Opening September 2nd in Shizuoka City! "BHCPDII MUSEUM" is a project development experience museum where you can have your own "plastic model designer experience" | NOMURA Co.,Ltd. collaborated with BANDAI SPIRITS on the planning and design of displays and content, and also comprehensively handled construction and facility operation planning.

On September 2, 2025, the BANDAI HOBBY CENTER PLAMO DESIGN INDUSTRIAL INSTITUTE MUSEUM (abbreviated as BHCPDII MUSEUM), a museum where visitors can experience the planning and development of plastic models, opened within the new Bandai Hobby Center, BANDAI SPIRITS' plastic model production factory in Shizuoka City, Shizuoka Prefecture.

The museum's theme is "A hub for showcasing the appeal of manufacturing," and visitors can tour the new factory and experience being a "plastic model designer" themselves.
Furthermore, displays showcases the know-how and dedication cultivated over more than 50 years of plastic model manufacturing, as well as the latest technologies that support product quality, making it a place where people of all ages can enjoy learning about manufacturing.

In this project, we, together with BANDAI SPIRITS, were comprehensively involved in everything from planning, designing, and construction displays and content within the facility, to the facility's operational plan.
To realize BANDAI SPIRITS' museum concept and ideas, which reflect their "love for plastic models," and to convey the little-known dedication to manufacturing shown by the factory workers, we utilized our spatial implementation capabilities and displays concept design expertise in creating the facility.

To realize BANDAI SPIRITS' facility concept of "changing the way people see plastic models," visitors can experience the plastic model manufacturing process through displays using real molding machines and molds used in the factory, which are not usually on display.
Furthermore, through approachable graphics and displays, visitors can learn about BANDAI SPIRITS' commitment to craftsmanship, which is the essence of plastic models, as well as the evolution and challenges of their technology. Visitors will also have the opportunity to experience being a plastic model designer, allowing them to discover a new side to plastic models.
With this, we aim to create a place that will give people a chance to enjoy plastic model kits from a different perspective than before.

*The official name is "BANDAI HOBBY CENTER PLAMO DESIGN INDUSTRIAL INSTITUTE MUSEUM"

Museum Contents
 
 

●Monument Entrance

Left: Gundam model kit monument
Right: A nearly full-scale model of a multi-color molding machine is installed inside the entrance.


●Learning -Study Area-
This guide will show you the entire process involved in creating plastic models, including Gunpla.
This exhibit clearly displays Bandai Hobby Center's commitment to craftsmanship, including its focus on faithful reproduction of original designs, ease of assembly, and pursuit of high quality.

Left: A concept design road lined with product proposals.
Right: Revealing their commitment to and ingenuity in manufacturing.


 ●Experience -Laboratory Area-
Visitors can become "plastic model designers" and experience the entire process from start to finish.
Visitors use an experience ID card to decide on the shape and color of their own plastic model on a touch panel, and then get to experience aspects such as mold design and packaging concept design for that model.
As a "plastic model designer," you can create a package box based on your own plastic model design and take it home with you.
We will demonstrate plastic molding using an actual molding machine and give away molded products on the spot.

Left: You can design your own model kit by choosing the shape and color of the model kit using the touch panel.
Right: We challenge ourselves with mold concept design, which determines the placement of parts on the mold. You can also see the new factory in operation through the window.
 

Left: A demonstration of plastic molding inside the museum.
Right: You can take home one of the museum's exclusive moldings.
 

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