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Title	Duration	Summary
2007 Shizuoka Hobby Show: Welcome!	1:37	Introduction to the 2007 Shizuoka Hobby Show.
2007 Shizuoka Hobby Show: Part 1	4:19	Visit with Suzuki-san of FineMolds as he shows the new Star Wars kits.
2007 Shizuoka Hobby Show: Part 2	4:03	More new stuff from FineMolds including their amazing 1/72 scale Zero.
2007 Shizuoka Hobby Show: Part 3	7:27	Part one of our visit to the Tamiya booth featuring their new items including the new World War Two "Light Utility Vehicle".
2007 Tokyo Hobby Show: Part 1	7:16	Part one of our visit to the Tamiya booth featuring their new items plus a peek at the 1/48 Fine Molds X-Wing.
2007 Tokyo Hobby Show: Part 2	7:17	Part two of the 2007 Tokyo Hobby Show coverage. Fine Molds X-Wing in detail plus lots of good stuff. And buses!
2008 Nuremberg Toy Fair: Part 1	5:53	Part one of HLJ's 2008 Nuremberg Toy Fair video report. Scott Hards and Brian Keaney report on the show itself as well as taking a look at major new product offerings from Tamiya.
2008 Nuremberg Toy Fair: Part 2	6:24	Scott and Brian continue their coverage of scale kits at the Spielwarenmesse with visits to Academy and Hasegawa's booths.
2008 Nuremberg Toy Fair: Part 3	5:57	We talk with two of the highest-quality manufacturers of military kits and accessories from Eastern Europe: MiniArt from the Ukraine, and Aber from Poland!
2008 Nuremberg Toy Fair: Part 4	6:04	Scott talks with Marcel Novy of PlusModel, who was kind enough to show off their fine new military offerings. These Czech guys sure know how to model!
2008 Shizuoka Hobby Show: Part 1	6:03	Scott chats with Masato Hasegawa of Hasegawa Plastic Model, who talked about their upcoming ship and aircraft kits.
2008 Shizuoka Hobby Show: Part 2	7:14	Scott interviews Bandai's Katsumi Kawaguchi about the MG Gundam ver. 2.0.
2008 Tokyo Hobby Show: Part 1	4:27	Scott and Brian visit the 2008 Tokyo Hobby Show and show off some of the new product highlights
2008 Tokyo Hobby Show: Part 2	3:57	We take a look at new F1 offerings, 1/350 ships, and Tamiya's new Jagdtiger!
2008 Tokyo Hobby Show: Part 3	3:25	We take a look at Hasegawa's incredible 1/350 Akagi as well as their new F1 and military offerings
2008 Tokyo Hobby Show: Part 4	2:28	This final report in our 2008 Tokyo Show coverage takes a peek at the various displays at the show which highlighted the fact that 2008 was the 50th year since a company called Marusan released the first plastic model in Japan's history.
2009 Nuremberg Toy Fair: Part 1	3:29	Scott Hards and Brian Keaney report on the latest scale model offerings from Tamiya in part 1.
2009 Nuremberg Toy Fair: Part 2	4:57	Brian interviews Tamiya chairman Mr. Shunsaku Tamiya about their upcoming reissues, and the recession.
2009 Nuremberg Toy Fair: Part 3	5:18	Scott interviews Davide Chiapperino from Cartograf and talks about -- what else? -- decals, of course!
2009 Shizuoka Hobby Show: Part 1	2:38	Scott and Brian make a brief stop at Fujimi's booth at the show, and take a look at their upcoming F1 items and more!
2009 Shizuoka Hobby Show: Part 2	5:41	Scott interviews Bandai's Hirofumi Kishiyama about the new Master Grade Gouf, version 2.0, and the Gundam Exia!
2009 Shizuoka Hobby Show: Part 3	4:55	Scott and Brian check out all the new goodies at Tamiya's booth at the 2009 Shizuoka Hobby Show
2009 Tokyo Hobby Show: Part 1	6:32	Brian takes a look at the new offerings from Hasegawa that were at the Tokyo Hobby Show, including the new Raptor and F-16 Block 60.
2009 Tokyo Hobby Show: Part 2	6:21	Scott Hards shows off Tamiya's amazing new 1/32 Spitfire Mk.IX, including an interview with kit designer Katsumi Tokunaga.
Hobby Insider #1: Model Factory Hiro (pt 1)	9:08	HLJ's Scott Hards takes you inside Model Factory Hiro, famous for producing perhaps the finest multi-media car kits in the world. Meet their staff, and see how they produce those amazing kits!
Hobby Insider #1: Model Factory Hiro (pt 2)	9:49	Part two of this first episode covers how white metal parts, photo-etched parts and rubber tires are made!
Hobby Insider Podcast #2: Wingnut Wings	8:55	Scott Hards interivews Wingnut Wings' Richard Alexander. Learn about director Peter Jackson's love of WWI aviation, the company's upcoming releases and more.