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Tamiya donated 1,500 plastic model kits, etc. to Shizuoka City


A presentation ceremony in which 1,500 plastic model kits and other items will be donated to Shizuoka City by member companies of the Shizuoka Model Educational Materials Cooperative Association and the Shizuoka Branch of Nippon Telegraph and Telephone West will be held on February 16, 2024 in the lobby of Tamiya Co., Ltd.’s headquarters in Shizuoka City. I got it. Last year, NTT West Shizuoka Branch took the lead in a fundraising campaign to support town development using plastic models.This time, with the cooperation of Shizuoka Model and Teaching Materials Cooperative Association member companies, the donations were turned into plastic model kits and sent to Shizuoka City. It was donated. The gifts will be used for things such as manufacturing education experience kits for elementary school students in the city and Hobby Show downtown tour programs.

[Donator]
Chairman of Shizuoka Model Teaching Materials Cooperative Association
Tamiya Co., Ltd. Representative Director and President Shunsaku Tamiya Director Aoshima
Bunka Kyozai Co., Ltd. Representative Director and Chairman Norio Aoshima Director
Hasegawa Co., Ltd. President and Representative Director Katsuto Hasegawa
Director Aoshima Bunka Co., Ltd. Daisuke Aoshima, Representative Director and President, Kyokuisha Toshiyuki Bansho,
Branch Manager, Shizuoka Branch, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone West Co., Ltd.

[Recipient]
Hikaru Inaba, Director of Economic Affairs Bureau, Shizuoka City

Tamiya’s scale model and RC car won the annual model award from a German model magazine. Tamiya models receive awards from prestigious German magazines!


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.

Tamiya RC Live presenting the new Tamiya RC releases shown at the Nuremberg Toy Fair (Spielwarenmesse) 2024

“New Year Tamiya Grand Prix in Kakegawa”, “Spielwaren Messe Announcement New RC Products” Part 1 introduction and Tamiya RC history!

We introduce the “New Year’s Tamiya Grand Prix in Kakegawa” held at Tamiya Kakegawa Circuit on Saturday, January 13th. Please pay attention to the “SQUASH GP” class, where big scale squash vans run through! ・”Spielwaren Messe 2024″ will be held in Nuremberg, Germany from January 30th to February 3rd. Here we introduce detailed information Part 1 of the new Tamiya RC products announced. Tamiya Maezumi explains the details of the new product! ・Tamiya RC History introduces RCs released in 2005. “Raybrik NSX 2005” and “Mighty Frog (2005)” won the 2004 Super GT Round 5 Motegi for the first time in six years, and Audi’s 2005 DTM machine “Audi A4 DTM 2005” completed Please see the body specifications.

Introducing “New Year Tamiya RC Car Grand Prix Kakegawa Tournament”, “Spielwaren Messe Announcement New RC Products” Part 2 and Tamiya RC History!

We introduce the “New Year Tamiya RC Car Grand Prix Kakegawa Tournament” held at Tamiya Kakegawa Circuit on Sunday, January 14th. Be sure to pay attention to the “TT-02 One Make” class, where a heated battle took place between body and chassis specifications! ・”Spielwaren Messe 2024″ will be held in Nuremberg, Germany from January 30th to February 3rd. Here we introduce detailed information Part 2 of the new Tamiya RC products announced. Tamiya Maezumi will explain the details of the new product. Please take a look at this opportunity! ・Tamiya RC History introduces RCs released from 2005 to 2006. Reproduction versions of models released in 1987, such as the “Ferrari F40 (2005) Complete Body Specification” and the “Renown Charge Mazda 787B ’91 Le Mans Winning Car (2005) Complete Body Specification,” are available even after production of commercial vehicles has ended. We will take a look at the “Esso Ultra Flow Supra” that was active in the GT championship.

Tamiya Blockhead Motors RC Outdoor FES 2023



On Thursday, November 23, 2023, Tamiya and Blockhead Motors were holding a further RC event at “Inn the Park” in Numazu City, Shizuoka Prefecture, with the theme of “RC x Outdoors x Art” to enjoy in the great outdoors. We held an outdoor festival that proposes attractions and ways to enjoy it. We also held a “Special Athletic RC Circuit” where you can run RCs on a vast lawn surrounded by nature, an exhibition of actual Monster Beetles, and an RC x Camp Flea Market. Furthermore, in the art area, Ryuji Kamiyama’s works were exhibited and RC custom bodies were sold. In addition, the event was filled with a wealth of content, including popular outdoor brands, shops, and food trucks.

