Tamiya has opened September with a pumpkin-powered trail machine and enough colorful upgrade parts to make a pack of highlighters nervous. Halloween Gets an EZ-Chassis Trail Machine Tamiya revealed the Trail Mini 4WD Halloween Version, scheduled for release in Japan on October 10. This limited model uses the beginner-friendly EZ chassis and a UTV-inspired purple […]
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Dust off the pit box and make room on the shelf. This week in Mini 4WD brings us a famous Emperor, commemorative motors, lightweight rollers and enough brightly colored plastic to make a highlighter feel underdressed. Tamiya is continuing the 40th-anniversary celebration of its Racer Mini 4WD series, and nostalgia is very much in the […]
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The Tamiya The Grasshopper Black Special is the 2nd release of this iconic body set. This new kit, however, includes updated parts and decals to make up the Black Special – and it’s awesome! This video provides a complete overview of the Tamiya The Grasshopper Black Special, perfect for Mini 4WD racers trying to decide […]
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Tamiya has chosen the Geo Glider as the commemorative vehicle for the 2026 Asia Challenge. Aside from being a standard FM-A Geo Glider, the kit has some cool new features to set it apart from previous versions of this car: light grey chassis, smoked Geo Glider body set, a special decal sheet, black-chrome fin wheels […]
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While the Iron Beak is not a new Mini 4WD model, Tamiya has picked this kit to be the commemorative edition for the Japan Cup 2026. This gives the kit new life – new color VZ chassis, smoked body set, carbon reinforced wheels, labeled super hard low profile tires and a new sticker sheet. This […]
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More tuning parts are on the way from Tamiya! These hi-mount tube stabilizers are designed to sit up high on the front rollers to add stability to your Mini 4WD around the track. They rollers are made of POM, white and include all the mounting hardware. Works with all Mini 4WD and Mini 4WD PRO […]
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The Gun Bluster XTO Light Blue Special was released by Tamiya to celebrate 25 years of Fully-Cowled racers. This kit comes with the special colors – light blue chassis and A-parts, clear polycarbonate Gun Bluster XTO body set, white spiral 6-spoke wheels and light blue hard, low-profile tires. Even the decal sheet gets an update!
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The Tamiya Brocken Gigant Black Premium is back as a limited re-issue! This Black Premium version of the crazy Brocken Gigant was released to celebrate 25 years of Fully-Cowled racers and features a FM-A chassis molded in white ABS, the body in smoke, A-parts in black, low-friction POM, dark silver spiral-spoked wheels and red, low-profile […]
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Tamiya is bringing back the Mini 4WD Maintenance Base, or work pad (less letters/words to type). This work mat can be used as a maintenance base (lol) for working on your Mini 4WD cars and has multiple small ‘pockets’ for holding items like motors, batteries, tape, screws, gears, shafts and so on. It is molded […]
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Making its debut on the new ME chassis is the upcoming TYXIV. This kit is all ME, however the body is in collaboration with PDC Designworks and features a low-slung, design with unique, switchable fenders to allow both small and large diameter tires. The body can be run with the tinted cockpit (for better aerodynamics) […]
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