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Tamiya RC Live – Tamiya Grand Prix All Japan Championship Strategy Story & Tamiya RC Car Grand Prix capture story

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Tamiya Grand Prix All Japan Championship Strategy Story
・ Talk about how to capture each class (JJ class, M sports, ST class, etc.).


Tamiya RC Car Grand Prix capture story
・ I will talk about how to capture each class (Formula E, comical, rider, etc.)
We will also broadcast the race in which Maezumi participated.

Cast
Tamiya Satoshi Maezumi, Riku Sunahara

Building a Mystery (Machine) – Customizing the Tamiya Lunch Box 2005

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After having so much fun, while building the latest Tamic Comical Models, a long time project was waiting to be completed.

One of the most iconic Tamiya cars ever. The Tamiya Lunch Box. Everyone loves it, and it´s still one of the most popular Vintage Tamiya RC Cars. The LB is also an absolutely perfect base for customizing projects. Years ago, we had the idea to build a replica of the famous “Mystery Machine”, well known from the classic “Scooby Doo” TV show.

For this project, we´ve collected some parts for quite some time.
Here is a list of parts, we used on this car:

  • 84343 Chassis Red Style CW-01
  • 84345 CW-01 D-Parts Under Guard Set Red
  • 84347 CW-01 C.V.A. Short Shock Unit Set II White Style
  • 53068 RS-540 Sport Tuned Motor – Black
  • 19335442 Midnight Pumpkin Metallic – Chrome wheels
  • Full Ball Bearing Set for Grasshopper/ Hornet/Lunch Box
  • Custom Made Mystery Machine Decals
  • R31 House Formula Kart Slick Tire

Tamiya TS-41 Coral Blue matches the orginal “Mystery Machine” Decal perfectly.

All in all, the Lunch Box came out great, and it´s now one of our all time favourites.
Enjoy!

Tamiya 63718 Genkosha Yasuo Otsuka art book “Lupin the Third” and the car and locomotive

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Exploring the origins of Yasuo Otsuka, a master of the anime world
A book that looks back on the activities of Yasuo Otsuka, an animator who has created numerous masterpieces such as the TV animations “Lupin the Third” and “Conan of the Future”. There are plenty of illustrations, such as a set of vehicle paintings that appear in the Lupine III series, as well as a dynamic and mechanical appeal that is about to start. In addition, the steam locomotive that made 14-year-old Mr. Oka fascinated and sketches of the jeep that came with the troops, such as sketches of jeep that came with the troops, and the works of childhood that became the origin of mechanic knowledge. In addition, a valuable original manuscript when supervising the design of the Comical Mini 4WD series, which has gained popularity for its bold deformation, is also included. Chairman Shunsaku Tamiya looks back on his memories with Mr. Otsuka and sends a message.

Released around Friday, July 31, 2020, price 3,850 yen
Format/Number of pages: 160 pages of A4 modified format
Published by Genkosha: Yasuo Otsuka

Tamiya New Product Exhibition Summer 2020 video

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Trade show for model industry actors（July 1-2, 2020）
模型流通業者向け商談会・タミヤ会場（2020年7月1日-2日）
00:00 Video start
00:55 Educational Construction Series／工作新製品
01:19 Mini 4WD／ミニ四駆新製品
02:36 Full-size TOYOTA GR Yaris on display／トヨタ GR ヤリス実車展示
03:01 R/C Models／RCモデル新製品
04:31 Scale Models／スケールモデル新製品
10:55 R/C product test drive area／RC新製品試走コーナー
11:30 Shizuoka tourism information／静岡観光コーナー
12:00 Box art exhibition／島村英二原画作品展
13:47 Tamiya hobby history archives／田宮歴史館
15:14 Other companies also exhibited／他社の展示コーナー
Woody JOE, twilight model, EBBRO, FineMolds, PLATZ