from them.hasagawa is simular to tamaya but can in my opinion just step it up a knoch in there aircraft to compete with tamaya.
Looks like fantasy /sci-fi doesn't get a look in with the spreadsheet bizzo.Which genre is growing future modellers, WW2 old timey airfix 1/72nd spitfires or games workshop or even companies like Victrx with their Napoleonic ranges etc .Do they not count if they don't make tank,airplane or ship kits ?
No, they dont, because they're not appealing to those modellers in the same way that those only making aircraft don't. Yes, Airfix is growing the hobby. GW is growing their game, which uses models as part of it, which isn't quite the same. They all count, but in my assessment they need broader appeal to make them the greatest model company.
This is an interesting perspective of model companies, but the topic might be considered a bit disingenuous insofar as it is most likely people are watching to find who makes the best kits rather than your actual subject which is from a business standpoint. Perhaps if you explained that a bit more and listed your criteria right at the beginning, in addition to your explanations as you tackle each criteria, it might be more clear to your audience what they can expect from your conclusions.
The video is pretty clearly titled - it doesn't say "Which model company makes the best kits in the world", which I agree WOULD be disingenuous. I do go through why I chose criteria through the video, and explain why (I believe) they are important considerations to choose the best model company. I could have structured the video differently, but I chose to do it that way I did - just personal preference on that I guess..
Really enjoyed the video, excellent presentation and explanation.Where you ever a university lecturer? . However, Its got to be ICM, obvious problems with Russia and an amazing release rate. That's my choice.
Bit surprised neither Rocket Models/Model Collect and Amusing Hobby were not mentioned, both do a mix of subjects, planes, tanks, what if-sci fi kits and both release a fair number of new kits each year. I think best company should factor in things like customer care - how helpful are they with missing damaged parts, as well as accurcy of the kits, engineering, and quality control, not just activity, number of new tools released each year. Round 2 own many of the classic vintage American plastic kit brands, like AMT, MPC, Lindberg, Hawk, and Polar Lights, so should have been mentioned. Interesting video, looking forward to seeing part 2. Keep up the good work.
Rocket Models are a tiny company with very few releases overall. Amusing Hobby I covered in another comment. Round 2 is effectively a Hornby type entity and I did cover their biggest brands (AMT & MPC) - even together they wouldn't have made it - they recast old kits, with very little investment in new tools. You're right that accuracy, quality etc all factor into the mix, but you need to have the volume and breadth of range to be considered the best in the world (IMHO).Part 2 will indeed go down the rabbit hole on these things.
I didn't say what is the best model kit, I siad what is the best model company, which is a very different question. Gas Patch make a tiny selection of 1/48th aircraft, covering a tiny part of the market, making them irrelevant for anyone outside of that small niche.
@@MannsModelMoments not necessarily, I really liked Kitty Hawk kits because of the variety of aircraft types they released, even though many folks complained about fit of parts, clarity of instructions etc...I really had no problems with their kits, maybe just lucky I guess.
Impressiv task. You missed Sweden. Pilot Replicas, Broplan and Tarangus makes airplanes with swedish and british airplanes. You also missed Finnmodels from Finnland.
No, I didn't miss them. Pilot Replicas are just tiny, with 8 new tools released in total - same for Tarangus with 10 and Finmilmodels with 5. Broplan make some nice "mixed media" aircraft, so they'd be eliminated at both Round 1 and Round 2.
@@MannsModelMomentsIn terms of 1/24 car model kits, that's a lot ! I mean, Tamiya has "only" released 21 new car toolings since 2010 (I've checked on Scalemates), far less than I thought. Plastic car kits are not as popular as they used to be in the 1990s, at least in Europe. Competition with ready-built, large scale die-cast model has hurt a lot. The only area, or sub-category that seems to be in good shape is actually race & rally cars. The big name there is now Beemax from Macau, a brand that you didn't include in your list. 20-odd kits in several scales under their name, plus a dozen more distributed by Platz (Japan) under the NuNu brand. Some say that Beemax is also responsible for the Belkits toolings, but I haven't seen any proof so let's keep it at that. You've probably guessed that I'm more into cars than planes or militaria, and I must admit I was surprised by the size of the airplane kit market when I had a look, out of curiosity. So many new releases ! So many brands I'd never heard of from unexpected places (eastern Europe, basically) ! Compared to that, the plastic car kit scene is now a side show, sadly.
@@MannsModelMoments Yep. I've heard it is used in one country, but it's a mystery everywhere else. The last time I checked Facebook's audience is not limited to USA. By the way, I am not a greenhorn, I am 70 years old, live in Australia and have a PhD. I'd be surprised if in the UK anyone under 50 would have a clue what a "gallon" is
@@marcomarcon5802 Well the population of the US is about 370 million, and most people in the UK DO know what a gallon is since we still measure fuel consumption in miles per gallon, and is often used for large volumes despite it not being a primary unit of volume measurement...so about 80% of my audience.
@@marcomarcon5802 I'm not sure what your point is here? The UK stopped using the gallon as a PRIMARY measure, that does not mean it instantly disappeared from use. What us your obsession with gallons anyway???
They are pretty good, but they have only produced 122 new tools in their time, and 95% of them are aircraft. That's great, but not much use to armour, ship, civilian or sci-fi modellers!
