Tamiya ventured into the modeling business in 1948, with ascale wooden ship model kit. Since then, Tamiya has been striving to

offer merchandise that can truly be called "First inQuality Around the World."

Now Tamiya is offering more than 3000 differentproducts, both in the fields of precision static models and high-performance

radio control vehicles. These products are not only sold inJapan but also exported in vast quantities to the United States, Europe,

 South East Asia, andto many other parts of the world. The standard of excellence achieved by Tamiyais regarded as among the

 very finest in theworld of model hobbies.