Aoshima Bunka Kyozai
history,is a well-known Japanese model car, model aircraft and model ship manufacturer, that specializes in plastic unassembled models. Originally their hobby products were made of wood, although they later went to plastic.
Aoshima is also known as 'Miracle House' in some circles.
Aoshima's car model range (in the universally popular 1/24 scale) strikes a good chord with modellers, particularly because much of their product range focusses on Japanese domestic models - well known in the actual size - but not as models.
Aoshima is also in the Die-cast model market with a highly detailed series of 1/72 "Aliens" (film) products, namely the USCM Drop Ship and APC (armored personnel carrier). There are several versions of each with differences in accompanying mini-figures and paint schemes. Aoshima also produce the DISM series, a high-quality diecast range of Japanese cars from the 1970s and 80's, in 1/43 and 1/24 scales.
Aoshima also contributes for decades to the well-known 1/700 Waterlines series of World War II warship models. Newly released second edition kits of several Japanese warships, but also of the famous German battleships Bismarck and Tirpitz, are said to be of excellent quality.