peely20 Posted April 27, 2023 Share Posted April 27, 2023 (edited) Hello! I’ve recently become intrigued by the range of 1/100 aircraft kits that Tamiya started producing in the late sixties and which continued through into the early seventies. It seems that every time I think I know all that has been produced I get surprised to discover something new, so I was wondering has anybody done a lot of the donkey work already and produced a definitive list of all the kits that Tamiya released in this line? I know a lot of them were re-popped by Revell in the mid eighties and other manufacturers, such as Ben, have also had a crack at them too. The ESM wiki page of 1/100 scale aircraft has been a great help, but even that is not definitive, the two (that I know of) Tamiya B-52s are not mentioned at all for instance. Any help would be gratefully received. Thanks! https://esm.fandom.com/wiki/Category:1/100_scale_aircraft Edited April 27, 2023 by peely20 poor grammar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wadeocu Posted April 27, 2023 Share Posted April 27, 2023 (edited) No mention of the Buccaneer they did either which was also re-boxed by Revell. Edited April 27, 2023 by wadeocu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Smith Posted April 28, 2023 Share Posted April 28, 2023 3 hours ago, peely20 said: The ESM wiki page of 1/100 scale aircraft has been a great help, but even that is not definitive, the two (that I know of) Tamiya B-52s are not mentioned at all for instance. looks a very slim list, Not perfect, but a better starting point https://www.scalemates.com/search.php?fkSECTION[]=All&q=tamiya+1%3A100 @CliffB specialises in 1/100 and 1/200 scales and maybe able to help. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliffB Posted April 28, 2023 Share Posted April 28, 2023 4 hours ago, Troy Smith said: looks a very slim list, Not perfect, but a better starting point https://www.scalemates.com/search.php?fkSECTION[]=All&q=tamiya+1%3A100 @CliffB specialises in 1/100 and 1/200 scales and maybe able to help. Hi @peely20 and welcome to the joys of 1/100. Troy's right to direct you to the Scalemates site and as far as I'm aware their Tamiya 1/100 list is complete. You'll notice that in a few cases Tamiya released alternative versions of the same kit. Mostly these included some different parts, not just different decals. A couple of other points to note (that might otherwise confuse) are that: not all of Ben Hobby's output were Tamiya re-pops. For example their range of F-15s. not all of Revell's 1/100 stuff was Tamiya either, even if at first sight it might look like it is. For example, their Huey and Skyhawk kits are not Tamiya. Again, Scalemates should help you with this as their 'history' bit shows you the origins. Enjoy your quest 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viscount806x Posted April 30, 2023 Share Posted April 30, 2023 (edited) A BMW Models magazine ad for Dec. 1970 lists the following: Corsair, Skyhawk, Lightning, Mirage, MiG 19, MiG21, Fiat G91, Starfighter, SAAB J35F, Iroquois, all at 5/11 (old UK money). SAAB AV37, F4E Phantom, Intruder all at 9/11. B52F Stratofort at 79/6. (That is £3-19/6). edit: Buccaneer yet to come presumably. edit 2: John Burns’ PAK20 lists more - Bell UG-1G Huey Cobra, Boeing Vertol 107-11, F4K/M Phantom, Illyushin IL28, Bell AH-1G, MiG15 & F-86F Sabre duo, Me-262A & Me-163 duo, Sikorsky CH-54 Skycrane, Republic F-105D Thunderchief. Quite a list there isn’t it ? Edited April 30, 2023 by viscount806x Additional… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peely20 Posted April 30, 2023 Author Share Posted April 30, 2023 Many thanks to all that have responded, there are way more kits in this range than I initially realised. I had no idea that they produced a Tamiya equivalent of the ‘dogfight double’ with the MiG15 and the F-86 Sabre set. Food for thought. Thanks for the information, greatly appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Humm Posted May 1, 2023 Share Posted May 1, 2023 I've got a 1975 Tamiya catalogue, which shows the following: PA1001 MiG-19 Farmer-E PA1002 LTV A7E Corsair II PA1003 Douglas A-4E Skyhawk PA1004 BAC Lighning F.Mk.6 PA1005 Dassault Mirage IIIC PA1006 Saab J35F Draken PA1007 Fiat G.91/R1/R4 PA1008 Lockheed F-104J/G PA1009 MiG-21 Fishbed-F PA1010 Bell UH-1B Iroquois PA1011 Saab AJ-37 Viggen PA1012 Grumman A-6A Intruder PA1013 McDonnell-Douglas Phantom II (looks like an F-4E) PA1014 F-4K/M British Phantom PA1015 Ilyushin Il-28 Beagle PA1016 Not listed - Scalemates shows this as the Boeing B-52F Stratofortress PA1017 Bell AH-1G Hueycobra PA1018 Boeing-Vertol V-107-II PA1019 Sikorsky SH-3A/D PA1020 Kawasaki Vertol KV-107-II Airliner PA1021 Hawker Siddeley Buccaneer S.Mk.2 PA1022 North American F-86F Sabre and MiG-15 PA1023 Messerschmitt Me 262A & Me 163B PA1024 Sikorsky CH-54A Skycrane PA1025 Boeing B-52D Stratofortress PA1025 Republic F-105D Thunderchief - this appears to be a typo - Scalemates shows the F-105 as PA1026 Later issues were the B-52D in silver finish as PA1027 and the F-4EJ Phantom as PA1028, but there weren't any more original tools unless you count the Space Shuttle and Embraer 175. