Hey all,
As of fan of Tamiya, I've been real curious as to why their paints have been on short supply. I decided to email them.
Here's my original email:
Recently, myself and many modelers I talk with have noticed a
shortage of Tamiya Acrylic paints in their local hobby stores and in online
stores. Rumors have surfaced suggesting Tamiya is changing the labels to
conform to US Customs regulations or that Tamiya is changing formulas.
Could you shed some light on this problem? I know many people would be
appreciative.
Thank you, Jesse
Here's the reply :
Dear Tamiya Customer,
This shortage is due to our recent warehouse move and general out of stock
items. Also, no paints have shipped for the past two weeks because our
warehouse has been conducting their annual inventory, shipments are to
resume next week. As for the paint labels, they were changed approximately
two years. And I have no information regarding re-formulation of our
paints.
Tamiya America
Customer Service
I hope this clears up some questions.
Jesse