@@MannsModelMoments don't get me wrong, based on your criteria, I understand and agree with why they didn't make the cut. However, being an aircraft modeler, I think it's a shame. But, I don't disagree with your logic - they do have a smaller range of extremely high quality kits, with a very narrow focus. Great video!
Oh dear I always love when Brits try to pronounce foreign languages 😂 Mestarimallit! 😆 Others have already commented about Airfix, I guess love of Airfix is part of mother's milk formula in Britain. Anyway, great video as always 👍
Eduard have release 122 new tools in their history, 95% of them aircraft. They're a great aircraft model company, but that isn't serving the majority of modellers. Revell have made over 400 new tools just in the 21st century - so not counting any reboxes of old or other manufacturers kits, and they cover just about every genre - military and civilian aircraft, military and civilian vehicles, ships, space and sci-fi. Eduard may make better individual models of the subjects they produce, but they don't serve the modelling community as a whole (with kits, at least).
@@MannsModelMoments so, because a company released more kits it’s better? Even if those kits are utter garbage like Revells? I guess your definition of “best” is different from most people’s.
@@CFster How many Revell kits have you built? What sort of models? Have you built the Arado Ar E555 or Junkers Ju290? Have you built any of their more modern car toolings? Dismissing one of the large companies because it makes a lot of things obviously not catering to your taste does not make it bad. Writing off more than 1200 tools over many decades as "utter garbage" is just a ridiculous throw-away statement which you don't have any data to back up, which is why I'm doing these videos. As to quality etc, we'll come to that, but offering kits to only just over 1/3rd of modellers does not get you through the door to be able to compete.
@@MannsModelMoments you’re defending Revell’s engineering, fit, detail and accuracy…this makes me want to unsubscribe. Good luck with your views. Nothing personal…
You know the methodology is flawed when Zvezda makes the final twelve but Eduard is cut! 😂 This methodology is always going to favour company's that spread their resources thin, it can sit back in vast older catalogues (Hasegawa & Tamiya). It doesn't factor in price, value (quality & price), catering for more specific market segments ($200 1:24 kits with a boat load of PE or beginner friendly 1:72 kits?). And even if we're using the quantity of new toolings as a metric, it should really factor in the proportion of their catalogue that are new toolings; how much of Tamiya's catalogue still dates from the 1970s? Even much of their "new" stuff is 20-25 years old. Same for Hasegawa.
Well, you've missed out some obvious flaws in your thinking. |Firstly, a company like Eduard which focusses on ONE area (aircraft) CANNOT possibly be the "Best" company in the world when it caters to a MINORITY of modellers. Secondly, this is a qualification round to be able to get into the detail, so of course all those other factors will come into play. I've looked at ALL of this (and much more) and though your thinking on things like tooling age are correct, I think you also need to realise that a 1990s Tamiya kit is NOT the same as a 1990s Airfix and Revell kit - the "absolute" age of a tool is not really THAT relevant. perhaps you should wait until seeing the final part of the video before jumping to conclusions?
@@MannsModelMoments Whoa, calm down bro! Just highlighting a glaring flaw in the methodology that skews towards disqualifying newer and/or smaller companies while giving significant advantage to older and larger companies that produce different kit types and have deeper catalogues to fall back on by selling kits from before Maggie Thatcher was PM 😁 As for your comment on not all kits are equal from the 90s (and I'm not sure why you think I'm not familiar with 90s kit quality?) of course Tamiya's mid-late 90s kits are excellent, although even those are starting to show their age in many areas compared to kits from the last five or so years. Of course this whole exercise is just a fun fool's errand, as there can never be a "best model company", unless you clearly define what "best" is. I would argue the "best company" is whoever has the highest stock valuation or profits. Who makes the best kits? Who has the widest catalogue? Who is the best value? These are all questions that can be reasonably assessed (or at least debated on the internet by mostly middle aged men reliving our childhoods 😂)
@@JohnSmith-jj2yd I'm perfectly calm, thank you "bro" (lol), but you're not "pointing out a glaring flaw in methodology", you're simply expressing a preference for what makes a company "best" - one that I happen to think is pretty easily demonstrably dismissed. The Chinese brands show that a new company can put out both a broad range, highly detailed, high-value kits faster than an established one, and the fact that both Takom and Meng made it into the final make your point redundant about "younger" companies. What you're really referring to are more niche manufacturers (as you mentioned Eduard specifically), and is a niche manufacturer going to be generally "better" than a broad range manufacturer? No - only within their niche.
@@MannsModelMoments Okay, seriously, you need to take a breath and touch grass. You asked for thoughts on a silly but fun exercise, and get incredibly defensive and aggressive when someone mentioned one. Please just remember this is a hobby about fun and enjoyment above all. Good luck in your definitive analysis of the World's Best Model Company, I hope it has an impact reflective of your emotional investment...
I think you need to stop projecting - again, perfectly calm here. I asked for comments, yet I do expect a normal level of civility or - if not - the ability to have a discussion without reverting to passive-aggressive tactics like the whole "whoah don't over-react" thing. You made a series of criticisms about methodology in a pretty aggressive manner by saying it was "flawed", or had "glaring flaws", yet when I explain my rationale without using inflammatory language, apparently I'M the one that needs to calm down? People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones. Likewise people who can't engage in an actual debate should probably avoid critiquing the work of others even in a "fun" exercise.
