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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

When the Little Car Company announced that it would transform the iconic remote controlled Tamiya Wild One toy that many had when they were kids into a life-size quadricycle, many ears perked up. Now, ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

Many car enthusiasts grew up playing with smaller versions of the cars they couldn't yet drive or afford, and so surely most know of Tamiya. The Japanese model toy company sells some of the coolest ...

SHUNSAKU Tamiya, chairman of the board and representative director of premier scale model maker Tamiya Inc., passed away on July 18 at the age of 90. Known as the “Master Modeler,” his death marks the ...