Hello, I have searched at length for the answer to this question but I cannot find the answer anywhere. I am wondering how to identify the year that a Tamiya model was made. There are numbers on the box, and I believe the code or serial nmuber on the box does identify the year, but I don’t know how to translate the numbers to identify the year that the model was made. Does anyone know?
Thanks in advance for any help here!
Go to Scalemates. It is a huge database of models. Enter in the part number. Scalemates can be found at https://www.scalemates.com/.
Marcus
No, there’s no year code. “35” identifies the series and the rest is just a straight sequence number.
With the armour kits, there’s often a Tamiya logo and the year that part was first tooled on the inside of the lower hull pan. That’s not always a good indicator though, as that part may be utilised in later releases/variants of that vehicle.
Ok, thanks for the help - it is much appreciated!!! 