Visit To Tamiya Headquarters In Japan - Part 1
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- čas přidán 21. 08. 2024
- Part 1 of my visit To Tamiya Plastic Model Corporation HQ in Shizuoka, Japan, and saw their corporate archive of historical kits and dioramas (original Shep Paine dioramas!) as well as historical vehicles, their current range, and more. Apologies for the audio quality, I’ve bumped it up as much as I can, but their quiet corporate office just isn’t the sort of place to rudely and loudly record video commentary!
I absolutely LOVE how they keep the nostalgic feel of all their new art and boxes. It’s so refreshing not to have 100% digital art fronting your product.
This is just way too cool!!!
It's a damn shame all the hobby stores in my area are now extinct!!
Maybe you should have bought a few in those stores, instead of the internet?
Do you watch Andy's Hobby Headquarters?
Tamiya could teach Harley Davidson a thing about moving forward with new products and still keeping the nostalgia and passion. So many thanks to Tamiya ! A glorious collection!
Bloody hell mate just some awesome dioramas and I am blowen away by all the collection and just to see Shep Pain's stuff is truly an honour to modelling thank you so much for taking us all with you
I got my first TAMIYA figures in 1975 or was it 76?... of the 88mm gun crew ( without the gun :) but ever since l adored this company and spent a small fortune on their kits. I would give a kidney to be in that room,this is the single most entertaining video l have ever seen on CZcams. Sir l thank you for making this epic journey so we can see this incredible archive of kits in their beautiful dioramic surroundings. STUNNING!
This is a holy shrine to Modelling and Miniatures
Amazing
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Mate, not a week goes by that I don't miss it and want to be back there again...
Dave's Model Workshop 😊
Thanks mate! a trip back to when when I was a kid in the 70s. I'd forgotten just how many Tamiya Mum and Dad brought me, happy days. Rock on Tamiya.
Very, very happy to see in Tamiya HQ a entire section in honor to Shep Paine. Thanks for sharing Dave.
Thanks for the visit. It’s amazing how well thought out and spotless that place is. I am American and I cannot imagine many American manufacturers having a place like that for fans to visit.Thanks!
mrcarlo1966 oh me too! I can’t imagine anything like this here in Australia...
Thank you for posting Dave. It brought back a lot of good memories from last year's trip.
Went there in 2015 loved it. Went back 4 days in a row stayed all day . Great video.
It's the fabeled Temple of Tamiya 😍
4:43 That model kit right there is the reason why military vehicle models today are predominantly 1/35th scale (and not the more logical 1/32 scale).
It's like a toy, isn't it? I believe the chosen scale was something to do with fitting two batteries for the motor, is that correct?
8 year old 1980s me is very excited. i remember many of these kits being on store shelves
I know exactly what you mean! 8 year old me was excited to be there, I promise you!
@@DavesModelWorkshop what an experience it must have been to be there...thousands of completed kits. Thank you for posted it in detail!
Absolutely amazing. "Seems we have a lot to look at." Understatement of the year
I could have spent days there... ;)
Thank you so much sir good product nice Tamiya models
At 5.04 , the Tiger 1 picture on the box as i remember in 1975 as a 14 yo ...this image hit my memory straight away ..thx Tamiya
It is a great image. Tamiya box art always rocks.
As a kid, I could not fathom a year not being in the Tamiya Modeler's Club, and getting the annual catalog. But the kits are so expensive today.
Am so jealous, nice video. Thanks for sharing this experience.
Nice show......What camera did you use, as you need a polaizer filter, to cut out glare, and reflection from display.
What was that warning sign at the entrance of the building? ''You are now entering modeller's Heaven''.
I'd love to visit there one day, also visit one of Japan's model superstores.
Wow, wow, awesome to see. Thank you for sharing.
I think I would literally shit myself as I walked into that museum area.
I won't lie, it was one of the highlights of the last 10 years for me.
thanks for sharing Dave's Model Workshop
yan k thanks for watching!
I always felt this company had the finest military models in their price range. They were always an excellent product
I had many great hours of modeling fun as a teenager and young adult.
Unfortunately I haven't built any for 30 years.
