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'''TOMIX''' (トミックス) is the {{w|model train}} department of [[TakaraTomy]]'s scale model-oriented subsidiary [[Tomytec]]. They are the largest model train manufacturer in Japan and a household name among model train hobbyists worldwide. When TakaraTomy's ''Transformers'' team secured the partnership of the {{w|Japanese Railway Group}} governing much of Japan's rail industry to launch the [[The Transformers: MPG|''MPG'']] with a line of fully licensed [[Trainbot]]s, TOMIX were naturally consulted as the company railway experts. As the product line evolved, the consultation grew into a full-on collaboration between the two departments, and TOMIX is ultimately responsible for producing alternate modes that are not just accurate, but fully functional HO [[scale]] model trains.<ref>[https://news.tfw2005.com/2021/10/28/figure-king-285-interview-with-mpg-01-raiden-development-team-english-translation-443964 Interview with the ''MPG'' design team] in [[Figure Ō|Figure King]] Issue 285 with [[Kōjin Ōno]] and [[Hideki Shimanuki]], translated at TFW2005</ref>
'''TOMIX''' (トミックス) is the {{w|model train}} department of [[TakaraTomy]]'s scale model-oriented subsidiary [[Tomytec]]. They are the largest model train manufacturer in Japan and a household name among model train hobbyists worldwide. When TakaraTomy's ''Transformers'' team secured the partnership of the {{w|Japan Railways Group}} governing much of Japan's rail industry to launch the [[The Transformers: MPG|''MPG'']] with a line of fully licensed [[Trainbot]]s, TOMIX were naturally consulted as the company railway experts. As the product line evolved, the consultation grew into a full-on collaboration between the two departments, and TOMIX is ultimately responsible for producing alternate modes that are not just accurate, but fully functional HO [[scale]] model trains.<ref>[https://news.tfw2005.com/2021/10/28/figure-king-285-interview-with-mpg-01-raiden-development-team-english-translation-443964 Interview with the ''MPG'' design team] in [[Figure Ō|Figure King]] Issue 285 with [[Kōjin Ōno]] and [[Hideki Shimanuki]], translated at TFW2005</ref>


==''Transformers'' projects==
==''Transformers'' projects==

Revision as of 14:55, 15 December 2024

TOMIX (トミックス) is the model train department of TakaraTomy's scale model-oriented subsidiary Tomytec. They are the largest model train manufacturer in Japan and a household name among model train hobbyists worldwide. When TakaraTomy's Transformers team secured the partnership of the Japan Railways Group governing much of Japan's rail industry to launch the MPG with a line of fully licensed Trainbots, TOMIX were naturally consulted as the company railway experts. As the product line evolved, the consultation grew into a full-on collaboration between the two departments, and TOMIX is ultimately responsible for producing alternate modes that are not just accurate, but fully functional HO scale model trains.[1]

Transformers projects

MPG

Trainbots / Raiden

References

  1. ↑ Interview with the MPG design team in Figure King Issue 285 with Kōjin Ōno and Hideki Shimanuki, translated at TFW2005

See also

  • Tyco, the first model railway manufacturer to work on the Transformers brand
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