Revenge of the Retro Japanese Toy Adverts

Toys Wonderland / Hakone Kitahara Museum
箱根北原ミュージアム
http://www.hakone-kitahara-museum.jp/

15mins from Hakone Yumoto Station

 

I was just there at Unbreakable 5 last week; I met up with Hiddy from Secret Base for a chat and a coffee. Neat little shop!

 

My word, that toy museum was impressive. Love to spend a day tripping around in there!

 

At this point (nanoblocks) I propose that we dissolve the government of the USA and invite the Japanese to take over if they will put gachapon machines at all the transport hubs and install cool toy stores in all the urban areas.

 

Agreed sick of building dolphin, parrot and I forgot what else but not even close as cool

 

ザ・盆栽 プラスチックモデルキット
Bonsai Plastic Model Kit

盆栽の葉がリアルに再現されており、ハサミで剪定(せんてい)することも可能です
Leaves of bonsai are reproduced in a real way, it is also possible to prune with scissors.

http://www.platz-hobby.com/products/5804.html







Exhibition Booth of Platz.

 

Let's see; mini plastic bonsai kits, ufo kits, droid and ultra kits. Is it any wonder that I don't relate well to the adult world of work, worry and duty any more? What great stuff!!

 

Teruhisa Kitahara exhibit culled from his famous collection.
Not the best photos but still fun to look at . . . .

Visiting Manga artists to the exhibit

 

At some point OCD/collecting behavior (with a coherent focus) seems to cross over into becoming an art installation all its own; I will never get to that level, I can only stand back slack-jawed and gape. Thanks again for sharing this and so many more, it's great, great stuff!

 

Even SD Gundams? Aren't those from a while back? I would die if I thought that they were current... heart would go nova or something.

 

Is there anything that can't be found in a capsule machine? What an amazing world!