As an Autopian reader and former child, you probably at some point assembled at least one or two plastic model-kits with hopes to bring your four-wheeled fantasies into three-dimensional reality, even ...

He turned his family’s lumber business into a manufacturer of model kits that won global popularity for their quality and historical accuracy. By Martin Fackler and Kiuko Notoya Reporting from Tokyo ...

Any visitor to the city of Shizuoka, a medium-sized city in the belly of Japan’s main island of Honshu, might turn a corner at random and instantly feel a smile on their face. With its clean, bustling ...

There’s a natural progression for most young gearheads, anxious to get their hands on totemic representation of the cars and trucks they covet, but are still too young to legally own. It usually ...

When the Little Car Company announced that it would transform the iconic remote controlled Tamiya Wild One toy that many had when they were kids into a life-size quadricycle, many ears perked up. Now, ...

Have you ever sent an R/C car ripping across the dirt or asphalt and wondered what it would be like to shrink down and ride inside of it? Well, don’t be silly, that’s impossible. But don’t give up ...

Bburago Metal Kit, 1990 Lamborghini Diablo: Off late my son had been watching die-cast model restorations like Restoration ...

Tamiya’s Mini 4WD, only sold in Japan and Asia, was a flop in the ’80s before becoming a huge craze. In 1997, 15% of all AA batteries sold in Japan were used in them. In total, 150 million were sold.