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Over at Tamiya they are teasing the return of the Volkswagen Scirocco GT. The VW Scirocco GT is an infamous street racer that has been nicely scaled down by the folks at Tamiya. All we know about the latest release is that the Scirocco will comes on Tamiya’s easy to drive TT-01E chassis and that it has a part number [...]
The folks over at Tamiya have just announced the very groovy Volkswagen Flower Power Type 2 kit. The Flower Power Volkswagen (#47453) comes with a pre-painted and cut polycarbonate body to ensure a perfect look. Also, the VW sits on Tamiya’s capable M05L chassis that has a wheelbase set at 239mm. We will post more details as they become available, until [...]
The folks over at Tamiya have announced the Expert Built version of their 1/10 Volkswagen Karmann Ghia. Pre-assembled and pre-painted blue to save you time, the expert builders over at Tamiya have your back when you don’t have the time to build a full kit. * Pre-assembled rear-wheel drive M-06 chassis * Windows painted in smoke * Polycarbonate body pre-painted in blue * Comes [...]
Coming this March to a hobby shop near you is the Tamiya Volkswagen Karmann Ghia. The 1/10th scaled Karmann Ghia is a true classic that is rarely found in the rc world. Of note, the Tamiya comes in kit form with a realistic rear wheel drive M-06L chassis. * Metal-plated wheels * 60D radial tires front, 60D super grip tires rear * 3-piece [...]
New from Tamiya are not one, but four Factory Built vehicles for your bashing enjoyment. The four Factory Built units include the 2016 Blackfoot (57912), the Comical Frog (57913), the Buggyra Fat Fox (57914), and the Volkswagen Beetle Rally (57915). All of the Factory Built vehicles from Tamiya come completely pre-built with electronics installed. The Factory Built vehicles can save [...]
Coming soon from Tamiya is the Volkswagen Type 2 Van. This recreation of the historic VW is highly detailed and comes on Tamiya’s M-06 chassis. * Comes in kit form * Scale realistic polycarbonate body * Molded plastic body parts – Light cases, side mirrors, bumper * 239mm wheelbase M-06L RWD chassis * Metal plated wheels * 540 brushed motor * TBLE-02S electronic speed controller Street pricing for [...]
Being teased right now by Tamiya is the Volkswagen Beetle Rally. The Beetle comes on Tamiya’s compact MF-01X chassis which was designed to be easy to build, affordable, and durable. A full time 4wd system transfers power from a brushed 540 motor to all of its wheels. Also, a fully independent double wishbone suspension is used to soak up bumps, [...]
Cubby will be stoked to hear that Tamiya is doing a re-release of the Volkswagen Golf Mk.1 Racing Group 2. Throwing back to 1970s touring car racing, the Golf sits on Tamiya’s front wheel drive M-05 chassis and will come as a kit. Front and rear friction dampers are sure to make bumps way more fun than they should be, [...]
At the Toy Fair in Germany this spring Tamiya made some waves by announcing a “Custom Lift” style Volkswagen Amarok. Now Tamiya has announced an Amarok on their CC01 Chassis that has more of a scale appearance. The tires and wheels on the new version look much more like what you would find on a production Amarok and it is [...]
Coming soon from Tamiya is a Volkswagen Scirocco TT01ED Drift Edition. The Scirocco comes on a 4wd platform for better driftability and it is fully built and painted, making it fast to go from the box to the local parking lot. A 2.4GHz radio means interference free performance, while a sport tuned brushed motor supplies the power. The VW is street [...]
While you don’t see many Volkswagen Amaroks cruising down the street here in the states, they are pretty cool mid-sized trucks. The folks over at Tamiya have announced their version at the Nuremburg Toy Fair. The Tamiya Amarok Custom Lift is modeled after the version used to promote the 2014 Winter Olympics and comes on a WT-01N chassis. The Amarok [...]
Looking for a neat winter project? After a bit of teasing the good folks over at Kyosho have released the scoop on the 2014 edition of their Beetle Kit. The Beetle first hit the market way back in 1983 where it set a new standard for buggy performance. The re-release is much like the ’83 version but is updated in [...]
Fully licensed by Volkswagen, the new Baja Bug Clear Body from Pro-Line will truly set your Axial Yeti apart. The Baja Bug is a perfect fit for the Axial Yeti and comes with window masks, a decal sheet, and over-spray protection. Street pricing is $37 and the part number is #3238-02. To be the fist person on your block to [...]
We recently received a Kyosho Mad Bug Readyset for one of our famous “smash’em up” reviews. Take a look at the pictures below to see exactly what it looks like to crack open the box and to see what comes inside. Being a Readyset (Kyosho’s term for RTR), the Mad Bug comes with everything you need to get up and going [...]
THE Carisma M40S Volkswagen Golf 24 ReviewNow days it just isn’t enough to put out a solid car, it has to perform well and look exactly like its full scale equivalent. Today we’ll be taking a close look at the Carisma M40S Volkswagen Golf 24, an affordable ready-to-run that promises the precise scale looks everyone is after, as well a [...]
