Tamiyablog attended and reported Tamiya news and releases from the Nuremberg Toy Fair like last year.
Tamiyablog provided mobile phone photos from the fair, right after the on opening on Thursday 05.02.2009. The photos were replaced below with bigger and better quality ones on Friday 06.02.2009:
He’s a two time World Champion, twice European Champion and now he is a two time champion of the race which kicks of each new season of international touring car action – the DHI Cup. Holder of the title in 2006, the Tamiya Racing Factory driver took the win over Top Qualifier Alexander Hagberg with Teemu Leino completing the podium at the 9th edition of the famous Danish race.
HAL schools in Osaka and Osaka, Japan MODO school graduation exhibition produced “HAL-MODE FESTIVAL2008” events of 2008 On September 23, was held in Osaka-jo Hall. This year’s theme is “to the world! Made in Japan”. Japan’s flagship products and technology, students with innovative and unique ideas to the world of diplomacy, about 9,000 people a day with visitors, from children to adults who have a lot of events SHIMIMASHI Or.
Among of HAL Osaka, the Department of Music student chosen as the theme of the “four-wheel drive mini-Scale Models.” Using surround sound effects blaring music and a powerful finish the work, visitors stand in the spotlight.
The Osaka MODO designer fashion design department at the Department of miscellaneous group of “Scale Models” taken up the theme of the works Nagi said. Wonder of the elements “to create fun, fun to use” the word [bag] produce assemble and expression. Tamiya logo and better utilize the characteristics of plastic models, beautiful, two students were awarded prizes!
Championship Round 1. A crash immediately followed after the start which gave fifth placed driver Hirosaka the chance to go on and claim first position with Hara also claiming 4th. TRF drivers Marc Rheinard, Viktor Wilck, and Jilles Groskamp finished 5th, 6th, and 8th respectively.
Championship Round 2. From start to finish Hara and Marc both kept their cool with both going on to finish the race as they started with Hara claiming 4th. Jilles finished 9th and Victor 10th.
Championship Round 3. After the previous exciting rounds, it made for an edge of your set exciting final round leaving Marc only one more win away to claim the World Championships! During the race Hara was leading the race with Marc snapping at his tail. Soon after with some very slick driving by Marc, he passed Hara and set up for an intense finish. Soon after the unthinkable happened, CRASH! Hara crashed, which in turn gave Marc the World Championship. Victor finished 3rd, Jilles 8th, Hara 5th, and Hirosaka 10th.
Congratulations to the TRF team for winning the World Championship Title!
Furthermore current World Champion Marc Rheinard along with TRF team mates Viktor Wilck, and Jilles Groskamp will be at Tamiya Fair on November 22 and 23 at the Twin Messe in Shizuoka City and will compete in the GP World Champion division. Come on down and check out the techniques used by world champions.
There have been some rumours about new RC-models for the 2008 Plamod & Radicon fair in addition to those announced a couple of weeks ago. Now it’s official.
58418 Boomerang 2008
58429 Jeep Wrangler CR-01
And we wouldn’t be Tamiyablog if we didn’t include a picture of the next Mini 4WD Momoi-Halko Special. 😉 This time, the Hotshot Jr. (Mini 4WD Pro version) got the Momoi-Halko treatment!
94680 Momoi-Halko Version II, Hotshot Jr.
Here also a few photos of other new Tamiya RC cars which already have been presented earlier in this blog:
58417 1/10 Subaru Impreza WRC Monte Carlo’07 (DF-03Ra Chassis)
58415 1/10 Toyota Tundra Highlift
84056 1/10 F103 Chassis Kit 15th Anniversary
42138 1/10 TRF416 World Edition Chassis Kit
84032 1/10 F103RM (w/L-body) (Limited Edition)
57780 1/10 XB Lamborghini Countach LP500S (TT-01E) (XB version of # 58413)
This year also safely to the 47th Tokyo Game Show was over.
Shiyunsaku Tamiya In fact, the president is on June 1, 2008, will be chairman. The new president is currently senior managing director Masayuki Tamiya. This year, the president of the Tamiya Shiyunsaku Tamiya joined exactly 50 years to become a milestone in a year.
So everyone’s president “Thank you! president” is trying to think, is pressing ahead with operations fans.
Every year, the first day of public open day on Saturday evening in the country has been gathered from all over the modeler party exchanges in a joint exhibition venue. Therefore, organizers of the party’s Shizuoka Shiyunsaku Tamiya cooperative model as chairman after the speech, all of a sudden the message posters.
The posters were prepared by the official 1,000. good sense of the president should not advance. So just before 20 minutes before the party, just 10 minutes in 1000 to distribute the posters off the one-time rehearsing the production that immediately. During this time, the president of the venue Shiyunsaku Tamiya Tamiya Sone not like to ask the executive director Tamiya booth in the meeting room to get off your shirt.
