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Eduard at Shizuoka
Opening of the 49th Shizuoka Hobby Show. Second from the right is Mr. Irisawa,
the owner of Beaver Corporation, our distributor in Japan.
May 15th was the rst general day of the show. The Beaver tables
were so packed at times, that not even the employees of the rm
could move around.
Karel Padar demonstrating the application of photoetched brass.
Karel’s demonstrations draw as much attention there as they do
at home, despite a de nite language barrier. We weren’t sure what
to make of a suspiciously high number of observers at one of his
presentations wearing Lion’s Roar tags.
Between May 13th and 16th, 2010,
there was the traditional convention at
the Shizuoka Hobby Show, which can
be likened to a Japanese Nuremberg
Toy Fair. Not missing this event for any-
thing that has to do with toys, hobbies
and modeling on the Japanese islands
is a good idea. Eduard was represented
by our Japanese distributor, the Bea-
ver Corporation, and also by our own
Karel Padar. For those that may not know,
Karel Padar is responsible for the deve-
lopment and production of our photoe-
tched lines, and is very well respected
and popular in Japan, thanks in part to
his life-long fascination and modeling
dedication to Japanese subjects. (JZ)