It’s no exaggeration to sat that Japan is the plastic model capital of the world. There’s a tiny decorative version of pretty much anything you can imagine, from Gundam figures covered in actual moss to build-your-own gyoza.
To celebrate their love of all things models, Amazing Japan Model Expo 2015 invited model-crafters and sculptors from all over Japan to show off their goods built from a variety of materials, not just plastic. “Amazing Japan Model Expo” may be a bit of a silly name, but once you take a look at some of the incredible detail in these models, you’ll see that they easily lived up to the “amazing” part of the promise.
These past few days may mark just the first Amazing Japan Model Expo to ever take place in Osaka, but plans are already being made for another one in 2016. Taking a look at some of the great pieces to come out of the 2015 one, it’s not hard to see why:
▼ The detail in this creepy ghost Totoro is just stunning, making it a fan favorite online.
夢みるゾ#アメイジングモデルエキスポ pic.twitter.com/7tNE994GNN
— ソノヤマ・タカスケ (@T_SONOYAMA) May 5, 2015
▼ This big-nosed Japanese mythological tengu looks like it’s peering deep into your soul.
「全国妖怪造形コンテスト」の天狗さま。
— ソノヤマ・タカスケ (@T_SONOYAMA) May 5, 2015
このじいちゃん天狗がたまらん。(b ΦωΦ)ノシ#アメイジングモデルエキスポ pic.twitter.com/aJW5sHnGIB
▼ Not all the models were small. These robots were human-sized and the one on the right is sporting a familiar ribbon.
力尽きたっぽいロボット兵と流行に敏感な黄金戦士w#アメイジングモデルエキスポ pic.twitter.com/eb7rwFdhPl
— ソノヤマ・タカスケ (@T_SONOYAMA) May 5, 2015
▼ Yup, these ships look like they could just take off at any moment…
あげそびれ。
— ソノヤマ・タカスケ (@T_SONOYAMA) May 5, 2015
こういうメカがガンガン出る特撮映画がたくさん観たいのう。#アメイジングモデルエキスポ pic.twitter.com/uSY4oiw9vL
▼ …and dock inside this adorable little Death Star.
掌のデス・スター!#アメイジングモデルエキスポ pic.twitter.com/0EQZaCPDCe
— ソノヤマ・タカスケ (@T_SONOYAMA) May 5, 2015
▼ Here are some horrifyingly lifelike Baltan Aliens, the monsters/pub managers from Ultraman.
Jrのあかんたれ感がハンパない。#アメイジングモデルエキスポ pic.twitter.com/VjmI2hPqkH
— ソノヤマ・タカスケ (@T_SONOYAMA) May 5, 2015
▼ And a, uh, thing with udders
ため息しか出ない。#アメイジングモデルエキスポ pic.twitter.com/6VKvCiTeFW
— ソノヤマ・タカスケ (@T_SONOYAMA) May 5, 2015
▼ I think we’re in the weird/creepy part of the exhibition…and that’s just fine!
5/5アメイジングモデルエキスポ出店いたしまーす♪マイドーム大阪#アメイジングモデルエキスポ #alice #aliceinwonderland #sculpture #zombie #skull #undeadtoys pic.twitter.com/zvYfw6xlyg
— Kagemaru Designs (@kagemaru_d) May 3, 2015
▼ A wire-frame Evangelion in fighting stance
Wired Evangelion!Σ(`Φ△Φ`;d)#アメイジングモデルエキスポ pic.twitter.com/xpTYgrYuRB
— ソノヤマ・タカスケ (@T_SONOYAMA) May 5, 2015
▼ Hopefully the Eva isn’t about to fight these cute little guys.
2015/05/05 アメイジングモデルエキスポにて。
— na+@クルマメインで色々と (@na_ta_s) May 5, 2015
「Brung it on!」細かい所まで凄い作りこまれててステキ。#アメイジングモデルエキスポ #AME pic.twitter.com/PFfXLUJsd5
▼ This space-dog dude looks like he’d be right at home piloting an Arwing with Star Fox and friends.
https://twitter.com/dodonpa005/status/594381571177644032▼ Oh, that’s right. This is an expo where you can also buy stuff, not just drool over how cool everything looks.
https://twitter.com/dodonpa005/status/595440216967544832▼ A build-your-own Basset Hound kit. Because why not?
5月5日開催アメイジングモデルエキスポにディーラー参加します。
— tanoくま (@tanokumaHM) May 3, 2015
新作の1/20バセットハウンドのパッケージング完了!
「リアルフィギュア応援団」卓でお待ちしておりまーす。#アメイジングモデルエキスポ pic.twitter.com/nMwomWr4Rm
▼ And of course some obligatory big-headed moe models
お気に入りのフィギュアにメガネを付けて、いつもとは違うイメージでディスプレイを楽しむのもいいんじゃないでしょうか。#AME #アメイジングモデルエキスポ pic.twitter.com/tCQ3GXwuvL
— 蕎麦 (@Nagato_saber) May 2, 2015
▼ This model of the Robot Soldier from Ghibli’s Castle in the Sky Laputa may not look like much at first…
1枚目:ちょうど、光の線が映り込んだ写真がありました。
— とろなが (@toronaga_nyamo) May 6, 2015
2枚目:ゴールドライタンの中から無理矢理撮影。手前の▲が写りこんどる。
3枚目:エントリー作品にも巨人兵が。
#アメイジングモデルエキスポ pic.twitter.com/x2BEfJqRd6
▼ …but he’s actually even bigger than his creator. Seems like he skipped the whole “model” concept and went right to creating the real thing.
ロボット兵登場!
— ≠″ャ/ヾヽ/™ BUILDBANG (@__GYAVASO__) May 5, 2015
ラピュタ勢揃い!
アメイジングモデルエキスポ pic.twitter.com/qTa8Ga2Iz1
Phew! And that’s just a sampling of the models that were at the expo. If you’d like to see more, then check out the Amazing Model Expo Twitter hashtag here, or book your tickets for next year at their website.
Source: Kinisoku
Featured/top image: Twitter (1, 2) (Edited by RocketNews24)
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