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Posted May 1, 2023 Share Posted May 1, 2023 On 4/28/2023 at 6:25 AM, CliffB said: Edit not all of Revell's 1/100 stuff was Tamiya either, even if at first sight it might look like it is. For example, their Huey and Skyhawk kits are not Tamiya. Again, Scalemates should help you with this as their 'history' bit shows you the origins. Enjoy your quest It's not quite that straightforward in that there have been (at least) 2 Revell 1/100th Skyhawks. The earlier, both in the sense of release of the kit and the version of the A-4, was in fact the Tamiya kit. The later, A-4M I think, was from another manufacturer. You can still find the later kit fairly easily and it builds up nicely. I'm not quite as sure about the Huey, certainly the current release isn't the Tamiya kit. I'm fairly sure earlier boxing's were but as I say, I'm not 100% about it. I wish they would bring back the SkyCrane, it's a lovely kit. John Edited to say that I just saw this on the Bay of E a few minutes ago: If I'm correct this should be the Tamiya plastic. J 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliffB Posted May 1, 2023 Share Posted May 1, 2023 2 hours ago, John said: The earlier, both in the sense of release of the kit and the version of the A-4, was in fact the Tamiya kit. The later, A-4M I think, was from another manufacturer. You're quite right John. The A-4M is Takara. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tempestfan Posted May 4, 2023 Share Posted May 4, 2023 On 5/1/2023 at 9:22 AM, Richard Humm said: I've got a 1975 Tamiya catalogue, which shows the following: PA1001 MiG-19 Farmer-E PA1002 LTV A7E Corsair II PA1003 Douglas A-4E Skyhawk PA1004 BAC Lighning F.Mk.6 PA1005 Dassault Mirage IIIC PA1006 Saab J35F Draken PA1007 Fiat G.91/R1/R4 PA1008 Lockheed F-104J/G PA1009 MiG-21 Fishbed-F PA1010 Bell UH-1B Iroquois PA1011 Saab AJ-37 Viggen PA1012 Grumman A-6A Intruder PA1013 McDonnell-Douglas Phantom II (looks like an F-4E) PA1014 F-4K/M British Phantom PA1015 Ilyushin Il-28 Beagle PA1016 Not listed - Scalemates shows this as the Boeing B-52F Stratofortress PA1017 Bell AH-1G Hueycobra PA1018 Boeing-Vertol V-107-II PA1019 Sikorsky SH-3A/D PA1020 Kawasaki Vertol KV-107-II Airliner PA1021 Hawker Siddeley Buccaneer S.Mk.2 PA1022 North American F-86F Sabre and MiG-15 PA1023 Messerschmitt Me 262A & Me 163B PA1024 Sikorsky CH-54A Skycrane PA1025 Boeing B-52D Stratofortress PA1025 Republic F-105D Thunderchief - this appears to be a typo - Scalemates shows the F-105 as PA1026 Later issues were the B-52D in silver finish as PA1027 and the F-4EJ Phantom as PA1028, but there weren't any more original tools unless you count the Space Shuttle and Embraer 175. From a certain modelkitcollecting forum, courtesy of my friend Paolo, also including box type and plastic colour - why type if you can copy & paste 🙂 FIRST OR EARLY ISSUE: Mikoyan GurevitchMiG 19 FarmerPA 1001-100topsilver VoughtA-7A Corsair IIPA 1002-100topgrey DouglasA-4E SkyhawkPA 1003-100topgrey DouglasA-4E SkyhawkPA 1003-200flap B.A.C.Lightning F Mk6PA 1004-100topsilver DassaultMirage IIIcPA 1005-100topsilver SaabJ 35F DrakenPA 1006-100topgrey FiatG 91PA 1007-100topblueunboxed one in light grey LockheedF 104 J/G StarfighterPA 1008-100topsilver LockheedF 104 J/G StarfighterPA 1008-200flap Mikoyan GurevitchMiG 21 FishbedPA 1009-100topsilver Mikoyan GurevitchMiG 21 FishbedPA 1009-200flapgrey BellUH-1BPA 1010-100topolive drab SaabAJ 37 ViggenPA 1011-200topsilver SaabAJ 37 ViggenPA 1011-200flap GrummanA-6APA 1012-150topwhite McDonnellF-4EPA 1013-250flapwhite McDonnellF-4K/MPA 1014-150topdark blue IlyushinIl-28PA 1015-150topsilver IlyushinIl-28PA 1015-250flapsilver BoeingB-52 FPA 1016top BellAH-1G CobraPA 1017-100topolive drab Boeing VertolV 107 IIPA 1018-200topwhite SikorskySH-3APA 1019-200topgrey Kawasaki-VertolKV-107-IIPA 1020-150topwhite Hawker SiddeleyBuccaneer S Mk 2PA 1021-150topgrey Mikoyan GurevitchMiG 15 F-86FPA 1022-200topsilver