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battleships "Kongô", "Hiei" and "Haruna", battleship "Nagato", carriers "Akagi" and "Shinano", light cruisers "Kuma" and "Tama" as well as several double kits of destroyer types have been issued as of spring, 2023. Special versions are marked "X-", for example a "Shinano" with transparent flight deck showing the hangar deck below.
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manufacturer like the three-flight-deck version of carrier "Kaga", the late heavy cruiser "Ibuki" in its "as designed" guise, light cruisers "Sakawa" and "Noshiro", escort carrier "Kaiyo", or the final appearance of "Kaga" as she was at Midway (with three pairs of struts under the forward flight deck and the final AA fit).
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Full-hull (with waterline option) computer designed multi-color parts kits of IJN ships which do not need painting for authentic results and allowing quick construction by improved fitting techniques, still being highly detailed. Some 20 kits including various versions of "Yamato" and "Musashi", fast
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Fujimi was founded in 1948 by Shigekazu Saito and Eiichi Imai as "Fujimi Mokei Kyozaisha", initially producing wooden ship models. In 1961, it started to produce plastic model kits, and the company name was changed to "Fujimi Mokei Co., Ltd.". In the 1960s, it released 1/70 and 1/50 scale airplanes,
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such as minelayers, seaplane carriers, tankers, and transport ships. Many models of this series are highly detailed, the most recent ones are regarded as top standard with detail levels equaling the much larger 350 scale kits. Also, the series contains ships never offered in any scale by any other
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From the mid-1960s, UPC (Universal Powermaster Corporation) reboxed and issued 1/70 scale airplane kits. In the late 1960s, AHM (Associated Hobby Manufacturers) imported Fujimi kits into the USA and added their logo to the boxes. In 1970,
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was the only 1/72 scale E-2 model for a long time until Hasegawa released the E-2C in the late 2000s. It was initially released as the E-2A in 1970, later modified to the E-2C, and finally modified to the Hawkeye 2000 style in the mid
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warship models. This line started in the mid 2000s, and contains almost all types of Japanese battleships and aircraft carriers, most destroyer types and many cruisers. It also contains
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Waterline type models. This line consists of ex-Waterline series World War II era warships and modern US warships, such as the
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In 1988, with the bankruptcy of Japanese model manufacturer Nitto, ex-Nitto 1/76 scale military models were added to Fujimi's
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Although Fujimi released over fifty 1/48 scale aircraft kits until the early 1990s, around ten kits are available as of 2014.
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became the US importer and released various Fujimi kits at the time with Bachmann/Fujimi logo. From the mid-1980s
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kits. Since "mokei" means "model" in Japanese, "Fujimi Mokei" is often called "Fujimi Model(s)" in English.
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This line consists of mostly World War II era military vehicles and some modern Japanese tanks such as the
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One of the Fujimi's main product lines. Like its neighbor Hasegawa, Fujimi has released many
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kits of a variety of vehicles, including model aircraft, model cars, model ships and model
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era Japanese warplane models, but its range contains many more minor airplanes, such as
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HO/OO scale military models. In the mid-1970s, it began producing 1:20 and
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warship models along with three other Shizuoka-based model manufacturers;
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imported Fujimi aircraft kits and sold them in their original packaging.
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This mid-scale line was started in 2009. It consists of the battleships
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A main automobile line. It consists of various Japanese car models.
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Super detailed models including metal cast or etched metal parts.
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High-detailed full-hull models. This line contains the Japanese
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and Japanese interceptors were released in the mid-2000s. Some
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This line consists of sports car models from around the world.
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This line mainly consists of cars used by racers of the
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Full-hull version of the Sea Way Model "Special" series.
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The Collectors Value Guide for Scale Model Plastic Kits
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World Armor series and other military models of Fujimi
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scene of the 90's in mountain-passes, mostly known as
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This line was started in 2010 and consists of German
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In 1970, Fujimi started producing airplane models in
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1/700 scale Sea Way Model "Special" ("Toku") series
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In 1992, Fujimi discontinued the 695:TV series, as well as 1/700 scale 563:1/24 scale Inch up (ID) car series 363:variations. 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Shizuoka City
Shizuoka City
Shizuoka Prefecture
Japan
Shizuoka City
Japan
www.fujimimokei.com
Shizuoka Prefecture
plastic model
armored vehicles
science fiction
warships
tanks
1/72
1/48
1:700 scale
Tamiya
Hasegawa
Aoshima
Airfix
1:24 scale
World War II

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