52nd All Japan Model & Hobby Show 2012 - Info Update

52nd All Japan Model & Hobby Show 2012

Location: Makuhari Messe (Chiba, Japan)

Press & B2B Dates: Oct. 11th (10:00am-6:30pm) -12th (10:00am-6:30pm)

General Public Dates: Oct. 13th (9:30am-7:00pm) -14th (9:30am-4:30pm)

Admission Price: 1000 yen

Bandai's new MG kit is the Nu Gundam Ver.Ka, while RG is getting the Z Gundam. From Tiger & Bunny we're getting some easily collectible-sized items and machines. And the Deep Sea Drilling Vessel Chikyu is joining the Exploring Lab Series!

Gunpla master Katsumi Kawaguchi / Meister Sekita will be presenting a Gunpla Talk Show

* Meister Sekita - How to use airbrush / compressor (Oct 13th @ 10:00am-10:45am)

* Katsumi Kawaguchi - Gunpla Master Class (Oct 14th @ 3:00pm-3:45pm)

Tamiya will be offering a 1/24-scale 1991 Group C Mazda 787B in Mazda Works colors, plus a Mobelwagen AA tank in 1/48 scale. A hot new RC item is this Subaru BRZ R & D Sports.

Hasegawa has announced a 1/72 Eurofighter Typhoon, a kit of the YAMAHA YZR500 (OW98) 1988 Champion, a 1/1500 Space Pirate Ship Arcadia, a kit of Vanship from Last Exile -Fam, The Silver Wing, and a Ma.K. Camel kit from Maschinen Krieger.

Aoshima has announced on their blog that they'll be releasing a 1/72 JGSDF Truck, a 1/350 HIIB Rocket launch pad, and 1/12 scale swing sets!

Fine Molds has announced on their site a 1/35 "Girls und Panzer" Japanese Type 89 Medium Tank, plus a 1/35 JGSDF Type 60 APC, a 1/35 Type 73 Light Truck w/Recoilless rifle, and a 1/35 IJA Type 41 Mountain Gun. Sorry, no Star Wars announcements!

Info via Gtoys Blog & HLJ.com