User guide
Tamiya Legends has three pages. Switch between them with the tabs under the header: The First 200 (kits 58001–58200), TRF (every Tamiya Racing Factory kit) and Guide Books (Tamiya's RC Guide Books, 1979–2004).
Reading a Guide Book
- Tap a book's cover or its 📖 Read the book button.
- Turn the pages with Next → and ← Previous, your keyboard's arrow keys, or by swiping left and right on a phone. ⏮ Cover takes you back to the start.
- On a computer or tablet you see two pages side by side, like an open book. On a phone you see one page at a time.
- Tap a page to open it full size in a new tab, so you can zoom in on the small print.
- Tap ✕ Close or press Esc to go back to the shelf.
Why some pages are missing
TamiyaBase shows a selection of pages from each book, so the reader shows those pages in order. For the complete book, use Full book, which opens the full scans on Black Hole Sun (and the Internet Archive for 1984).
Adding a Guide Book to your collection
Tap the round ✓ in the top-right corner of a book's cover. It turns red and the In my collection counter goes up. Tap it again to remove it. Use the drop-down to show only the books you own, or the ones you're still after.
Finding a book
Search by year or by the car on the cover (e.g. Hotshot), pick a language, or choose a decade.
Adding the app to your home screen
Tap 📲 Add to Home Screen at the top of the page and follow the steps.
Good to know: your collection is saved on this device, in this browser only, and covers all three pages. Guide Book scans are © Tamiya and come from TamiyaBase, with thanks to the collectors who scanned them.
