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Shizuoka Hobby Show 2009

Shizuoka Hobby Show

One of the brightest highlights of Japan's hobby year, the 2009 Shizuoka Hobby Show did bustling business on its May 14-15 industry days and then welcomed the public May 16-17. Check out our lists of new items debuting there, and our new, photo-filled highlights pages, fresh from the show floor!

Click the logo to see the item list! Items are gradually being added as details become available.
Please note that the prices listed are still tentative.
Bandai Bandai's highlights include a Master Grade Gouf Ver. 2.0!
Folks flocked to their area of the event hall...and now you can see why!
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Tamiya From Tamiya will come MM300, the Matilda--an all-new tooling, natch!
Get a gander at the slew of other kits in the works, too!
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Hasegawa IJA fighter plane Shoki in 1/32 is just one of Hasegawa's great additions.
And wait'll you see their Curved Surface Sheets in action!
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Fujimi Sharp Ferraris and New Fiat 500 and McLaren MP4/6, oh my...
and Fujimi's concept mock-ups boosted the excitement still more!
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Fine Molds Fine Molds unleashes a plastic kit of...the machine that makes plastic kits!
Finely molded new "Star Wars" and military offerings, too!
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Aoshima From car models to robots and figures, Aoshima has various goodies in the works.
Some welcome reissues, too!
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Doyusha This year Doyusha spotlights the "love" helmet of Naoe Kanetsugu.
New Wing Collection planes and construction kits, too!
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Domestic Makers We don't have a specific item list for this group...but by all means, check out our
report on the latest from Kyosho, hpi-racing, Takara Tomy, Tomytec, Yamato, and Studio 27!
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Import Makers This group also doesn't have a specific item list...but here's a photo-filled look
at what's coming from Italeri, Revell, Dragon, Cyber Hobby, Moebius Model, and Eduard!
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