Tamiya Fair 2023 announcement


Hobby festival held! 18th ( Sat ) 9:00-17:00, 19th ( Sun ) 9:00-16:00
Venue: Twin Messe Shizuoka North Building, South Building　

Shizuoka’s autumn hobby event “Tamiya Fair” will be held at Twin Messe Shizuoka in November this year!
In 2023, the event will be held in both the North and South Buildings, and we will keep you informed of the event details on this page. Please stay tuned!

Announcement and exhibition of Tamiya’s new products
New products such as scale models, RC models, Mini 4WD, and crafts that will be released from this fall to early next year will be exhibited all at once. Each development staff member will explain the product, so if you have any questions, please feel free to ask!

Electric RC car world championship match! (North Building)
Players with advanced skills and speed from the Tamiya Grand Prix All Japan Championship (11 regions), the Tamiya Asia Cup (8 countries in Asia), and the Tamiya Championship Series (North America) will compete for the title of this year’s RC World Champion Driver. We will compete. Machines from various categories engaged in extremely close battles competing for 0.01 seconds. The fast-paced race on the large special circuit is so powerful that it will make you sweat just by watching it!

RC Tank Owners Meeting Held!! (18th, South Building)
The 1/16 RC tank series is attractive for its ultimate sense of realism, recreating not only the actions unique to tanks, but also the sounds and lights. A variety of tanks gather in the special field, from tanks from World War II such as the Tiger I, Sherman, and JS-2 to the latest working tanks such as the Type 10, Leopard 2A6, and M1A2 Abrams. Watch timeless tank battles, including tense one-on-one match battles and team battles where combinations are the key to victory!

Try!! Toyota RC School (19th, South Building)
“Experience the excitement of manufacturing and cars through building an RC car!” An
instructor will teach you everything from assembly to basic driving of Tamiya’s RC on-road car “au TOM’S GR Supra (TT-02 chassis)”! “Try!! Toyota RC School” is an RC car assembly class that can be enjoyed not only by children but also by women. Difficult parts have been specially prepared, so he can assemble it smoothly and effortlessly, and the instructor will provide easy-to-understand instructions for those with no experience. Once the machine is completed, practice running it. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn everything from how to use the transmitter to the basics of flight control.

Shizoka plastic model club joint exhibition
This year, we will once again hold a joint exhibition focusing on clubs active in Shizuoka Prefecture, which is Japan’s number one producer of plastic models. More than hundreds of items will be gathered, including scale models of airplanes, tanks, cars, etc., as well as bodies of Mini 4WD and RC cars.

Mini 4WD event (South Building)
“Mini 4WD Station Champion Tournament 2023” and “Mini 4WD World Challenge 2023” will be held!!
On the 18th (Saturday), the “Mini 4WD Station Champion Tournament 2023 ” will be held (3 lane course) to determine the best in
Japan between racers selected from the “Mini 4WD Station Challenge ”, which has been held in more than 500 competitions nationwide. “ Mini 4WD World Challenge 2023
” will be held on the 19th (Sunday), where overseas representative racers from all over the world and about 100 top domestic racers will compete ! Do not miss it! *Only players who have acquired the right to participate in the race will be allowed to participate in the race.

Collaboration Mini 4WD with “Shogawa Water Festival” limited to Toyama Prefecture Tonamino


A mini 4WD will be released in collaboration with Tamiya and the executive committee of the “Shogawa Water Festival” held in Tonami City, Toyama Prefecture. A limited edition set of the standard kit “Estura (MA Chassis)” (ITEM18659) with an original designed body sticker and sleeve package. Sales are scheduled to begin at the festival venue on Sunday, October 29, 2023. Limited to 900 pieces, the special venue price is 1,650 yen (tax included).

The collaboration mini 4WD’s orange-based design with blue lines is inspired by the “Shogawa and Oyabe Rivers that flow through the Tonami Plains, bearing abundant golden ears,” and includes the “Water Festival” and “1073 No. It also includes logos such as “Tonanino” and “TOYAMA.” The sleeve package features beautiful photos of Shogawa Aiguchi Dam, Kanjoji Park, Tonami Tulip Park, and Shogawa Gorge, with the main focus being the Tonami Plain dyed in the setting sun, taken by popular photographer Inagaki Yasuto of Imizu City. It has an attractive design full of regional character.

Mini 4WD races have been held continuously at the “Shogawa Water Festival” since 1996, when Mini 4WD became a nationwide boom, and the deep connection between the festival and Mini 4WD and the enthusiastic enthusiasm of the local staff are evident. This collaboration was made possible through these efforts.

▼Related links
Shogawa Water Festival
https://mizumatsuri.com/
City Official Tourism Site “Tonatabi”
https://www.city.tonami.lg.jp/kanko/event/526p/
Inaga Kyast
https://twitter.com/inagakiyasuto
https://www.instagram.com/inagakiyasuto