Monthly Archives: January 2020

24 hours

24 hours to go till the biggest toy fair in the world, the Nuremberg Spielwarenmesse 2020 opens its gates.
As every year we are very excited to be there and report for you the new Tamiya releases.
If you have any special requests regarding to details you would like us to emphasise, please use the comment section.
Stay tuned!

Customised Tamiya Rough Rider inspired by the Funco Buggy


One of our readers, Hector Coronel from the Philippines, sent us some photos of his fantastic customised Tamiya Rough Rider / Buggy Champ which we would like to share with you.
He added 16 new panels, scratchbuilt the engine (no 3D print) and narrowed, lengthened and lowered the RR body shell:

3 Tamiya RC cars have won the “Model Vehicle Award of 2019” by the German model magazine Modell-Fahrzeug


“Modell-Fahrzeug,” a German miniature model magazine specialising in a wide range of scale models, RC, diecasts, slot cars, etc. of cars and motorcycles, selected the 2019 Excellence Model Award “Model Fahrzeug des Jahres 2019”.
Awarded was the 1/10 RC Volkswagen Type 2 (T1), 1/14 RC Volvo FH16 Globetrotter 750 6×4 Timber Truck and the 1/10 RC Citroen 2CV Rally. Furthermore, we won “Premium Brand 2019 (Best Brand of the Year)” as Tamiya.
Modell-Fahrzeug Official Site