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Now being teased by Tamiya is a special Red Edition of the legendary Lunch Box Monster Truck. The Lunch Box has helped introduce thousands of people to our wonderful hobby, the Red Edition can help bring rc fun to today’s youth. The Red Edition Lunch Box has a part number of #47402 and you can hit up This Link to read [...]
After great success with their Comical Grasshopper in 2018, Tamiya is now teasing a Comical Hornet!. The Comical series from Tamiya keeps things fun with a unique look and easy to build parts, the Comical Hornet should be yet another hit for Tamiya. The Comical Hornet (#58666) comes on Tamiya’s WR-02CB short wheelbase chassis. We’ll have to wait for more [...]
Being teased now by Tamiya is a new M07-R Chassis Kit. Very few details about the upcoming “R” version of the M-07 have been released, but it does sound like the new model will come with high-end shocks, as well a slew of upgrades inside the box. While we wait for more details, the M07-R has a part number of #84436 [...]
Coming soon from Tamiya is a Chrome Plated Body for their popular Dancing Rider. The chrome body is sure to make your Dancing Rider stand out in a crowd, here are the highlights- * Clear windows * Pre-cut for your convenience * Body mount holes pre-drilled * Comes with decal set * Designed to fit the Tamiya T3-01 chassis The Dancing Rider Chrome Plated Body Parts [...]
First announced back in 1992, Tamiya has announced the re-release of the Mountain Rider. That’s right, soon you will be able to buy a new Mountain Rider Toyota 4×4 Pick-Up from your local Tamiya dealer. With heavy duty metal parts galore and a classic Toyota look, the Mountain Rider is a higher-end off-road kit for the demanding hobbyist. The part [...]
Just announced this morning by Tamiya is the Toyota Gazoo Racing TS050 Hybrid F103GT. This on-road car kit comes with a high scale realistic body, as well as a realistic rear wheel drive chassis. Check out some of the Toyota’s highlights- * Modeled after the car that competed in this year’s World Endurance Championship series * 2wd direct drive F103GT chassis * FPR [...]
Now being teased by Tamiya is a Black Limited Edition version of the Racing Fighter buggy. This special release sports a black edition DT-03 chassis to go along with the black body. As more details are release, we will get them posted, but for you guys looking to get one on order early, the latest Racing Fighter has a part [...]
Now being teased by Tamiya is the 3 wheeled Dual Rider. The Dual Rider comes on the shadow of the very popular Dancing Rider trike that has really taken off in some parts of the world. The latest trike from Tamiya also comes on the same T3-01 chassis and has a body that was designed by PDC Designworks. Furthermore, the [...]
Hello everyone and welcome to this weeks Everybody’s Scalin’! With the Redcat Racing Gen 8 Scout being released soon I thought why not knock out one of my winter projects and give our Redcat Gen 7 a makeover. Our Gen 7 has takin’ a good beating more than once and it is still in one piece; I know right, that [...]
Here we are folks, it is indeed another Fun-day Monday, and here we are for THE Cub Report. I hope that you had a wonderful weekend filled with rc, this week I’ve decided to go over a few big releases that I don’t think I’ve talked about before. So here we go… The first new item I want to go over [...]
How many people have become hobbyists because of the Tamiya Grasshopper? We don’t have a precise answer for that, but we do know it was a whole lot of people. The original Grasshopper was a giant success, now Tamiya has come up with a Comical Grasshopper. The Comical Grasshopper rides on Tamiya’s WR-02CB chassis and was designed for fun, not [...]
Just announced by Tamiya is the special re-release of the Avante 2011 Black Special. The 2011 version of the Avante buggy comes with front and rear ball diffs, a torque splitter, and comes standard with a racing style steering set-up. * Black color inspired by the Avante Jr. Black Special * Built it yourself kit * Machined aluminum uprights * Universal drive-shafts * FRP double-deck [...]
The BSRC crew recently received a Tamiya Comical Grasshopper kit. Tommy accepted the challenge while he was visiting our US office and put together this little fun racer. We were generally very impressed with how well the kit went together. Bashing this little fun machine was a blast. It actually handled very well for what it is. #gallery-5 { margin: auto; } #gallery-5 .gallery-item [...]
With the kit version of the Comical Grasshopper just now shipping, Tamiya has announced the pending release of an Expert Built version. The Expert Built Comical Grasshopper comes pre-assembled, pre-painted, and ready to bash. While we don’t have a lot of details on the Expert Built version, we do know that it should start shipping in December with a part number [...]
We just got our hands on the new Tamiya Comical Grasshopper Kit! We have been looking forward to giving this latest kit a try as it looks so different from a regular Tamiya build. You can hit up the Tamiya Comical Grasshopper official product page on their website or get more Tamiya RC News here on BigSquidRC. Enjoy the unboxing photos [...]
