A magazine with the most mini 4WD comic books in Japan, it’s a love story! Professor Kentaro Hayashi’s “TMFL” is also being serialized! In the latest Aniki Latest No. 8, I thoroughly interviewed Tamiya Corp. until the mini 4WD is ready! All of mini 4WD development that was wrapped in secret is here!
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Monthly Archives: April 2017
Some cool Tamiya classic RC cartoon style drawings
Flashback Friday – Tamiya × Jun Watanabe Present 2015 RC Car Custom Design Exhibition
Source and more: Jun Watanabe work website & blog
TAMIYA × JUN WATANABE Presents
“RC CAR CUSTOM DESIGN EXHIBITION”
Period: March 1 – 31, 2015
Room: Shibuya Liller
Tamiya’s radio controlled cars customized by 16 artists active in the front lines such as musicians, product designers, graphic designers, illustrators, cartoonists are displayed together. The radio controlled cars used for the exhibition include lineups of more famous cars such as Hornet, Grasshopper, Mighty Frog, Hot Shots, and other famous cars that have made a big boom in the 1980s. We exhibited radio-controlled cars full of individuality that was made with the theme of “unique, creative and fun” by gorgeous artists.
Participating artists BOSE / PES (RIP SLYME) / Wakana (Shonannokaze) / Takagi Ko (DJ · Producer) / CHOCOMOO (Illustrator) / JUN WATANABE (Creative Director) / Nezu Kota (Creative Communicator) / Yakazaki Takayuki (Product Designer) / Hiroaki Doi (Art Director) with Takafumi Yonezuka (Special Molding Art Designer) / Saki Rikiishi (Hyper Knitting Creator) / Takumi Yamamoto (Car Creator) / Yusuke Hanai (Illustrator) / hi-dutch (Artist) / TAKASHIMA DESIGN (RC color design & paint) / Ryuji Maehara (manga artist) Organizer
: JUN WATANABE sponsored : TAMIYA
Tamiya New Item Release list for May 2017
RC Models
58644 1/10 R/C Ferrari F12tdf (TT-02)
47331 1/10 R/C Mitsubishi Pajero Metaltop Wide
42309 37T Aluminum One-Way Pulley
42310 37T Aluminum Differential Pulley
47353 1/10 Scale R/C Honda NSX-GT (2005) Lightweight Body Parts
Scale Models
21158 1/24 NSX (White) (Finished Model)
Kids
18646 DCR-01
19450 Spin Cobra Premium (Super-II)
95312 DCR-01 Body Parts Set (Gun Metal)
95325 Reinforced Gear Cover (for MS Chassis) White Mini 4WD Station
95301 Lightweight 13mm Aluminum Ball-Race Rollers (Ringless)
Tools & Paints
70226 Water Scooter
74129 Craft Side Cutter (for Plastic/Soft Metal)
85098 TS-98 Pure Orange
74555 Airbrush Filter
Some new Tamiya RC car releases to be shown at the 56th Shizuoka Hobby Show 2017
47355 Dual Ridge Black Metallic TT-02B
Limited hardware kit of the Dual Ridge 58596 in a Black Metallic version.
The differences to the 58596:
Body & tail wing already cut out and Black Metallic coated. Only the stickers have to be attached.
Wheels included in stylish chrome-finish
Stickersheet color revised
Kit in scale 1:10
Chassis TT-02B
Motor Torque Tunded & Cruise Control TBLE02S included
Compatible with all TT-02B tuning parts
Note: Use only receiver with external antenna. Due to the metallic coating of the car body, interference can occur with “antennaless receivers”.
58648 Mazda RX-7 Drift TT-02D
Tamiya presents the cool Mazda RX-7 (FD3S) on the proven TT-02 drift chassis.
The drift version is already standard equipped with CVA oil pressure shock absorbers, cardan drive, 24mm drift-spec tires, ball bearings, sports tuned engine and aluminum heat sink. The body is original from the kit 58388 and is equipped with side mirrors etc. The highlight of the 58648 Mazda RX-7 is the enclosed LED lighting set, which is only included in the export versions!
Kit in scale 1:10
Car body made of Lexan for self-design, with separate attachments made of ABS plastic
Masking film and sticker sheet
The TT-02D cars are compatible with most TT-02 tuning parts and can be upgraded as desired
Amoy Plaza x Tamiya Easter Jungle Race & Exhibition
The Amoy Plaza to x, x jungle, will be held on Saturday April 1-15 at amoy gardens in Kowloon Bay. At the scene on display at the exhibition at the tin, 1:3 lunch box large reel in the box box… More free booths try to play tin stem teaching models, Solar-powered cars and robots!
Of course, the tamiya model and the Hong Kong team four-wheel exhibition! Tamiya Pop-up store, bullet track and holiday stem workshop workshop! There is a stem-Superintendent sit and stem teaching theory, and will definitely be the best place for adults on weekdays.
Interested parties are interested in taking the workshop to pay special attention to the time and places on the poster:
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