Tamiya Singapore: Interview with Ngo Wei Xiang, a hobby shop entrepreneur from Singapore (Part 1)

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Tamiya Singapore Interview withNgo Wei Xiang,
a hobby shop entrepreneur from Singapore(Part1)
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At lukirmart, we recently observed a surge in
the sales of tamiya and related products in
singapore as per the data and information we
received from various Singapore hobby shops.
Wondering about the current trend and future  of
tamiya in Singapore, we thought what better there
could be than to get the details right from the
horses mouth. We therefore have interviewed one
of the famous hobby sellers in Singapore, Ngo Wei
Xiang, who owns a famous Singapore hobby shop
that sells various hobby products such as gundam
and gunpla kits, playstation and xbox
accessories, various games as well as tamiya
products.
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LM Hey Ngo Wei Xiang! Warm welcome to
Lukirmart! Please introduce yourself to our
amazing audience. Ngo Thank you for having
me. I am Ngo Wei Xiang, a hobby shop seller. My
company is called hobbyworldsg which is aimed
to bring hobby products to all the hobby fans in
Singapore. Personally, I am  one of the gunpla
world cup builder finalists who were selected for
custom kit builder in 2016. One of the areas Ive
got expertise is  in advising customers how to 
customize  kits and how to go about building
them. We started by selling Bandai Gundam
products in Singapore but have  since expanded
into Tamiya and other brand kits and
accessories.
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LM Thanks. That was a great introduction.
Considering that youve been a hobby enthusiast
yourself, what do you think about trend of tamiya
and other hobby products in singapore?   Ngo
Being in the industry from a few years now, I
found that so many young adults are taking
interest in building as well as  customizing
model kits and the trend has risen more than it
might ever been. One reason of this increased
interest is the evolution that is being
continuously made by Bandai and other brands.
Currently available model kits have unique and
extremely captivating designs that attracts
builders eyes and minds.
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LM Indeed the model kits have really come a
long way and is continuing to evolve. As you
mentioned building a kit and customizing as two
separate verticals, can you tell a quick
difference between both and tell which one do you
think people are taking more interest?   Ngo
Building  model kits is an interest of so many,
but it has its own difficulty. Professionals
take up to 4 hours to build a normal kit and this
can take several hours for others. There are
definitely efforts and skilled required which
must be learnt or practiced. Customizing kits is
entirely different. This is relatively easier
than building kits but still requires skills and
practice. One can customize the kits by using 
accessories products such as nippers, cutters,
sanding sticks, airbrush, Paint,  sprays and much
more.
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LM Very well explained. Since tamiya, under its
name has different product lines,  Which are some
of the top selling categories/segments for tamiya
in  singapore?   Ngo Tamiya has many products
ranged from model kits to  their accompanied
accessories. Currently we do not bring in kits
but we are working on expanding on those products
and shall be providing those as well soon. Before
explaining the products that Tamiya has, I will
elaborate various products with pictures. One
paint brand we have is called the Gaia notes. The
brand sells Lacquer paint which is a high quality
paint why is it high quality? The paint can be
used for airbrush (spray to color model kits in a
faster drying and color is well done on the kits)
Gaia notes colors look better than normal paint
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Please refer to the pictures below
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However, Tamiya paints are second to none It
sells the  2nd type of paint called acrylic paint
the smell of the paint is not that strong on
the kits. The paint is also easier to use.
Although it is a better type of painting paint,
the paint can only be used to paint on plastic
kits (E.g Mr Hobby acrylic paints). However, some
tamiya paint cant be used on gundam kits. See
pictures below for more examples
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Tamiya also sells a 3rd type of paint called
enamel paint Brand Tamiya and Mr Hobby  Mostly
Mr hobby marker (aka Gundam Marker) and tamiya
bottle for drawing lines (also known as Tamiya
panel accent) See below for more photos
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Enamel paint can be used to draw lines and it is
mainly used to outline the model kits. LM Wow.
Youre giving really valuable information and
were sure that the audience of lukirmart is 
loving to know some of the popular  products
right from the shop owner. We would definitely
love to know more about the products as well as
what tamiya products are demanded more in
Singapore as per your experience.
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