We are offering this manufacturers directory to assist those seeking contact information for producers of quality 1/87 scale vehicles and various types of equipment. The information offered here is correct to the best of our knowledge and we have made every attempt to verify its accuracy. If you would like to display additional information about one of the manufacturers in our directory, including street address and phone numbers, click on the highlighted company name below or in the column at left. Please be sure and mention that you found the information here at www.1-87vehicles.org and you would like to see photos and details of either their existing or new products on our web site! Any manufacturer may contact webmaster@1-87vehicles.org to submit photos or news releases to be posted on this web site. Don't forget to check our Favorite Links page for web links to manufacturers' web sites!

A-Line - manufactures high quality plastic trailer kits, decals, and detail parts
Accurail- manufactures high quality plastic intermodal trailer kits
adp - manufactures Eastern European prototype trucks, buses, and automobiles
Albedo - manufactures high quality plastic models of European cars and trucks
All World Models - [formerly Ralph Johnson Models] offers custom built resin and plastic truck and trailer models
Alloy Forms - manufactures line of heavy duty truck, truck tractor, and trailer kits in white metal
AWM [formerly AMW] - manufactures very high quality plastic automobiles and trucks, mostly European prototype
American Limited Models - manufactures extremely fine and high quality container chassis kits and tank container kits in plastic
American Prototype Hobbies - manufactures white metal air dam and fairings for Herpa Mack CH tractor and kitbashed refuse compactors (garbage trucks) on Herpa Kenworth T600A or Ford LTA9000 chassis
Atlas Model Railroad - manufactures excellent Ford LNT9000 truck tractor and Pines 45' intermodal trailer models
Athearn - manufactures plastic kits for farm tractors, automobiles, intermodal containers and chassis, trailers, trucks, and truck tractors
AutoMobilia - manufactures extremely high quality photo-etched 1/87 detail parts
Ballentin - manufactures good quality plastic models of Eastern European trucks
Beka - manufactures line of mostly Eastern European automobile and truck models in plastic
Bethlehem Car Works - see Short Line Products listing below
Boley Dept. 1-87 - manufactures a wide variety of 1/87 die cast models including autos, trucks, construction, and farm equipment
Bowser - produces excellent Wabash National 53' plate wall and smooth side RoadRailer and highway trailer models in plastic painted in a variety of schemes
Brekina - manufactures plastic kits of German prototype automobiles and trucks; appear to catalog just about every variation of Volkswagen made in the 1960s plus some 1950s and 1970s models
Bronco - see US Models
bs design - produces resin kits of interesting automobiles from Europe, Japan, and North America
Busch - produces a wide variety of high quality plastic models of both North American and European prototype automobiles and trucks covering a wide range of eras
Carbone - offers outstanding hand-built models of the Ferrari 330 P4 and Porsche 917 sports racing cars
City Classics - offers an outstanding model of a 1950s era mobile home in injection molded plastic
Classic Construction Models - produces museum quality brass models of construction equipment; excellent series of Caterpillar models
Classic Metal Works - produces high quality die-cast metal models of North American prototype vehicles
Classic Mint Collectibles - offers museum quality brass models of trucks, trailers, and construction equipment.
Con-Cor International - distributes various manufacturers' 1/87 vehicles and their own Route 66 line of plastic models of North American prototype automobiles and trucks
D&K models - manufactures a line of oilfield, military and oversize load trucks, swamp vehicles, and construction and mining equipment from around the world.
Dennis Aust - produces extremely high quality resin cast kits for a variety of Kenworth models and extensive line of parts, cab guards (headache racks), and tires and wheels.
Diesel 87 - produces resin kits of North American trucks
Don Mills Models - produces resin and metal kits of 1950s era trucks and fire equipment
Dyna-Model Products - produces metal kits of a 1947 Ford pickup truck, vintage small forklift, and a Caterpillar bulldozer
Elsken - manufactures 1/87 motorcycles of various styles and eras
EKO - manufactures a wide variety of mostly European prototype plastic models of background display quality
Evrat - produces very high quality resin with etched metal detail kits of high performance street and race cars
FMB-Unicorn - produces resin cabs for European and North American trucks
Faller - manufactures plastic models of German prototype automobiles, buses, and trucks
Fidelis Models - manufactures a line of 1/87 military vehicles and distributes model kits from other manufacturers as well; offers a custom resin casting service
First Gear - manufactures high quality die-cast models in multiple scales, including 1/87, construction and vehicle models
GHQ - long time producer of the highest quality 1/160 scale models, becomes a brand new (November 1998) producer of 1/87 vehicles and equipment in pewter
Gunter's Car Co. - produced a resin Kenworth K100 Aerodyne cabover truck cab to fit Herpa or scratchbuilt chassis; out of production and very hard to find!
