Master Modeler : Creating the Tamiya Style by Shunsaku Tamiya (2002, Hardcover)
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Master Modeler: Creating the Tamiya Style. It was not always so. Author: Tamiya, Shunsaku. Notes: Near Fine. Lovely, well-cared-for hardcover. Clean, unmarked interior, no highlighting, underlining, creasing or writing.
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Product Identifiers
PublisherKodansha International
ISBN-104770028512
ISBN-139784770028518
eBay Product ID (ePID)2265007
Product Key Features
Original LanguageJapanese
Book TitleMaster Modeler : Creating the Tamiya Style
Number of Pages272 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2002
TopicModels
IllustratorYes
GenreCrafts & Hobbies
AuthorShunsaku Tamiya
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1 in
Item Weight21 Oz
Item Length9.2 in
Item Width6.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Reviews"... a classic Japanese business success story that can be summed up in three words: imitate, innovate, annihilate." -The Daily Yomiuri
Number of Volumes1 vol.
SynopsisThe blue and red star logo of Tamiya is now recognized internationally as the mark of model kits of unrivalled quality and precision. It was not always so. In the 1950s Shunsaku Tamiya joined the family firm-a debt-ridden lumber business in an air-raid flattened city. He started manufacturing wooden models-only to have that business wiped out by the arrival of plastic model kits imported from America. This autobiography shows how he responded to that challenge, successfully switching from wood to plastic before producing a series of hit products-1/12 formula one cars, slot racing cars, military miniature tanks, warships, radio control and 4-wheel-drive cars-that continues uninterrupted to this day. Model maker, craftsman, photographer, machinist and accidental businessman-this book is the self-portrait of a man whose energy, curiosity and love of perfection created a new standard in modelling and gave pleasure to millions of fans the world over.
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