Small Scale Military Headquarters

Posted: **Mon Oct 26, 2009 7:43 am**

Hello to all my 1/18 friends. After spending years on this forum and dreaming the HPH museums models i've been confronted to the hard reality : this is out of my league ! But during a recent business trip to TOKYO i've been able to see my dream up close in this shop :

http://wing-club.co.jp/museum.html

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Situated in the equivalent of RODEO DRIVE in L.A. this diminutive shop is trully amazing with 1/18 & 1/32 models that are really eye watering

Posted: **Mon Oct 26, 2009 7:48 am**

excuse the quality of the pictures it was taken with my iphone !

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Through some difficult communication it was forbidden to take picture inside the shop but the lineup of 1/18 planes, 1/32 jets and 1/350 to 1/72 boats was simply incredible

All the models range between 1000 us $ and 7-9000 us $ !!!!

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Posted: **Mon Oct 26, 2009 7:50 am**

All in 1/18 :

3 messer Me 109 with engine + a late model Spitfire ..... no comment simply perfects !!!!!

More important is that almost any model is possible with some civil small planes for exemple !

Posted: **Mon Oct 26, 2009 7:53 am**

i saw a T 33 that was simply incredible for 800 000 yens !

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and the CORSAIR was realistic in an incredible way !!!!

Posted: **Mon Oct 26, 2009 7:56 am**

i also saw parts of the detailled ZERO fighter skeleton !

http://wing-club.co.jp/museum_01.html

and the 1/32 range was simply crazy : http://wing-club.co.jp/desktop.html

Posted: **Mon Oct 26, 2009 8:03 am**

i 've opened a subjetct in the 1/32 forum too :

http://wing-club.co.jp/news_details.php ... 0920185137

the UK navy planes were simply too much for my heart !

Posted: **Mon Oct 26, 2009 8:07 am**

here is the 1/18 complete line up :

http://wing-club.co.jp/museum_02.php

Posted: **Mon Oct 26, 2009 9:14 am**

and one of the best was the UHU german fighter with complete interior cockpit detailled in 1/18 ! the size is huge !

Posted: **Mon Oct 26, 2009 9:14 am**

those are the HPH models from the czech republic. Beautiful stuff. Ugly pricetag.

If i ever get rich i'm going to buy their He-219 and Me-410.

Posted: **Mon Oct 26, 2009 9:16 am**

aferguson : since discovering the 1/18 scale in 2002 i knew the existence of HPH but it was the first time that i saw one in flesh (more than one actually!)

simply amazing models ...

Posted: **Mon Oct 26, 2009 9:19 am**

aferguson : the He-219 is a trully amazing piece here are the stollen photo (the pink blob is my thumb , i was holding my iphone behind my back !!!) you can trust me it's an incredible model twice as big as an F 18 hornet from BBI !)

Posted: **Mon Oct 26, 2009 9:28 am**

HPH sent me photos a few years ago of the He-219 and Me-410. The photos were spectacular to behold, so i can image what the real things are like.

Posted: **Mon Oct 26, 2009 10:58 am**

Now is the time to pull off that bank heist I've been planning.

Posted: **Mon Oct 26, 2009 12:17 pm**

Ok I have the glue, ammo, and C4

Posted: **Mon Oct 26, 2009 12:48 pm**

ROWSDOWER:

I suggest Clint Eastwood, Donald Sutherland, Don Rickles and a Tiger I....

Posted: **Mon Oct 26, 2009 1:42 pm**

I am loving the Arado. The 196A is still one of my favorites and one of my first solo 1/72s I did as a teen back in the day.

Posted: **Mon Oct 26, 2009 3:06 pm**

Wow.

Incredible.
Is the store right beside the Lamborghini dealership?
Thanks for posting supersonicfifi.

Posted: **Mon Oct 26, 2009 4:53 pm**

i don't remember seeing lambo dealer but a lot of luxury shops were around. Man this shop make me cry a little

i MUST win the lottery ! and drive my lambo straight there !

Posted: **Mon Oct 26, 2009 5:03 pm**

Great Pics! What no Tanks?

Just Kidding. Thanks, very cool!!!!

Posted: **Mon Oct 26, 2009 6:20 pm**

Looking at the list of aircraft most impressive. Do you happen to see the 1/18 B-17?

Posted: **Mon Oct 26, 2009 8:05 pm**

Pretty amazing, I guess I need to take a trip to Tokyo.
T

Posted: **Tue Oct 27, 2009 2:19 am**

being interested mainly in planes i was mesmerized by some models but the shop is very small and packed with models : 20 x 1/18 models from corsair to T33 to He219 (the most impressive) plus 50 x 1/32 planes from buccaneer to tornado & F15 ... and 100 X different scale (exemple 1/72 neptune or 1/72 space shuttle...) the biggest pieces were 1/100 to 1/350 imperial navy warship (battleship & aircraft carrier !) i am sorry but i was not allowed to take pictures of 2 super big WW2 submarines (2 meters long = 6 feet !!!)

as you can see it's really packed ! my favorite was the skeleton zero & T33 (since i like jets ...)

but the prices were a little steep !!!!

Posted: **Tue Oct 27, 2009 3:40 am**

Sorry i d'didn't see the B17 ( i think it won't fit in this SMALL shop!!!)

but on their lisiting i saw an 1/18 B36 peacmaker ????????? i think it's 1/48 as listed in the HPH website ! but even in 1/48 the size must be ENORMOUS !!!!!!! just like the price !!!!!!!!!!

Phil.

Posted: **Tue Oct 27, 2009 3:59 am**

http://babelfish.yahoo.com/translate_ur ... =Translate

concerning the tanks i found this but didn't pay attention during my visit (sorry for the armor guys !!!)

127000 yesn = 1000 euros = 1400 us $ do the maths !!!!!

Posted: **Tue Oct 27, 2009 4:07 am**

here is the correct link for this 1/15 small japenese tank :

http://wing-club.co.jp/news_details.php ... 0730133703

Small Scale Military Headquarters

JAPAN DREAM SHOP IN TOKYO 1/18 aircrafts (+ various scales)

JAPAN DREAM SHOP IN TOKYO 1/18 aircrafts (+ various scales)

quality of the pictures

ALL IN 1/18 !

1/18 line up

twin engine

i don't remember seeing lombo

jet guy