Category Archives: Tamiya Company

New Tamiya Kakegawa Rock Crawling Terrain

Without rocky road to ride the full Fields enjoy the charm of the birth of the circuit is Kakegawa Tamiya. Thousands of stones placed in the difference in height 3.5m, average 17 ° oblique degree, a large section area of 110 square meters, an event held rock crawling, of course, a charms and many plan to disseminate information.

– Course Overview
Width of 13m, depth 8.5m, difference in height 3.5m, average inclination 17 °
Expert challenging, of course, is the first time rock crawling for beginners and offers from multiple lines to be run on natural stone is placed in a fine. Also in the field using the stairs as embedded stones, along with the driver of the car can go up. In addition, the concrete pavement in the field of outer charity, after climbing for a safe return to the consideration.

– About the machine running
Toyota Land Cruiser 40 and CR-01 chassis, Tamiya, such as the Ford F-350 can be made of driving the car.


– Opening
Saturday, October 4, 2008 5 (Sun), this “Kakegawa rock crawling Tamiya” commemorate the opening of the meeting’s running. Shizuoka locals, of course, heard of the course is open to entries from afar, with a set of 26 players. Mini-grade technology to compete in the event, also watched a number of galleries. Choose a line and running safely, to reach the summit, and other players, of course, a big applause from the gallery was awarded.



Source: Tamiya, INC.

Thank You President Shunsaku Tamiya – 1000 Poster Surprise

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.

“Thank you! Shiyunsaku Tamiya president!”



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Opening of 2nd Tamiya Plamodel Factory at Tokyo Shimbashi

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

Operating Hours
Weekdays 12：00 – 22：00
Saturdays/Holidays 10：00 – 20：00
Sundays Closed

Access
JR or Tokyo Metro Ginza Line Shimbashi Station – 5min walk from Karasumori exit
Toei Mita Line Uchisaiwaicho Station – 7min walk

Source: Tamiya, INC.

50, a magic number at Tamiya these days


It has been known among insiders and modellers in Japan since the Shizuoka fair a couple of weeks ago, but most Tamiya enthusiasts outside Japan probably still don’t know; So despite not being really breaking news anymore, we would like to forward the news that Mr. Shunsaku Tamiya has handed over the presidency of the Tamiya company to Mr. Masayuki Tamiya, his 50 year old son-in-law, after working 50 years for the company himself.

Mr. Shunsaku Tamiya remains Chairman of the Board, and has announced that he will still have an active role in the daily business of the company. Mr. Masayuki Tamiya has worked for the Tamiya company since 1990, since 2004 as Senior Executive Director, and surely has the experience and skills needed. Also, like Mr. Shunsaku Tamiya, he’s a very enthusiastic modeller, and this should ensure that the choice of subjects and the quality remain as good as ever.

At Tamiyablog, we would like express our deepfelt gratitude to Mr. Shunsaku Tamiya for all the fantastic products he and his staff have created during his half a century in the business, and wish him a long and happy life as a “retiree”. Likewise, our gratulations and best wishes go to Mr. Masayuki Tamiya for his new position in the Tamiya company and for the continued success and flood of fantastic new products.

Tamiya Plamodel Factory opens at March 27 in Yokohama

Hobby manufacturing products such as plastic model conduct sales, Tamiya, Inc. (NASDAQ: Suruga-ku, Shizuoka President: Shiyunsaku Tamiya), the modeling studio to enjoy the plastic model shop in the TAMIYA PLAMODEL FACTORY will be produced by the March 27, 2008, South Building to the first floor of Yokohama TORESSA (Yokohama Kohoku Ward), Japan’s first stalls.
SEGA (Headquarters: Tokyo, President and CEO Ota CEO and COO: Osamu Satomi) cooperation project under the firm Ltd. (Headquarters: Kawasaki Kawasaki Ward President: Yasuhiro Imazeki) store management development .
Homemade plastic models 50th anniversary this year, a plastic model of modern culture that brought children from the baby-boom generation to generation beyond the manufacturing of YOROKOBI to this location from the caller.

Overview [stores]
“Shop Zone”
Tamiya, the scale model (car, motorcycle, military, vessels, aircraft, etc.) in addition to the four wheel drive mini, the spy series, and fun widely goods, and create a suitable model, tools, paints, books also enough. In addition, unique products and the sale of merchandise such as planned.

“Studio zone”
Actually enjoy making studio model parallel establishment. Modeller Tatsuya Kaneko, who will oversee the writing modeling to achieve optimal work space. Desk work is a total of 20 seats, making model alone sit down and immersed in ITAKERU. It is, of course, also allows for a large table, and the use of group events such as planned. The finished product photography and painting room luxury room.

Tatsuya Kaneko was born in 1953. Has made diorama model and worked as a writer for magazines, television, advertising, and a lot of work to be announced. Also, TV Tokyo’s popular show “TV CHAMPION PURE MODELLING Championship” at the 2-year-peat from 1996 to’97. Currently, the quarterly magazine model “PANTSAGURAFU!” (Art model) is also active as editor.

[Features] Fun to make a plastic model is the master support.
Shops face a “master” is almost resides on the first side to consult the advice of full-scale modeling to your support.

Various programs held manufacturing experience.
Modelling lecturer in the studio to be greeted “baby boomers model for the classroom” to the parents and children in elementary school and you can feel free to participate in “the first four-wheel drive mini Workshop” and various other events scheduled.

[Organization]
Produced: Tamiya, Inc. / Planning and Cooperation: SEGA / management development firm, Inc.
TORESSA TOYOTAOTOMORUKURIEITO Yokohama Ltd. will operate large commercial complex.
2007 North Building opened on December 5. South Building will be opened on March 27, 2008.

[Location]
222-0002 Kanagawa-ku, Yokohama Kohoku Ward Street Morooka town 700

Entrance
Shop Zone
Studio Zone
Source: Tamiya, INC.