Ship Modelers DatabaseTamiya is a Japanese model manufacturer headquartered in Shizuoka, Japan. The company was founded by Yoshio Tamiya in 1946 as a sawmill and lumber business, and it ventured into modeling in 1948 with a scale wooden ship model kit before transitioning to plastic models, introducing its first plastic kit, a 1/800 scale Battleship Yamato, in 1960. Tamiya has gained a reputation among hobbyists of producing models of outstanding quality and accurate scale detail, reflected in its longstanding motto "First in quality around the world." Tamiya is best known for its extensive range of scale plastic model kits covering military vehicles, aircraft, automobiles, motorcycles, and ships, as well as radio-controlled cars and its popular Mini 4WD line. In ship modeling specifically, the company is notable for popularizing the 1:350 scale for warship kits, launching its 1/350 Scale Ship Series in 1978 with the German battleship Bismarck, and later reviving the line with an all-new tooling of the Japanese battleship Yamato in 2011. The company also operates international subsidiaries including Tamiya America, Tamiya Europe, and Tamiya Philippines, and continues to be regarded as one of the world's leading and most influential model kit manufacturers.
Kits
No image | US Battleship BB-62 New Jersey (w/ Detail Up Parts) | New Jersey | 1:350 | Available |
| HMS Hood & E Class Destroyer "Battle of Denmark Strait" (Waterline Series No. 806/31806) | HMS Hood | 1:700 | Available |