Hasegawa

Hasegawa is a manufacturer of highly detailed plastic model kits from Japan. These kits focus specifically on the accurate portrayal of areas like the cockpits, interiors, engines, weapon bays and aircraft wheel bays. They also have detail accessories for cars and military models to add to the realism of the kits. Requires glue and paint for assembly.

Based in Shizuoka, Hasegawa competes against its neighbor, Tamiya, though it does not have as large a line of products.

Hasegawa is noted for releasing a large number of minor variations of their major products, often adding or modifying a small number of parts, or only changing the decals for the kit. This strategy allows them to maximize their return on their investment in kit tooling quicker, as such minor variations cost little to produce compared to the cost of manufacturing the original. Most such variations are usually only released once.

Lacking their own lineup of paint products, Hasegawa kits come with instructions that specify the use of Gunze Sangyo products.