I do believe I heard angles sing when you crossed the moat and panned the camera up the stairs! Thanks for the nice archive tour, and to see Shep Pain tribute was inspiring. Nice job Dave. Have fun!!
Lance Caldwell it felt like that to me too!
Dave I just found you, love your work and I live in Japan so I’m going to Tamiya HQ - let us know if you come back!
Hi Fiona, I'm so jealous you live in Japan! I've become such a Japanophile since visiting in 2013 and 2017. Every week I have a "Oh, I wish I was in Japan right now" moment. I'll definitely be back there some time. Enjoy Tamiya HQ, it was a real highlight for me. Dave
I think over the years l have spent easily €20,000 on Tamiya figures and Military vehicles. Money very well spent,my favourite all time model? For my 11th Birthday the 88mm and crew,my first Tamiya kit...1976 the 88mm crew! Such an Amazing Company bringing joy and education to millions for 50 years+.
9:20 The moment you watch a video from an australian dude visiting Tamiya in Japan, filming dioramas made by a guy from chicago and spot a little roadsign on that diorama that says Grafenwöhr 18 miles whats about the distance I life away from there.^^
I love it! That's cool Christian. The world is an amazing place :)
OMG you made the great pilgrimaget to the great modeller shrine of Japan.
Went there in July of 2012. Best day of my life!
Hi James, this is going to sound tragic, but yes, i have to agree with you - that visit was my highlight of my trip to Japan! Cultural stuff, temples, bars... meh, Tamiya HQ is what will really stick in my memory for years and years! :)
This would be my #1 stop if I ever went to Japan. If I had to limit myself to just one model brand for the rest of my life, it would be Tamiya. I also love Tamiya's earlier kits - sure, they were crude by comparison, but they still hold a place in modeling history.
I agree DanR67, if I had to limit myself to one manufacturer it would also be Tamiya.
The huge Japanese ship model is the Mikasa. Flag ship of admiral Togo and his victory at Tsushima, again to the Russian 2nd Pacific squadron.
Thanks Rick. Good to know.
Wow! they have the 88mm gun dio from Shep. Classic stuff!!
Thats where our babies are born. I wish I could go someday.
*Wow!* You've actually visited *Tamiya's Japanese Headquarters!* You sir, are a truly formidable personage! So tell me, do you have any plans, *to visit the other realms of "Scale Modeler Heaven"? You know, Hasegawa, Bandai, and Imai?*
I would love to - definitely next time I visit Japan. And I most definitely want to get back there, it's an amazing country. Dave
John Possas you will love it, I guarantee it!
yeah, I've built the 1/360 scale model of Yamato when I was a kid. it was motorized, and moved on water
Are you okay?
Given the status of model building in the world I do hope that they have diversified their production.
That’s nuts!
Wish i could hear you
Scale Modeling USA I know... :( I’ve bumped up my audio to 500%, but it’s still pretty iffy. Sorry guys.
Scale Modeling USA me too. Dave thanks for the video and the tour but I really struggled to hear much in this video. There is a solid droning noise like a motor
Sorry mate :(
Dave's Model Workshop All good. your on holiday. enjoy your time over there. we will still be here when you return. its only temporary....
still enjoyed it tho. Very good video that shows the tamiya HQ
The only place where I will be working till I die... Hahaha...
the dioramas made by shepard payne are ahead of theyr time ! still wonderful to these days
Agreed. He was a master.
86 golden year of rc for tamiya got my first the mighty falcon....
Your panning is a bit too fast. Otherwise, cool video! Not a big believer in doing any editing huh? lol
May check with your , need how to finish the tour on this lovely building .
Wish I could visit this place, I just finished my M-05 nsu tt jagermeister build, ordered the new comical grasshopper coming out November 2nd
Stevo, I *love* the NSU!!!! It's stunning. I've been very tempted by it a number of times. How does it drive?
