Which Tamiya model airplane kits are best? Building model aircraft is a serious business, and there are several companies around the world competing to be the best. From World War II classics to ...

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 ...

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 ...

Tamiya has teamed up with the engineers behind the Baby Bugatti half-size Type 35 to create a fully driveable version of its legendary Wild One R/C kit. The original 1985 Wild One was a Baja-style ...

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 ...

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 Photo: The factory that every Tamiya enthusiasts wants to see. Story & Photos by Patrick P. Tulfo ADMIT it, during your pre-puberty years you once relished the thought of being trapped inside a ...

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 ...