Hauler - manufacturer of resin kits and photo-etched detail parts
Herpa - manufactures some of the finest 1/87 assembled plastic models available
High Tech Modell - produces very high quality white metal with etched metal detail kits of Donkervoort (Lotus 7), Morgan +8 GT2, and Porsche 356 Speedster
Highland Station - publisher of CD books on vehicle and model railroad related topics
Igra - manufactures good quality plastic models of Eastern European cars and trucks
IMEX Model Company - markets a line of limited run diecast period trucks
International Hobbies - produces high quality kits of vintage construction and farm equipment models
International Hobby Corporation - produced a series of plastic U-Haul trucks based on a Navistar S-series truck with various state logos, a road grader, and a fire truck
Ivers Engineering - produced white metal kits of 1950s and 1960s era truck tractor and fire pumper models
JBOT Decals - Specialty decal manufacturer offering a variety of emergency, aircraft, vehicle, and rail related decals.
Jacobs Models - produces resin truck cab kits of contemporary North American trucks
JES Models - Swedish producer of resin vehicle kits
Jollyni (also known as Jolly) - produces high quality assembled resin kits of significant sports cars from the late 1940- early 1960 era
Jordan Highway Miniatures - produces plastic vintage vehicle kits
Ken Goudy Decals - makes a line of adhesive decals for vintage western US trucking companies (many out of business) from the 1930s to the 1970s
Kibri - manufactures plastic kits of many European commercial trucks, farm equipment, and construction equipment
LK Models - [Louis Künster] see US Models
Le Mans Miniatures - produces some very high quality resin with etched metal detail kits of high performance street and race cars
Lion Models - produces very well detailed wite metal kits of European autos
Lonestar Models - manufactures superb, finely detailed trailer kits, a Ford lumber delivery truck, and detail parts in plastic
MGM Minatur Modelle - produces injection molded models of modern race cars
Magnuson Models - produces a variety of cast resin automobiles, farm equipment, and trucks
Master Creations - produces high quality cast white metal and brass kit of a 1920 Oldsmobile truck
Masterbilt Models - produces resin cabs, resin conversion models, resin conversion kits, and detail parts of the highest quality
Majorette - manufactures mostly European trucks, buses and construction equipment in die-cast metal
MEK - produces a wide variety of European buses, trucks, and fire fighting equipment and North American buses from Prevost and MCI
Meguntic Miniatures - produces generic decals for 1930s to present; straight trucks, truck tractors, and trailers
MGM - see Trumpeter
M.H. Modelle - produces models of agricultural tractors from several eras
Microscale Decals - produces exceptionally high quality decals that include freight company, railroad, hazardous materials placards, and manufacturers' logos useful for 1/87 vehicle modeling
Micron Art - produces museum quality photo-etched brass kits of vintage vehicles
Minitanks by ROCO - a line of military vehicles and equipment manufactured by ROCO
Model Power - produces assembled plastic Kenworth T600B tractors with various trailers and cast metal models of modern fire trucks
Morem - produces extremely high quality assembled classic European prototype race car models in die-cast metal with photo-etched detail parts
Motorart - markets die-cast models of Volvo construction equipment
Newgard Model Industries produces resin cast 1/87 scale bus model kits
Noch - markets several Audi and Ford of Europe models; new to the 1999 Walthers HO scale train catalog
Norscot - long-time manufacturer of larger scale die-cast Caterpillar construction and mining equipment entered the 1/87 field in 2002
NZG - manufactures older Caterpillar die-cast models of construction equipment
Oddballs Decals is a producer of less popular and regional railroad and vehicle related decals
On-Trak - produces white metal kits of some 1970s International Harvester truck tractors and some vintage International, Mack, White, Kleiber trucks, and most recently, a 1950s era trailer kit in resin; several of the International kits have been converted to resin one-piece cabs with white metal chassis and details
Otto Duve - former owner of Praline, operates a 1/87 vehicle business in Germany and ships to the United States.
