Marusan Monster Models

Hi Woodsy,

For Halloween, here is another company history from maxsmodels, on the Japanese firm Marusan. 

They produced the first plastic kit in Japan, the Nautilus submarine in 1958, pre-dating all the better known Japanese brands. 

They did a lot of monster kits, including Godzilla, and various SF craft. I had heard of this company, but had no idea they were so important, or produced so many kits.

Their last plastic kit was in 1975. As always, Max does a great job on these company histories. There are many others on his You Tube channel.

Marusan Toy and Models - YouTube

Yours Sincerely,

Paul Adams from New Zealand

marusan space scout and the jr21 submarine aircraft missile

I couldn't help noticing the design similarity between the small white and red jet missiles from the JR21 Submarine Aircraft Carrier above and the tinplate Space Scout X-110 by Marusan below.

What do you think?

What's the origin of this style?