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2011 Tamiya best models voting results announcement

As every year the visitors of the Japanese Tamiya hopepage voted for their favourite new releases.
As overall #1 the 1/350 Japanese Battleship Yamato was determined.

Total voting:
# 1 1/350 Japanese Battleship Yamato
# 2 1/10 RC Avante (2011)
# 3 1/24 Lexus LFA
# 4 1/10 RC TA06 PRO chassis kit
# 5 1/20 Team Lotus Type 78 1977 (with Etching Parts)
# 6 1/32 North American P-51D Mustang
# 7 1/35 BT army assault gun -42 in Finland
# 10 1/12 RC Tom’s Toyota 84C (RM-01 Chassis)
# 10 1/10 RC Fast Attack Vehicle (2011)
# 10 1/12 Fiat Yamaha Team Yamaha YZR-M1 ’09 Estoril Edition

Top 5 scale models:
#1 1/350 Japanese battleship Yamato

#2 1/24 Lexus LFA


#3 1/20 Team Lotus Type 78 1977 (with Etched Parts)


#4 1/32 North American P-51D Mustang


#5 1/35 BT army assault gun 42 in Finland

Top 5 RC models:
#1 Avante (2011)


#2 Ta06 PRO Chassis Kit


#3 Tom’s Toyota 84C (RM-01 Chassis)


#4 Fast Attack Vehicle (2011)


#5 Sand Rover (2011)

Top 5 Mini 4WD:
#1 Slash Reaper


#2 Rising Edge


#3 Victory Magnum Premium (Super Carbon II Chassis)


#4 Vanguard Sonic Premium (Super Carbon II Chassis)


#5 Vanquish RS

Top 5 other:
#1 Panel Line Accent Color


#2 Decoration Series

5 years tamiyablog competition results

First of all we would like to thank every sender of a competition entry, there were so many great ones that we had a quite hard time to chose the ones we liked the most. Here are our top choices in alphabetical sequence:

From those entries the price,  a new 58500 Sand Rover RC car kit, wins Frederic B. from France with this entry:
The team of tamiyablog.com congratulates again all participants and wishes similarly prosperous next 5 years full of great Tamiya news!