Tamiya New Item Release list for June 2019


R/C Models
　58669　　1/10 R/C M-08 Concept Chassis Kit
　47402　　1/12 R/C Lunch Box “Red Edition”
　51620　　M-08 Concept C Parts (Uprights, 2°)
　51621　　M-08 Concept Gears (Spur, Counter, Idler)
　54870　　Stabilizer End 5mm Adjusters (4pcs.)
　54874　　TT-02 Adjustable Upper Arm Set
　54875　　TT-02 Oil Gear Differential Unit
　54876　　T3-01 Reinforced Differential Joint & Pinion Set
　54888　　M-08 Concept Titanium Screw Set
　54889　　M-08 Concept Carbon Damper Stay (Front)
　54890　　M-08 Concept Carbon Damper Stay (Rear)
　54891　　M-08 Concept Aluminum Steering Arms (L/R)
　54892　　M-08 Concept Aluminum Steering Bridge
　47403　　WR-02CB A Parts (Gearbox) (White)
　47404　　WR-02CB B Parts (Uprights) (White)
　47405　　WR-02CB D Parts (Chassis) (White)
　47406　　WR-02CB F Parts (Frame) (White)
　47407　　WR-02CB L/N Parts (Body Mounts/Suspension Arms) (Yellow Green)
　47408　　WR-02CB M Parts (Bumper) (Yellow Green)
　47409　　WR-02CB S Parts (Spokes) (Chrome Plated)
　47410　　WR-02CB S Parts (Spokes) (Deep Gray)
　47411　　WR-02CB T Parts (Wheel Rims) (Chrome Plated)

Scale Models
　24352　　1/24 Mazda 787B
　25419　　1/24 Lamborghini Countach LP 500 S (Clear Coat Red Body)

Kids
　18654　　TOYOTA GAZOO Racing WRT/Yaris WRC (MA Chassis)
　95120　　Baron Viento (FM-A Chassis) Japan Cup 2019
　95485　　Festa Jaune L Green Special (Polycarbonate Body) (MS Chassis)
　95116　　Fully Cowled Mini 4WD 25th Anniv. Low Friction Low Profile Tire (Maroon, 2pcs.)
　95118　　Hyper-Dash 3 Motor J-Cup 2019
　95119　　Hyper-Dash Motor PRO J-Cup 2019
　95484　　Reinforced Gear Cover (for MS Chassis) Pink Mini 4WD Station
　95493　　19mm Aluminum Rollers (5 Spokes) w/Plastic Rings (Green)
　95494　　FM-A Fluorescent-Color Chassis Set (Yellow)
　95495　　MA Fluorescent-Color Chassis Set (Yellow)
　95496　　Lightweight Plastic Spacer Set (12/6.7/6/3/1.5mm) (Fluorescent Yellow)
　95497　　HG 13mm Tapered Aluminum Ball-Race Rollers (Ringless)
　95499　　Lightweight 13mm Aluminum Ball-Race Rollers (Ringless/Black)
　95506　　Japan Cup Junior Circuit Straight Section Set (Black, 4pcs.)
　95507　　Mini 4WD HG Aluminum Setting Board (Black)
　95514　　Mini 4WD HG Maintenance Base (180x210mm)

Tools & Paints
　74150　　Modeling Template (Round, 1-12.5mm)
　87201　　Figure Accent Color (Pink-Brown)
　70233　　Twist Crawler (2-Channel Remote Control)

Free trial drive of upcoming Tamiya Lunchbox Mini at Tamiya RC Car Festival in MEGA WEB (6/1, 6/2)

Tamiya RC Car Festival Held on MEGA WEB!

We will hold an event “Tamiya RC Car Festival” that you can enjoy by touching, riding, and operating Tamiya RC cars at the theme park “MEGA WEB (Mega Web)” in Odaiba, Tokyo. Experience travel event for the electric RC car “Trial !! Tamiya RC”, “trailer riding experience corner” where you can ride on a large RC trailer, experience travel party for the Tamiya latest RC car “Triple Wheel Series Dancing Rider”, comical style It is an event that you can enjoy the RC Hobby of Tamiya, such as the driving experience of “Comical Grasshopper & Hornet” where you can enjoy driving and the experience traveling of the new product “Lunch Box Mini” that will be announced at the Shizuoka Hobby Show. The popular “Mini 4WD Workshop” (charged) will also be held simultaneously. Please come by all means.

Tamiya 57409 Lunch Box Mini SW-01 Chassis

Fun Points of RC Car Festival Compact RC “Lunch Box Mini” Let’s Experience the Run!
Held a free trial run of a compact RC car that can be run with four AA batteries scheduled to be released in July. Affordable speed and easy operation make it easy for women and small children.
● Holding hours: 11:00 to 18:00 (Free of charge)

First coloured photo of Tamiya 57409 Lunch Box Mini SW-01 Chassis

Tamiya 57409 Lunch Box Mini SW-01 Chassis

This is a compact, maneuverable, and above all super-fun addition to the world of Tamiya wheelie models! It’s a familiar face, too, as the legendary Tamiya Lunch Box has been shrunk down to 1/24 scale.

The classic shrunken Lunch Box body sits on top of the 4WD SW-01 chassis.

