Monthly Archives: March 2018

Tamiya @ Tokyo Motorcycle Show 2018

Some upcoming limited Tamiya Mini 4WD kits

95416 1/32 Heat Edge Mat Light Blue Plating (MA Chassis) (Limited Sale Item)
Release on Saturday, March 31, 2018 Mini 4WD Limited Item 1,188 yen (main unit price 1,100 yen)

Total length = 156 mm The picture shows the kit assembled and painted


Brushed light blue plated body charmed with finish of alumite finish The front and rear fenders greatly raised, the induction pot at the upper part of the cockpit, the flow restraint plate like the back “Shark fin” behind it, such as the actual car fighting the endurance race Heat edge which imaged prototype racing car. It is a special specification kit finished with a matte light blue plating of the body. I can not express it in painting, texture like alumite is attractive. Different from the original red is a different color attention.

MA chassis pursuing drive efficiency The chassis pursued driving efficiency MA. MA stands for Midship AERO (Midship Aero), “MS Chassis” of midship layout with motor mounted in the center of the car body, “AR Chassis” designed specifically with awareness of air current (Aero) running It is this “MA chassis” which put together the excellent features of one in a chassis.Of course, using the racing know-how accumulated so far, a gear ratio of 3.5: 1 is adopted. In addition, the running performance has also been thoroughly refined, including six low friction resin rollers and rear skid bars as standard equipment In addition, adopting an integrated monocoque structure further improves ease of assembly and maintenance , From beginners to veteran racers, from a town race to be held on a small course, to an approved competition of a large special 5 lane circuit, etc.

Basic Specification ● Total length at completion 156 mm ● Full width 97 mm ● With Double Shaft Motor ● Assembly is an inlay type with no adhesive required

Separately Required Items ● 2 AA batteries

95417 1/32 Raikiri Mat Pink Plating (MA Chassis) (Limited Sale Item)
Release on Saturday, March 31, 2018 Mini 4WD Limited Item 1,296 yen (main unit price 1,200 yen)

Total length = 156 mm The picture shows the kit assembled and painted


Alumite-like frosted pink plated body is attracting attention Mini 4WD which is a hand of Kota Nezu (representative of znug design) who is active as a car designer is lively. A legendary Japanese sword said to have torn the thunder comes from its name . Reikiri mat pink plating body is a special specification finished with pink plating matte sharp body which imaged flowing sword movement. It can not be reproduced in painting, it is attractive color with full metal feeling reminiscent of alumite. Also, the three-dimensional shape of the wheel and chassis is black color. Bring more vivid body color.

Chassis pursuing driving efficiency The chassis adopts MA pursuing drive efficiency. MA stands for Midship AERO (Midship Aero). “MS Chassis” in a midship layout with a double shaft motor mounted in the center of the car body, “AR Chassis” designed specifically with awareness of the air current (Aero) The “MA chassis” that summarizes each excellent feature in one chassis Of course, using the racing know-how accumulated so far, it adopted a gear ratio of 3.5: 1, six low friction In addition, we improved the running performance thoroughly by including resin roller and rear skid bar as standard.In addition, adopting an integrated type monocoque structure, further improvement in ease of assembly and maintainability, such as a veteran racer from a beginner From the town race to be held on a small course, to the official recognized competition of a large special 5 lane circuit, it is possible to deal with a wide range of shakers Is death.

Basic Specifications ● Length: 156mm ● full width 97mm ● Height 43mm ● Double shaft motor included ● assembly at the time of completion telescopic unnecessary adhesive

Separately Required Items ● 2 AA batteries

95418 1/32 Silwolf Pink Gold Plating (MA Chassis) (Limited Sale Item)
Release on Saturday, March 31, 2018 Mini 4WD Limited Item 1,188 yen (main unit price 1,100 yen)

Total length = 156 mm The picture shows the kit assembled and painted


Image renewal with brilliant pink gold plating This is a plastic model assembly kit of a four wheel drive racer with high performance running and fun.The machine which imaged the European GT car.A big air outlet is opened in the bonnet, Long nose & short deck body, form equipped with large rear wing has plenty of real car feel.This body is pink gold plated processing special specification. The image is completely renewed from the original coloring based on black. The body which became brilliant pink gold plating finish which can not be expressed by painting is perfectly compatible with the metal style sticker. We installed a low-height tire with a diameter of 26 mm on a silver color fin design wheel, set a gear ratio of 3.5: 1.

MA chassis pursuing drive efficiency The chassis adopts MA pursuing drive efficiency. MA stands for Midship AERO (Midship Aero). “MS Chassis” in a midship layout with a double shaft motor mounted in the center of the car body, “AR Chassis” designed specifically with awareness of the air current (Aero) The “MA chassis” that summarizes each excellent feature into one chassis Of course, using the racing expertise accumulated so far, six low friction resin rollers and rear skid bars are standard equipment In addition, by adopting an integrated monocoque structure, ease of assembly and maintainability are improved further, from beginners to veteran racers, and also on a smaller course from dividing Machikado race, until the certified competitions of large-scale special 5-lane circuit, it is the wide range can be chassis.

Basic Specifications ● Total length at completion of 156 mm ● Full width 97 mm ● Overall height 45 mm ● Double shaft motor included ● In assembly without adhesive requirement

Separately Required Items ● 2 AA batteries

Some future Tamiya/Italeri releases

37703 1/12 Fiat 500F

38538 1/35 90mm GMC M36B1

38543 1/35 Italian tank M14 / 41 with 5 Italian soldiers

38547 1/35 M32B1 Armored collection car

38748 1/48 AH-64D Long Bow Apache

Tamiya @ Me and Honda


“Tamiya RC Car Festival” held from 3/3 (Sat) to 3/4 (Sunday). Through the assembly experience of “Dancing Rider Real Control” and “1/10 RC NSX”, it was two days that many children felt the charm of motorcycles and cars.

Tamiya RC Car Grand Prix Vol.22 Video Report


“Tamiya RC Car Grand Prix” was held at Okadenda sightseeing spot “MEGA WEB Toyota City Showcase”. [Junior Grand Prix] and [Junior Buggy Grand Prix] for elementary and junior high school students. “Kae Hiromi” director of the RC women’s department also participated [girls Grand Prix] who attracted much attention. Also as a special project this time, [parent-child RC football] class is also held. Mr. Sumiyoshi before TRF, Takayuki Kono “MEGA WEB Toyota City Showcase” female staff “Mrrell” also participated and excited the venue.