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Tamiya New Item Release list for January 2019


Scale Models
 32596  1/48 Japan Ground Self Defense Force Type 16 Maneuver Combat Vehicle
 35365  1/35 U.S. Airborne Tank M551 Sheridan (Vietnam War)
 25186  1/35 JGSDF Type 90 Tank & Type 73 Light Truck Set
 25187  1/35 Japanese Type 1 Self-Propelled Gun & Kurogane 4×4 Set
 25188  1/35 JGSDF Reconnaissance Motorcycle & High Mobility Vehicle Set
 25418  1/24 Lancia Stratos Turbo (Silver Color Plated)
 12685  1/35 U.S. MCI Cartons (Vietnam War)
 12687  1/35 Scale U.S. M551 Sheridan Photo-Etched Parts & Metal Gun Barrel Set

RC Models
 58661  1/14 R/C Buggyra Fat Fox (TT-01 Type-E)
 58663  1/10 R/C Toyota Hilux Extra Cab (CC-01)
 58665  1/10 R/C TOYOTA GAZOO Racing TS050 Hybrid (F103GT)
 47381  1/10 R/C Super Astute (2018)
 54846  TB-05 Carbon Front Damper Stay (for TRF Super Short Big Bore Dampers)
 54847  TB-05 Carbon Rear Damper Stay (for TRF Super Short Big Bore Dampers)
 54848  Aluminum Wing Washers (Black)
 54849  Aluminum Wing Washers (Blue)
 42327  3x6mm Hi-Grade Aluminum Hex Head Screws (Blue, 5pcs.)
 42328  3x6mm Hi-Grade Aluminum Countersunk Hex Head Screws (Blue, 5pcs.)
 42329  3x8mm Hi-Grade Aluminum Hex Head Screws (Blue, 5pcs.)
 42330  3x8mm Hi-Grade Aluminum Countersunk Hex Head Screws (Blue, 5pcs.)
 47393  TA02 High Speed Gear Set

Mini 4WD
 18653  Hexagonite (MA Chassis)
 18713  Razorback (FM-A Chassis)
 18716  Geo Glider (FM-A Chassis)
 18093  Mini 4WD Koala Racer
 95439  Gun Bluster XTO Light Blue Special (Polycarbonate Body)
 95450  Dash-X1 Proto-Emperor Premium Black Special (Super-II Chassis)
 95451  Black Saber Premium (Super-II Chassis)
 95443  Lightweight Plastic Spacer Set (12/6.7/6/3/1.5mm) (Fluorescent Green)
 95449  Super-II Easy Locking Gear Cover (Clear Red) Mini 4WD Station
 95453  HG Carbon Side Stays for MA Chassis (1.5mm)
 95227  Mini 4WD Shirokumakko (Finished Model)
 95233  Black Plated Screw Set

Tools & Paints
 74146  Needle Nose W/Cutter II
 74147  Fine Engraving Blade 0.4mm
 67416  Tamiya Maintenance Tray (KTC)
 67430  Tamiya Multi-Purpose Furoshiki Cloth (MM 50th Anniversary, 90cm)

Official details and product photos of Tamiya 25418 1/24 Lancia Stratos Turbo (Silver Plating Body)

Total length = 178 mm Picture is a kit assembled and painted


★ It was developed as a rally car, and the body of the Lancia Stratos who participated in the race of the 1970s was made a plating part. ★ Realistically reproduce the appearance of Chin spoiler, over fender, rear wing equipped with group 5 machine. ★ Bucket seats and dashboards are also three-dimensional enough in the room. ★ With a whole figure of a driver doll.

More details about Tamiya 56359 Mercedes-Benz Arocs 3363 6×4 Light Gun Metal Edition


Special version of the Tamiya 56352 Mercedes Benz Arocs kit, the stylish 3-axle truck with the typical excavator-tooth radiator grille. An ideal opportunity for RC truckers who want to save themselves the complex painting of the cabin, H, K and M parts, because these parts are already painted in Light Gun Metal (TS-42) and provided with protective clear coat paint.

More details about upcoming Tamiya Racing Fighter 84435 DT-03 Black Edition Chassis & Racing Fighter Body and Tamiya 25418 Lancia Stratos Turbo


The DT-03 buggy chassis has long proved to be an extremely robust and beginner-friendly simple design. Now Tamiya is releasing a tuned Black Edition, which not only offers colour differences, but also a handful of tuning parts.
The following HopUps are already included:

51000 Hi Torque ServoSaver
54560 DT-03 Lightweight Gear Shaft
54572 DT-03 Full Turnbuckle Set
54358 RS 540 Torque Tuned Engine
54567 DT-03 CVA Damper Set
54642 4mm Flange Lock Nuts

A large 19T motor pinion (before: 17T) as well as ball bearings all around belong to the standard range, just like wheel axles, diff joints and drive shafts made of metal.
The sporty Racing Fighter body with decalsheet and masking foil is included.
A TBLE-02S speed controller is also included.

For the colour matching of the Black Edition kit the chassis parts are in black, the rims in red and the dampers in grey.


Improved re-edition of the veteran Tamiya reference 24003, originally published in 1977. This new edition includes a spectacular shiny metallic finish on the body of the Stratos, as well as in the “B” parts (except the pilot) and in the “C” parts (rims, …) , and also includes the pilot figure.

Tamiya 67430 Multipurpose Furoshiki Cloth (MM 50th Anniversay, 90cm)


Japanese traditional universal packaging item, wrapping cloth. Of course you can quickly wrap around various things around me, as well as becoming a bag if you devise a way of tying. Its history is old and it is said that its origin dates back to the Nara era as it is likely to be seen in the Shosoin collection. Such a venerable wrapping cloth appears in Tamiya original goods. This is a version that celebrated the 1/35 military miniature 50th anniversary. In the land of royal blue, mainly printed silhouette of various vehicles released so far, Tamiya and MM 50th anniversary logo printed in white. Size is 90 cm square that can also package the package of the large kit Dragon Wagon . The material used 100% cotton, textured Shantung fabric.

★ Material: 100% cotton Size: 90 × 90 cm

Upcoming Tamiya Vintage RC Car Museum 1976-1992 Book

We are excited to see a new Japanese book being released for classic Tamiya RC cars:

Tamiya’s RC car that every men in their 40s and 60s knows, such as Grasshopper, Hornet, Mighty Frog. Among them, summarize and explain the Tamiya made RC car from 1970 to 1992 when RC was a big boom in one volume. In addition to product photos, valuable box art (box picture) will also be posted and it will be content with high material quality. Besides that, valuable data of the time, peripheral equipment, interviews and columns of stakeholders are included, it is nostalgic for those who know that time, and it will be the contents that you can know the history for those who recently liked RC.