[HN Gopher] Tamiya chairman Shunsaku Tamiya dies at 90
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Tamiya chairman Shunsaku Tamiya dies at 90
Author : mbrd
Score : 15 points
Date : 2025-07-23 05:22 UTC (2 days ago)
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| mbrd wrote:
| I've found scale modeling to be a very rewarding (and screen-
| free) hobby since Covid times, and I've built more Tamiya kits
| than any other manufacturer.
|
| I've heard that Mr Tamiya was very hands-on in choosing their
| topics for kits so it will be interesting to see how things
| change. But what a company he built!
|
| Edit: here is the official Tamiya announcement
| https://www.tamiya.com/english/pressrelease/20250722/index.h...
| aardvark179 wrote:
| I have also found scale model building to be a deeply relaxing
| hobby, and Tamiya kits are definitely some of the most
| rewarding and pleasant to build. They also make superb tools
| and paints which I would hate to be without.
| rjray wrote:
| I've been a modeler since very very young. I took a break
| during college while getting my CS degree, but was drawn back
| into it when I learned that there were local clubs (IPMS/USA
| chapters) where I could meet other like-minded people and
| learn how to up my game. I've been balancing this non-screen
| hobby with being a professional dev for about 35 years, now.
| It's a fantastic way to relax and take my mind off of code.
| pryelluw wrote:
| Tamiya was a big part of my childhood. It was also part of my
| young adult years when I worked as a "mechanic" in a hobby shop.
|
| Their assembly manuals have always been top notch. Giving me
| hours of entertainment even after assembling the model. It was a
| great introduction to systems design.
|
| I've been wanting to get a re-release of the original
| grasshopper. It's too cool to pass up.
| lttlrck wrote:
| Be sure to use NiCad batteries and a mechanical speed
| controller for the true retro experience!
|
| My best friend had a Hornet. I was so jealous.
| pryelluw wrote:
| I hated those mechanical speed controllers. Burned so many
| that would pick them up for two at a time.
| saltcured wrote:
| After the Grasshopper, I went for the Big Wig. I guess I had a
| fetish for all wheel drive systems long before I had a driver's
| license.
|
| But you know you had a serious problem when you started
| ordering sealed ball bearing kits to replace the teflon
| bushings in the drive-train. That's where my adolescent paper
| route income went, instead of drinks or drugs...
| m463 wrote:
| I find it a little sad that hobby stores seem to have disappeared
| from the landscape. As a kid I remember most towns usually had
| numerous hobby stores, and nowadays they're either gone, or
| something super generic like Michaels which isn't too different
| from walmart or target.
|
| That said, I'm surprised once in a while, like Yodobashi camera
| in Japan, or some other specialty stores in akihabara etc which
| feature lots of this.
|
| any other must-see stores?
| toomuchtodo wrote:
| https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamiya_Corporation
| mthoms wrote:
| I'll never forget my Tamiya Grasshopper (it was the most
| affordable of their RC kits). I spent more time upgrading and
| tweaking the thing than I did driving it, but I loved every
| minute of it.
| diggernet wrote:
| I've got their R/C Flakpanzer Gepard in a box somewhere. It was
| great fun to build and run, except maybe the part where you had
| to assemble the tracks piece by piece.
|
| Of course the old NiCad battery is long since dead. And R/C
| frequencies have changed since then, so the controller and
| receiver are probably useless. But from time to time I wonder
| about what it would take to modernize and revive it.
|
| https://tamiyabase.com/tamiya-models/56003
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