https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/25/.....dels-dies.html

Shunsaku Tamiya, the founder and current chairman of Tamiya corporation, died on July 18 at age 90.

In mid 1950s, Mr. Tamiya turned his father's sawmill business into the now renowned and highly esteemed manufacturer of toys and model kits; bringing his hometown of Shizuoka into the world's center of plastic models with thousands of guests and exhibitors from across the globe gathering at the Shizuoka Hobby Show each year.

His pursuit of excellence also elevated his company as the golden standard of plastic model, with unparalleled accuracy, Precise moldings, and mindful part separation and engineering making every build highly enjoyable - earning Tamiya the well-deserved title among modelers as "shake-and-bake" kits.

According to the company, Mr. Tamiya still enjoyed standing at the entrance to the Shizuoka Hobby Show, to watch the children come in.

Thank you Mr. Tamiya, for bringing the "Twin Stars" to shine upon all hobbyist of all ages, young and old, all across the world.