Category Archives: Model Kits

Fuji Rabbit immortalized as a 1/8 scale subscription model

Posted on September 11, 2024 by Dan Hsu

Hachette has announced their next subscription model, and it’s kind of an odd one. It’s a 1959 Fuji Rabbit Superflow S601, built by Fuji Heavy Industries, the former name of what is now known as Subaru Corp. If you decide … Continue reading →

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Lego McLaren-Honda MP4/4 Formula One race car debuts this spring

Posted on February 2, 2024 by Ben Hsu

Lego has announced a new large-scale kit paying homage to the legendary McLaren-Honda MP4/4. One of the winningest race cars in Formula One history, the car kicked off the McLaren-Honda team’s storied 4-year F1 Constructor’s Championship winning streak, which lasted … Continue reading →

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Fight 1/8 scale crime with this gull-winged Nissan Fairlady 280Z from Seibu Keisatsu

Posted on May 5, 2023 by Steve Chang

Last year Hachette released an ultra-detailed model of the DR30 Nissan Skyline from Seibu Keisatsu, Japan’s most popular 80s cop show. Now they’ve followed up with the only logical move, a 1/8 scale model of the show’s Super Z, based … Continue reading →

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A Subaru 360 joins the super detailed subscription model club

Posted on March 16, 2023 by Ben Hsu

The 1/8 scale subscription models are among the most expensive and time consuming kits available in Japan. It takes serious commitment to complete them, and because of their complexity only a couple get produced per year. Only the most revered … Continue reading →

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This McLaren-Honda MP4/4 model costs $1,100 and has insane detail

Posted on December 14, 2022 by Ricky Silverio

One of the greatest Formula 1 machines ever made, the McLaren-Honda MP4/4, is the latest car to get the 1/8-scale subscription model treatment. Not only does it have full engine and suspension detail, bodywork on the model can be changed … Continue reading →

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This is the most detailed Seibu Keisatsu DR30 Skyline model ever released

Posted on January 20, 2021 by Ben Hsu

The DR30 Skyline from the television series Seibu Keisatsu is the latest car to undergo transformation into a super-detailed 1:8-scale subscription model. When all is said and done, it’ll take almost two years and ¥200,000 (about $1,930) to complete the … Continue reading →

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