MesserschmittMe-163 and Me-262PA 1023-200topgrey MesserschmittMe-163 and Me-262PA 1023-250flapgrey SikorskyCH-54A SkycranePA 1024-450topolive drab Boeing B-52D PA 1025 RepublicF 105 DPA 1026-200flapdark green LATER ISSUE WITHOUT "PA" IN CAT.N. McDonnellF-4EJ Phantom II6028-250topgrey REISSUE WITH BLACK AND WHITE BOXART VertolV 107 IIITEM 94098-500flapwhiteB/W boxart WHITE BOXES REISSUES WITH HIGHER PRICE DouglasA-4E SkyhawkITEM 60003-900flap new issuegrey SaabAJ 37 ViggenITEM 60011-900flap MesserschmittMe-163 and Me-262ITEM 60023-900flap BoeingB-52 DITEM 60025-2400top McDonnellF-4EJ Phantom IIITEM 60028-900top new issuegrey BLACK BOXES IlyushinIl-28ITEM 61601-500black boxmedium grey Mikoyan GurevitchMiG 21 FishbedITEM 61602-500black boxdark grey DassaultMirage IIIcITEM 61603-500black boxdark grey MesserschmittMe-163 and Me-262ITEM 61604-500black boxgrey McDonnellF-4EJ Phantom IIITEM 61605-500black boxgrey GrummanA-6AITEM 61606-500black boxwhite VoughtA-7AITEM 61607-500black boxdark grey B.A.C.Lightning F Mk6ITEM 61608-500black boxdark grey Mikoyan GurevitchMiG 19 FarmerITEM 61609-500black boxdark grey FiatG91 R1/R4ITEM 61610-500black boxgrey Sorry the table formatting has been lost... The Takara kits also reboxed by Revell mentioned earlier are indeed very good kits and worth seeking out, too. The ones I am aware of offhand are: Rv 4056 Kfir Rv 4057 F-8E Rv 4058 F-100D Rv 4059 AV-8A (all grey boxes) Rv 4080 A-4M Rv 4082 F-20 (both blue boxes) ...and IIRC there also was a blue box Yak-38. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tempestfan Posted May 4, 2023 Share Posted May 4, 2023 On 4/28/2023 at 7:25 AM, CliffB said: A couple of other points to note (that might otherwise confuse) are that: not all of Ben Hobby's output were Tamiya re-pops. For example their range of F-15s. not all of Revell's 1/100 stuff was Tamiya either, even if at first sight it might look like it is. For example, their Huey and Skyhawk kits are not Tamiya. Again, Scalemates should help you with this as their 'history' bit shows you the origins. Enjoy your quest Ben also had an A-10A whose original postdates the last Tamiya Minijet by a couple of years, but I guess that’s what you meant with „by example“. The first (1986?) Revell B Huey IS the Tamiya. However, in/from the early 90s they boxed a range of new mould 1/100 helos, I think including an HH-60D and SH-60B, AH-64, Mi-24 and D Huey. The moulds apparently came from Korea (Ace/Kangnam/Academy) and were also sold as Accurate Miniatures. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Humm Posted May 4, 2023 Share Posted May 4, 2023 It looks like Paolo missed a couple of the January 2004 white box Tamiya reissues - I got the following list from their old website, though the only one I actually have is the Buccaneer: 60003 1/100 Douglas A-4E Skyhawk 60006 1/100 SAAB J35F Draken 60008 1/100 Lockheed F-104J/G 60011 1/100 SAAB AJ37 Viggen 60021 1/100 Hawker Siddeley Buccaneer S.Mk.2 60023 1/100 Messerschmitt Me 262A & Me 163B 60028 1/100 McDonnell Douglas F-4EJ Phantom II 60029 1/100 F-105D Thunderchief The 616xx numbered releases were in July 2004, with the Messerschmitt double and the F-4EJ coming down in price to ¥500. The last reissue of the B-52D as 60025 didn't come out until April 2011, though I thnk it had been reissued in the early 1990s. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliffB Posted May 5, 2023 Share Posted May 5, 2023 7 hours ago, tempestfan said: Ben also had an A-10A whose original postdates the last Tamiya Minijet by a couple of years Thanks for this @tempestfan and for correcting me on the Huey Are you sure about the Ben A-10, only I've never seen one (only the Takara)? Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tempestfan Posted May 5, 2023 Share Posted May 5, 2023 2 hours ago, CliffB said: Thanks for this @tempestfan and for correcting me on the Huey Are you sure about the Ben A-10, only I've never seen one (only the Takara)? Cheers Oops, did I blunder? I could have sworn one was pictured in some issue of SMI, probably early 90s. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Posted May 5, 2023 Share Posted May 5, 2023 I didn't think the Draken had been released in anything other than the original style of boxing? John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Humm Posted May 5, 2023 Share Posted May 5, 2023 The 600xx series were in the original box style, but with new kit numbers and price codes. The 616xx series are in black boxes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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