Tamiya Model Kits

12 Apr, 2010 Tamiya

	Porsche 911 GT1 Model Car by Tamiya Sale Price: $25.17
	1/24 Scale. Skill level 2. All Tamiya Model Kits are highly detailed and Go together really well. Decals and instructions included.

Tamiya Model Kits

Tamiya Inc. founded in 1946 by Yoshio Tamiya in Shizuoka Japan. Tamiya Model Kits manufactures plastic model kits, cars, airplanes, sailboats and many tools and modeling supplies.

Tamiya builds accurate and with a high degree of detail. Known by modelers and hobbyist the world over for their attention to detail and accuracy and high quality, their philosophy “First in Quality Around the World”.

Back in the 60s Tamiya produced models of Formula One beginning with the Honda F1. They became a sponsor of Team Lotus in 1991 and have paid royalties to racing teams their models were based on over the years.

The home of Tamiya America is in Irvine, California which is responsible for the North, Central and South America branch of their racing developments. Tamiya America maintains a racing facility located in Aliso Viejo, California. There are a number of events held there.

The Tamiya mascot named “Plastic Model Moko-chan” with his rabbit sidekick named “Rabbi-kun” appeared in Japanese pamphlets and comics to draw attention to the release of Tamiya models. The mascot and sidekick would show kids how to build the new models and keep them up to date on the new models they were producing. This process was in the comic format which included a bilingual series of publications that carried the title “RC Lecture By Moko-chan” to teach the kids RC car care and maintenance. The mascots are no longer used but the characters still have a huge following.