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RIP Shunsaku Tamiya, the man who made plastic model kits a global obsession
Shunsaku Tamiya, former president and chairman of Tamiya, Inc., passed away on July 18. His death was announced on July 21, with funeral services attended by close family and friends. Mr Tamiya led…
Shunsuke Tamiya spearheaded the shift to puramo(a portmanteau of “plastic” and “model”) and in the process changed the industry. Eventually, the car was put back together, and Shunsaku Tamiya personally ferried Jody Scheckter and his wife to the 1976 Japan Grand Prix in it. In 2018 Shunsaku Tamiya was given a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Japan Media Arts Festival for his contributions to the hobby industry.
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