1:32 Japanese diorama kits

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1:32 Japanese diorama kits

Post by Ruger » Mon Dec 17, 2007 9:55 pm

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I bought several of these kits over the last few months at my local hobby shop. They seem to be just plastic models of various street scenes in a mostly rural area of Japan. No real time frame is shown, could be modern or WWII. At first I paid more than I really wanted to at roughly $12. Then they got marked down to ~$6, and then at a sidewalk sale a few weeks ago I bargained them down to something like $3 each when I bought 5 kits. $6 seems a fair price in my book, but I quite frequently think everything is overpriced, so my thoughts might not be very accurate.

I don't really have any need to model Japan, either in modern times or WWII, I just thought that at 1:32 scale, all the little pieces and accessories would be useful. So far I'm having a blast putting them together and imagining all the possible uses for them. I'm planning an Iraqi market scene for my modern armor and related soft skinned vehicles. The little hand carts should prove useful. Buckets, fences, telephone poles, baskets, bicycles, and just all the little things that can make a scene come to life.
Even a couple of dogs and some chickens. Each kit has different things, and I don't remember which all kits I have, but the point is, I'm happy with them, and would recommend them to others.

MV
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