“To commemorate the Asia Challenge 2019 In Manila, brought to you by Lil’s Hobby Center, the Brickyard and Tamiya, a Philippine icon immortalized in a Mini 4WD kit,” the announcement read.

As an Autopian reader and former child, you probably at some point assembled at least one or two plastic model-kits with ...

Lil’s had always supplied Tamiya Mini 4WD cars, but the surge of interest in these speedy kits inspired The BrickYard owner Ferdie Kahn to open a shop dedicated to Mini 4WD racing.

SHIZUOKA (Japan): Chairman of the Japanese plastic model kit maker Tamiya Inc., Shunsaku Tamiya, known for its radio-controlled cars and Mini 4WD models, has died, the company has announced.

Shunsaku Tamiya, chairman of Japanese plastic model kit maker Tamiya Inc., known for its radio-controlled cars and Mini 4WD ...

MAKATI, Philippines — Tamiya has just produced Dyipne, a Mini 4-wheel drive (4WD) version of the iconic Philippine jeepney. Released last June 6, the Japan-based company painted the Dyipne a ...

Tamiya Shunsaku, who turned his father's company into a global model brand, died on July 18 at 90. Known for detailed plastic kits and the hit Mini 4WD, he led Tamiya to worldwide fame with precision ...

Tamiya’s Mini 4WD, only sold in Japan and Asia, was a flop in the ’80s before becoming a huge craze. In 1997, 15% of all AA batteries sold in Japan were used in them. In total, 150 million ...

To commemorate the Tamiya Mini 4WD Asia Challenge held in Manila last June 20 to 23, the Japanese brand launched the Tamiya Dyipne, its colorful salute to the iconic king of Philippine roads ...

Bandai Namco announced that they’re teaming up with Tamiya and CoroCoro to make a new smartphone game based on Mini 4WD, the nostalgic racing hobby featuring AA battery-powered miniature racing ...