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  1. On 8/1/2020 at 5:30 AM, MechTech said:

    Stay off Mandarake Chas! Step away from the computer! It will cost you! But it's so much funB)) They have so much cool stuff! Hope you find some cool LPs. - MT 

    The actual stores are dangerous as well. I stopped by the Ikebukuro Mandarake the other day and left with my wallet 11,000 yen (incl. tax) lighter. 

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  2. Do they always skip Shizuoka? O_o

    Yes.

    The Shizuoka Hobby Show has traditionally been dedicated to the makers of "standard" models (ships, cars, fighter planes, trains, etc.) and R/C-related companies (cars, helicopters, planes, engines, radios, etc.). It also has a heavy focus on local companies like Tamiya and Hasegawa, because the area is the origin and heart of the Japanese model/hobby industry.

    Bandai and Tokyo Marui (airsoft guns) are actually oddballs among the exhibitors, and companies like Wave and Kotobukiya that have a heavier focus on anime/figures don't show.

    But that is starting to creep in more. First it was the car model companies releasing Ita-sha, then it was the Idolmaster planes and Girls & Panzer, and this past year was the Kankore boom. The market for standard model genres continues to shrink, so the companies do these kinds of collaborations to reach new buyers in order to survive.

  3. I've been looking at their works for years from their blogs, I always thought there is only one guy who did everything. The blogs has more pictures with building process.

    http://tomplus.exblo...1%3A08%3A00.000

    There's certainly more than just this one guy. Some are active at WonderFes, some have built models featured in Macross The Ride articles in Japanese hobby mags. From what I understand they are a loose organization and anyone is free to contact them and submit models for display consideration.

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