In fact, unforeseen circumstances and there are many fine episodes in the result was a complete success! In general, only 10 minutes in 1000 to distribute posters off the description of the spot, then only one rehearsal are going well, with normal circumstances. Formed in the last minute on the day of the surprise operation with more than 30 staff, and above all participants Shiyunsaku Tamiya, president of the feeling that there is a great success!
By the way, and I once wrote in rehearsal, but also people in the front row of the excitement and hoist high the man behind the posters on the stage too difficult to see from the other places time. Looking at this picture production, but will be in the front row of people with low Thank you well. And the president just before noticing a two-fold in the concealed, even if you do not, I try upside down when some people have said to me before and what people are talking about, or if, but such How many people who come from an image. But the excitement is back well.
From what I hear, chairman said it is “retirement” is not mind.
Since other sources give a better coverage about the life and work of the great actor, film director, entrepreneur, humanitarian and auto racing enthusiast Paul Newman (in my humble opinion together with Steve Mc Queen the two most important film artists for the motorsport world) and being a Tamiya-Blog, we will just present few Tamiya RC kits of the cars he raced as a tiniest contribution to honour him.
In 1979 he participated at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in Dick Barbour’s Porsche 935 (Hawaiian Tropic scheme unlike the Tamiya Martini one) and finished the race in second place!
Tamiya 58002 Porsche 935 Turbo
From the mid-’70s to the early ’90s, he drove for the Bob Sharp Racing Team, racing mainly Datsuns (later rebranded as Nissans) in the Trans-Am Series. One of the cars was the Datsun 280 ZX.
Tamiya 58022 Datsun 280ZX RM Mk.2
Paul Newman also owned his own racing team, which competed in the Can-Am series, but later co-founded Newman/Haas Racing with Carl Haas, a Champ Car team, in 1983. The 1996 racing season was chronicled in the IMAX film Super Speedway, which Newman narrated.
Tamiya 58134 Newman Haas K Mart Texaco Lola T93/00 Ford
Tamiya’s Official Outlet Experience, Play, and Enjoy at “Tamiya Plamodel Factory – Shimbashi” Tokyo’s Shimbashi District – September 17th Grand Opening!
World-renowned hobby product manufacturer Tamiya, Inc. (Headquarters: Shizuoka City, President: Masayuki Tamiya) is producing the new integrated official shop and event venue “Tamiya Plamodel Factory – Shimbashi” which is set to open on September 17th, 2008 in Tokyo’s Minato ward. In addition to retail activities, the location will also serve as a focal point for information dissemination to spread the attractive appeal of Tamiya’s hobby products.
This project is developed and operated by Tamiya Plamodel Factory, Inc. (President: Shunichi Sakamoto)
Following the opening of “Tamiya Plamodel Factory” at Tressa Yokohama on March 27th, 2008, this Shimbashi location will be the second to open.
Venue Information
Name Tamiya Plamodel Factory – Shimbashi The first location in Tokyo, this large-scale venue will showcase Tamiya’s entire product lineup on three floors.
Shop Floors Two Floors to Stock Approximately 4,000 Current Tamiya Products The basement and ground levels will showcase approximately 1,000 Scale Model Series products, 1,500 Radio Control Series products, 1,000 Mini 4WD Series and Educational Construction Series products, 500 Tools, Paints, and Publications, as well as other special products and Original Goods.
Event Floor Event Floor with 150 Square Meters of Multi-Purpose Space Events such as official new item annoucements, model exhibitions, Mini 4WD and R/C races, workshops, seminars, and talk shows will be held in this function space. Model clubs will also be able to rent this space for private use. Those who work can stop by during their lunch break or after work, while friends and families can enjoy the venue on the weekends.
Grand Opening Event To commemorate the opening of the Shimbashi location, a special event is to be held on the Event Floor of the building. Details will be announced on the Tamiya Homepage at a later date.
Organization Producer Tamiya, Inc. Development/Operation Tamiya Plamodel Factory, Inc.
Location 6 Toyokaiji Building, 4-7-2 Shimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-0004
84071 Jeep Wrangler (CC-01)
56323 Scania R620 6×4
57787 XB Fiat 500 (M-03M)
57786 XB Subaru Impreza WRC 2008 (TT-01E)
58425 ORC Amemiya SCG-7 (TB-03)
84063 XB Lamborghini Countach LP500S Yellow (TT-01E)
84062 XB Lamborghini Countach LP500S White (TT-01E)
58427 Fiat 500 (M-03M)
Li-Po Battery, Charger, 58428 Nissan Skyline GT-R (R32) Drift-Spec, 58432 Lexus GS 400 Drift-Spec (TT-01DE)
57789 XB Levant Brushless
42139 TRF511 Chassis Kit
84067 TRF801X
Brushless Motors
Charger, Motor Checker
Factory Finished Toyota Tundras and Tanks
Factory Finished Truck Trailers
