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48th Shizuoka Hobby Show 2009 Report (6) 20th Modeler's Club Exhibition 2009
May 16, 2009 Twin Messe Shizuoka at Shizuoka, Japan. Photo by Yamanobe. Edit by Omami (Webmaster)
The Shizuoka hobby show is one of the biggest hobby (plastic model, rail transport modelling, RC, cap gun, toy etc...) trade fair held in Shizuoka Japan in May every year since 1959. The host organization is Shizuoka model teaching materials cooperative (Tamiya, Aoshima, Hasegawa). It is now being watched with interest by hobby traders and fans in the world.
48th Shizuoka hobby show 2009 was held May 14 -17 in Twin Messe Shizuoka. 82 companies participated in this trade fair, and so many new products were exhibited this time.
My friend Mr. Yamanobe went to there and took a lot of photos. I report this hobby show with his photos.
20th Modeler's Club Exhibition 2009
Modellers Club Exhibition is one of the biggest combination exhibition held with Shizuoka Hobby Show. So many model circles participate in there every year. This exhibition reach the 20th by this year since 1990, and it became the largest class modelers exhibition in the world. This time, 161 circles participated in there from the all over Japan, Korea and Taiwan. This entry was a record high. About 5,000 or more model works of each circles gathered in the Twin Messe Shizuoka.
The following pictures are just parts of the inside.
Ford GT40 doors full open model [Circle : S.E.M] Old and new Fiat 500 [Circle :Club MODENA] Scratch build model Lotus F1 79 (right) [Circle :Club Two Pinion] 1/43 Porsche 962C 1987 [Circle : 43 modeler's club Le Mans]
Mysterious cars... [Circle : Ducktails] Excellent samples of the 1/24 itasha applied the GSR Hatsune Miku and Kagamine Rin/Ren decals. [Circle : Ducktails] Amazing itasha RC car bodies! They are hand painting. [Circle : Paint My Stars]
Revell 1/24 Neoplan Cityliner N 1216 HD [Circle : S.E.M] So many art trucks [Circle : Group Fifth Star] Confectionery wrap advertising trucks [Circle : TMCC] Scratch build tank trailer [Circle : TMCC]
1/48 Henschel Hs 129B-1 maintenance hatch open (Circle : Fuji Wings) All aluminum body F-86F-30. it can run the engine. (Circle : Solid model combination) Amazing wooden model 1/25 Brewster Buffalo. (Circle : Solid model combination) Overhaul the F-94B (left) and F-80C (right). [Circle : Gifu Cockpit]
Beautiful silver painting! 1/72 C-97A. [Circle : museo72] Junkers Ju 52/3M remodel the cut model [Circle : Sirius] Nakajima J1N1 remodel the cut model [Circle : Sendai Yokusan Kai] First Shinkansen colored Mitsubishi Ki-67(behind) and Yokosuka P1Y (on this side). Those designers are same person . [Circle : Love Liners]
Nasa-chan of SWEET painted Zero fighter (Ita-plane). [Circle : Project 144] The diorama which reproduced package art of SWEET 1/144 Hawker Hurricane [Circle : Project 144] The diorama of 1/72 Vickers Wellington Mk.I C and air force base at desert [Circle : Blog! Modelers] Attack by the Ilyushin Il-2 Shturmovik [Circle : Blog! Modelers]
Antar tank transporter and Chieftain tank [Circle : WHEEL NUTS] 1/72 JMSDF Torpedo boat [Circle : Rock Wave] Close combat of Great Patriotic War [Circle : Rock Wave] IJA and IJN machine-gun bastions [IJAN model preservation society]
Scratch build 1/200 IJN battleship Kirishima [Circle : ZERO ONE] Scratch build 1/200 IMSDF AOE-423 Tokiwa and DD-101 Harukaze [Circle : Hadou no Kai] Scratch build 1/200 IMSDF DD-102 Harusame with flags [Circle : Hadou no Kai] Overhaul the VF-1D Valkyrie [Circle : Gifu Cockpit]
Great diorama works of Gundam world by the Japanese professional modeler Naoto Arakawa. [Circle : WILD] 1/6 Robot soldier lambda and the pilot Maki Oyamada. [Circle : Miyazaki mechanic model club] Ultra man world diorama "Challenge to the bottom of the earth". [Circle : model club Wadachi]
Amazing the Star Wars models!!! Imperial Star Destroyer (left), Imperial Attack Cruiser (center), W-Wing Fighter (right). [Circle : mixi Modelling diary of all] Japanese nostalgic scene [Circle : Nostalgia of Showa 32 scene club]
The exhibition booth of old plastic model kits that was named "The model world which was loved by the late Masashi Kawai" [Circle : Komatsu G club] The exhibition booth of the new model circle "Rogans (It means Farsighted modelers)". Representative is a Japanese famous talent Koji Ishizaka.
Outdoor Exhibition
The Dekotora (decoration truck) and IGSDF trucks was exhibited in the outdoor space of twin Messe Shizuoka.
Yukamaru the second generation
Yukamaru the second generation is the Dekotora in the play of Japanese movie series "Eagle of the Dekotora". It is copied from the Toei movie series "Truck Yarou (Truck Guy)" which was popular in Japan in 1970's.
Ryuko Kannon
Ryuko Kannon is the Dekotora in the play of Toei movie "Truck Yarou, Nerve Ichiban-Boshi" in 1977.
JGSDF Trucks
Isuzu Soldier Carrier Toyota Mega Cruiser (left) and Mitsubishi Type 73 Light Truck(right) Reconnaissance Motorcycle
The State of Hobby Show
That day it had looked like rain, but the number of the guests exceeded last year. According to the announcement by Tamiya, the number of the visitors surpassed 80,000 people. This event came to an end with great success.
The street was a great traffic jam. Signboard of 48th Shizuoka Hobby show 2009 People lined up in front of the gate.
To all event staff, participating makers, and modelers, thanks for your great work! See you again next year!
(June 10, 2009)
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