Another magazine from my stash. What was inside the August 1982 edition of Street Machine? A six wheeled, two-engined monster, the prettiest Volvo Amazon, and the last ever Belle Vue custom car show, amongst other things.
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A combination of timelapse, video, and photos, as I try to condense my walk- with several distractions- from Kanda to Nakano Broadway.
Robot 7 deserved a diorama, so I dug out one of my stash of old Matchbox bases and set to work.
These little Cavico robots are awesome. I got this one from Hobbylink Japan (affiliate link).
The first full day of my Tokyo trip was a Sunday, and I shot a fair amount of video. I may only have covered a fraction of the city, but it was one busy day.
Here are the highlights, including all the people getting a photo or video on the promenade up to Tokyo Station, and a walk along Akihabara’s main drag after it was closed to traffic.
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I was lucky enough to be up in Cumbria last week when the Workington Model Railway show was on, so got this video of all the layouts and displays.
The Chiba Urban Monorail is the longest suspended monorail in the world. I took a ride on it whilst I was in Japan, stopping to pay homage to a sci-fi classic along the way.
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Here’s something a little different to my normal subjects.
The Extinct Media Museum is dedicated to preserving defunct technology, particularly if it’s related to photo and video. It’s heaven for a camera nerd. The museum is open most weekdays. Check the site before visiting, to make sure they’re not live streaming from the studio on site.
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The Yurikamome is a driverless light rail system that’s a convenient way to get to the attractions on Odaiba, with some great views along the way. I rode it a few times whilst I was in Tokyo, and shot this video on one of those rides.
Fujimi make a model of a 4 carriage Yurikamome train in N gauge (affiliate link).
Stancenation Japan was held whilst I was in Tokyo, and I made it along to the first day. Here’s the video I put together from my walk along the rows of awesome cars they assembled.
Here’s the archived livestream of me unboxing all the modelling goodies I brought back from my trip.
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I didn’t plan my trip to Japan to coincide with this event. But when I found out it was on, I had to go. I tried to get footage of every stall, and resisted the temptation to buy from all of them.
Some of these companies can be hard to find at your local model shop. My first call when I can’t get them locally is Hobbylink Japan (affiliate link).
New in the Spinneyworld shop- and the to-build pile- is this Kaido style Skyline from Aoshima. You can get the super detail bundle mentioned at the end of the bundle here.
I was really impressed by this little kit when I got it. From the concept to the packaging, it’s all really well thought out. And it didn’t take long at all to put together.
Its full name is 1/72 Choi-Pla No.014 JGSDF Type 07 Tank Nacchin Prototype with Weapon set, and I got mine from Hobbylink Japan (affiliate link).
This diorama was done for the Boylei Hobby Time June build challenge, which had the theme of video games.
Here are the latest batch of cool things I’ve had delivered from Hobbylink Japan. If you’d like some of them for yourself, the links are below (affiliate links)
Figure-Rise Standard Kikoru Shinomiya
1/72 Choi-Pla No.014 JGSDF Type 07 Tank Nacchin Prototype with Weapon set
My first go at bashing together some scenery. This is a simple hydroponics dome for sci-fi battlefields. First of many modules, I hope.
I got these 1:35 Maschinen Krieger power suits from Hobbylink Japan (affiliate link). Let’s have a look at what comes in the box.
I’ve not built enough so far this year. So I sat down with a simple kit and threw it together quickly, to get the model making muscles flexed and ready for more.
I got this kit from Hobbylink Japan (affiliate link).
Not just the workbench, but the whole of the room it’s sat in.
Modelling time has been eaten into in lots of little ways, but there’s always something going on on the workbench. Lots of somethings. Maybe too many….
Anyway, here’s a quick update.