This Chinese Factory Makes $100,000 Architectural Models!
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Today we're visiting RJ Models, one of the top architectural model making factories in China. And it's amazing! It's a blend of high tech computerized tools like laser cutters, CNC mills, and high end 3d printers alongside old fashioned meticulous hand model making by skilled craftsmen. And the scale is unbelievable - 500 employees!
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Before you ask: I'm in the US right now, and healthy. We shot this in mid-December, prior to the coronavirus outbreak. Definitely sending lots of good wishes for everyone in this video and their families for their continued health and wellbeing.
oh man you litraly read my mind....
IsScottyInChina.com
Happy to know you're fine dude...
Kenneth Finnegan omg this is genius
Quarantined ??
I owned an architectural modeling company for about 6 years. I lost many contracts to RJ. Very cool to see their operation. I can't believe I actually tried to compete with them! Amazing!
LOL
The same happened to me :) , where your company s location ?
@@pierresakr7594 Colorado, USA. You?
Nacho Bidness beirut, Lebanon and still in the business having hard time competing with chinese low prices sometimes 1/3 of my price
@@pierresakr7594 Wow! good for you! That's impressive you're hanging in there. I sold my architectural modeling company in 2008 and changed my strategy from architectural models to completely working in 3D CAD and 3D printing for any industry.
A good boss, knows what his workers do and is enthusiastic when asked to explain!
Yea, bosses like him probably started from ground up, learning at every step of the way till success.
@@skychaos87 , these bosses bring their employees up to the next level, witch is a 'natural' movement, and do so with ease..
Attention for the Technique is shown and used together, responsibility is everybody's own.
A boss learns with his coworker, and together they will grow..this is part of nature, and so there is never a standstill.
There is no place for 'dictatorship', as then both ( !) go down and will be hurt, while corruption becomes the deal.
The whole company breads attention, it is nice to be there, and creativity explodes!
RJModels is a company I would work for, no second thought comes up..Masterbuilders they are.
@@ThomiX0.0 That is true, i've worked for many years in retail, seeing idiots promoting idiots, even tho most of my colleagues would actually come and ask me for advice instead of my bosses, recently changed my job to a small-but-successful flooring company, was a regular worker for a few months, then got bumped up to deal with customers and projects as well as supplies, pretty much being thought how to run the company. My boss saw the potential and knowledge I had to share, and gave me the opportunity to show my skills, now days, it doesn't surprise me if i get a letter from JP Morgan or Hilton Hotels or Irish defense forces, and i'm only with the company for 6 months :D
@@PastLight , Witch makes a question appear.
"without the extra knowledge you did gain; isn't it so, that you already were..what you now are?"
And That's what makes 'peace' in youre life.
Creation must evolve out of that. :-)
Love the level of professionalism and humbleness as a whole
This Chinese boss really knows his business in all details. He passionately and humbly explains every piece. Great guy.
It is great to see bosses that understand their business inside and out even if they are in a different country. America has lost that, and business seems all about cutting corners and avoiding regulations, and moving wealth to management anymore.
The Chinese boss reminds me of Walt Disney when he was in his prime. It was all about the goal of the vision, realizing imagination, and about helping your people do that.
The boss does not sound like ethnic Chinese
Everyone who own factory mostly knows. Only If business is not too big, it can happen if only have a single workplace.
@@victorylee5381 was thinking he sounds Malaysian/Singaporean Chinese
@@blogsinsightindia Think Elon
We tend to associate ‘made in china’ with extreme low quality, simplicity, and no creativity but this is pure brilliance! From the layout of the factory to every minor detail. Whole new found respect for this company, brand, people and country
I've worked in China on high level automation projects. The low quality "Chinese" expectation is only related to the price level for those products. Premium goods are excellent quality and well engineered.
When people enjoy buying the cheap stuff from China, they forget that many premium ones are also made in China. The issue is however, China lacks any "luxury" level products in so many industries.
