Beyond Children's Hobbies – Retro Formula Surpasses 10,000 Units in Cumulative Sales
EK Japan's electronic craft kit 'Retro Formula' has surpassed 10,000 units in cumulative sales. Featuring a retro design and an intuitive mechanism to understand car structures, it's supported by children, adults, and even engineers as a learning tool.
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EK Japan Co., Ltd. (Location: 2-19-30 Tofuro Minami, Dazaifu City, Fukuoka Prefecture; Representative: Noriyuki Morishita), which plans, manufactures, and sells electronic craft kits 'Elekit,' announces that its assembly kit 'Retro Formula' from the Elekit (ELEKIT) series has surpassed 10,000 units in cumulative sales.
Retro Formula Release Here
This product is an assembly kit characterized by its nostalgic retro form and a mechanism design that allows users to experientially understand the basic structure of a car.
Following its introduction in the model and hobby media 'nippper,' it gained traction on social media.
Comments such as "Nostalgic yet new" and "The more you build, the more you understand the structure" spread, leading to cumulative sales exceeding 10,000 units.
Unusually for a plastic model/craft kit, it has seen increasing purchases for 'learning purposes' by aspiring automotive engineers and current technicians, garnering support across generations and uses.
Retro Formula Completed Form Retro Formula Assembly Parts
**The Essential Appeal of Retro Formula**
**(1) Naturally understand 'how a car works' while building**
Retro Formula is not just a model that pursues cool finished aesthetics.
It is designed so that the basic structure of a car, such as steering, suspension, and drive concepts, can be understood by 'seeing, touching, and moving' it.
Simply by assembling it according to the instructions, you will intuitively grasp:
"Why is it this shape?"
"How does it move like this?"
This experience is what captivates many adults.
**(2) A 'robust design philosophy' contrary to its retro appearance**
At first glance, it looks like a nostalgic retro racer. However, its interior is an extremely serious design based on structural understanding.
A simple structure that eliminates unnecessary decoration, a parts configuration where mechanisms are 'not hidden' and 'not obscured,' and a design that encourages disassembly and reassembly.
This gap leads to evaluations like:
"I thought it was for children, but adults are more impressed."
**(3) A model that adults use for 'reskilling' and want children to experience**
It is not uncommon for it to be used in ways such as:
Aspiring automotive engineers purchase it for mechanism learning.
Current engineers use it as a teaching tool for their subordinates.
Parents get hooked first and assemble it with their children.
Comments like "I wish I had this when I was a child" and "It fosters 'thinking skills' far more than games or videos" are spreading, and it is gaining support as a model to pass on to the next generation.
It's not just about 'building and being done'; the ability to think about "why it moves this way" and "how the structure works" while building has led to support from adult and technology-oriented demographics.
**(4) A new genre of 'reskilling model' spreading via SNS**
On social media, comments such as:
"Easy to explain structures."
"Perfect for new employee training."
"I thought it was for children, but adults are more into it."
These comments show it's becoming a topic that transcends the traditional boundaries of plastic models as a hobby.
The unprecedented value of 'learning with the same kit across generations, from children to adults' is being rediscovered.
Retro Formula is an assembly kit that has evolved from 'the joy of making' to 'the joy of understanding.'
Elekit will continue to spread the joy of manufacturing by proposing products that offer 'learning and experience' across generations and purposes.
**About Us: EK Japan Co., Ltd.**
EK Japan Co., Ltd. is a company that sells electronic craft kits and programming educational materials for learning with robots. Our flagship product 'Elekit' is a craft kit that allows users to learn while having fun, with the motto of 'new education through manufacturing.' We have packed elements into our kits that cannot be experienced with ready-made products, such as the joy of making and the sense of accomplishment upon completion. Detailed illustrations and easy-to-understand explanations are included in the assembly instructions, allowing users to learn how to interpret diagrams and properly handle tools. And because you build it yourself, you understand how things work, stimulating interest and curiosity in science and crafting. Elekit robots, which allow you to 'assemble yourself,' 'think about how they work,' and 'program,' are full of STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Mathematics) elements necessary for the coming era.
