Tamiya Reissues 1/12 Tyrrell P34 Six Wheeler for December 2026
Tamiya will re-release its 1/12 scale Tyrrell P34 Six Wheeler plastic model kit with photo-etched parts on Saturday, December 19, 2026, priced at 16,500 yen including tax.
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Why it matters
Tamiya is bringing back a large-scale kit of the car it describes as F1's first six-wheeled machine, and the special-sale label means this run is finite rather than a permanent catalog item.
Key Facts
- Tamiya's 1/12 Tyrrell P34 Six Wheeler (with photo-etched parts) is scheduled for release on Saturday, December 19, 2026.
- The kit is priced at 16,500 yen including tax and is listed as 1/12 Big Scale Series No. 36.
- The finished model measures 336mm long, 166mm wide and 84mm tall.
- Tamiya describes the Tyrrell P34 as announced on September 22, 1975 as F1's first-ever six-wheeled car.
- Tamiya states the kit is a special-sale product that will not be produced continuously.
The kit is 1/12 Big Scale Series No. 36 and builds to 336mm long, 166mm wide and 84mm tall, with four front wheels and two rear wheels. Tamiya lists it as a special-sale product that will not be produced continuously.
The kit builds the four-front, two-rear layout with the front wheels linked to the steering wheel through a rack-and-pinion system, as on the actual car. Front and rear suspension moves on coil springs, and the tires are hollow rubber.
The exposed 3-liter V8 DFV engine reproduces the water pump, fuel pipes and ignition cords, and the air funnels are machined aluminum. Photo-etched parts cover the seatbelt buckles, pedal surfaces, front lip spoiler and the thin stays that secure the front wing. Cartograf slide marks come in sets for cars No. 3 and No. 4.
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