A trip to the Tamiya Plamodel Factory in Shimbashi, Tokyo

[ghosttjr2]

OMG HEAVEN ON EARTH?

[sgtnick09]

If i saw a Tamiya store like this... i would have no life other than the one in the store. I'd love to work there.

[darthpervertous]

DUDE!!! I am crying manly tears!! This has got to be the COOLEST hobbystore on the

planet!!!

Even their model paint and supplies are actually in stock!!! I live in south Florida, and Tamiya model paints are very hard to find!!

[BlueFox284]

I'm jealous, very, very much jealous. . .lol

I love Tamiya kits, paints and supplies. The whole EPA thing is still hurting me here in California. Still a hard time getting their sprays, and I need some for Tamiya's A-10 Thunderbolt II. . .:-(

Those side cutters are awesome. Wish more shops in the US would carry more of their stuff. . .If I got the store I'd totally geek out- drop to my knees and kiss the floor. That place should be every modelers pilgrimage.

[stevethefishdotnet]

@BlueFox284 EPA bullying Tamiya is total BS. If the EPA really cared about the environment and air quality, they would put an end to factory farming, which affects way more people than those who paint models and such. I think that just as with the Toyota floor mat crap a while back, the government pushing Tamiya around is bogus and only seeks self-interests. I sincerely doubt there was anything harmful with their paints to begin with.

[BlueFox284]

@stevethefishdotnet Well I think its all about the cans being in nothing but Japanese. A new can I got was entirely wrapped in a English label. The manager at one of the shops told me that Testor's Corp. might of turned them in as well. Like you said, the whole EPA thing is BS.

[stevethefishdotnet]

@BlueFox284 I'm sure Testors had some part in it, just as GM (Government Motors) must have had something to do with the absurd Toyota complaints about floor mats causing accidents. I'm sure Gunze Sangyo paints will be next. Tamiya just has more circulation in American hobby stores than GS paints do (Mr. Hobby Color paints).

[POKEMEX07]

T__T i want to go there ughhhh only in my dreams :(

[TheMRBLACKop12]

BONZAI



[mingeth]

What a shop!.....thanks for posting love your vid's

[Egg473]

O.M.G. I'm freaking out totally cool shop !

[Lee78072]

Modeller's Heaven!

[tuareg64]

HEAVEN!!!..hey dude at 6:43 6:44 barely see a big tiger I !!!.. it is in 1/16th???... wow!!!.. I been looking for that model, the static version not de R/C... and yes..as Austin84 says: I hate you!!! :) great video thanks for sharing.

[stevethefishdotnet]

@tuareg64 Here's another reason to hate me: I'm moving to Japan in three days from today.

[tuareg64]

@stevethefishdotnet enjoy my friend.. good for you... good hunting.. :) regards..

[Blueatchley12]

@tuareg64 no its a 1/25 im getting it on scalehobby

[tuareg64]

@Blueatchley12 thanks... I though it was in 1/16th..scale. I saw the box too large!!!..

[Austin48HD]

I hate you at 12:20 my hobby shop has had Tamiya paint on back order since last may.It was like taking an arrow to the knee.

[stevethefishdotnet]

@Austin48HD As Bill Clinton would say, "I feel your pain." Tamiya has been pushed around by the EPA for a long time. However, new paint supplies have been slowly trickling in. There is just such a backorder demand that it'll take awhile for the products to get stocked in the USA. My local hobby shop in Tempe, AZ has began restocking in limited supply.

[Austin48HD]

Let me start by saying this,Dear santa.....

[FlamerK6]

damn! this vid is gonna give me wet dreams

[FeelinGipper]

haha, I re-watch this video all the time just wishing I was there... :)

[fatgirlfister]

The motherload!!!!

[foetwinny]

Love your video, and needless to say I'm drooling with envy from across the ocean. So many fond memories as a kid putting my new mabuchi 360 powered grasshopper together. Buying a frog, and stripping out the hex-shaped dogbones within 5 minutes. Those were the days. Tamiya runs deep in my blood. I'd kill for 10 minutes in that store. Nice post!

[carboy131]

You could've picked me up that celica, lol!

[FeelinGipper]

shit dude at 0:50 you should have kept the camera turned to the left, Didnt you see that sweet fuckin white nissan skyline sitting there? gosh, if i could spend even a couple hours in tokyo my life would be complete :)

[stevethefishdotnet]

@FeelinGipper That's the interesting thing about taking these videos. While watching them, I notice stuff that I missed in person. I catch a lot afterwards. I'm taking these videos as much for myself as for everyone else.

[FeelinGipper]

@stevethefishdotnet its still a great video though, i love tamiya and japan

[stevethefishdotnet]

@FeelinGipper Me too! I hope you can make it to Japan someday. Tokyo alone provides so much fun.

[fatgirlfister]

@FeelinGipper I was hopinfg someone else saw it.

[hanscombe72]

hallowed ground!!!!!

[tifosiman68]

I'm totally jealous, Tamiya are my favorite builds, they just fall together. Thanks for making this video, I loved it.

[MDRTales]

you forgot the rc section

[Toppervision1]

Wow, it's like Mecca. I did not know they made shirts, and hats and now I need both. Hey, that would have been your 3rd Honda Fit! Great buys you made and thanks a million for sharing the experience!

Btw, I've got that mini Cooper.

[kahn1701]

I can’t get enough of these videos..

It’s like, I’m a little kid again..

Love all the English singing as well.

It takes a little while to tell what there singing...LOL

This one is a real treat for all use old model builders..

Thanks again..

Keep up the good work.

[Pinnolymino]

Thank you for making these great videos love watching them.

I really like that you show outside the stores to.

Can`t wait for the next one

Thank you