You see, comments like this are just so poorly thought out. You might as well just say "I like Miniart". Without facts and data, that's all you've said
Miniart is Ukrainian, not Polish. It moved to Kiev in 2014 where it presently remains headquartered. MPM was Czech, not Polish. HobbyCraft is a Canadian model company that you missed. Copper State, Pegasus and Polar Lights are located in the US, which are totally missed, as was Wingsy kits in Ukraine. FineMolds has been making ejection molded kits for decades.
I know Miniart is Uhrainian, as I mention in my follow-up video, but it moved to Poland after the Russian Invasion, MPM is based in Prague in the Czech republic and Copper State Models was sold several years ago and is now in Latvia. I didn't "miss" Hobbycraft - they went bust in 2019. The others didn't make the top 100. Your comment about Finemolds is correct, but irrelevant given they were included. The terms is also "injection", not "ejection" moulded kits. I'd check your facts before trying to fact-check someone else...you should also get Will to do his own dirty work for him rather than sending associates to crap on other people's work for him.
@@MannsModelMoments You just said yourself MPM is in Prague - like I did - yet the video says it's in Poland. Show me where Miniart is in Poland because its website says otherwise. Even if it's temporarily cranking molds out of Poland, it's a Ukrainian company, not Polish. They are quite definitive about that. I fail to see how FineMolds is irrelevant - my bad on injection, thank you for pointing that out - because you dismissed the company because it wasn't injection molded in the video. Still didn't address the omissions of Pegasus or Polar Lights. MPM is as productive as HobbyCraft in actual kits, so I fail to see why one is omitted and the other was not. Regardless of where it is now based, Copper State is a very highly regarded kit manufacturer and it is not on your list. I'm perfectly capable of making my own opinions, thank you. It's entirely my choice to watch your videos or not. It looks like you have some good review videos, but this one in particular is purely subjective based on your own criteria, and since you at times apply your own criteria incorrectly, it's lost all credibility with me. Others find it useful. That's that.
As you keep editing your comment, it's a little difficult to answer your comments without looking contradictory, but losing credibility with you was - surprisingly - not in my criteria for making this video. However, if I did accidently put one or even two companies in the wrong country categories then my bad, but it has absolutely zero impact on the video. I'm not going to go through every single manufacturer you mention to justify or not for you - like your bully friend you've already formed your opinion, so it would be pointless, but I will say that I didn't "miss" any of the companies you mention, they just didn't make the top 100 or I already included them (like Finemolds that you keep saying like it wasn't there??). As I mentioned I based the top 100 on their "recent" (21st century) activity, and companies like CSM and Polar Lights simply didn't compete with the others listed - it's that that hard to understand for most.
@@MannsModelMoments I don't keep editing my posts, but it appears you're resorting to gaslighting now. If you can't just outright admit you made a simple mistake without getting defensive and personal, there's really not much point in trying to discuss this with you. We're done, though based on the trend of some of the comments below, you might want to rethink your debate tactics. You can go ahead now with the predictable final shot without reprisal.
@@StephenPK That's just a lie. You edited it at least twice with additional companies each time. Still, I don't expect honesty from one of Will's "friends" (if it isn't just Will using your account given your language use is almost identical, along with the quick reversion to the old resort of "you're gaslighting", and then just trying to duck out of the discussion first to appear to have the moral high ground.... But I don't cow down to bullies anywhere, and id defending myself against persistent attacks is "gaslighting" then give me more Calor, please. I can absolutely admit mistakes (did you not read the last reply?), but I'm still not going to just roll over to a group of toxic people.
Which company do you think will be "The One"? Let me know below with your reasoning....
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It has to be ICM hands down. Pushing boundaries whilst seemingly churning out new kits and an amazing range. And all whilst fending off an invasion? Come on - the others aren’t even trying!
Tamiya = 1, Trumpeter = 2, ICM = 3. Favorite = Eduard.
Tamiya overall for me has to be the best. A huge range, very few dogs and I have never failed to finish one of their products to a reasonable standard. Even the infamous sea harrier! I am surprised Eduard didn't get a mention.
Eduard did get a mention - they were eliminated in round 2
@@MannsModelMoments Apologies, must have missed it!
I thought Triglav model is from Slovenia not Singapore.
How you can ignore Arma Hobby is beyond me as well as IBG and Clear Prop. I also think you will find that plastic modelling began in the UK, certainly 1/72 scale was standardised in solid wood modelling pre WW2.
Arma Hobby have made a grand total of 22 tools in 10 years - all aircraft. IBG Models have made 66 tools in 15 years, almost all vehicles. Clear Prop! have made 31 tools in 7 years, all aircraft. All of these are good companies, but none serve the hobby as a whole.
The first plastic model company was FROG in 1936 with its Penguin range, but for obvious reasons the hobby took off in America in the 1940s, hence my comment in the video.
I cried when Miniart got cut out.......but your criteria is fair
WELL, I think it’s all a matter of CHOICE, PREFERENCE…
And what a modeler likes to build?????
BUT WHAT DO I KNOW ???
I still build old MONOGRAM
REVELL, AIRFIX, TAMIYA
AURORA…. Whatever catches my eye….
MODEL ON….
CHRIS 🇺🇸
I even build HELLER still……
I'm certainly not saying don't build anything - this is just a bit of fun!