That’s because only the less commercialize and niche stuff has quality and only when they get popular will people try to mass produce them
@@jizzchugger you do know Apple products are mass produced in China, as are many "American" brand iconic items which the gullible buyers think are made locally?
Wow. Strange Parts is becoming a super polished, top-tier* documentary channel. This is great interviewing, film-work, audio & editing.
What do you mean, "becoming"? :-)
Yeah, there's been some great stuff lately.
Yes this is indeed high quality material and what I hoped from this channel since the iPhone videos. But the quality is better than I expected. I just thought he'll go to all the hidden factories that we normally never get to see but to meet the employees alittle bit and get to know the guys a little really elevate the show
Remember when it was just the one iPhone video?
@@cosmic_drew The three characters ":-)" tend to mean that someone is joking.
@@jmonsted gotcha
i like how he understands everything going on in his company ... that's what happens when you put the right man in the right place
Aimen Zaied he’s really good at that
thats what happens when you build a company from the ground up yourself
@@aretonsenner6664 but ... like even tho he built-up his company .. the tech is new ... some methods are new .. so he has to know about that .. and he does !
I wish all bosses were like him
He's 9th on their company profile: www.rjmodels.com.hk/people-2/ He should be at the top.
As a Chinese currently studying in the States, I am proud of them and also really appreciate this incredible and objective documentary-- not all people do recognize that while there are cheap stuff manufactured in China, There are also higher-end ones.
It was very interesting to me when he used the word, 'premium' to describe their products. Of course it makes sense that they would also make premium products, but it just isn't something we think about. It was interesting to see their old-school rooms of processes they used to use.
what about 1985 philly?@@YellHallelujahILY
This is so high quality I didnt even realise I spent 30 minutes watching this, This factory is the shizniz I am super impressed by their work and willingness to share their processes with the world wow.
This manager is one of the best English users among all the Chinese I know. He's very confident and knows what he's representing here. Cheer for him.
@@washedpy4288 Probably lived in the US for a long time.
He is Malaysian, most of them are multilingual.
@@Liboch You are absolutely right, being trilingual myself and there are many Malaysians who are quadrilingual. It's got to do with our history.
This isn’t some contact who just agreed to show Scotty around.
This is a fan of the channel who’s thrilled to have Scotty around his pride and joy. So good.
Truly. Well observed and spoken.
This...
Bingo!
I will always be in awe of the artistic manual processes hidden inside factories like this. These people are artists -- through and through!
@Mister Professor I like how they could probably replace him already but haven't yet.
Could they, though? He takes the materials and sculpts them down into little people, equipment, anything... It seems like to replace him you'd need someone to create the models on the computer, then you'd have to have one of the machines fabricating it (which would take a while), and then you'd possibly need someone to touch up the result (remove supporting structure and all that)... So it seems like this guy is possibly still the most efficient way forward.
Also he's an amazing artist; I was kinda shocked at the quality emerging from just one man. In another world he'd be, like, doing commissions with a $3k+ monthly Patreon or something.
Shaun Cheah if only he knew there was a Patreon...
@Mister Professor lol, crafts people would also need dexterity, skill and years to master the craft...hence not be underestimated
i once was part of a team in college that helped build an architectural model of our school. And we did it the old-fashioned way using illustration boards, glue, styrofoam, wires, etc. It was one of the most satisfying endeavors i've done in my life! This Chinese company's model-making is top-notch world-class! And the boss is clearly a hands-on manager and shows, without a doubt, why everything seems to work very smoothly in any aspect of the entire process.
Thank you very much for uploading this video! I enjoyed it and learned a lot from it!
Thanks 😊 very impressed.
They are used by many of the top studios in the world. It is true. Everyone knows about them. They are well respected for sure.
Now, THIS is a tour! Been into dozens of company tours before but this feels like being there myself. What makes it more engaging is the host, answering all queries off-the-bat; not a single one parried. The video makes the world much, much smaller and people on opposite worlds closer than ever before. Kudos to everyone involved!
That’s absolutely magnificent how all different disciplines and manufacturing process get combined, how hand made traditional process and new digital techniques, become one single finished product with hundreds of people involved behind.
