Tsukuda Hobby

Tsukuda Hobby is a Japanese toy, gaming, and modeling company which has produced Japan-exclusive games and other items based on many television, comic book, animation and video game properties.

Star Trek releasesEdit

GamesEdit

In 1982 and 1983, the company produced two "tabletop battle" games based in the Star Trek universe:

• Star Trek: The Invasion of Klingon Empire
• Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

The company also produced ENTERPRISE: Role Play Game In Star Trek as part of their "Hobby Role Play Game Series".

Gaming miniatures and model kitsEdit

In 1984 Tsukuda released two 1:3788 scale gaming miniature boxes as enhancements for their Star Trek: The Invasion of Klingon Empire role playing game. The four plastic miniatures contained therein were the Japanese versions of the plastic GameScience counterparts, based on the Franz Joseph designs for the Star Trek Star Fleet Technical Manual.

During the early 1990s, Tsukuda very shortly ventured into the Star Trek model kits market with the release of two vinyl model kits in the wake of Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country. The choice for vinyl by the company, instead of the usually harder plastics, was a surprising one. Vinyl is a plastic typically used in applications, where the softer and more malleable characteristics of the material are more valued, such as in carpets and clothing. Though sought after by collectors due to the rarity of the two models, they have also reported material related problems with them on several model kit blogs, such as difficulties in assembly and sagging of parts over time. Vinyl, however is the material of choice for figurine models.

Tsukuda Star Trek product lines
Item	Scale	Issue	No.	Notes
Games
Star Trek: The Invasion of Klingon Empire	n/a	1982	HG-009-4000
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan		1983	HG-017-3500
ENTERPRISE: Role Play Game In Star Trek			HG-014-R-3000
Gaming miniatures
Star Trek Miniature Series 1	1:3788	1984	n/a	Contains a Dreadnought, and a Constitution-class vessel
Star Trek Miniature Series 2				Contains a Ptolemy-class, and a Saladin-class-vessel
Model kits
USS Excelsior	1:1000	1993	SVM-14-9800	Vinyl kit
L-42 Klingon Bird-of-Prey	1:350		SVM-15-9800	Vinyl kit

See alsoEdit

• Star Trek: The Role Playing Game
• Star Trek starship miniatures
• Star Trek model kits