Overland Models - manufactures railroad maintenance-of-way vehicles such as bulldozers in brass
Paul Heiser's Models - produces resin models of American and European military equipment from the 1930s and 1940s
Paul's Model Art - manufactures very high quality Formula 1 race cars and McLaren road and race sports cars
Plastruct - produces some "background" models commonly used in architectural models and displays; new to the 1999 Walthers HO train catalog
Pirate Models Ltd - fomerly produced cast white metal kits of various North American bus prototypes; defunct as far as we know
Plano Model Products - manufacturer of the very high quality etched metal detail parts for 1/87 vehicles
Pohl Modelle - see US Models
Preiser - produces plastic models of European prototype farm equipment, trucks, and fire and emergency vehicles
Promotex - distributes custom decorated, North American prototype Herpa produced vehicles; North American distributor for Herpa
RMM (Reinhard Merlau Modellbau) produces top quality resin kits of fire and rescue vehicles from around the world
Rail Power Products - manufactures several intermodal and highway trailer kits in plastic
Ralph Johnson Models -see All World Models
Resin Unlimited - defunct as far as we know
Rick's Decals - Canadian manufacturer of specialty and custom decals and resin truck cabs
Ricko - manufacturer of plastic injection molded automobiles of exotic European supercars, race and rally cars
Rietze - manufactures a line of quality plastic models of mostly European prototypes
Rio Grande Models Ltd. - manufactures cast metal kits of vintage construction equipment
River Point Station - manufactures injection molded plastic models of contemporaty Ford products
Road Champs - manufactures models of American transit and intercity buses
Road Chief - manufactures a line of resin cab and white metal chassis truck kits
ROCO - manufactures European prototype emergency vehicles, trucks, construction equipment, and military vehicles
ROCO Minitanks - see Minitanks by ROCO
Scale Scenics - manufactures cast metal kits of an asphalt road roller [out of production as of November, 1998] and a forklift
Schuco - offers a series of 1/87 scale trucks and trailers in the Schuco "Junior Line"
SDV Model - produces a variety of 1/87 scale modern Czech replicas highlighting Soviet and post-Soviet era trucks and buses. Prototype brands include: Tatra, Praga, Terrier, and Karosa
s.e.s. Berlin - manufactures good quality plastic models of Eastern European trucks and construction equipment
Sheepscot Scale Products - produces hard cast plaster and brass detail truck trailer kits and white metal detail parts
Short Line Products - offers resin kits for early intermodal truck trailers
South Point Scale Miniatures - produces several 1950s style intermodal trailers in cast resin
Sunshine Models - acclaimed producer of prototypically accurate cast resin railroad freight car kits has produced cast resin farm tractor models
Surrey Custom Models - produces custom built models and details for the waste hauling industry in 1/87 scale
SwissModell - offers custom imprinted Swiss prototype models in 1/87 scale
Sylvan Scale Models - produces a line of hollow-cast resin vehicles from the 1930s-1950s.
Tomica - manufactures a variety of Japanese vehicles in die-cast metal
Tonkin - see Ton Trucks below
Ton Trucks - produces a line of die-cast and plastic modern North American prototype tractor-trailers
Transit Classics - produces a line of resin transit buses and trolleys
Trident - produces plastic models of Chevrolet pickups, vans, Suburbans, and Blazer; also European trucks and military equipment
Truck Stop Models - U.S. retail mail order source for many specialty resin manufacturers from North America and Europe
Ulrich Models - manufacturer of 1/87th scale die cast trucks in Ready-to-Roll assembled models and kits. This is the rebirth of the 1950s company founded by Charlie Ulrich.
United Fun - manufactures military models and retails an even broader range
US Models - manufacture clear resin kits and finished models of a wide variety of North American and European prototypes
V&V Models - manufactures resin and white metal kits and models of Czech and Eastern European prototypes
Vulcan Hobbies - produces a variety of vintage (solid) clear cast resin automobiles and trucks
Walter Siebert Modellbau - manufactures 1/87 plastic kits of mostly European prototypes
Weico - Australian manufacturer of white metal kits of mostly Australian prototypes
Weston - manufactures cast metal kits of 1914 Ford roadster and pickup truck
Wheel Works - manufactures cast metal kits of vintage Fordson tractor and Ford automobiles and trucks of the 1930s
Wiking - manufactures plastic kits of mostly European prototype automobiles, trucks, fire and emergency equipment, and construction equipment
Williams Bros. - manufactures basic kits of North American  prototype automobiles and trucks
Wm. K. Walthers - produces modern North American intermodal equipment and mining and heavy construction model kits.
Woodland Scenics - manufactures cast metal kits of vintage trucks, construction equipment, farm equipment, and a motorcycle.
Zycon Models - produces custom built and distributes limited run specialty models of construction and mining equipment subjects.

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Last Updated: January 5, 2008