As an architect I can answer your question, usually the architectural scale models are made in monochromatic style same as digital models, cause the most important thing become understand the impact / how the building looks and interacts with its context, respect the volumetric context, the light and shadows, etc. It’s very common that the central building its made highly detailed and the so rounded context with general volume. When the scale model would be made for a client or the public in general, it has to show all full colors, details and even materials, also the surrounding buildings, with te purpose of live the experience and selling better your project.
This became one of my favorite strangers parts chapters!
When Cham says "Thank you for your time" and shakes hands, and means it. That my friends is class that cannot be bought.
Good leadership: He understands everything going on in his company but he doesn't step into micromanage the people doing their jobs. He respects his people and their work.
I worked in Shanghai & Hong Kong a decade ago. Some of the funniest times of my life. The Chinese bosses worked hard and partied even harder after work. There was no office drama like in our European & American offices.
because you don't speak Chinese which is the medium of drama.
This manager is one of the best English users among all the Chinese I know. He's very confident and knows what he's representing here. Cheer for him.
It sounds like he has some British English in there.
Pretty sure this guy is singaporean
I bet there are more intelligent people in this amazing country especially Shenzhen, cheers🥂
He's Malaysian of Chinese decent. Multilingual n english educated.
@@Zakaius I am a malaysian . Most of the chinese malaysians speak at least 3 languages , there r bahasa melayu , mandarin and english not to mention the DIALETS . SURVIVORS FOR THE FITTEST. This is how the oversea chinese struggle their life to the top .
Man, the dude giving the factory tour was a super nice guy!
when you know that being the best comes from sharing knowledge, you are not afraid to share knowledge.
Great comment.
This really blew me away! Also kudos to that boss, he seems to be very humble and kind.
As a model maker of 30+ years... this makes me feel like a newb. So amazing. Great stuff.
You have an Instagram
The host was very friendly and respectful of his staff, describing them as "this nice lady" etc. Very nice indeed.
@@alexandrep4913 well I mean those last projects were incredible.
I built a load of 1:1,000,000 scale models of a moving company truck.
It was a great μ-Haul.
Thanks for the chuckle.
::: mmm I don’t understand..I get its crazy small but
I have to thank my physics teacher for this one 😂😂
@@tonyhussey3610 μ is a micron, one on a millionth and u haul is a moving truck company in the US.-
@@G0nz4x
Haha brilliant thanks for explaining
I am so happy that the factory tour was so transparent with the host candidly answering all queries without hesitation.
This is one of your best factory tour videos. The host was amazing and I really enjoyed it throughout.
I like how Scotty is just giving himself a tour around the building with the guy who's supposed to give him the tour following
He's acting like a Jack Russell Terrier who's daddy just came home. Geez, he's bouncing off the walls. The browsing of the industrial markets were far more pleasant.
I think he actually might have received a full tour the day before so he could prepare the CZcams cut. Very professional these days!
@Carl was thinking the same...
@@jordanmann i think he event say that in the video
17:07 lady on the right wasn't expecting a NiHao from the boss himself lmaooo
Chen’s business is very interesting also him knowing every part and stages of his models amazing!
The host was very friendly and respectful of his staff, describing them as "this nice lady" etc. Very nice indeed.
Would have looked better if used their names.
@@Caaine I wouldn't remember 500 employees tho.
@@Shr1mp2K Ahhh yes, that's what happens when I skip through the video and only see a few workers each time, lol.
My mistake. I stand corrected. Thank you
he cud use terms like "this stressed lady who doesnt seem like her work.." but the cpl will not agree on that... 😀
After watching this, “Made in China” strikes a whole new meaning now!
It's always been hard, on one hand you have chinesium tools that break on the first use. On the other hand, iPhones and lots of medical equipment are made in China. I guess they have tiers of quality that outsiders can't really understand before buying the product and using it
They sell $100,000 models. Not .10 cents McDonalds toys.
You get what you pay for.
