Where does the Tamiya model brand sold on France-maquette.fr come from?

TAMIYA Incorporated is a Japanese manufacturer of plastic models. The company was established by Yoshio Tamiya in 1946 in Shizuoka, Japan. The brand offers a large number of miniature models to build and paint:

Ship models

Models of military vehicles

Acrylic paint and enamel paint for models

Other accessories for model makers

Radio controlled vehicles

Educational games of constructions with battery or solar energy


The specificities of the Tamiya brand models


According to the brand, the parts of the models are produced according to plans designed to be "easy to understand, even for beginners". The models are considered to be of good quality, the parts precise and detailed. The brand's slogan takes up this idea, “First in Quality Around the World”.


Tamiya Inc. has received numerous distinctions in the model building microcosm, notably the Modell des Jahres (model of the year) from the German trade magazine Modell Fan. Find all Tamiya models on Plastikit.fr