Next Modelers Expo '26 Returns With More Exhibited Works And An Extra Floor
The floor count is the measurable part: when a one-day fan model show needs another floor of the same venue, the growth is in exhibitor output, not in programming.
Key Facts
- NEXT MODELERS EXPO 2026 was held on September 22, 2026 at the Tokyo Metropolitan Industrial Trade Center Taito Hall.
- The exhibition space for NEXT MODELERS EXPO 2026 expanded by one floor compared with the previous year.
- The number of works exhibited at NEXT MODELERS EXPO 2026 increased over the previous year.
- Inside published its NEXT MODELERS EXPO 2026 photo report in two parts on September 26, 2026.
Reporting from 1 source: Inside.
NEXT MODELERS EXPO 2026 was held on September 22, 2026 at the Tokyo Metropolitan Industrial Trade Center Taito Hall, where modelers from across Japan brought their own builds to display. The exhibited works increased over the previous year, and the organizers expanded the exhibition space by one floor to hold them. The hall carried character models based on anime and games alongside scale models and original pieces, with finish and paint work drawing attention. Inside published a two-part photo report on September 26, 2026, and both parts describe the same event the same way: same date, same venue, same added floor. The second part collects works that did not fit in the first. The expo runs under the NEXT MODELERS EXPO name, shortened to NEXPO, and keeps official accounts and a website for announcements.
The two photo reports were published six seconds apart on the same morning, and they agree on every detail they share: the date, the venue, and the one-floor expansion. What separates them is coverage, not interpretation. The first part opens the walk through the hall, and the second part picks up with pieces that had no room in the first, so the pair functions as a single set rather than two competing accounts.
Both reports describe the same mix on the floor: character models built from anime and games, scale models, and original builds by individual modelers. The emphasis in both is on the level of finishing and paint work on display. The event is run as a one-day gathering at the Tokyo Metropolitan Industrial Trade Center Taito Hall, and it maintains an official X account and website. The reports do not list individual exhibitors or award results.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 1 cited source below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.