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]…
January 13, 2020
…Paul Vincent – Schumacher In the MTC/Tamiya class a few additional entries would shake up the class. Lisa Keen set the initial pace with her Xpress chassis, Simon Babb would show strong with his 2WD Tamiya. Lee Ward has lead the way all season long, would encounter problems this time out and bring home 3rd, John Yarnell would also encounter issues on his debut run with Xpress. The final would see both classes come together. Chris Whiteside would lead away, but he pushed hard by Lisa and her MTC Xpress. The race was close to its conclusion and one mistake…
December 23, 2019
…saw a revival with 12 drivers competing in the class. Ultimately it was Arkadiusz Smyk with the TQ and win in front of Norbert Omelanczuk and Jakub Kłapacz . In the 1/14th scale Rally class Rafał Zeljas came out on top of Marcin Amrozik and Tomasz Malkiewicz. Over in the Off-road Modified classes Bartek Zambrzycki (Yokomo) was unstoppable with both TQs and overall wins in 2WD and 4WD. Bartosz Zalewski (Xray) finished 2nd in both modified classes after amazing battles with Bartłomiej Kramża (Xray). The Stock class saw 80 entries alone and in 2WD Buggy it was Pawel Ntkovca (Xray)…
July 1, 2019
Last weekend the fourth round of the Slovakian 1/10th Electric Buggy Nationals was held at the RC-Commora track in Komarno. Hot weather made for very slippery track conditions and in 2WD Buggy it was Xray’s Lucas Grainer who made the best out of the conditions, taking the TQ and win from Tamiya driver, Michal Nagy in 2nd and Team Associated’s Adam Urban in 3rd. In 4WD it was Lacko Toth with the TQ and win from Roman Pavlus and Milos Svihran, who rounded out an all-Xray top 3. In the combined Stadium and Short Course Truck class it was Szilard…
June 5, 2019
…2007 update – Features 4-wheel independent suspension with front double wishbone and rear trailing arm setups. The rear uses diaphragm type oil dampers and coil springs – 3 different pinion gears (49T, 50T and 52T) included – Block pattern tires are mounted on 8-spoke wheels – Includes 540 Type Motor – Includes Tamiya TBLE-02S ESC (electronic speed control). Capable of running sensor brushless motors and brushed motors alike. (21.5 Turn BL motor limit) (23 Turn brushed motor limit) – Requires: 2-channel radio, servo, 7.2-7.4volt battery pack & compatible charger, and Tamiya PS paint for the polycarbonate body Source: Tamiya [tamiyausa.com]…
May 31, 2019
Yeah Racing have introduced their new aluminium performance upgrade kit for the Tamiya WR02CB 2WD stunt chassis. The included parts, such as front and rear arms, C-hubs, steering knuckles, rear uprights, front and rear shock towers and many more will greatly improve the overall durability of the car while also allowing for added tuneability thanks to adjustable steering toe links and multi shock positioning shock towers. Also included are steel CV-style driveshafts for improved drivetrain efficiency and durability. The set is available in blue or black colour and the parts are also coming separately for spares, repair or individual upgrades….
May 8, 2019
On show during this week’s Shizuoka Hobby Show is Tamiya’s forthcoming Lunch Box Mini truck on the all-new SW-01 chassis. Resembling the iconic 1/10th scale Lunch Box 2WD monster truck, the 1/24th scale Mini variant comes on a newly developed stunt-type chassis that is usable both indoors and outdoors. To make for a more agile handling the truck will lean in corners which should also add to the overall appearance when running the palm-sized truck. No mention of a release date yet. Source: RCmagazine [yaesu-net.co.jp/rcm]…
April 22, 2019
…In the junior class Sophie Evans was on top form picking up the win from Harry Burrows. With a new points scoring system to put more emphasis on the final results rather than the qualifying and also a bonus point for the fastest lap in the finals, it is Adi Dew who leads TC, John Green leading Tamiya, Danny Conway in 4WD and Jody Howard in 2WD. Fastest laps went to Adi Dew in Touring Car who picked up the clean sweep with his Capricorn, Steven Vanhisbergh in Tamiya, John Myall his his Yokomo YZ4SF in 4WD and Danny Conway…
