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How Shunsaku Tamiya Made His Namesake Plastic Model Company 'First In Quality Around The World'

As an Autopian reader and former child, you probably at some point assembled at least one or two plastic model-kits with hopes to bring your four-wheeled fantasies into three-dimensional reality, even ...
Top Gear Philippines

6 Of the greatest new model and RC cars

Available to pre-order with delivery in the new year is Tamiya’s glorious DTM-spec 190 E Evo II. This is a 1:10 scale ...
The Drive

Tamiya’s Wild One RC Buggy From the ’80s Is Becoming a Real Electric Off-Roader You Can Buy

To some younger Gen X-ers and older Millennials, the name Tamiya is synonymous with nostalgic afternoons wiled away at workbenches or in the dirt. Kids would assemble their remote-controlled Wild One ...
The New York Times

Shunsaku Tamiya, Who Brought Perfection to Plastic Models, Dies at 90

He turned his family’s lumber business into a manufacturer of model kits that won global popularity for their quality and historical accuracy. By Martin Fackler and Kiuko Notoya Reporting from Tokyo ...