Since the birth of a plastic model in Japan, it has reached 60 years in 2018. The plastic model will have reached the 60th calendar. So, it means that most Japanese boys in Showa, Heisei grew up under the influence of a plastic model.
In the 60s and over, people would have been absorbed in the zero game, Battleship Yamato, Panther Tank, and the slot car, and some people said that they made it from the “Water Line” series from the end, if they were over 50s, only to the waterline Let’s see. If it is a little lower generation, I think that there are many people who have been addicted to Gundam (Gundam’s plastic model) and mini 4WD.
This brief description of this wonderful plastic model has been carefully described in terms of industrial history and cultural history from the birth to the present.
Pictures are posted on many of the plastic models that appear. The voice saying “Oh! I made this!” Appears to be heard from here.
A special long interview of Tamiya’s Tamiya Shunsaku chairman called Plastic Model world legend is also posted. It is full of what triggered Tamiya to become a global manufacturer, and struggle for that.
We put a detailed chronology at the end of the book. Please enjoy a packed toy box full of plastic models.

Author biography
Noboru Kobayashi (born Kobayashi) born in 1965. He is a publisher involved in editing plastic-related books. The main edited book. “The work of Tamiya model (Bunko version)”, “Japan plastic model excitement history” (written by Hiroshi Ida), “Japanese plastic model 50 years history”, “Shizuoka model whole history” “20th century airplane plastic model great” Currently, freelance writer.

Publisher: Bungeiharu autumn
Book papers page 204
List price (main price 880 yen + tax)
Release December 20, 2018

Lay out the package of the popular kit of the former years on the back cover

Soure of photo: RC World Magazine
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Tamiya 65596 January 2019 News Vol. 596

Tamiya news January issue full of various information for model making is issued. Well, this month’s Tamiya news first, Mr. Masayoshi Mino reported on the pattern of ARMY 2018, which was held at Patriot Park in the outskirts of Moscow in August (PATRIOT PARK). We have picked up vehicles that were rarely known in Japan, from among the fighting vehicles with more than 100 open to the public. Mr. Saki Kikuchi’s “Battle History for Modeler” focuses on two Ace Pilots of the German Night War Force who disappeared overnight in the battle of Berlin which intensifies, considering the last action . In addition, we delivered the pattern of the 1/12 Yamaha YZF-R1M release event, which was held at Tamiya Plastic Model Factory Shimbashi store in September. It is the attention to the thought to the motorcycle which the staff who handled the actual car development and design and the designer in Tamiya speak from their respective standpoints. The page of the facing scene is “Raindrops Keep Fallin ‘On My Head November 1944 Belgium” by Mr. Junichi Nishijima. An ambitious work that decorated cigarettes smoked by 1/35 scale soldiers. The expression of falling rain is also a favorite place. In addition, we introduce the winning works of the 19th Modeler Contest & Suites Decoration Contest held at Tamiya Plastic model Factory Tresa Yokohama store. I am looking forward to seeing my own world view, which is cute and compiled according to this theme, “small world”. In the introduction of the new product, I posted the 2nd programming robot, the chain program robot working set and the 1/48 super marine spitfire that appeared newly, with 2 pages each.

● Asking for model fans Yuta
Egama (General Manager, Second Design Headquarters, Executive Officer, Ricoh Technologies, Inc.)

● ARMY 2018 International Military Technology Forum
(Photo: Written by Masayoshi Mino)

● War History for Modeler 329
“Death Battle in the Night Sky” -119 RAF Bomber Command vs. LW Nacht Jaeger’s Battle)
XXIV. Battle of Berlin: II-5 (Ken Kosuke & Ueda Nobu)

● Italian Army Equipment Commentary Vol.94
MAS boat -1 in the Front War 1 (Commentary, Illustration · Italian Army Researcher Yoshikawa Yoshiaki)

● Ship Yoyoumi talk 9th
bow story · Part 3 (photo · sentence Yoshihide)

● 1/12 Yamaha YZF-R1M release commemoration event
real car & model development staff talk show
September 22, 2018 Tamiya Plastic Model Factory Shimbashi Shop ● My masterpiece Mr.　 Hideaki Ura (Tokyo, Manga Assistant · 51 years old) ● Mini 4WD Japan Cup 2018 Champion Decision Battle October 14th Tokyo · MEGA WEB ● Introduction of new products 1/48 Super- Marine Spitfire Mk.I Chain Program Robot Working Set Nishijima Junichi’s Scene “Raindrops Keep Fallin ‘On My Head Novenber 1944, Belgium” 2018 The 29th Modeler’s Club Joint Work Exhibition Exhibition

● PICK UP!
2018 Tobu Modeler Contest Tobu Award Scenery Work
“Beetles” Toshihisa Sato

● 10th Mini Keikyaku Prize-winning Work
“1/35 Stuart, Make Vespet ” Taku Goto

5th 2nd Wheel Design Open Lecture
August 23 Niigata / Nagaoka Institute
of Design Nagoya University of the Arts Professor of Design Area Nobuya Higami

● Tamiya Plastic Model Factory Torresa Yokohama Store
19th Modeler Competition & Suites Decoration Contest Winning Work

● Waxing Cup Cup 2018
October 14 Plaza Hall by iTSCOM ( Kanagawa Yokohama) Sekiguchi KenIsamu

● Race report
RC car competitions of the report

● Back cover
78th snapping contest announcement

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