Ramen 6: Finale!

And so we reach the final ramen post. But I’m not eating ramen today, I’m making it. Specifically, this:

It’s a plastic model kit of a ramen cup! This was made to commemorate 50 years of Cup Noodle and lest there be any doubt…

It’s not edible!

Here’s the contents:

As with all Bandai plastic kits the engineering is astonishing, and the pieces went together easily and almost seamlessly:

I particularly liked the lettering, which was made of plastic rather than used a sticker:

That’s not to say the kit had zero stickers. In fact it has a lot, but they’re easy to attach and make the finished product look incredibly lifelike:

Here’s a shot of the contents (pre-cooking, of course):

And here I faced a choice. Display it with the contents showing, or attach the lid? I chose the latter, and the contents of my cup will therefore be sealed away forever.

Here’s a shot showing scale next to a toy car I just happened to have:

It’s a fantastic kit, and I’ll be keeping it on permanent display ๐Ÿ™‚

2 Responses to “Ramen 6: Finale!”

  1. mycroft says:

    “BEST HIT CHRONICLE” ๐Ÿ™‚

    A fitting end to the saga.

    Was there no way to display the lid half peeled?

  2. Robert says:

    Alas no; the adhesive on the sticker went all the way around.

    Also itโ€™s interesting to note the interior of the lid sticker was metallic like on some ramen. A tiny touch no-one would ever see on the assembled model ๐Ÿ™‚