Photos posted on Twitter by J Factory, imakenken1, Umikaze, Shun-chan, Mass Factory, Kedoh, and Spacecraft Runaway (on Facebook). See more at a photoblog here.
J Factory
Fuchi Workshop
Hancho
Soy-ya!
Umikaze
Maker unknown
MGT Workshop
Ndopara
Mass Factory
Okayama Modelers
Does anyone know how someone in the US could buy any of these kits? I checked Mandarake but could not find any. I will be in Japan in May, so may have to track down what shops I’d have to go to in person to do so (for example J Factory seems to be based in a store near Nagoya). Would great to be able to order from overseas though.
These are garage kits, which places them in a unique legal category. They are licensed for sale only at the live events where they are exhibited. Afterward, they tend to show up in online auctions where the licensing no longer applies. But they cannot be sold by retailers like Mandarake unless you maybe happen to find one in a second hand store.