Here's just one out of many factories in China.lol
Nowadays everything from low tier appliances to the very high-end electronics is all made in China anyway.
Well considering most electronics of the high end stuff are also MiC, it's just the jellies that regurgitate the hate.
This was a really good one! To complete one of these projects is a testament to many skill sets and artistry. Hats off to the gentleman giving you the tour as well as all the employees and their hard work.
this was *wonderful* to watch and truly inspired my creative process, thank you Scottie!
WOW!!!! I have seen these models in different shows and exhibitions but never seen how they are made. Awesome video! Thank you Scotty for showing this. Stay safe ;)
As a practicing architect, I'm gobsmaked as to the sheer scale of their operation! Excellent tour Scotty.
This Chinese business boss is really nice and know everything in his factory 👍
This blows my mind! I'm an architecture student and this blows my mind! such amazing models and designs, that boss seems amazing.
I like how the co-workers respond when the owner/ceo (?) walks around, no one seems stressed, everyone just keeps at it and remain focused. Also the man comes off as very friendly and indeed enthousiastic. Those are indeed the signs of someone who balances business with the human factor well. Kudos to that guy.
I love that in all big architectural models they are always tons of trees. And once they are built we end up with only concrete ^^'
panda dragon it's sad
Got to get planning permission somehow. Then no one checks.
Trees need to grow first :) After some years, everything looks greener
Stunning detail. Good work Chen.
Incredible. Thanks for the tour!
This one checks all the boxes
Tech, craftsmanship, electronics, amazing people and a super complex outcome made by a bunch of tiny sub processes.
Shout out to this guy introducing the factory (sorry I didn't understand his name)!!! What a good energy!
Thanks Scott
Very interesting. Congratz to that chinese boss or PR. He was very eloquent and articulated. A cool dude. Cheers to him if he reads me.
Cham is one of the partners at the company. He's a super cool dude.
Thank you for showing this talent to the world.
The attention to detail is amazing. Imagine making trees for years and years. That level of pride in workmanship is what the West seems to lack.
I have been doing the twisted wire tree thing for years, maybe a tree here and there, to do it daily at those numbers takes real dedication.....wow
I've been in the industry for 35 years, and I can assure you that the level of pride in workmanship is much the same all round the world.
China builds crap.
@@LaserLuther True - like Apple computers.
@@LaserLuther It's so negative to hate when you feel inferior.
I checked out their projects on their website its incredible. The made the entire city of doha model. insane.
I just saw it, it's huge and amazing!
wow， I am going to check it out
Please post link
www.rjmodels.com.hk/
This is how rich people play Warhammer.. These models are awesome!
And when *really* rich people play Warhammer, it's just called war.
Implying that warhammer is played by anyone else *besides* rich people!
@@ShaunCheah you mean america
Beautiful to watch! Thanks, Scott!
Man I cannot tell you how happy I was watching this entire video! Thank you for making these quality videos Scotty!
Feel like if Adam Savage went to this place he would never come back.
I have no real comment to add because you are exactly right!
They put him in the shrink ray machine (as shown in the video) and now he is walking around the tiny buildings forever.
Was just about to post this. Adam would go nuts there
Luke Towan**
hell yes
This is honestly one of the coolest things i’ve ever seen
Thank you so much again for these valuable insights! I loved it!
Found this while browsing on a whim. Reminds me of doing studio models back in college except you literally have everything there and the tools to make whatever. Just NUTS! Thanks for making this tour.
Well, next time you look down at something "made in China" remember how skilled, and also perhaps humble, these workers are.
China makes items to the quality that people are willing to pay for, whether it be the highest or lower quality. Blame the firms that import from China if their product is trash because they wanted to pay 20 cents to make something that costs 3 dollars!
The "cheap Chinese crap" phrase is honestly just racist and quite dumb when you think about the fact that they also make the most high quality products we use. Then it is "but it is DESIGNED in Americaaaa" haha.
@@hatepurrpp2651 That is simply untrue. We are investors and we toured factories big to small during a conglomeration effort to put a portfolio of factories on the market.
