Twentieth Century Imports Catalog 1986

TCI was an American importer that brought many kits over that would become classics, especially among sci-fi and mecha modelers. From the Nitto S.F.3.D series to the kits repackaged for Battletech, TCI were responsible for making these kits easier to find both by retailers and customers. 

I specifically remember when the Star Blazers kits first showed up at my local game store, The Game Preserve at Glendale, there was a feeding frenzy of buying the first night that they were put on the shelf that almost none of them were left the next day. I'm pretty sure that the manager didn't restock them again under the assumption that they'd never sell that well again.