Collection: Scale Models & Display Replicas

Engineering in miniature. This gallery gathers finished, display-ready scale models: CMC’s hand-assembled 1:18 metal masterpieces, the monumental 1:8 partwork builds of DeAgostini, Agora and Hachette with working lights and opening panels, and BBR’s resin one-offs. Beside them stand full-scale and screen replicas made for the showroom, the study and the bar counter.

In Japan, partwork models are sold issue by issue over many months, and finished, complete examples rarely come to market. Every piece here is assembled, checked and photographed as it stands.

• 1:18 collector diecast — CMC, BBR
• 1:8 large-scale builds — DeAgostini, Agora, Hachette
• 1:12 mecha — Bandai HY2M
• Screen and pop-culture replicas — the DeLorean time machine, Kamen Rider’s Cyclone, the Star Tours Star Speeder, the battleship Yamato

Searching for a particular model, or a completed partwork you never finished? The Hunting Salon™ looks across Japan on your behalf. For the larger builds, read our guide to importing large and heavy pieces.