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Hello Brian, First, I have a suggestion: I just read the 4WD Short Course Shootout and 3 trucks is not so much for a shootout. You already mentioned the Losi SCTE and Associated SC10 4×4 are not in stores now. Maybe you could get all trucks out again when they are in stores and do a 4WD Short Course Shootout Reloaded or [...]
As most people that know me know, I’m a big fan of running very different bodies on my vehicles. The more odd or different the better. I like to be different, I like the attention it gets, even if it’s something ridiculous, as long as I’m the only one running it, I’m happy. We just got the press release from [...]
Dear Cub Reporter Why do I never see any Tamiya product on Bigsquid? Like your site but would like to see more Tamiya on it. Shaun H. Asheville, North Carolina Cubby– Hey what’s up Shaun? So… why don’t we have more Tamiya on our site? Easy- they have zero working relationship with us. We rarely get press releases from them, nor do they send [...]
Tamiya has stepped back into their well-used time machine to bring back their next release in the Fast Attack 2011 buggy. Featuring a cool, scale military look, the Fast Attack 2011 is a re-released kit based on the same model from 1984 that features full ball-bearings (first production run only), detailed resin body and roll cage, a soldier figure and [...]
Tamiya is showing off their redesigned TA06 Pro chassis at the Shizuoka Hobby Show in Japan. Some of the new features include a completely new chassis layout, with different motor, battery, and electronics positioning. You’ll also notice the front shocks are inboard and the belt drive system is different. There’s also been some changes made to the differentials, which Tamiya [...]
If you’ve ever wondered why Tamiya hasn’t shown up at any of the US R/C shows like RCX or IHobby, it’s probably because they are sinking all their money into this little shin-dig. Next weekend, April 15 – 17, is the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach, and Tamiya is going to be there in full force with the Tamiya [...]
A few more pictures from our friends at HobbyMedia.it from their trip to the Tamiya Fair in Japan have caught my eye. First is this Ford F150 body! Without going on a Cubby rant, and how he’s been saying for over a year now that ‘realistic’ is the future of RC, but something [...]
Our friends from HobbyMedia.it just got back from the Tamiya Fair in Japan, and have sent a few pictures. The Tamiya Avante, a 1/10th scale electric buggy re-release. The original was released around 1988, and the re-release was in 2001. Does that make this a re-re-release? Every once in a while, I’ll see someone [...]
Scale modelers grab your hobby knives and warm up your airbrush compressors. Tamiya USA is holding a Formula 1 build contest. Two classes are available, plastic models and r/c models, so take your pick and start building. Entries will be accepted via email from August 18th to September 25th. Tamiya is offering up some great prizes to the winners. In the [...]
The Tamiya TRF801XT is, by all accounts, a fine model automobile. Apparently Tamiya wasn’t happy enough with it though. So they went back to the drawing board and then to the track, then back to the drawing board, then the track again, and so on and so forth until they had a truck that performed better than their previous attempt. [...]
The fine folks at Tamiya America have decided they want to offer up some free shipping from their online store on orders over $50. The deal is only good through the 29th, so hurry up and get to buying. Check out the Tamiya Online Store for more info.
Tamiya has an expensive drift machine for those of you that like driving sideways. The High-End Drifter features an all new mid-motor layout and two belt drive-train. It’s also loaded down with tons of carbon fiber, including a 2mm chassis and a twin vertical plate bracing setup that runs the lenght of the chassis. It’s also got [...]
Tamiya‘s finally showing off a real picture of their new FF03 Pro chassis. If you don’t know, the FF series are front motor, front wheel drive sedans. The new FF03 is a completely redesigned chassis, going from the monocoque frame chassis of the ff02 back to a tub style chassis with the battery running down the centerline of the chassis [...]
Another new car making it’s debut at the Shizuoka show is Tamiya‘s latest vintage F1 car. Modeled after the Wolf WR1, which started it’s career during the 1977 Forumla 1 season, Tamiya’s 1/1o scale version is a mash-up of their newer F104 chassis and their older, but still competitive F103 chassis. Among some of the distinctive features are extra large [...]
From the Shizuoka Hobby Show we see these new 1/32 scale Tamiya Mini 4wd Trucks, happily named “Jolly Joker” and “Sunny Shuttle“. These are the style that run on a closed track. You can see the guide bars on the front and rear. I bet they hall around there!
