It would seem Tanker-Builder has touched off a lively discussion on food model kits, so it was just the push I needed to start the spaghetti kit I bought in Japan back in 2016.
The box was promptly exhumed from the shelf:
Contents were examined:
Ummm... Officer, that's... not mine:
Except for the parsley flakes (yes, officer, they really are parsley flakes!), everything is made of wax. I had assumed the toppings were made from vinyl, but upon closer examination, it was clear another material was being used. What tipped me off was the fat in the bacon slice - it looked like the different colored materials were poured simultaneously. Reviewing the box and instructions, there was a note mentioning that the product was indeed wax. I used my fingernail to scratch the backside of one of the mushrooms, and yep, wax.
And the only disappointing aspect of the kit, the super cheapy paper bowl and flimsy wooden fork:
My wonderful sister gave me a real bowl and fancy chrome plated plastic fork, so fight's on! The wire with the big clip at the end is meant to hold the fork up, but I am considering substituting a simple wire instead to make it easier to conceal.
Thanks to Phil_H, I found more videos on the faux food kits I bought for my friends. I forwarded the videos to them to get them to build their kits. Will it work? I don't know. I am a poor motivational speaker.
I posted this in General Modeling, as there is no "Fake Food and Other Weird Models" page. 