Articles about Tamiya

Shakespeare Chan passed away in February, his wife Lily in March

We have some sad news for toy-car enthusiasts out there: The founders of Lil's Hobby Center, Shakespeare and Lily Chan, have passed away. To celebrate the memory of Mr. and Mrs. Chan, we take a look back at how the

Just needs a little bit of elbow grease

Everyone's favorite radio-controlled car builder Tamiya has unveiled some of its new products for 2022, and we are obsessed with this brilliant recreation of the Ford Bronco. You can't handle the cuteness.Tamiya says that this will be an

The two-part video series is worth the watch

Watching Tamiya builds is fun as it is, but seeing artists add custom touches to the standard kits is really something else.The YouTube channel JH-Hobby has a lot of these custom builds, and one in particular caught our eye: this "

A pretty busy week

The Little Car Company and Tamiya are building a drivable 8:10 scale Wild One MAX

The Little Car Company-yep, the folk responsible for the brilliant 89kmph, all-electric Bugatti Baby II-is collaborating with Tamiya to launch a fantastic-looking 8:10 scale Wild One MAX that real-life humans can actually drive. '80s kids, it'

Is it too early to make a Christmas wishlist?

Getting an RC truck to jump a hastily constructed mound on a beach is nice and all, but if you're looking for outright go-anywhere capability, something like this might be better suited.What is it? It's the LandFreeder Quadtrack.

In case you don't know what to give yet

By now you must have already checked out or even wrapped your presents. But if you are still in a dilemma about what to give the car guys in your life, we've asked our readers on Facebook about what they want

Have you done your holiday shopping yet?

No one's ever too old for toys. It doesn't matter whether you're 10 or 60-there's always room in people's hearts' for excitedly running towards the Christmas tree and violently unwrapping presents during the holiday season.Below

The quirky little EV now comes in 1:32 scale

Tamiya has finally turned the quirky little Honda e into a 1:32 scale mini 4WD. We don't know about you, but we like it.The tiny electric vehicle is no track monster like the Toyota Supra or the GR Yaris-

For many among us, our obsession with wheeled things began here

A British icon, Dinky Toys was the miniature-car division of Frank Hornby's Meccano empire. Introduced in 1934, the pre-World War II cars are now especially rare, due to most of them being made out of a dodgy zamac-zinc

How fast would this thing go on a Tamiya track?

You may have seen the Tamiya Toyota GR Yaris from our previous story. Well, it appears that's not the only high-powered Toyota that Tamiya decided to turn into a mini 4WD-it recently gave the Supra the same treatment as

It costs less than P600

Are you waiting on the all-new Toyota Yaris to arrive around these parts before making your next purchase decision? If your answer is yes, keep holding your breath because there's still hasn't been any real indication when (or even

In case your other RC breaks down

A fair warning before you continue: If you have a penchant for pulling the trigger on questionable, albeit pretty cool, purchases with nary a thought about the state of your finances, stop reading now. This thing could set your bank account back

This comes a year after Tamiya released the first jeepney Mini 4WD

Remember the Tamiya jeepney? Of course you do.It's hard to forget how the company behind the world-famous battery-powered Mini 4WDs took notice of the iconic Philippine PUV and turned it into a real, functional Tamiya. It built up

It’s set for global release in July 2020

For $28,500 (P1.44 million), you can ride home a brand-new Honda CBR1000RR-R Fireblade SP. Introduced in 2019, the circuit-oriented CBR1000RR-R made its mark on the global racing scene with its class-leading 217.5hp 4-cylinder

The local Tamiya scene lives on

The Tamiya scene in the Philippines lives on, and the Tamiya Mini 4WD Asia Challenge held last July was proof of that. The culture also continues to thrive in a smaller, more local scale as well, as evidenced by the recent East

No less than Shunsaku Tamiya joined the festivities

At the Tamiya Mini 4WD Asia Challenge (TMAC) held on June 23, 2019, more than 200 participants-87 of which came from other countries-competed for the chance to represent their country at the Tamiya Mini 4WD Japan Cup happening in November

Our nation’s pride in 1/32 scale

A few days ago, we reported that Tamiya will be selling a special-edition mini 4WD model of our country's iconic jeepney. Now, the in-demand kit (we've already seen a possible case of hoarding) is already available in hobby

It’s a detailed replica of the HKS R32 Skyline

This is radio-controlled model manufacturer Tamiya's way of saying happy 50th birthday to the iconic Nissan GT-R. It's a detailed replica of the R32 Skyline that raced under the brilliantly bonkers psycho-camo colors of tuning company HKS

Pinoy pride

The Philippines and Tamiya, everyone's favorite scale model manufacturer, have a pretty tight relationship. Need proof? Not only does the brand continue to maintain a strong following among both hobbyists and car enthusiasts, there's also an actual Tamiya factory located