DIECAST MODEL FINAL ASSEMBLY LINE! - How Are Diecast Cars & Trucks Made - Part 7 - a podcast by Logan Skeele

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OUR PODCAST VIDEO SERIES, “What It Takes To Make A Single Diecast Car or Truck” concludes with Assembly!



We have covered in part one: diecasting & painting processes

Part two: plastic injection & Vacuum Metalizing Process

Part three: we talk about wheels & tires

Part four: we covered vacuum forming “windows”

Part Five: headlights & other lights

Part Six: packaging



If you missed these parts of the series, you can go to my podcast to catch up.

Today we are going to talk about assembling our model.  Yay!  We have already discussed making all of our parts and packaging.  Now we have to put all those parts together.

Assembly is the most labor-intensive part of model making.  The different parts require different methods of assembly.  The model passes through many hands before it is finished.



Large production run models are built along a movable assembly line, much like real cars.  The first station would assemble the body of the model and put it on the moving belt to the next station.  At the next station another part would be added and then sent on down the line and so on.  This would be repeated with as many parts as necessary to complete the model.  Once the model is complete it is sent on down the line to the packaging station where it would be put in whatever type of packaging was chosen for this particular model, packed in a shipping carton and sent off to the warehouse to await shipment to distributors or retailers.



Another way models are assembled is a system where each station puts its parts on in turn, but instead of the movable belt bringing the next model to the station, the person puts parts on many models, packs them in trays, and then the trays of partially assembled models are carried on down to the next station and the process continues this way until the finished model is done and put in a shipping carton. This method is more labor intensive and used on much smaller production runs.



The last assembly method is reserved for the most limited of production runs.  This method is where all the parts are at one station and one person assembles the complete model.  Each set of parts would be laid out in order that they go on the model and the skilled model builder would then put each part on by hand.  Once all the parts were put on, the model would be packed in its packaging and then sent to the warehouse.  This is the slowest method to build a model.



Each method of assembly is viable and has its merits.  The choice of assembly type is primarily based on the number of units to make.  The movable belt being the fastest method and used with the largest production runs.



Next week brings us a new topic, So stayed tuned!



Toy Talk is hosted by Logan Skeele Founder of Advantage Diecast, LLC

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