Italeri
 |
 | |
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1962 |
| Founder | Giuliano Malservisi Gian Pietro Parmeggiani[1] |
| Headquarters | , |
| Products | Plasticscale modelsofairplanes,military vehicles,helicopters,ships,trucks,andcars |
| Website | italeri.com |
Italeri S.p.A.is an Italian manufacturer and brand ofplasticscale modelsofairplanes,military vehicles,helicopters,ships,trucks,andcars.The company was founded in 1962 by Giuliano Malservisi and Gian Pietro Parmeggiani to produce accuratescale model kitswith attention to detail.[2]
History
[edit]The company was founded in 1962 by Giuliano Malservisi and Gian Pietro Parmeggiani. Since childhood, they had lovedairplanesandmilitary vehicles,but were not satisfied enough with the scale models on the market available at those times. They began to produce models themselves, first as a hobby, and later turning it into a business.[2]
The first name of the company was "Italstamp" and the first scale model kit was released[when?]with the brand "Aliplast", a1:72model of the Italian fighterFiat G.55.The company name changed[when?]to "Italaerei" and, ten years later, it was contracted into "Italeri", easier to use and to pronounce not only in Italian language. The logo consists of an airplane silhouetted over a red and a green stripe.
The company, located close toBologna,started to produce product lines characterized by a certain “uniqueness” on the subjects. In particular Italeri used to have a wide range of Italian subjects. During its lifetime Italeri has also acquired the Supermodel and Protar brands.
Product lines
[edit]
Italeri has a wide portfolio of scale models. It has designed famous Italian aircraft used by theRegia Aeronauticaduring theSecond World War,from the small biplane fighterFiat CR.42 FalcotoSavoia-Marchetti SM.82three-engine bomber. Italeri has also produced, in 1:72 scale, theSavoia-Marchetti SM.79,nicknamed "gobbo maledetto”,which translates as "the cursed hunchback".
Italeri also put great attention toWWIIItalian Army military vehicles such as AB armored cars series, the smallL6 recon tank,and the rare (produced in few numbers)P-40 heavy tank.
They have also produced a series of 1:35 scalemotor torpedo boatsof World War II such as theAmericanPT-596,the metre-long model of theSchnellbootS-100of the GermanKriegsmarine,and theMASof the ItalianRegia Marina.The small assault boats 1:35 series also includes the ItalianBarchinoandMaialeand theGermanBiber.
Italeri also produces of 1:24 scale modeltrucks,trailersandsemi-trailers.
In recent years, Italeri introduced the Photographic Reference Manual (PRM) for some kits, in which the subject of the scale model kit is described with a high level of historical information and modelling details. The first kit to be accompanied by the PRM was theU.S. Navypatrol torpedo boat.[2]
References
[edit]External links
[edit]
