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Imperial Hobby Productions Imperial Hobby Productions is a manufacturer and supplier of hobby and model products for the model railroad and scale ship modeling hobby markets.

Imperial Hobby Productions was founded in 1993 to serve the needs of the niche model ship market. We began producing a small range of 1:700 scale resin ship model kits and parts that year and added model railroad products beginning in 1995. Our product range has grown since then and so has our global audience. IHP's products are known for their attention to detail, high level of production quality

and range of subject matter. Some items in our range were the first of their kind. IHP is currently shifting to mass production using plastic and diecast injection molding for our future products. We will continue to produce high-quality kits for the 1/700 warship modeler and HO scale model trains for the commuter and passenger modeler. We will focus on producing subjects not likely to made by any other mass-market manufacturer or brand.

Adam Coleman took Second Place in the model contest with IHP's 2019 Colossus kit at IPMS North Texas over the weekend! ...
01/06/2026

Adam Coleman took Second Place in the model contest with IHP's 2019 Colossus kit at IPMS North Texas over the weekend! Congrats Adam, and nice build!

TODAY IS THE LAST DAY TO MAKE YOUR PREORDERS FOR THE NEXT RUN OF HO ACMU KITS! Go to our website to preorder:http://ihp...
31/05/2026

TODAY IS THE LAST DAY TO MAKE YOUR PREORDERS FOR THE NEXT RUN OF HO ACMU KITS!

Go to our website to preorder:

http://ihphobby.com

TODAY AND TOMORROW ARE THE LAST DAYS TO MAKE YOUR PREORDERS FOR THE NEXT RUN OF HO ACMU KITS!http://ihphobby.com
30/05/2026

TODAY AND TOMORROW ARE THE LAST DAYS TO MAKE YOUR PREORDERS FOR THE NEXT RUN OF HO ACMU KITS!

http://ihphobby.com

REMINDER: PREORDERS FOR HO ACMU KITS CLOSE IN A FEW DAYS!Preorder your HO 1962 and 1965 ACMU kits now!http://ihphobby.co...
28/05/2026

REMINDER: PREORDERS FOR HO ACMU KITS CLOSE IN A FEW DAYS!

Preorder your HO 1962 and 1965 ACMU kits now!

http://ihphobby.com

Just to give everyone an idea of what our all-new O scale Kawasaki Single-End LRV is going to look like. It's an all-ne...
26/05/2026

Just to give everyone an idea of what our all-new O scale Kawasaki Single-End LRV is going to look like.

It's an all-new 3D-printed model with some nods to our old O scale model from 1999. It will feature a complete interior, water-clear window inserts, all-new roof detail and a working trolley pole. It will be offered as a kit that builds as a display model.

We're going to make a very limited run of these to commemorate 30 years of Kawasaki models from IHP in 2026. Once we have a price quote, we'll start taking preorders. Stay tuned!

With some other hobby brands now moving away from tooled-kit sales and towards intellectual property (i.e. downloadable ...
21/05/2026

With some other hobby brands now moving away from tooled-kit sales and towards intellectual property (i.e. downloadable products), IHP is considering this for some current unavailable products.

There are some of our existing products that we cannot make because the cost is too high for either mass production or even 3D-printing. The answer might be to offer them for sale as downloadable files so you can print the parts yourself.

While I personally have had my reservations about this (people passing files along like music downloads and I get nothing for those), I think it could work for some items. I don't personally know if this is a viable long-term trend for our particular industry, but enough people now have access to good 3D printers in their homes that it could be a sub-sector of the hobby that has potential to be exploited.

As an example, we had an inquiry recently about the HO Roger Williams, which we currently can't get done at a competitive enough price in the face of the Rapido announcement, but offering them as well as some other projects, as downloads, might be an option to get something from all the work I put into designing them.

Thoughts?

IHP's New Website went online at 5:30pm EST today!https://ihphobby.com/As mentioned earlier, it's a smaller, streamlined...
20/05/2026

IHP's New Website went online at 5:30pm EST today!

https://ihphobby.com/

As mentioned earlier, it's a smaller, streamlined version. It focuses mostly on product information and is arranged for better viewing on smartphones.

Please note that this website has everything we currently make and/or have in production. If you don't see it here, we don't make it, and don't ask about it.

Note that HO scale ACMUs (1962 and 1965 versions) are available for preorder, and all preorders are due by the end of this month. You can place them through the IHP website (feels good to be able to say that again!).

Thanks to everyone for bearing with us while we restarted our online anchor. It's still kind of a work in progress, but all the basics are here to allow us to continue to do online business. Now, we'll have to redo all the current kits and promo material with new links and QR codes, and that will be an ongoing project as kits are re-released.

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