Tamiya Corporation - Timeline

Timeline

• 1960 - The Yamato, Tamiya's first plastic model
• 1961 - Panther tank, Tamiya's first tank model. Shigeru Komatsuzaki's boxart becomes a hit.
• 1967 - 1/12 Honda F-1. A success which left the mark of "Skillful Tamiya" on it via their accurate recreation of the original vehicle.
• 1968 - 1/35 German Tank Soldier Set, the first in the Military Miniature Series.
• 1972 - 1/35 88 Military Gun Flak 36/37. Tamiya produced models for diorama scenes, which garnered a large response.
• 1976 - 1/12 Porsche 934. Tamiya actually purchased a Porsche 911, dismantled it, and rebuilt it in order to better understand the car.
• 1986 - Hotshot Jr. The first in the Racer Mini Vehicle Series. It was a hit linked to the miniature vehicle boom.
• 1989 - 1/35 Tiger I second rendition. Sold in a completely new form, triggered by the anniversary of a recall of the Military Miniature Series.
• 1998 - 1/700 scale Yamato model is retooled using more modern technology to produce better molds.
• 2006 - A special model was released in honor of Tamiya's RC Car Series 30th Anniversary. It was the Porsche 934 turbo RSR 30th Anniversary edition.