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History
The following section is an excerpt from Wikipedia's Tamiya Corporation page on 29 September 2018, text available via the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.
Tamiya Incorporated (株式会社タミヤ Kabushiki gaisha Tamiya) is a Japanese manufacturer of plastic model kits, radio controlled cars, battery and solar powered educational models, sailboat models, acrylic and enamel model paints and various modeling tools and supplies. The company was founded by Yoshio Tamiya (ja) in Shizuoka, Japan, in 1946.
The metal molds were produced from plans which had the concept of being "easy to understand and build, even for beginners". Even the box art was consistent with this throughout the company.
The company has gained a reputation among hobbyists of producing models of outstanding quality and accurate scale detail, a philosophy reflected directly on the company's motto, "First in Quality Around the World". Tamiya Inc. has also been awarded on a regular basis each year, the Modell des Jahres (Model of the Year) award, hosted by the German magazine ModellFan.
| Type & Item # | Name | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Model Kit - 24217 | Ford Focus WRC | 1:24 scale, Valvoline #7 |
| Model Kit - 41020-600 | Nissan Skyline 2000RS | Sports Car Series, 1:24 scale, 1981, 1/24 Suzuki Gemma 50cc Scooter Included |
| Model Kit - 24268 | Xanavi NISMO GT-R (R-34) | 1/24 Sports Car Series, 1:24 scale, Car #23 (Xanavi) driven by Satoshi Motoyama & Michael Krumm Car #22 (Motul/Pitwork) driven by Masami Kageyama & Richard Lyons JGTC Race Car |
| Item # | Series | # | Name | Scale | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20013 | 1/20 Grand Prix Collection | Fiat 131 Abarth Rally | 1:20 | Driven by M. Alen, I. Kivimaki | |
| 20029 | 1/20 Grand Prix Collection | Braun Tyrell Honda 020 | 1:20 | ||
| 24108 | 1/24 Sports Car Series | 108 | Mitsubishi GTO Twin Turbo | 1:24 | |
| 24191 | 1/24 Sports Car Series | 191 | Isuzu VehiCROSS | 1:24 | |
| 2442A | Nissan 300ZX | 300ZX 2 Seater | 1:24 | ||
| 2459A | 1/24 Sports Car Series | 59 | Ferrari Testarossa | 1:24 |