THIS PAPER HIGHLIGHTS ONE PARTICULAR INDUSTRY WHICH IS SUFFERING THROUGH NOT HAVING HAD A MECHANIZED APPROACH TO MANUFACTURING. IT GIVES DETAILS OF A RESEARCH PROGRAM IN WHICH A FULLY OPERATIONAL PROOF-OF-CONCEPT CELL INVESTIGATES THE MANUFACTURE AND DECORATION OF SCALE MODEL CARS. THIS CELL DEMONSTRATES A HIGH DEGREE OF INTEGRATION WITH INTELLIGENT CONTROL WHEREBY THE DIFFERENT CONTROLLERS COMMUNICATE WITH EACH OTHER AND A VISION SYSTEM, POSSESS POSITION-OF-PART INFORMATION TO A ROBOT AS WELL AS UNDERTAKING QUALITY CONTROL. PERIPHERAL TO THE MAIN PROJECT IS AN INVESTIGATION INTO LINKING THE MODEL DATABASE WITH AN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ENVIRONMENT.