petetherock Posted May 14, 2017 Posted May 14, 2017 :( http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-05-13/tamiya-model-kit-company-president-masayuki-tamiya-passes-away-at-59/.116008 Masayuki Tamiya, president of the model kit company Tamiya, passed away on May 1 "after a long battle with illness." He was 59. His close relatives held a funeral on May 5, and his father-in-law and Chairman of the Board Shunsaku Tamiya has announced a farewell event for June 5 at a hotel in Shizuoka. Masayuki Tamiya began working at Tamiya in 1988, and he became senior executive director in 2004. He also headed the company's Philippine subsidiary. In May 2008, Shunsaku Tamiya stepped down as president, and Masayuki Tamiya took over.
silencer13 Posted May 14, 2017 Posted May 14, 2017 Spent much of my childhood-money buying (and often not even assembling) Tamiya model kits. Those were such happy days. RIP Tamiya-san.
Jagdpanzer Posted May 14, 2017 Posted May 14, 2017 That is a pretty young age to pass on. One of my childhood favorite pastimes was drawing military stuff from the fantastic military artwork of the Tamiya boxes. I could not afford Tamiya model kits because it was very expensive during my time.
petetherock Posted May 14, 2017 Author Posted May 14, 2017 I like their 1/35 scale, instead of the 1/72 scale used by Airfix..
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