Update 14.11.2011: Competition results posted Update 1.11.2011: Competition is closed now, results will be posted on 14th November. Exactly 5 years and 299 posts ago this blog was started by a small group of Tamiya fans to gather interesting information about our favourite company in one place, but we never thought it would be such […]
TOP5 Scale Model division [1] 1 / 24 NISSAN GT-R[2] No. 1 / 24 XANAVI NISMO GT-R (R35)[3] 1 / 48 Mitsubishi Zero Type 52 carrier-borne fighter-style[4] 1 / 35 German Panzer II-A ~ C (France Front)[5] 1 / 12 Ferrari 288 GTO (Semiassembled)TOP5 RC model division [1] Toyota Land Cruiser 40[2] XANAVI NISMO GT-R […]
Thanks to your growing support, Tamiyablog reached its first 100.000 visits earlier than we would have dreamed of when we started this blog 18 months ago. For the celebration post we have chosen the Tamiya Black Porsche 934, as it was released to commemorate 100.000 sold 58001 Porsche 934 RC kits in Japan during 1976-1977. […]
The world of HOBBY is a great way to fall in love with cars. Plastic models and miniature cars are loved by many people, regardless of age or gender, from young children to the elderly. We heard that the HOBBY industry was getting excited about the release of “Prelude” this fall, so our editorial team […]
On May 14th, the Shizuoka Hobby Show, Japan’s largest model and hobby exhibition, opened at Twin Messe Shizuoka in Suruga Ward, Shizuoka City. The event ran for five days from May 14th to 18th, and in 2025, the 63rd event, 99 companies and organizations, including 17 model manufacturers from Shizuoka Prefecture, displaying new plastic models […]
TAMIYA BLOCKHEAD MOTORS RC OUTDOOR FES 2024 was held on Saturday, November 30th and Sunday, December 1st, 2024! It was held at Asagiri Camp Base Sorairo, located at the foot of Mt. Fuji in Fujinomiya City, Shizuoka Prefecture, at the “Mattari” site of a large campsite consisting of four free sites. The theme of the […]
After working as an announcer and reporter for TV Asahi, he retired and took the first step towards working for his beloved plastic model maker, Tamiya, and revitalizing his hometown. “Every day is full of things to do.” He has deep and passionate feelings for plastic models and his hometown. (Interviewer: Ogawa Kiyoko) In mid-November, […]
On the 16th, Jim Farley, CEO of the major American automobile manufacturer Ford Motor Company, visited Tamiya, a model manufacturer in Suruga Ward, Shizuoka City. He met with Chairman Shunsaku Tamiya and President Nobuo Tamiya and expressed his gratitude, saying that his encounter with Tamiya products in his youth was an opportunity that broadened the […]
A place of information where the fun of technology intersects “TAMIYA MAKER’S SQUARE”, planned and operated by Tamiya’s Purchasing Management Department, is a special project limited to the Tamiya Fair 2024 venue with the aim of spreading the appeal of manufacturing to more people and contributing to the development of the manufacturing industry. Under the […]