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Model Kit, Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo spacecraft, 1/48

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This unassembled plastic model kit ...
japannews.yomiuri

Huge Gundam Head on Display at New Plastic Model Museum, Visitors Can Try Designing Models Themselves

SHIZUOKA — A new plastic model museum, featuring large Gundam model head parts on a runner, has opened inside the new Bandai Spirits Co. factory in Shizuoka. The runner, measuring about 3.6 meters in ...
japannews.yomiuri

Shizuoka, plastic model capital of Japan, promotes local industry with “model city” campaign

Shizuoka has launched a campaign to promote itself as a “model city,” in an effort to use its plastic toy model manufacturing industry for regional revitalization. The city plans to organize art ...
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Bandai's plastic model museum to open in Shizuoka, central Japan, in September

This photo shows a monument modeled after life-sized parts from a Gundam plastic model kit at Bandai Spirits Co.'s museum in Shizuoka on Aug. 20, 2025. (Kyodo) SHIZUOKA (Kyodo) -- Bandai Spirits Co.
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Life-Size Gundam Model Kit Welcomes Visitors to Bandai’s New Interactive Museum

Gunpla, or Gundam plastic models, have captivated fans worldwide, with more than 800 million kits sold to date. On September 2, a new hands-on museum opened inside Bandai Hobby Center’s newest factory ...