Tag: Tamiya

28 OCT

Model Behavior: Toyota Builds a Modern, Full-Size Tamiya Bruiser

– During the 1/10-scale, off-road RC boom of the 1980s, toymaker Tamiya’s bread and butter came from the demand for such memorable machines as the Frog, Grasshopper, Fox, Hornet, and Blackfoot; but the company also sold more mechanically advanced radio-controlled cars, like its all-wheel-drive Porsche 959 replica and, of course, the Toyota Hilux–based Bruiser, a […]

06 JUL

Children of the ’80s! Three Full-Size Tamiya R/C Cars Ran the Goodwood Hill-Climb [Video]

– Before iPhones, Snapchat, and bingeing on TV series were things, kids grew up playing with toys. We know: stunning revelation, right? If you are anything like us—and we’re betting you are, since, um, you’re reading a car website—and grew up in the ’80s and ’90s, you likely remember Tamiya radio-controlled model-car kits. The high-quality […]