SWD-01 chassis key features:
• The steering uses 1-piece upper arms for a tight turning circle and the body leans to help suppress tumbles. It can be converted into a 4-wheel steering setup with separately sold Item 54898 SW-01 Upper Arm Connectors.
• The body is attached to the body mounts using magnets for quick attachment.
• The Type 370 motor is located right in the center of the SW-01 chassis, in a gear-driven 4WD setup with a gear ratio of 21.875:1.
• 1/24 scale R/C model assembly kit. Length: 190mm, width: 146mm, height: 140mm.
• The famous Lunch Box body is molded in lightweight and durable polycarbonate and is pre-painted.
• The body leans in the direction in which the model steers, achieving remarkably tight turning circles.
• Responsive 4WD.
• Strut style suspension.
• Can be used with standard size servos and R/C equipment despite its compact nature.
• Big, tread patterned tires give superb traction and add to the overall cartoonish look of the Lunchbox Mini.
• Dish type wheels.
• Compatible with Tamiya LF Battery LF1100-6.6V Racing Pack (M-Size) as a power source.
• Aftermarket battery note: Battery pack size must be under 66x36x15mm in size.
• 370-type size motor included.
• Requires: 2-Channel Radio, standard size servo, 7.2-7.4volt battery pack & compatible charger.
• Compatible with: item 51610 RC T301 Battery Case for use with 4 AA batteries if desired.

First photos of some new Tamiya Hop Up parts

54877 T3-01 Aluminum Motor Mount


74 year old painter, why draw more elaborately than a camera

Author: Shinpei Wakamatsu

A special vehicle poster created by the Tokyo Metropolitan Transportation Bureau. At first glance it looks like a photo, but it is actually a hand-drawn illustration. The author is Atsumi Onishi (74), a leader in plastic model box art. We asked Mr. Onishi, who told us, “I thought about the meaning of being asked” not with photos or CG but with illustrations “.

A poster of an “electrical inspection vehicle” that checks the overhead wires that supply electricity. Mr. Onishi drew
Source: Tokyo Metropolitan Transportation Bureau provided

The real thing of “electric inspection vehicle”
Source: Tokyo Metropolitan Transportation Bureau provided

All three posters

A poster of “PROJECT TOEI” published in the Toei subway station etc. It is a part of the plan to send out the city’s transportation system. Three posters numbered as “022” representing the 22nd bullet have been posted since March 18th. What is drawn are all special vehicles operating mainly in the middle of the night. A “rail trimmer” that grinds the head of a rail with a grinding wheel that rotates at high speed. “Electric locomotive E5000” for towing vehicles on the Oedo Line. “Electric inspection vehicle” that checks the overhead wire that supplies electricity. These vehicles drawn in detail. Just looking at the package seems to be a photo.

Poster of “Electric locomotive E5000” for towing Oedo Line vehicles. Mr. Onishi drew
Source: Tokyo Metropolitan Transportation Bureau provided

The real thing of “Electric locomotive E5000”
Source: Tokyo Metropolitan Transportation Bureau provided

Mr. Atsumi Onishi

The artist who drew these vehicles is Atsumi Onishi.
After joining Tamiya, he worked as the company’s first illustrator. Even now, I am working on many box arts.
In addition to the military genre, he also worked on packages such as the popular “Miller 4” “Emperer” (the first generation), which made a big hit, as well as working on the “White Package” that drew precise illustrations of tanks and planes on a white background.
The person in charge of the Tokyo Metropolitan Transportation Bureau explains the reason why I asked Mr. Onishi for illustrations of special vehicles.
“I came to Mr. Onishi on the condition that he was actually drawing a lot of plastic model illustrations and technical illustrations, and still an illustrator who is still drawing with hand drawing.”

Box art of the Mini 4WD “Emperor” (the first generation). Mr. Onishi drew

Box art of plastic model drawn by Onishi

Why “work vehicle”?

I would like people of all ages to look at “work vehicles” that you do not normally see. 　For that purpose, he chose not to take photographs but to select illustrations that can make the object appear more symbolically through elaborate illustrations.
Request illustrations by specifying 3 vehicles selected by the difference in function from the Transportation Bureau side.
Onishi asked Mr. Onishi to show “not just drawing a vehicle, but an illustration like a scene where a vehicle is working”, and was carefully interviewed to see the actual vehicle and interview the site staff. It seems so.

A poster for a rail-removing car that cuts the head of the rail with a high-speed rotating grindstone. Mr. Onishi drew
Source: Tokyo Metropolitan Transportation Bureau provided

The real thing of “rail cutting car”
Source: Tokyo Metropolitan Transportation Bureau provided

Interviewing in advance

Mr. Onishi looks back on what happened during the interview.
“I actually took a picture by having the pantograph moved, etc. I am drawing and knowing that” I am troubled here “in advance, so it’s about an hour,” Onishi thought It was such a thing.
“Photos do not take much time, CGs are more detailed. What is the meaning requested in the illustrations? What do I need?”

Even though it is real like a photo, it is drawn to the part which is not reflected in the photo
Source: Tokyo Metropolitan Transportation Bureau provided

Even though it is real like a photo, it is drawn to the part which is not reflected in the photo
Source: Tokyo Metropolitan Transportation Bureau provided

More than usual

The answer that Mr. Onishi gave was “Don’t be smart, draw more honestly than usual, and have them see where they can not be seen”.
Even the part which becomes a shadow even if it takes a picture with a photograph or is crushed is elaborately.
The switches on the back of the driver’s seat, the cables around the wheels, and the letters written on the parts were also reproduced.
Even though it is real like a photograph, it draws to the part which is not reflected in a photograph. These three posters were completed in this way.
“I feel that it’s hard to draw by hand, but I felt that people involved in the railway were taking a lot of time running through coverage of the subway. I’m happy. ”

Source in Japanese language: withnews