BLUE BULLET! TAMIYA 1:24 SCALE SUBARU BRZ STREET CUSTOM CAR VIDEO BUILD

SUBARU FANS WATCH THIS! We hope this post-Christmas vid will delight anyone who is into this iconic Japanese auto brand.

BUILDING A TAMIYA 1:48 SCALE CRUSADER TANK

AIRPLANE-SCALE TANKS are go in this well-crafted video. The British Crusader cruiser tank featured is made to 1:48 scale, resulting in a model that is just over five inches (131 mm) long. Nice!

HUMBROL WEATHERING TUTORIAL ON AN AIRFIX MESSERSCHMITT Bf109E

MOST MODELS LOOK ALL THE BETTER for the addition of some weathering and subtle dirtying.

FULL VIDEO BUILD TAMIYA SUPERMARINE SPITFIRE Mk.I

HERE'S A REALLY WATCHABLE video of building the Tamiya 1:48 scale Spitfire.

INCOMING: TAMIYA 1:32 SCALE F-35 LIGHTNING II STEALTH FIGHTER

EAST MEETS WEST with this collaboration between Tamiya of Japan and Italeri of Italy.

SEE INSIDE A JAPANESE HIEN FIGHTER: 1:48 SCALE KAWASAKI KIT FROM TAMIYA

THE KAWASAKI Ki-61 HIEN WAS a Japanese fighter in service during World War II. This model from Tamiya captures the aircraft’s appearance beautifully, and you can see inside it, thanks to the included transparent optional fuselage half.

SUPERCAR FROM JAPAN: NEW-GENERATION HONDA NSX TO 1:24 SCALE FROM TAMIYA

A GRINNING SHARK'S-MOUTH GRILLE marks out the latest Honda NSX to hit the streets. And Tamiya marks the entry of this Japanese supercar with a 1:24 scale replica.

TOYODA MODEL AA - 1:24 SCALE KIT FROM TAMIYA

TAMIYA HAS PRODUCED MORE THAN 300 subjects in its 1:24 ‘Sports Cars of the World’ series. This time though, the Toyoda Model AA of 1935 isn’t actually a sports car, but it certainly has a highly significant history.

MERCEDES-BENZ 300 SL GULL-WING FROM TAMIYA. STEP-BY-STEP BUILD GUIDE

WE HAD A QUICK LOOK at the Mercedes-Benz 300 SL 1:24 scale Tamiya kit six months ago, and now here’s how we got on with building and finishing the model.

ROBOT LOVERS, ONE PACE FORWARD - ONLINE TAMIYA ROBOTIC PRODUCTS

THE TAMIYA Educational and Robotic products catalogue is filled with interesting stuff for model makers who enjoy adding movement to displays.

WORLD WAR II MILITARY VEHICLE: GERMAN HORCH Kfz 15 FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE FROM TAMIYA

A neat model from Tamiya, depicting the World War II Horch used by the combat forces of famed German commander, Irwin Rommel, in the sands of North Africa.

TOUCHDOWN: ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF EXCELLENT TAMIYA KIT TECHNOLOGY WITH THE 1:32 SCALE F4U-1 CORSAIR

We reported on the incoming Tamiya F4U-1 Corsair last month, and can now show pictures of an assembled kit, finished to display standards.

TAMIYA 1:32 P-51 MUSTANG: A BEAUTIFULLY ENGINEERED MODEL KIT OF A FAMOUS FIGHTER

David Jefferis: Official Tamiya photos reveal details of the company’s 1:32 scale three-in-one combo kit of the North American Mustang.

SUPER-HOT FORD CAPRI: 1:24 SCALE GROUP 5 RACE CAR FROM TAMIYA

MAT IRVINE:
This is one of Tamiya’s latest kits in its 1:24 scale Sports Car Series. The car is a highly modified Ford Capri in Group 5 racing guise, as seen in the 1981 German DRM (Deutsche Rennsport Meisterschaft) auto racing series.

1:48 SCALE V-22 OSPREY FROM TAMIYA-ITALERI WITH OPERATIONAL MARKINGS

SMN REPORT
Here’s an interesting piece of transnational cooperation: Tamiya and Italeri in league to produce an operational standard V-22 Osprey with a unit marking decal set for Okinawa deployment.

TAMIYA 1:72 SCALE ZERO FIGHTER

SMN REPORT:

Here’s another Tamiya kit about to hit the model stores, a beautifully produced 1:72 scale Mitsubishi Zero Type 21 fighter. The kit joins Tamiya’s new War Bird Collection, and it’s really to be welcomed as 1:72 has been looking something of a Cinderella scale in recent years.

DINKY LITTLE 1:35 SCALE TAMIYA SIMCA 5 IN GERMAN STAFF CAR SERVICE

REPORT:DAVID JEFFERIS

Available shortly from Tamiya is this very neat 1:35 scale Simca 5 military staff car. The tiny Simca 5 was a French-built version of the better-known Fiat 500 Topolino, and many of them were pressed into military service during the World War II occupation of France.

JAPANESE TOBU 2012 MODEL CONTEST

REPORT: DAVID JEFFERIS

The Tobu Department Store is located at the Ikebukuro Station, Tokyo, and is one of the Japanese capital’s largest such stores - and is also venue for the Tamiya Tobu 2012 model contest. Importantly for Tamiya, 2012 is also the 50th anniversary of its first military model, so in the company’s words, “... epic tour de force gathered more than usual.” Well, that’s the Google translation, anyway!

AOSHIMA H-IIB SPACE LAUNCHER KIT

ROCKET REVIEW BY MAT IRVINE

Give that the H-IIB launch rocket is the mainstay of Japan’s satellite launch industry it’s somewhat surprising that there has been no kit of it before - this kit from Aoshima is a first.

ONE WHEEL OR TWO? MEN IN BLACK MONOWHEEL vs. TAMIYA MONSTER YAMAHA

SMN REPORT:

Tech-freak film fans can go loopy over the ace monowheel motorbikes (above) ridden by Agents J and K in the latest 'Men in Black 3' sci-fi saga. The movie is terrific entertainment, and a real “Want one” from the SMN Crew for those monowheel bikes. Back in the real world, Tamiya has a Yamaha Monster model for you...