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Published Nov 26, 2022In November 2022 a press day was held at the UK factory which manufactures quickbuild and the NEW Supermarine Spitfire Mk.IXc in 1/24 scale from @OfficialAirfix. During the visit we were given presentations from Luke (researcher) and Chris (designer) on the various elements that go into creating the designs of the tooling.
Join me in this video where I take a look at how plastic model kits are actually manufactured, focusing on the physical creation of the kits through injection moulding and quality control at the Plastech factory in Newhaven.
I’d like to extend my thanks to Airfix and Plastech for putting on this event.
Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:48 Research & Design
01:36 Plastech Background
02:47 Tooling Prep
03:21 Injection Moulding
06:38 Quality Control
11:31 Boxes & Packaging
13:21 Packing a kit!
16:04 Conclusion
🔗 Thanks to Mark from Plastech for showing us around the factory:
Let me know in the comments what you thought of this video and if you would like a more in-depth look at the Airfix Research & Development methods.
Background noise is present in this video due to filming taking place in a working factory
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THIS is how Plastic Model Kits are MADE! I spent a day at the UK Airfix Factory!
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