@@MannsModelMoments
Oh I know what you’re getting at
I appreciate your overall goal……
There are a lot of MODEL MANUFACTURERS/ COMPANIES
In my opinion, THEY’RE ALL JUST FINE
it’s up to us model builders in what we like and build…..
ITS ALL GOOD 👍……..
CHRIS 🇺🇸
The biggest issue I see. with this list is quantity doesn't equal quality. I would argue that Haswing are very hit and miss. While they might make over forty kits a year, many of these I would never buy because they have multiple flaws in them. As a company they just don't put the work into the research for the topics they model. Sometimes they produce a gem, but I wonder if we took their hit/miss ratio, if they would look quite as impressive. I do recognise however, that quality can be a difficult measure to quantify.
Whilst I agree that quality doesn't equal quality...Say 75% of the kits have issues...that means they're still making more new tooled kits than most other manufacturers. I don't think their miss rate is that high either. I'll get to quality in part 2 - the activity was a qualification stage, it gets you into the final, but we'll see how they do in the next video!
Not sure if Sweet are still going, but never made a bad one. Matchbox likewise, and I love an old Frog (the company, not Eric Cantona). Recently, Rubicon have greatly impressed me but the winner must be Battlefront. I have made scores with no need for filler, they go together in minutes and paint up nicely. Considering they are meant to be manhandled by sweaty wargamers they are incredible and generally less than £6 a kit.
Maybe a distinction between wargaming models / figures and singular model kits needs to be made?
When I saw the title of this video, my first reaction was, "Now this is fool's errand." But upon viewing it, I found the criteria you used very sensible (so far). Even though a couple of my favorites failed to make the final cut, those left standing have very good reasons for being there. Looking forward to part two.
I mean, it still might be a fool's errand! :-D
I'm mostly up to 1/72 airplanes and my favorite is Hasegawa. I love their exceptional quality and that they constantly produce new versions of the subjects, for example, F/A-18F in several squadrons for as close as 2022. Many other companies stalled to produce some ancient, usually a test airplane. The notorious example is Italeri F/A-18E.
We'll see how they do in the final!
New subscriber here. I really enjoyed this video. I was looking for some other model companies that I think are from China such as Very Fire, Flyhawk and Border. Are they actually part of another company? I’m looking forward to the second part.
Thanks for the sub!
Very fire are just too small and mono-purposed (11 ship new tools), Flyhawk and Border are interesting upcoming companies, but still have a low output and too narrow a focus to truly compete here just yet - in the future, though, for sure
Which model company is promoting the hobby to young(er) people?
That is the big issue for the rest of the decade. Its ok for the grey brigade but its the next gens that need engaging.
I would rate top spot to the company that is growing the base
A very good point!
FineMolds of Japan is an INJECTION model manufacturer.
FineMolds of Japan is an INJECTION model manufacturer.
So, in total, I have built kits from 5 of the finilest companies listed & would suggest that it might be interesting for the individuals to list how many of the finalists they have built. I am sure that there will be few who have experience with all.
You didn't mention round 2 who have many of the brands sold here in the United States along with amt which they also own. While most of their kits are reissues they have been adding more new kits to their line up as well as covering many different categories of kits from scifi to automotive to aircraft and armor. While they are not at the level of engineering and quality of tamiya or bandai, my personal favorites, they have a huge library to choos from.
They are equivalent to Hornby in the UK, with several plastic model brands, two of which I mentioned and included. Even if I put them all together though, they wouldn't have made it - they primarily re-release old kits rather than driving the hobby forward. there's a place for nostalgia, but it's not making you the best model company
Very interesting, although I'm surprised FineMolds Platz were eliminated so early, I have these kits in the stash and are close to Tamiya quality but ruinously expensive! I also have Kotobukiya kits which are a little more niche but super well engineered beyond some of those making the final
You forgot Arma Hobby. This relative new producent migth be the very best in quality, details and options. @armahobby
No, I didn't forget them, they're just too small
@@MannsModelMoments Size is probably not a characteristic that should define the best Model Company.
6 New Toolings, in excellent quality, in +50 different releases since 2018 is not "small" in my opinion.
@@NielsenDK-1 exactly. Quantity over quality is the case here it seems.
Interesting! I hope the criteria for the later section will be more user-based. Price (value for money), build clarity, colour call-outs, periferal information (history, decals and colour schemes), quality control and fit!!!
Absolutely! Rounds 1-3 were really setting those broad "gates" to get those companies in a position to compete - now it starts in earnest!
Good to hear! Btw? Have you build a Beacon Models kit yet? They are ticking a lot of boxes already, despite the relatively few releases, and the scale of 1/144. They come with canopy masks and many options. 👍
All comments must be in agreement with one opinion?
Not at all - who said that? Certainly not me!
I think 'best' depends entirely on the metric or metrics used. For example, range of subjects (inc. scale), price point, value for money, kit quality (inc. accuracy), decal quality, extras - photo etch etc, customer engagement, quality of instructions - ICM for example do animations of part assembly, Dora Wings do screen shots on their website of box contents. Etc.
Maybe list all companies and assign points for each category. Then the 'best' is the highest scorer.
