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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About a week ago we reported on a new set of fluorescent chassis colors for the Super FM. Well, Tamiya has announced yet another set of fluorescent colors. This set comes with 2 complete chassis sets in both pink and green: • Chassis x2 • Rear stays x2 • A Parts x2 All parts are […]
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If you like color in your Mini 4WD builds, you’re going to LOVE these new Tamiya fluorescent chassis’ available for the Super FM. The kit comes with 2 complete chassis sets in both fluorescent yellow and fluorescent orange: • Chassis x2 • Rear stays x2 • A Parts x2 These are ABS parts and are […]
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Two new motors are coming for the Mini 4WD kits. Ok, not really new-new – standard Atomic-Tuned 2 and Atomic-Tuned 2 PRO motors – but they both come with a 40th Anniversary decal on them to commemorate 40 years of Mini 4WD. This motors will fit in all of the Mini 4WD cars (the PRO […]
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To celebrate the 40th Anniversary of Mini 4WD, Tamiya is re-releasing, in a limited production run, the Dash-1 Emperor Mini 4WD kit. This kit will replicate the original, however it now comes with different material wheels and updated packaging. I actually love the comical look of this and will, for sure, be adding at least […]
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Tamiya’s Grasshopper is not a new Mini 4WD car – it originally came to us with a white body and large diameter wheels and tires. The newest rendition, the Black Special, mixes that up a bit – metallic black ABS plastics, a smoked Grasshopper body, new decal set and a standard-sized set of super hard […]
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Is Mini 4WD getting a Tamiya Championship Series (TCS) spin-off? It appears so!! Tamiya USA has announced the exciting Mini 4WD Racing Series that uses a ruleset based on a similar series in Japan. It is scheduled to start April 25th at my local track, Dukwho Workshop in Fullerton, CA. Additional Regional tracks are based […]
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The Tamiya K4 Tasche is not a new Mini 4WD, however one that comes in these incredibly bright colors is! This is the Vivid Special version of the K4 and comes to us on the FM-A chassis. In addition to the vivid colors, the kit also includes bright pink tires, yellow wheels, a clear body […]
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The Philippine Cup Special Mach Frame Mini 4WD is a special edition car celebrating the successful Mini 4WD Series held in that country. This kit is based on the FM-A chassis but with a new color – silver – as well as black dish wheels, low-friction tires (with lettering) and TWO, pre-painted body sets – […]
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