Model Products Corporation

Model Products Corporation
IndustryToy
Founded1963
FounderGeorge A. Toteff
Defunct2011; 13 years ago (2011)
FateCompany defunct, remains as a brand
Headquarters,
U.S.
ProductsPlastic scale model cars, aircraft
OwnerRound 2 (2011–pres.)
Parent
Websiteround2corp/mpc

Model Products Corporation, usually known by its acronym, MPC, is an American brand and former manufacturing company of plastic scale model kits and pre-assembled promotional models of cars that were popular in the 1960s and 1970s. MPC's main competition was model kits made by AMT, Jo-Han, Revell, and Monogram.

Traditionally a Michigan company, since 2011 the "MPC" brand name has been part of Round 2 of South Bend, Indiana (which was also acquired by Japanese company Tomy for $ 640 million.[1][2]

  1. ^ Tomy compra RC2, Interempresas.net, 11 Mar 2011
  2. ^ UPDATE 1-Japan's Tomy to buy U.S. toymaker RC2 for $640 mln, Reuters, 10 Mar 2011