[BTW I think it's pronounced 'Dumahh' ;) Reminds me fondly of watching Scrum V on TV once and the presenter referred to a (then new) French rugby player as 'F@artAr$e'.. Faraj Fartass]
Absolutely correct - the deep dive will do exactly that- which is why I needed finalists, since it's a huge amount of information to sift through
NOT AIRFIX! Their fit and engineering are acceptable but not top 10. And their quality control is poor. I vote for Tamiya. Although they have far too few new kits, when they make a kit, the engineering in them make them absolutely marvelous to build. So as a "kit manufacturer," they are simply the best.
Having built the Airfix Gannet recently, I can't say I agree with you there about the fit - it was easily as good as Tamiya, and better than several Tamiya kits I've built in the past. I will agree on their QC though, which is shocking.
@MannsModelMoments currently doing the Buccaneer and the fit is vague in a few places. It is one of their better kits. Can't buy a Gannet in Canada. Airfix won't ship to their Distributor here, prefering direct sales to customers. That means that I would have to pay shocking shipping costs for 1 kit. Airfix is trying to be a manufacturer, wholesaler and retailer. The last one is harmful to stockists and another nail in the local Hobby Shop's ....
Anything released by Tamiya in the last 20 years has had no fit issues. I've built every Tamiya aircraft released along with a couple hundred other brands. Their 1/48 F14, F35, P38, Bf109G (with a display/ no display engine), (new) A6M, Spitfire 1a and F4 are outstanding. The 1/32 Spitfires, A6M and P51 series are outstanding. The only kits to disappoint are 1970-1980s productions but those were still superior to most contemporary kits. Most new release Tamiya kits have set the new standard for many years to follow. Remember that their 1/48 Spitfire, Corsair, P51, P47, He219, Beafighter, Mosquito kits were head and shoulders above other kits at their release time. Although, I am less familiar with Armour, these too 'click' together and have a go at a motorcycle kit, the Honda Africa Twin is incredible. Sorry (actually not sorry), but I will support Mr. T on this one!
Tamiya is great
I haven only ever built 4 makes. Matchbox who no longer exist. Airfix who I like and stick to, but agree are not the best and need to work on their quality. Tamiya who are excellent. And Revell who are okay.
Ordinarily, I would just say Tamiya and leave it at that. However, the Dragon Wagon, at times, frustrated me immeasurably.
RFM's Sherman Easy Eight was generally fun. Except that is, for the multiple tiny parts that either flew off the sprues or out of the tweezers grasp. All to be lost in the carpet.
So far, the Hong Kong Models 1/48 Lancaster is a joy. There are few tiny parts that my 56 years old eyes struggled with. The detailing is lovely ,and everything else goes together nicely.
As I think I mentioned previously, I haven't touched an Airfix kit since circa 1980/81. I'm tempted to get the Gannet and the Buccaneer at some point but the Hobby Boss 1/48 B-24J will be my next purchase, once released.
I had a look through my Scalemates Wishlist, and unsurprisingly, Tamiya was the most often represented manufacturer. Whether that translates into an overall win, time will tell. I'd be very surprised if they failed to make the top 3. 😊❤️😊
I have a modern Airfix Spit and Hurricane, and they are really nice, about the quality of ICM.
@mycatistypingthis5450 As the B-25 is out of stock, I'm thinking about a Spitfire and a Hurricane next. Although a Corsair is tempting.
@@markstott6689 there aren't many Griffon spits in 1:48, sadly no detailed engine.
It has to be Hasegawa or Tamiya. I like Airfix, but for an enjoyable build that is inexpensive, I choose Hasegawa. Their ships are fantastic, and their aircraft are the best.
Fair enough! We'll have to see!
Arii is now Microace, but it would still have dropped out at stage 3 because as far as I can see, it's just reissuing the old kits. (I have a massive soft spot for their 1:32 cars, so still sad to see it go.)
Expecting a top 3 of Tamiya, Zvezda, and one of the Chinese ones.
Good list. I only started rebuilding this type of modelling last year, after 30 years, and have found myself preferring eduard... still on a learning curve though
Hi Alex. I haven't got a prediction because, as a returner, I'm out of touch. However, i rather hope that accuracy both in configuration and scale of their offerings is going to feature somewhere. I would also like to see features considered such as opening bomb doors, cockpits etc and scope of payloads.
You've picked an interesting topic to cover here.
About Poland: MiniArt is Ukrainian manufacturer, MPM is Czech. You forgot about well known Mirage and Arma Hobby, Mistercraft models and ancient ZTS Plastyk still active.... Also Fine molds in Japan making injection models.... How Eduard fell out its hard to imagine... Maybe quality of new tools shall be considered not mass production...
Miniart is currently in Poland, and I mentioned this in the video. I also didn't "forget" about any of these manufacturers, they simply didn't hit the criteria to make it into the top 100. I also answered the question about ICM in both the video and other comments - they just make aircraft (95%)
Mann,it is back to the what people are buying when it comes to new tooling.there is so much subject matter that people want.like revell when they retool a kit to bring it up to todays standards is doing a great job at it.with that said,i think tamaya is still the best when it comes to new tooling even if they retool there older kits to add more goodies to it.tamaya does a lot of research when making a new kit with mind blowing detail.trumpeter with there ship line is good and the new tooling they do is good but not great.so as for me it will be tamaya as the best and the rest need to learn from them.hasagawa is simular to tamaya but can in my opinion just step it up a knoch in there aircraft to compete with tamaya.
