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 ...

Stunning, isn’t it? Tamiya has a reputation for detailed bodyshells, but its Porsche 911 2.8 RSR is a near perfect 1/10 th recreation of the 1970s original. Even better, there’s a new chassis ...

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 ...

The launch of the first all-new buggy from Tamiya for many years was bound to create huge demand, and it took us several months before we got our hands on a test sample to build. So was it worth ...

There’s a natural progression for most young gearheads, anxious to get their hands on totemic representation of the cars and trucks they covet, but are still too young to legally own. It usually ...

Model making is a great hobby, but knowing how and where to start is another story. It can be overwhelming for novices: Injection-molded plastic models have been on the market for close to a century, ...

SHIZUOKA (Japan): Chairman of the Japanese plastic model kit maker Tamiya Inc., Shunsaku Tamiya, known for its radio-controlled cars and Mini 4WD models, has died, the company has announced. He was 90 ...