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In 1986 Tamyia unleashed one of the most popular models the company would ever create, a 1/10 2wd electric Monster Truck known as, the Blackfoot. Such a huge hit the Blackfoot was credited with starting what would become the 1/10 Stadium Truck racing class, all based on the humble beginnings of the ...

I feel like the market saturation is going to hurt the hobby long-term. I guess we will see🤷‍♂️ Depends on what a person considers the hobby to be... Tamiya has been rereleasing cars longer than they originally produced them, keeping customers happy, parts plentiful, and prices low, all without hur...

TRX-1-3 wrote: ↑Tue May 13, 2025 12:22 am Did MCI get "Traxxas'd"?

They've put all their decals for Traxxas vehicles behind a login wall. You have to create an account to access those pages.

In 1986 Tamiya pointed a shrink ray at the radio-controlled car world when they debuted their 1/24 2wd electric on-road Tamtech Porsche 962C. Reaching back to their roots of designing model car kits that were suitable for radio control Tamiya's Tamtech line would combine cars from their 1/24 static ...

mtbkym01 wrote: ↑Tue May 13, 2025 4:10 am Checked my mailbox for parts I’ve been waiting weeks for……….still nuthin

Those neon green wheels really knock your socks off

Car come out looking nice with the gunmetal wheels... well done.

In 1986, just days before Christmas, Tamiya put one of the best gifts of the year under the tree, their 1/10 2wd electric off-road Monster Beetle. A sequel to the recently released Blackfoot the 'Beetle was more than just a platform shared sibling as it contained a number of upgrades over its Blackf...

Bah, just rub on it with your thumb until the tape comes off... then spend three days saying...

Dental Pick

Or turn it over and...



...smack the case a few times.

In 1987 Tamiya took its first stunt vehicle back to school with the release of the 1/12 2wd Lunchbox monster truck. Based off the Pajero wheely truck, itself a derivative of the Grasshopper buggy, the Lunchbox received a few minor tweaks to its deeply molded ABS plastic chassis. First was the fitmen...

GoMachV wrote: ↑Thu May 15, 2025 9:42 am If you are feeling adventurous you could do what we do for pilot bearings on a transmission, pack the center hole of the bearing full of grease and insert a 5mm shaft, the grease will hydraulically force the bearing out.

Or go full Roadkill and use Wonder Bread instead of grease.

JC racing already beat you to it: https://www.jcracingproducts.co.uk/racing-options/jc10-carbon-fibre :P I think GoMachV has enough files on hand to print/cut everything but the metal parts, ballcups, and tires for an entire car, yeah? Sabula (Mytimac) for the body, obviously. Wow... that process to...

In 1987 Tamiya presented enthusiasts with another Christmas surprise when they released the 1/12 2wd Midnight Pumpkin monster truck. A platform shared sister to the Lunchbox monster truck that was released earlier in the year, save for revised body mounts, was unchanged in its Pajero based deeply mo...

For 1988 Tamiya redesigned its Grasshopper, arguably the most popular 1/10 2wd electric off-road buggy ever produced, to create the Grasshopper II. Although the chassis of the 'Hopper II could be mistaken as unchanged from the original Grasshopper, nearly every component was revamped to create a bug...

I just remember the $345 MSRP kits going for 180-$190 bitd. Across manufacturers. I guess it'd be like getting a re-re graphite for $250 or so. Crazy. I'm probably just getting older, grumpily. Actually it'd be like getting a re-re graphite for $450 or so. $180 in 1990 adjusted for inflation equals...