Farewell Shunsaku Tamiya The Man Who Gave Us The Best Things To Build
News Source : Hackaday
News Summary
- Shunsaku Tamiya has died at the age of 90.
- Tamiya was famous for his attention to detail and this very much came through in his products.
- The Tamiya story started in the lumber business, diversifying into wooden toys, and then just like LEGO on the other side of the world from their Shizuoka base, into plastic injection mouldings.
- We are sure the Tamiya company will continue to produce the best in plastic modeling, and we envy the kids who are now discovering them for the first time.
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