They do work longer hours than us in North America on average, at around 10-11 hours. People working in North America also work 12+ hours regularly in our factories on days before the total hours worked in a week trigger overtime pay.
China currently has a shortage of skilled labour and factory workers so the bargaining power is high. People often work very long hours because they want the money rather than "being worked to death" which implies they are being forced to.
China moves extremely quickly, that reports from even last month are likely out of date to the current situation. Our failure in the West to gauge China is that we always use outdated information because we cannot comprehend that an article that is two years old can be out of date. I am simply not sure how you would know what an "average" Chinese factory is like unless you have toured and investigated them extensively.
No, Reel Amerecan will say "Proudly Assembly in the US" and sold it for 100k to 1M.
I got such a different view and so much more respect for Asia in general, just after one trip over to see some of all this ... travel really does 'open your mind'
ShadoHHR Agreed, never been to china but ive been to japan multiple times and its a great place
It's like a How It's Made - China Edition. It is truly amazing the amount of very skilled people that come together to make those models.
Massive respect for these guys, they do amazing work. Great video, SP!
God, could you imagine having these models as a kid? Your GI Joe, Transformers, M.A.S.K. play sessions would have been epic!
It's not often i see a factory in China and think, man i would love to work there. Then there is this place.
@P w man are you from 1990?
I've been there 5 years ago, and the sculpting guy was big in business. At that time he was sculpting disney characters for a theme park in dubai. Nice to see the progress.
Who is that guy. His sculpting skills is fantastic!
That was amazing I had always wondered how these were made but for some reason never looked into it. Thanks for the great video and amazing tour!
That was awesome. Enjoyed the tour.
Really cool video. The dude from the factory was awesome! felt super relaxed an not as awkward as some of the other factory tours (: Keep up the great work scotty and stay safe and healthy everyone in china
18:52 This entire part of the video where you're making the tree along with the worker was amazing. :)
This video just blew me away -amazing!
This is wonderful. Thank you, and everyone over there for showing us this.
"Each apartment has it's own pool. That's all you need to know…"
He is right, though. At first I thougth "Well I'd need the address, at least!" - but actually I don't. Each apartment has it's own pool, what do I care where it is? :D
31.39 mins of pure genius! The finished products are truly works of art! Congratulations to the whole group!
Amazing. The host (owner) was such a professional showing off what his artistic staff can create.
By far the most amazing video I've seen!
I can see why they're so expensive, the amount of detail is crazy.
What do you reckon the workers are paid?
Edit: Nevermind. I just looked at the website. They're Hong Kong based, so they'll be paid properly. For now anyway.
@@TonyRule Labor in China is not cheap these days
@@xiaoxingcheng6841 Cheaper than in western nations with labour laws.
@@TonyRule I think the main difference between China and western countries is not the labour law, but she is significantly less developed. Chinese GDP per capita is less than 20k, I don't think we can expect the wages to be as high as the western countries whose GDP per capita are over 40k.
And BTW, China does have labour law, whether it is up to date or very well exected is another problem. I also think the minimum wage is a bit too low
@@TonyRule I don't think the people are payed cheaply, they look compassionate with their jobs, like not seeing it as /do this for money/.
29:10 mini figures working in the tiny office. The finished product is amazing.
Wonderful tour and explanations!
I have always wondered how architectural models were made. This was very informative and fun. I am a first time viewer of your channel and have now subscribed to see what other awesome videos you have. Your host at RJ Models was great. Good job!
29:36 "Every unit has a swimming pool, that's all you need to know"
Hahahahahaha!
i wonder where is the building and how much do the units sell for
mmdday Building is called FIVE Jumeirah Village Circle. It’s located in Dubai. It has apartments from studios to multiple bedroom penthouses. I was there a few times looking to invest in one of those apartments. The swimming pool is available on two and more bedrooms. One BR come with jacuzzi. You will also be amazed at the bath tube surrounded by glass in the main bedroom. You can google the name of the building. Its really amazing. Its definitely one of the best buildings I have ever been inside. Regards from Dubai! :)
mmdday You can check the prices online in Dubizzle and Property Finder websites. The two bedroom with swimming pool is around 650,000 dollars. One bedroom with Jacuzzi are around 350,000 dollars. They are all furnished.
