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Bring the Toys! Tamiya reissues the Hotshot

Click image for photo gallery Tamiya has responded to fans' calls for a re-release of its classic 1/10 scale 4WD R/C kit, the Hotshot. The 2007 edition goes on sale July 21in Japan, and while it looks like its forbear, it has been updated. The basic suspension setup is carried over -- front and rear double-wishbone with adjustable monoshocks -- but the dampers themselves are of a modern variety. Tamiya also updated the drive and propeller shafts in the name of efficiency, and uses an electronic speed controller in place of the original's ... Read more →

Celebrating cars in 1:1 scale John Neff

Here at Autoblog we like to highlight any connection automotive connections that reach back across the ages to our youth. For some of us that's fawning over pics of Optimus Prime in toy form, while ...

1:87 scale 1981 Ford Escort brings back the memories Chris Tutor

click above image to get a closer view of this 1:87 scale 1981 Ford Escort While Automobile Magazine is pondering the return of the Ford Escort, I can't help but remember the original. I remember ...

Bring the Toys! Tamiya reissues the Hotshot 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click image for photo gallery Tamiya has responded to fans' calls for a re-release of its classic 1/10 scale 4WD R/C kit, the Hotshot. The 2007 edition goes on sale July 21in Japan, and while it looks like its forbear, it has been updated. The basic suspension setup is carried over -- front and ...

Celebrating cars in 1:1 scale 2 years ago on Autoblog

Here at Autoblog we like to highlight any connection automotive connections that reach back across the ages to our youth. For some of us that's fawning over pics of Optimus Prime in toy form, while for others it's reaching even farther back to recall the painstaking assembly of plastic toy model ...

1:87 scale 1981 Ford Escort brings back the memories 2 years ago on Autoblog

click above image to get a closer view of this 1:87 scale 1981 Ford Escort While Automobile Magazine is pondering the return of the Ford Escort, I can't help but remember the original. I remember carpooling to school with our neighbor who had one without a working heater and writing our names in ...






Autoblog Podcast #156: Paukert comes back for more! 

Chris, Dan, and Editor Paukert chat and give each other grief. Merriment ensues.

 
 

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