Looks like fantasy /sci-fi doesn't get a look in with the spreadsheet bizzo.Which genre is growing future modellers, WW2 old timey airfix 1/72nd spitfires or games workshop or even companies like Victrx with their Napoleonic ranges etc .Do they not count if they don't make tank,airplane or ship kits ?
No, they dont, because they're not appealing to those modellers in the same way that those only making aircraft don't. Yes, Airfix is growing the hobby. GW is growing their game, which uses models as part of it, which isn't quite the same. They all count, but in my assessment they need broader appeal to make them the greatest model company.
ICM>Tamiya>Hasegawa>Special Hobby
I was wondering how you would do this. Well done!
Thankfully still a lot of then around
This is an interesting perspective of model companies, but the topic might be considered a bit disingenuous insofar as it is most likely people are watching to find who makes the best kits rather than your actual subject which is from a business standpoint. Perhaps if you explained that a bit more and listed your criteria right at the beginning, in addition to your explanations as you tackle each criteria, it might be more clear to your audience what they can expect from your conclusions.
The video is pretty clearly titled - it doesn't say "Which model company makes the best kits in the world", which I agree WOULD be disingenuous.
I do go through why I chose criteria through the video, and explain why (I believe) they are important considerations to choose the best model company. I could have structured the video differently, but I chose to do it that way I did - just personal preference on that I guess..
Really enjoyed the video, excellent presentation and explanation.Where you ever a university lecturer? . However, Its got to be ICM, obvious problems with Russia and an amazing release rate. That's my choice.
No, but I have done a lot of commercial training and presentations
Bit surprised neither Rocket Models/Model Collect and Amusing Hobby were not mentioned, both do a mix of subjects, planes, tanks, what if-sci fi kits and both release a fair number of new kits each year.
I think best company should factor in things like customer care - how helpful are they with missing damaged parts, as well as accurcy of the kits, engineering, and quality control, not just activity, number of new tools released each year.
Round 2 own many of the classic vintage American plastic kit brands, like AMT, MPC, Lindberg, Hawk, and Polar Lights, so should have been mentioned.
Interesting video, looking forward to seeing part 2. Keep up the good work.
Rocket Models are a tiny company with very few releases overall. Amusing Hobby I covered in another comment. Round 2 is effectively a Hornby type entity and I did cover their biggest brands (AMT & MPC) - even together they wouldn't have made it - they recast old kits, with very little investment in new tools.
You're right that accuracy, quality etc all factor into the mix, but you need to have the volume and breadth of range to be considered the best in the world (IMHO).Part 2 will indeed go down the rabbit hole on these things.
I really enjoyed what you put together Alex, than you.
Gas Patch may only have few kits, but they are still better than 98% of this list.
I didn't say what is the best model kit, I siad what is the best model company, which is a very different question. Gas Patch make a tiny selection of 1/48th aircraft, covering a tiny part of the market, making them irrelevant for anyone outside of that small niche.
What was the reason that MiniArt did not make the 12 finalist list? Seems that I missed that part.
Product mix - they're very focussed on 1/35th scale military vehicles
so, Arma Hobby, GWH & others are on the second video or not at all ?
If they didn't make the final cut, they're not on the second video - wouldn't be much of a knock out stage if they were!
hobbyboss, & trumpeter are the most prolific
But does quantity make then better?
@@MannsModelMoments not necessarily, I really liked Kitty Hawk kits because of the variety of aircraft types they released, even though many folks complained about fit of parts, clarity of instructions etc...I really had no problems with their kits, maybe just lucky I guess.
Impressiv task. You missed Sweden. Pilot Replicas, Broplan and Tarangus makes airplanes with swedish and british airplanes. You also missed Finnmodels from Finnland.
No, I didn't miss them. Pilot Replicas are just tiny, with 8 new tools released in total - same for Tarangus with 10 and Finmilmodels with 5. Broplan make some nice "mixed media" aircraft, so they'd be eliminated at both Round 1 and Round 2.
Great presentation. Thanks 😊
My pleasure!
What new kits has Hasegawa done lately?
They've done 35 new tools in the past 3 years - mostly civilian vehicles and sci-fi
Oh, stuff I don't follow. Ok.
@@marvinbanka7592 Yep -just because a company doesn't make models that you specifically build at one tine doesn't mean it's not active
No Belkits in the list??
Is that an ironic question? They have 15 car new tools....that's it....
@@MannsModelMomentsIn terms of 1/24 car model kits, that's a lot ! I mean, Tamiya has "only" released 21 new car toolings since 2010 (I've checked on Scalemates), far less than I thought. Plastic car kits are not as popular as they used to be in the 1990s, at least in Europe. Competition with ready-built, large scale die-cast model has hurt a lot. The only area, or sub-category that seems to be in good shape is actually race & rally cars. The big name there is now Beemax from Macau, a brand that you didn't include in your list. 20-odd kits in several scales under their name, plus a dozen more distributed by Platz (Japan) under the NuNu brand. Some say that Beemax is also responsible for the Belkits toolings, but I haven't seen any proof so let's keep it at that. You've probably guessed that I'm more into cars than planes or militaria, and I must admit I was surprised by the size of the airplane kit market when I had a look, out of curiosity. So many new releases ! So many brands I'd never heard of from unexpected places (eastern Europe, basically) ! Compared to that, the plastic car kit scene is now a side show, sadly.
