Italeri

Italeri is one of the most famous manufacturer of plastic model kits and Calderara di Reno, near Bologna (Italy ) resident.

History

The company was founded in the early 1960s. As two friends at the time the kits commercially available were not good enough, they decided to independently develop and produce kits. Today Italeri has a comprehensive program that covers all common standards in the plastic model.

Product spectrum

Model Kits

Italeri models now produced in the following categories, with the accompanying figures represent the scale, ie the ratio of original to each model:

• Aircraft in 1:72, 1:48, 1:32
• Aircraft cockpit in 1:12
• Helicopter in 1:72, 1:48
• Battle Sets in 1:72
• Military vehicles in 1:72, 1:35, 1:9
• Military helicopter in 1:35
• Military figures in 1:35, 1:72
• Ships in 1:720, 1:35
• Trucks & Trailer in 1:24
• Cars in 1:24
• Motorcycles in 1:6, 1:9

As with other companies also, a lively form of exchange with other firms takes place at Italeri. ; these are mainly: Revell, Zvezda, Dragon, Testors, Tamiya, Accurate Miniatures and others. This form of exchange reach z.T. also models on the market that are sold at lower prices.

Collectors and the journal Military Miniatures Magazine reported recently embrittlement and disintegration of Italeri figures of thermoplastic polyethylene plastic.

Colours and accessories

Further, Italeri Enamel paints and acrylic paints her to paint and painting the models. Some kits develops and markets together with Italeri Revell, Zvezda, or other companies in cooperation.