Hobby Link Japan pictured models

[FujimiLover]

Anybody who has shopped at Hobby Link Japan before has seen some increadably well built model kit's. When you shop for model kits at this web site, have a look at the photo of the actual model they have on display. Whoever buildes these model kit's for theme is truely a master. How on earth can I get that perfection? Obviously, lot's of time, patients, and practice, and more patients................sure hope some day my models can be that perfect and beautiful! Most of theme look so smooth you expect theme to be die-cast or something!!!!!!

[FujimiLover]

Well, I'm impressed by their build quality. Of coarse, seeing the models in person maybe differ from photo on computer screen.

Yes, they are great with prices and shipping, but I've noticed their stock is getting smaller and smaller on the stuff that I'm interested in.

I think part of the problem with ebay sellers, is they have to jack up the prices to accomidate ebay seller fees and PayPal fees, and of coarse the old personal profit problem.

[FujimiLover]

Now that would be an ideal job, wouldn't it? Building model cars for companies to display................................. :rolleyes:

[Ken]

A lot of the pics that I see on the HLJ page look like they have been built specifically for trade shows and such. I think that they either take photos at shows or use publicity shots from the model companies. I do love the shipping from HLJ. They are also great about having hard to find stuff occasionally. Especially with the Macross and Gundam stuff I buy for my brother.

[jeffb]

you & I both know that shipping from British Columbia Doesn't cost $18.99 per item.......

dont know bout 10-12 bucks shipping from japan, but i just sent a 2 lb package to ontario ( which is just across the river), priority mail was 24.65.

[Pete J.]

I've done my share of building "for advertising" and it is an entirely different art. The company specifies what it wants to photograph most and you build to that specification. Most times it means that only one side of the model is built to a high finish and often the underside or interior is unfinished. The toughest build I ever had was for Tamiya's TS 020. They wanted box stock of the the engine. You can not see it in this picture, but the clear paint on the front cracked badly at the start of the shoot because of the lights. I had only 5 weeks to complete the build and got it done on the day of the shoot. Lots of stress in building that one. Incidental I have a vary rare 020, in fact it is the only one I know of. It is a test shot with the preproduction instructions. I have been more than curious as to what it is worth. I have it because I asked for two models for the build, in case I made a mistake. It is not the ideal job that most of you would imagine. Pete

Edited March 17, 2009 by Pete J.

[modeler]

i bought the fujimi benz 190 e that kit looked good built but was hard as hell to build im never building fujmi agan but i still like tamya and aroshma

[jbwelda]

just got a package from hlj, plus some other stuff from lhs:

that toyota mark II 2000 comes with this wicked body kit that isnt mentioned (in english anyway)

anywhere on the box. i basically bought it for the wheels and just uniqueness of the model and got

surprised!

that Lotus book is a real gem too, photos and very descriptive text (in japanese) of every type

Lotus from the mark 6 to type 100+ formula one cars, with a separate section for works cars.

very nice book and i am glad i spied it on HLJs website!

[FujimiLover]

Thank's guy's! The last thing I got from HLJ was a big book "catalouge" from Kyosho for their 1/28 scale Mini-Z RC cars. Awesome book, but too bad it's all in Japanese text. Still, with the great photo's, who needs to read? Kind of weird to start from the back of the book and work your way up to the front. But that's how they do it. I guess they probably think we're weired too.