Aim for No. 1! 'Plastic Model Festival' to be Held!

Hobby Base Yellow Submarine Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Saitama City, Saitama Prefecture; Representative Director: Shigeru Tanaka) will hold the plastic model contest "Plamo in Model Cover YS CUP 2026" starting Saturday, July 4, 2026, at 12 hobby specialty stores (Omiya Main Store, Kashiwa Store, Shinjuku Store, Mizoguchi Store, Chiba Store, Kawasaki Store, Akihabara Main Store ★ Mint, Utsunomiya Store, Sannomiya Store, Namba Main Store, Hiroshima Store, Tachikawa Store).

● "Plamo in Model Cover YS CUP 2026"
This is Yellow Submarine's unique plastic model contest where participants create their works using our product "PPC Model Cover Plus." The biggest appeal of this contest is that it allows for the expression of various worldviews and presentations that utilize the entire exterior space, including the model cover, not just the completeness of the plastic model itself. It's a contest where you can compete not only with skill but also with ideas! Recreate scenes from the work by adding effects to the front! You can also express a three-dimensional worldview! Works will be exhibited at the entry stores and will be broadcast to the world via the official website and X (formerly Twitter)!

【Schedule】
*Subject to change without prior notice.

・Entry Form Distribution Period: May 1 (Fri) - July 26 (Sun), 2026
・Work Entry Period: July 4 (Sat) - July 26 (Sun), 2026
・All Works Exhibition Period: July 27 (Mon) - August 31 (Mon), 2026
・First Round Judging Period: July 27 (Mon) - August 2 (Sun), 2026
・Second Round Judging Period: August 8 (Sat) - August 16 (Sun), 2026
・Final Results Announcement: August 18 (Tue), 2026

'Enter your masterpiece!'

【How to Enter】
1: Purchase "Model Cover Plus" at a participating store and get an entry form!
2: Submit your work and entry form to the participating store to complete the participation process!

【Overview】Please check the official website for detailed regulations.
https://yellowsubmarine.co.jp/event/mcc2026/

All participants will receive Yellow Submarine original goods with contest-limited specifications! Please join the contest and get them!

Previous participation prize (coaster)
Previous top prize (medal)

'Your vote decides the Grand Prize winner!'

In this contest, excellent works are selected by your votes. First, a preliminary vote will be held at each store to determine the store's representative work (Grand Prize winner). From there, a final vote will be held among the representative works selected at the participating stores, and the work that receives the most votes will be crowned No. 1! The "Overall Grand Prize winner"! Anyone can vote at the participating stores. The privilege of seeing a wide variety of works up close is only available during the exhibition period. Please visit your nearest participating store and cast your vote for your favorite work! You are sure to find a work you like!

【Schedule】
・First Round Judging Period: July 27 (Mon) - August 2 (Sun), 2026
・Second Round Judging Period: August 8 (Sat) - August 16 (Sun), 2026

*"Plamo in Model Cover YS Cup 2025" Overall Grand Prize winning work.

● What is a Plastic Model Contest?
A plastic model contest is an event where plastic modelers (creators of plastic models and railway models) showcase their proud works, created using their techniques and ideas within specified regulations. It is an excellent opportunity for them to show off their proud works to many people, and it is a festival of plastic models that serves as a place for interaction with other plastic modelers through their works!

*Some excerpts from "Plamo in Model Cover YS Cup 2025" entries.

Various contests with different regulations are also held at Yellow Submarine's hobby specialty stores! Recently, the "3rd Mixing Contest" was held at Akihabara Main Store ★ Mint in April 2026, and the "43rd Chiba Store Hobby Contest" was held at Chiba Store in March 2026, where unique and charming works by various plastic modelers gathered!

Yellow Submarine Event Information

★ Introduction of "PPC Model Cover Plus" ★
This is a convenient item that can protect important models from dust and UV rays (cuts over 90%) at a low price. Furthermore, the side film can be cut and customized to your preferred height.

・Release Date: December 2010
・Cumulative Production: Over 700,000 units
Official website: https://yellowsubmarine.co.jp/modelcover/

Illustration is "Extra Large Size" Inner dimensions: Width 30 x Depth