The average cost of a Tamiya model airplane will largely depend on the scale, complexity and series that it is from. An entry-level model can retail for between $30-$40, while bigger, more complex ...

Many Tamiya models included the option of adding battery power to make them move, and in the late 1970s, this led to the development of Tamiya’s first radio-control model, a Porsche 934 in 1/12 ...

Shunsaku Tamiya, who turned his family’s plastic model business into a global brand, held a scale replica of a German World War II Tiger tank at the hobby show in Shizuoka, Japan, in 2003.

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.