@@nicolasmango290 sounds amazing. thanks!
@@mmdday my pleasure :)
This genuine kindness and openness of the people you show and interview amazes me every time
Well it's basically an ad for their company...
Really Awesome! Totally enjoyed watching this vid!
Great factory! Super video! Thank you!
This is something I didn't expect to see from Strange Parts... and it is *INCREDIBLE.*
The details in some of these models are insane.
Thanks for the effort you put in on this one, Scotty... and (if it's not your) thank your editor... the edits are on point!
The stadium at 0:59 with functional LCD ?! Wow. Just. Wow.
29:46 You get a better view of it 😉
7:27. when he tries to convert from Celsius to Fahrenheit, and the chinese manger looks him back like: WTF you talking boout??
It's like when an Arab starts referencing the price of a car to what number of camels he'd trade for it.
Americans amirite?
Just a little. When I started in the toy business in the 90s I did drawings in decimal inches because I assumed it was was engineering wanted. I learned later that our model partners in HK were used to millimeters, but they're such professionals there weren't any complaints. They did conversions to accommodate us.
@@cheesecakelasagna American CZcams channel on an American website.. CZcams 😉
The manager sounds South East Asian with the English accent and the level of Mandarin skills. Probably Indo/Singaporean/Malaysian.
fantastic Mate! great job always enjoy your work.
love this episode! im awe struck on how labor intensive this is!
Damn it's like how they are able to adapt and use new technology while still using old techniques unlike other companies who are still stuck with very old processes and systems that are error prone and fail a lot.
I see Scotty, I stop and watch Scotty.
You're a simple man.
I am too.
Same here
Same
like on youtube or in real life....
@@pvic6959 He's on youtube?!
Your channel is wholesome. Your videos are educative and with a wow effect. Thank you.
The craftsmanship and detail is extraordinary.
I love how hyped he is to see and share this. Made me pretty happy to see someone as happy. I would be interested how much affect his published videos give to featured companies. Specially as many of them are something your avarage consumer would not really go for.
What I love about this video is it shows all of the incredible hard work that goes into something I've never really thought about. I knew that arcitectural models are a thing, but they were just something that you order online and look cool. Of course hundreds of incredibly skilled hours would go into such a work of art, but it never really clicked until now. Now I'll never see them the same way again, and that's got to be the sign of a great video!
Thank you RJ Models for sharing your awesome factory. I even checked out your website after watching.
i could live a good life making models like this, love it
you could easily make a 10-part-series out of this... and i would watch all of them!!!
OMG!! The skill and engineering involved here are mind blowing.. Amazing..
Loved this. Thanks.
You should do a reel with longer shots of the details. This is fascinating work, I'm completely blown away.
This was an amazing video! I love how they had all of the different CNC machines in-house! It's crazy that they don't send everything out to specialty shops, but I guess the flexibility in scheduling and expeditiousness of keeping it in-house is worth the added cost. The guy you were walking around with was also amazing. He wasn't just some suit trying to make a PR video. He actually knows all of the processes and how they all work and fit together. Mass production facilities are cool, but I really love the custom work that these guys do.
Wow, offshoring the basic work that every architect was expected to do personally, from balsa and foamcore. I guess CAD has gotten so good that it can be "bespoke" built to match perfectly and way exceed what it used to be.
Incredible facility, and true artisanship.
Hi Scotty, amazing video. Many thanks. 👍🏻😎
Excellent video, very well done and well explained...Also so kind and professional of RJ boss willingness to show and share. Thanks
The finished model is just amazing.
One of my favourite factory tours so far, the quality of those models is amazing.
Incredible !Amazing! I love it and enjoyed.
Amazing facility. Really enjoyed this.