What's a gallon?
Really?
@@MannsModelMoments Yep. I've heard it is used in one country, but it's a mystery everywhere else. The last time I checked Facebook's audience is not limited to USA. By the way, I am not a greenhorn, I am 70 years old, live in Australia and have a PhD. I'd be surprised if in the UK anyone under 50 would have a clue what a "gallon" is
@@marcomarcon5802 Well the population of the US is about 370 million, and most people in the UK DO know what a gallon is since we still measure fuel consumption in miles per gallon, and is often used for large volumes despite it not being a primary unit of volume measurement...so about 80% of my audience.
@@MannsModelMomentsThe US gallon is 3.785 Lt, the UK gallon used to be 4.546 Lt,...very clear. By the way the UK switched to metric in 1995
@@marcomarcon5802 I'm not sure what your point is here? The UK stopped using the gallon as a PRIMARY measure, that does not mean it instantly disappeared from use. What us your obsession with gallons anyway???
Eduard not making the top 10 is a huge shame. Their kits are truly amazing
It’s astonishing.
They are pretty good, but they have only produced 122 new tools in their time, and 95% of them are aircraft. That's great, but not much use to armour, ship, civilian or sci-fi modellers!
@@MannsModelMoments don't get me wrong, based on your criteria, I understand and agree with why they didn't make the cut. However, being an aircraft modeler, I think it's a shame. But, I don't disagree with your logic - they do have a smaller range of extremely high quality kits, with a very narrow focus. Great video!
Oh dear I always love when Brits try to pronounce foreign languages 😂 Mestarimallit! 😆 Others have already commented about Airfix, I guess love of Airfix is part of mother's milk formula in Britain. Anyway, great video as always 👍
My Finnish has never been great...probably because they have so many languages there anyway! :-)
How in all that is holy did Eduard not make it into the final round and Revell does? What???
Eduard have release 122 new tools in their history, 95% of them aircraft. They're a great aircraft model company, but that isn't serving the majority of modellers.
Revell have made over 400 new tools just in the 21st century - so not counting any reboxes of old or other manufacturers kits, and they cover just about every genre - military and civilian aircraft, military and civilian vehicles, ships, space and sci-fi.
Eduard may make better individual models of the subjects they produce, but they don't serve the modelling community as a whole (with kits, at least).
@@MannsModelMoments so, because a company released more kits it’s better? Even if those kits are utter garbage like Revells? I guess your definition of “best” is different from most people’s.
@@CFster How many Revell kits have you built? What sort of models? Have you built the Arado Ar E555 or Junkers Ju290? Have you built any of their more modern car toolings? Dismissing one of the large companies because it makes a lot of things obviously not catering to your taste does not make it bad. Writing off more than 1200 tools over many decades as "utter garbage" is just a ridiculous throw-away statement which you don't have any data to back up, which is why I'm doing these videos.
As to quality etc, we'll come to that, but offering kits to only just over 1/3rd of modellers does not get you through the door to be able to compete.
@@MannsModelMoments you’re defending Revell’s engineering, fit, detail and accuracy…this makes me want to unsubscribe. Good luck with your views. Nothing personal…
@@CFster No, I'm defending a data-based appoach rather than a reactionary and emotional one, which you're demonstrating in exemplary fashion!
You know the methodology is flawed when Zvezda makes the final twelve but Eduard is cut! 😂
This methodology is always going to favour company's that spread their resources thin, it can sit back in vast older catalogues (Hasegawa & Tamiya). It doesn't factor in price, value (quality & price), catering for more specific market segments ($200 1:24 kits with a boat load of PE or beginner friendly 1:72 kits?).
And even if we're using the quantity of new toolings as a metric, it should really factor in the proportion of their catalogue that are new toolings; how much of Tamiya's catalogue still dates from the 1970s? Even much of their "new" stuff is 20-25 years old. Same for Hasegawa.
Well, you've missed out some obvious flaws in your thinking. |Firstly, a company like Eduard which focusses on ONE area (aircraft) CANNOT possibly be the "Best" company in the world when it caters to a MINORITY of modellers.
Secondly, this is a qualification round to be able to get into the detail, so of course all those other factors will come into play. I've looked at ALL of this (and much more) and though your thinking on things like tooling age are correct, I think you also need to realise that a 1990s Tamiya kit is NOT the same as a 1990s Airfix and Revell kit - the "absolute" age of a tool is not really THAT relevant.
perhaps you should wait until seeing the final part of the video before jumping to conclusions?
@@MannsModelMoments Whoa, calm down bro!
Just highlighting a glaring flaw in the methodology that skews towards disqualifying newer and/or smaller companies while giving significant advantage to older and larger companies that produce different kit types and have deeper catalogues to fall back on by selling kits from before Maggie Thatcher was PM 😁
As for your comment on not all kits are equal from the 90s (and I'm not sure why you think I'm not familiar with 90s kit quality?) of course Tamiya's mid-late 90s kits are excellent, although even those are starting to show their age in many areas compared to kits from the last five or so years.
