The results of the 2024 “Model des Jahres (Model of the Year)” selected by the German scale model magazine “Modell Fan” have been announced. For this award, the best model in each genre will be selected from among the new models announced in Germany in 2023 by a selection committee made up of “Modell Fan” magazine readers’ votes and editorial staff. This time, the winners were the 1/24 GMA T.50 and 1/72 Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II. In addition, the German miniature model magazine “Modell-Fahrzeug”, which deals with a wide range of scale models of cars and motorcycles, RC, die-cast, slot cars, etc., won the “1/10 RC Porsche 911 GT3 ( 992)” was selected, and was also awarded “Premium Brand 2023 (Best Brand of the Year)” in the model category and RC car category.
Prestigious Awards for Tamiya
The results of the latest Modell des Jahres (Model of the Year) awards were recently announced by German magazine ModellFan! Tamiya is delighted to report that two of our models – 1/24 GMA T.50 and 1/72 Lockheed Martin® F-35®A Lightning II® – were honored in the awards, which are chosen by the magazine’s staff and readership.
This news follows German scale and R/C auto model magazine Modellfahrzeug honoring our 1/10 R/C Porsche 911 GT3 (992) (TT-02) model with a Modellfahrzeug des Jahres award, and naming Tamiya a 2023 Premium Brand in both the R/C and static model genres.
- Modell Fan (a German scale model magazine) has selected two Tamiya products as the “Models of the Year” this year as well, including the 1/24 GMA T. 50 were awarded.
- Another winner of the “Model des Jares (Model of the Year) 2024” award was the 1/72 Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II from the Warbird Collection.
- The 1/10 RC Porsche 911 GT3 (992) won the RC car model of the year award selected by Modell- Fahrzeug (a German miniature model magazine) .
- [Annual Model Award] 1/24 GMA T.50
- [Annual Model Award] 1/72 Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II
- [Outstanding model of the year award] 1/10RC Porsche 911 GT3 (992) (TT-02 chassis)
- Modell-Fahrzeug (a German miniature model magazine ) won the Premium Brand 2023 (Top Brand Award) in two categories: model category and RC car category, in addition to the 1/10 RC car model of the year award.