June 1, 2011
'Shizuoka Mokei-Zenshi' on sale today from Bungeishunju!
Why are Shizuoka's plastic models the best in the world? The men who made Shizuoka the cradle of modern modeling speak! With color frontispiece and a wealth of other photos and fresh documents!
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Shizuoka Mokei-Zenshi
Date: June 2, 2011
Price: 4,800 yen
Publishers:
Shizuoka Mokei Kyozai Kyodo Kumiai
Bungeishunju Kikaku Shuppan-bu
Distributor: K.K. Bungeishunju
Format: B5 hardcover, 344 pages
ISBN 978-4160087231 |
Key staffers at Shizuoka model makers Tamiya, Hasegawa, Aoshima, Bandai, Fujimi, and more bring forth sincere memories from even before the foundings of their companies about the plastic tanks, ships, and planes which changed their history. Statements from Mabuchi Motor, illustrators, Shigeru Mizuki, Kouji Ishizaka, and more make it even more of a must-read! Features a 20-page frontispiece of rare kits, and closes with a nostalgic '60s-style catalog of the era's kits.
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