For inquiries about products, please contact EK Japan Co., Ltd. Sales Department at info@elekit.co.jp.
Official HP: https://www.elekit.co.jp/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/ekjapan2008
X (formerly Twitter): https://twitter.com/elekit_official
Retro Formula Release Here
This product is an assembly kit characterized by its nostalgic retro form and a mechanism design that allows users to experientially understand the basic structure of a car.
Following its introduction in the model and hobby media 'nippper,' it gained traction on social media.
Comments such as "Nostalgic yet new" and "The more you build, the more you understand the structure" spread, leading to cumulative sales exceeding 10,000 units.
Unusually for a plastic model/craft kit, it has seen increasing purchases for 'learning purposes' by aspiring automotive engineers and current technicians, garnering support across generations and uses.
Retro Formula Completed Form Retro Formula Assembly Parts
**The Essential Appeal of Retro Formula**
**(1) Naturally understand 'how a car works' while building**
Retro Formula is not just a model that pursues cool finished aesthetics.
It is designed so that the basic structure of a car, such as steering, suspension, and drive concepts, can be understood by 'seeing, touching, and moving' it.
Simply by assembling it according to the instructions, you will intuitively grasp:
"Why is it this shape?"
"How does it move like this?"
This experience is what captivates many adults.
**(2) A 'robust design philosophy' contrary to its retro appearance**
At first glance, it looks like a nostalgic retro racer. However, its interior is an extremely serious design based on structural understanding.
A simple structure that eliminates unnecessary decoration, a parts configuration where mechanisms are 'not hidden' and 'not obscured,' and a design that encourages disassembly and reassembly.
This gap leads to evaluations like:
"I thought it was for children, but adults are more impressed."
**(3) A model that adults use for 'reskilling' and want children to experience**
It is not uncommon for it to be used in ways such as:
Aspiring automotive engineers purchase it for mechanism learning.
Current engineers use it as a teaching tool for their subordinates.
Parents get hooked first and assemble it with their children.
Comments like "I wish I had this when I was a child" and "It fosters 'thinking skills' far more than games or videos" are spreading, and it is gaining support as a model to pass on to the next generation.
It's not just about 'building and being done'; the ability to think about "why it moves this way" and "how the structure works" while building has led to support from adult and technology-oriented demographics.
**(4) A new genre of 'reskilling model' spreading via SNS**
On social media, comments such as:
"Easy to explain structures."
"Perfect for new employee training."
"I thought it was for children, but adults are more into it."
These comments show it's becoming a topic that transcends the traditional boundaries of plastic models as a hobby.
The unprecedented value of 'learning with the same kit across generations, from children to adults' is being rediscovered.
Retro Formula is an assembly kit that has evolved from 'the joy of making' to 'the joy of understanding.'
Elekit will continue to spread the joy of manufacturing by proposing products that offer 'learning and experience' across generations and purposes.
**About Us: EK Japan Co., Ltd.**
EK Japan Co., Ltd. is a company that sells electronic craft kits and programming educational materials for learning with robots. Our flagship product 'Elekit' is a craft kit that allows users to learn while having fun, with the motto of 'new education through manufacturing.' We have packed elements into our kits that cannot be experienced with ready-made products, such as the joy of making and the sense of accomplishment upon completion. Detailed illustrations and easy-to-understand explanations are included in the assembly instructions, allowing users to learn how to interpret diagrams and properly handle tools. And because you build it yourself, you understand how things work, stimulating interest and curiosity in science and crafting. Elekit robots, which allow you to 'assemble yourself,' 'think about how they work,' and 'program,' are full of STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Mathematics) elements necessary for the coming era.
For inquiries about products, please contact EK Japan Co., Ltd. Sales Department at info@elekit.co.jp.
Official HP: https://www.elekit.co.jp/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/ekjapan2008
X (formerly Twitter): https://twitter.com/elekit_official