March 7, 2024
We have had the pleasure of following his career from his early days of racing a Tamiya TT02 and all the way through to being in Florida last December to finally witness him become a World Champion. Last year on the way to the 1:10 Offroad World Championships in Arizona, we both endured a lengthy 4-hour delay to our connecting flight in Washington and it was during that conversation and the sharing of many stories that the idea was born for a regular column from one of the most travelled racers in the business. To be honest, not expecting a…
December 22, 2023
We are sure the thought of what would it be like to actually drive an RC car has crossed many an RC racer’s mind. Well legendary motoring TV show Top Gear has just done that, sort of. Back in July we ran the news that British based The Little Car Company was releasing a full adult size versus of Tamiya 1:10 2WD Wild One MAX buggy from 1985. Now Top Gear have had the opportunity to test the new creation with Jason Barlow getting behind the wheel and summing up the experience by saying, ‘Honestly, I think that is the…
September 6, 2023
Michal Orlowski goes into the IFMAR 1:10 Offroad World Championship at the end of this week confident his Schumacher team is fielding what is ‘definitely the strongest team we have ever had’ for a Worlds. 12 years on from making his World Championship debut in Vaasa, Finland, the Polish driver is expected to be a leading contender in the European challenge to deny the US drivers victory on their very own doorstep. Only racing 2WD at the 2011 WC because he couldn’t get hold of Tamiya’s 511 4WD kit at the time, the recently turned 22-year old heads up a…
July 11, 2023
We are used to seeing scale releases of iconic race cars from the RC manufacturers especially from the likes of Tamiya, but thanks to British based The Little Car Company we are seeing the reverse of this with the release of the full size Tamiya Wild One MAX. Based on Tamiya 1:10 2WD Buggy which was first released in 1985, and re-released in 2012, the full scale vehicle is being produced under licence from Tamiya. Coming in at €41,000 plus taxes and shipping, it costs a little more than the RC version it is based on. However like its 1:10…
February 1, 2023
Maybe not offering the same level of excitement as the past when all the RC brands revealed their new cars, the Nuremburg Toy Fair opened today with Tamiya providing the most interesting new releases so far. First up is the all new BBX. Tamiya’s designers have taken inspiration from its back catalog of iconic 2WD off-road buggies to bring fans of radio control the new buggy. The 1:10 2WD off-road buggy model features a combination of classic design and modern performance. Its brand-new chassis, reminiscent of 1980’s sand rail dune buggies, is a hybrid monocoque-roll cage and employs rear trailing…
November 18, 2022
Japanese radio & servo brand KO Propo has just released details of its low profile RSx4S-one10X Type-T servo. The new servo is aimed at Tamiya users with it coming with 5 pre-installed settings optimised for different Tamiya models. To add to the Tamiya appeal they have also added light blue anodising to the middle case heatsink to ensure it look right at home in your car. There is also an optional light blue bottom case allowing you to change the direction of the cable coming out of the case. The model memory is preset data registered in advance in the…
June 10, 2020
Coming from Xtra Speed and made for Tamiya’s vintage Astute 2WD buggy is a hex adapter rear driveshaft set. The kit includes new wheel axle shafts, 12mm hex adapters, and dogbone driveshafts with the whole assembly allowing for easier use of common 12mm hex rims. All parts come with a black surface coating for wear protection and looks. Source: Xtra Speed [facebook.com]…
April 8, 2020
Tamiya have announced the soon return of their 2005 Grasshopper Candy Green 2WD buggy kit. The latest re-release of the popular 1980’s buggy features a pre-painted TS52 candy green body shell and it uses the iconic tub chassis, independent front and rigid axle rear suspension, a simple drivetrain powered by a 380-size brushed motor as well as front rib and rear sand paddle tyres mounted on white multi-piece rims. The kit makes a great first off-road buggy, it brings back some memories from the past and it will hit stores by the end of May. Source: Tamiya [tamiya.com]…
