Radio Control

Tamiya's new BBX ushers in a new chapter to the long legacy of Tamiya Radio Control Car Kits. Since the 1970s and 1980s Tamiya (along with Kyosho and even Team Associated) had led the way with classics like the Hornet, Grasshopper and Frog, names of legendary RC cars which will always be fondly remembered (and they are still here!) The BBX, the first with the new 2023 BB-01 chassis, is a new design that took inspiration from the Tamiya catalog of iconic 2WD off-road buggies....

School holidays are over, and everyone may be done playing with their RC cars. A lot of these RCs go back into storage for another 10 to 12 weeks at least until they get used again. But Radio Control cars are not regular 'toys' as we know, so how do we store these properly without causing them damage? What sort of maintenance do you need to do to make sure that they're working the next time you want to use...

So this is a Renault Alpine, a 1/10 on road car based on the Tamiya M-06 chassis kit, which replicates in scale the real life car, which was also a real wheel drive. The real Alpine had fantastic traction and it had many rally wins throughout its racing career. This particular car is painted in metallic blue of the Alpine works team which ran in a Monte Carlo rally.Like the real car, this M-06 has a rear motor and rear wheel...

This is the Kyosho 1/12 Fantom four wheel drive On Road Pan Car, the ninth edition to the Kyosho Legendary Series. This pan racing car is four wheel drive, has 3-point suspension and 4-wheel independent suspension, 4WD ladder-chain drive + front one-way bearing system that normally didn’t produce front drive but drove the inside wheel when power was applied through turns for stable cornering and minimal drive loss with a chain drive transmission. It has superior cornering speed and stability,...