59th Shizuoka Hobby Show 2020 and more events cancelled due to the Coronavirus

[ChrisT]

 

The Shizuoka Model & Educational Material Cooperative Association has announced that the 59th Shizuoka Hobby Show planned for May 13-17 has been cancelled. Please click  This Link to visit their site for their announcement

 

 

Also these Tamiya events have been cancelled already:

3/1 (Sun) Shizuoka Hobby Square Decoration Experience
3/1 (Sun) Tamiya RC School in KTC Manufacturing Technology Center
3/7 (Sat) Engine RC Car Workshop in Tamiya Kakegawa Circuit
3/8 (Sun) Engine RC Car Race Kakegawa GP Grand Prix Series Rd.1
3/8 (Sun) Mini 4WD Grand Prix 2020 Spring Tokyo Tournament 1
3/14 (Sat) The 15th Tamiya Grand Prix Inn Yokohama
3/15 (Sun) Tamiya RC Car Grand Prix Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse Event Plaza
3/15 (Sun) Mini 4WD Grand Prix 2020 Spring Okayama Tournament
3/21 (Sat) Electric RC Car Racing Tamiya Spring Cup 2020
3/22 (Sun) Electric RC Car Racing Tamiya Spring Cup 2020
3/22 (Sun) Mini 4WD Grand Prix 2020 Spring Hokkaido Tournament
3/28 (Sat) RC Car Assembly Class Trial !! Tamiya RC School in MEGA WEB
3/29 (Sun) Mini 4WD Grand Prix 2020 Spring Kakegawa Tournament

 

Other events Other events held in March 2020 may be cancelled in the future.

 

Source: Tamiya Blog

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[.AJ.]

The end is nigh! 

[ChrisT]

3 minutes ago, .AJ. said:

The end is nigh! 

 

 

Yep

 

Cancellation of the Tamiya Headquarters 2020 Spring Tour due to the coronavirus

 

 

 

 

The translated statement of Tamiya, INC.:

Tamiya Co., Ltd. will give priority to the health and safety of participants and stakeholders, and will stop this “2020 Spring Tour” from the perspective of preventing the spread of the new coronavirus infection. Was. We are sorry for all those who are going to participate, but please understand.

[ChrisT]

I'm just wondering how many RC models are made in China, Japan etc? and how this could have a knock on effect with distributors stock?

[Nick]

On 28/02/2020 at 19:40, ChrisT said:

I'm just wondering how many RC models are made in China, Japan etc? and how this could have a knock on effect with distributors stock?

 

I predict badly, as UK distributors don't hold masses of stock and now Europes infrastructure is slowing down too.