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'''Tomytec''' (トミーテック ''Tomītekku'') is a subsidiary of [[TakaraTomy]] specializing in {{w|scale model}}s and photography accessories. When TakaraTomy set about launching the [[The Transformers: MPG|''MPG'']] line with a set of fully licensed incarnations of the [[Trainbot]]s in collaboration with the {{w|Japanese Railway Group}} governing much of Japan's rail industry, what began as a consultation eventually spiralled into a full-on official colaboration between Tomytec's train department [[TOMIX]] and TakaraTomy's ''Transformers'' team.<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]]'' | '''Tomytec''' (トミーテック ''Tomītekku'') is a subsidiary of [[TakaraTomy]] specializing in {{w|scale model}}s and photography accessories. When TakaraTomy set about launching the [[The Transformers: MPG|''MPG'']] line with a set of fully licensed incarnations of the [[Trainbot]]s in collaboration with the {{w|Japanese Railway Group}} governing much of Japan's rail industry, what began as a consultation eventually spiralled into a full-on official colaboration between Tomytec's train department [[TOMIX]] and TakaraTomy's ''Transformers'' team.<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]]'' issue 285 with [[Kōjin Ōno]] and [[Hideki Shimanuki]], translated at TFW2005</ref> | ||
==Known ''Transformers'' contributors at Tomytec== | ==Known ''Transformers'' contributors at Tomytec== | ||
Latest revision as of 14:35, 25 February 2026
Tomytec (トミーテック Tomītekku) is a subsidiary of TakaraTomy specializing in scale models and photography accessories. When TakaraTomy set about launching the MPG line with a set of fully licensed incarnations of the Trainbots in collaboration with the Japanese Railway Group governing much of Japan's rail industry, what began as a consultation eventually spiralled into a full-on official colaboration between Tomytec's train department TOMIX and TakaraTomy's Transformers team.[1]
Known Transformers contributors at Tomytec
[edit]- Hideki Shimanuki (marketing)
- Dai Ono (TOMIX, designer)
References
[edit]- ↑ Interview with the MPG design team in Figure Ō issue 285 with Kōjin Ōno and Hideki Shimanuki, translated at TFW2005
External links
[edit]- Tomytec official website (English, machine translated)
- Tomytec at Japanese Wikipedia