Of course this whole exercise is just a fun fool's errand, as there can never be a "best model company", unless you clearly define what "best" is. I would argue the "best company" is whoever has the highest stock valuation or profits. Who makes the best kits? Who has the widest catalogue? Who is the best value? These are all questions that can be reasonably assessed (or at least debated on the internet by mostly middle aged men reliving our childhoods 😂)
@@JohnSmith-jj2yd I'm perfectly calm, thank you "bro" (lol), but you're not "pointing out a glaring flaw in methodology", you're simply expressing a preference for what makes a company "best" - one that I happen to think is pretty easily demonstrably dismissed.
The Chinese brands show that a new company can put out both a broad range, highly detailed, high-value kits faster than an established one, and the fact that both Takom and Meng made it into the final make your point redundant about "younger" companies.
What you're really referring to are more niche manufacturers (as you mentioned Eduard specifically), and is a niche manufacturer going to be generally "better" than a broad range manufacturer? No - only within their niche.
@@MannsModelMoments Okay, seriously, you need to take a breath and touch grass.
You asked for thoughts on a silly but fun exercise, and get incredibly defensive and aggressive when someone mentioned one. Please just remember this is a hobby about fun and enjoyment above all.
Good luck in your definitive analysis of the World's Best Model Company, I hope it has an impact reflective of your emotional investment...
I think you need to stop projecting - again, perfectly calm here.
I asked for comments, yet I do expect a normal level of civility or - if not - the ability to have a discussion without reverting to passive-aggressive tactics like the whole "whoah don't over-react" thing.
You made a series of criticisms about methodology in a pretty aggressive manner by saying it was "flawed", or had "glaring flaws", yet when I explain my rationale without using inflammatory language, apparently I'M the one that needs to calm down?
People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones. Likewise people who can't engage in an actual debate should probably avoid critiquing the work of others even in a "fun" exercise.
Airfix, no
Miniart yes
You see, comments like this are just so poorly thought out. You might as well just say "I like Miniart". Without facts and data, that's all you've said
Miniart is Ukrainian, not Polish. It moved to Kiev in 2014 where it presently remains headquartered. MPM was Czech, not Polish. HobbyCraft is a Canadian model company that you missed. Copper State, Pegasus and Polar Lights are located in the US, which are totally missed, as was Wingsy kits in Ukraine.
FineMolds has been making ejection molded kits for decades.
I know Miniart is Uhrainian, as I mention in my follow-up video, but it moved to Poland after the Russian Invasion, MPM is based in Prague in the Czech republic and Copper State Models was sold several years ago and is now in Latvia.
I didn't "miss" Hobbycraft - they went bust in 2019. The others didn't make the top 100. Your comment about Finemolds is correct, but irrelevant given they were included. The terms is also "injection", not "ejection" moulded kits.
I'd check your facts before trying to fact-check someone else...you should also get Will to do his own dirty work for him rather than sending associates to crap on other people's work for him.
@@MannsModelMoments You just said yourself MPM is in Prague - like I did - yet the video says it's in Poland. Show me where Miniart is in Poland because its website says otherwise. Even if it's temporarily cranking molds out of Poland, it's a Ukrainian company, not Polish. They are quite definitive about that. I fail to see how FineMolds is irrelevant - my bad on injection, thank you for pointing that out - because you dismissed the company because it wasn't injection molded in the video. Still didn't address the omissions of Pegasus or Polar Lights. MPM is as productive as HobbyCraft in actual kits, so I fail to see why one is omitted and the other was not. Regardless of where it is now based, Copper State is a very highly regarded kit manufacturer and it is not on your list.
I'm perfectly capable of making my own opinions, thank you. It's entirely my choice to watch your videos or not. It looks like you have some good review videos, but this one in particular is purely subjective based on your own criteria, and since you at times apply your own criteria incorrectly, it's lost all credibility with me. Others find it useful. That's that.
As you keep editing your comment, it's a little difficult to answer your comments without looking contradictory, but losing credibility with you was - surprisingly - not in my criteria for making this video. However, if I did accidently put one or even two companies in the wrong country categories then my bad, but it has absolutely zero impact on the video.
I'm not going to go through every single manufacturer you mention to justify or not for you - like your bully friend you've already formed your opinion, so it would be pointless, but I will say that I didn't "miss" any of the companies you mention, they just didn't make the top 100 or I already included them (like Finemolds that you keep saying like it wasn't there??).
As I mentioned I based the top 100 on their "recent" (21st century) activity, and companies like CSM and Polar Lights simply didn't compete with the others listed - it's that that hard to understand for most.
@@MannsModelMoments I don't keep editing my posts, but it appears you're resorting to gaslighting now. If you can't just outright admit you made a simple mistake without getting defensive and personal, there's really not much point in trying to discuss this with you. We're done, though based on the trend of some of the comments below, you might want to rethink your debate tactics.
You can go ahead now with the predictable final shot without reprisal.
@@StephenPK That's just a lie. You edited it at least twice with additional companies each time. Still, I don't expect honesty from one of Will's "friends" (if it isn't just Will using your account given your language use is almost identical, along with the quick reversion to the old resort of "you're gaslighting", and then just trying to duck out of the discussion first to appear to have the moral high ground....
But I don't cow down to bullies anywhere, and id defending myself against persistent attacks is "gaslighting" then give me more Calor, please. I can absolutely admit mistakes (did you not read the last reply?), but I'm still not going to just roll over to a group of toxic people.
Tamiya
Anyone can give an opinion, do you have the evidence to back it up?