Shunsaku Tamiya, Pioneer of Plastic Model Kits, Passes Away
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Summary
Shunsaku Tamiya, former president and chairman of Tamiya, Inc., passed away on July 18. He was instrumental in transforming the company into a global leader in high-precision plastic model kits, radio control vehicles, and Mini 4WD racers. Starting from a transport and lumber business, Tamiya expanded into wooden models before pioneering the plastic model industry.
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He joined the company founded by his father originally as a transport firm, and switched to supplying lumber after the war.
That brought about an expansion into wooden models, primarily of ships and planes.
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