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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

In the formative experiences of most Hackaday readers there will almost certainly be a number of common threads, for example the ownership of a particular game console, or being inspired into ...

If you're an automotive enthusiast "of a certain age," then it's likely that you went through a remote-controlled car phase, and if you did that, then the name Tamiya likely looms large in your memory ...

Tamiya’s Mini 4WD, only sold in Japan and Asia, was a flop in the ’80s before becoming a huge craze. In 1997, 15% of all AA batteries sold in Japan were used in them. In total, 150 million were sold.

During his early childhood, this editor was what you'd call a sheltered child, and after Legos, his favorite hobby was building model kits. And even though this pastime isn't as popular today due to ...

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 ...

Shunsaku Tamiya, chairman of the Japanese plastic model assembly kit maker Tamiya Inc., has died, the company said Tuesday. He was 90. Tamiya, who died Friday of undisclosed causes, was known for ...