I just finished it this past week n will be running it for the first time on Tamiya Tuesday n making a video. I don’t know if u have ever seen my tamiya buildoffs? I’ve been putting on a buildoff for the last 4 months with other channels around the world n we all build the same kit, but our styles n final projects all come out different n I make a video called shows them off displaying all the builds, 1st build was the grasshopper n we had over 20 builders, 2nd was lunchbox n had like 15, 3rd was dancing rider we had like 10 n this last month it was a pick ur tamiya of ur choice n video will be coming soon
I hadn't seen the before, but I'm subscribed now. Love the green NSU mate.
Dave's Model Workshop I appreciate it brotha
Dave's Model Workshop I thought I subbed to u yesterday but I just had to sub again, but we r good now got u back
Raaaaaaaaadd! This stuff is great.
Thank you fir sharing
I remember the 4 German officers/NCOs (6:01)from the 70s
Tamiya Mecca... I envy you. Thanks for sharing, it brought back so many memories from my youth.
I also went there a couple of weeks‘ ago. It was wonderful.
It's a pretty amazing place :)
Very neat! How lucky you are! That trip is on my bucket list! Thanks for sharing! 👍
amazing i love tamiya!
It's so worth going there if you ever get the chance.
Tamyia got the best boxart
I've been buying their products for fifty years.
I've been a customer for forty years, they're just great. Even the Tamiya ancient kits are still a fun build.
IJN battleship Yamato 💪💪💪💪💪👍👍👍👍👍
It's a beautiful machine.
Cool! 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
I have only picked up this video clip< A question "where you in a Shinto Shrine", the audio is appalling. Also your camera work is to fast from left to right shots, the only time it settled was when you focused on a specific item. I appreciate that you where in the "home" of Tamiya, excited to be there, but little planning might have made your presentation worthwhile.
Dumb question but is this an open free admission office or there is a fee? Thanks!
Free admission. I think you have to book in advance, but totally free.
what is the sailing ship? I did not think Tamiya ever made one
Would be cool if the Koi were actually plastic modeled Koi!
That would be incredible! Plastic koi in a clear resin water ;)
How much is their Tamiya mini acrylic paint (for comparison than home)?
Not sure, it was almost three years ago. Perhaps someone else who has been more recently can let us know?
What tank is that at 8:40 "Beirut on the green line"?
You probably should have re-recorded your in-store audio commentary after the fact.
Agreed, it would have been the smart thing to do. Dave
Super clear video, poor sound and a bit shakey. Still very cool!
Thanks Edward, and apologies for the poor audio... Dave
it says on their webpage you have to make a appointment to visit there , did you have to do that?
HI Justin, yes, I did make an appointment beforehand. I guess you could walk in off the street, but this being Japan I think you have to play by the rules and do everything by the book!
Oh my !!! Oh my !! Oh ......... My !!!!!
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Hello .. Good night
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I'm so jealous! Bet you had such a fantastic time, kid in a candy shop!
I have a king Blackfoot RC truck I cannot find parts anywhere around would you happen to have any chassis parts Fernand parts the hold the wheels on please comment back thank you very much you should bring this truck back you brought just a Blackfoot back you should bring the king Blackfoot back that was a good truck to thank you very
doit again but in 1080p!
Wow!!!! I´m sooo jealous man... see you in the web my friend
did you go on a weekday morning?
Do they offer foreign tax-free services?
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AWESOME!!!!!
the pre dreadnought is Mikasa
Ah, thank you. I want to visit the real Mikasa on my next visit.
how much money to pay, i mean ticket/something
Entry was free. You do need to make a booking though.
The 1/50 scale Dreadnought looks like the Mikasa.
Len Pytlewski Sure does. I got an up close look at Mikasa in Yokosuka a few years back. They have a museum attached. Lots of ship models there.
mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmumbles a word or so for how long? THE WHOLE VIDEO....ahhhhhhhhhhhh
Eai sou do Brasil
Yes Dave, yes
There's no one else there.. sad that not many people seem to be interested in these.
You lucky dog. ;)
Dream´s....
I’d love to go to the hq
Nice video, sound was terrible, really ruined an exiting moment mostg of us will never have the pleasure of enjoying.
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Mecca
Jesus fucking christ!!! Maybe the very worst video of something the should have been interesting.... just sad how badly this was recorded...
Whisper much?