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Dyipne

The **Dyipne** (Japanese: ジプニー, *Jipunī*, also known as *Jeepney* in other languages) is a Mini 4WD REV car released by Tamiya in June 6, 2019, initially exclusive to the Philippines.

It was released in commemoration of the 2019 Mini 4WD Asia Challenge which was held in Manila, Philippines.

## General info

The Dyipne, as the name implies, is inspired by the Jeepney, an iconic form of minibus originally derived from the Willys Jeeps left by American forces just after World War II. As the Philippines' infrastructure was all but destroyed at the time, enterprising Filipinos saw an opportunity with the surplus Willys MBs left behind by American forces and sold by black-market businessman Harry Stonehill, The MB Jeeps were modified for public transport, adorning them with kitsch decorations and garish paint jobs which lent the jeepney its unique, iconic appearance.

As with real-life jeepneys, the Dyipne comes with flashy decals adorning the bodyshell. The sides show a silhouette of the driver and their passengers, along with the Lils Hobby Center logo, while three silver-coloured horse figurines are perched above the bonnet.

### Standard variant

The standard Dyipne comes with a red bodyshell and silver roof. The decals include the "Asia Challenge" logo in brush script, and the Hyper-Dash Motor logo amongst other things, along with place names showing the jeepney's "route"–Quiapo, Makati and Parañaque,

The kit comes equipped with the metallic silver, small diameter low-profile A-spoke wheels paired with black low profile tires. The chassis frame and the A parts are molded in black and red respectively.

### Silver Metallic

The limited Silver Metallic variant features a silver-plated bodyshell reminiscent of real-life jeepneys, and cyan flame-style graphics. The decals include "The Brickyard" and place names showing the jeepney's "route"–Makati, Mandaluyong and QC (Quezon City).

The kit comes equipped with the silver plated, small diameter low-profile A-spoke wheels paired with black low profile tires. The chassis frame and the A parts are molded in black and turquoise respectively.

## Trivia

* With the height of 56mm, the Dyipne is currently the tallest Mini 4WD car ever released as of January 2020, followed by Rising Bird.

## External links

### Tamiya Japan

* Dyipne (LImited version) at Tamiya Japan
* Dyipne (Regular version) at Tamiya Japan (Japanese)
Razorback

* Std.
* CViolet SP

The **Razorback** (Japanese: レイザーバック, *Reizābakku*) is a Mini 4WD REV car that was released on December 8, 2018.

One of the winner designs in the 2018 Mini 4WD design contest, it was designed by AF\_KURO.

## General info

The Razorback taking the inspiration from the shape of the feral pig, usually refers to as razorback in the US. The car features the low flat short nose, high long deck open-wheel body design, with the unusual front windows that were not unlike the classic hot rods. Just like the front-motor Mini 4WD cars from the 80's to 90's, the motor compartment was exposed.

### Standard variant

The bodyshell of the standard variant is in the two-tone color of gun metal and black, with carbon patterns on it.

It was equipped with the dark silver, large diameter low-profile 6-spoke wheels paired with the black low-profile tires. Its chassis frame and A parts were molded in black and light green respectively.

### Clear Violet Special

The limited Clear Violet Special features the clear violet bodyshell, with blue and orange-yellow stripes on it.

It was equipped with the deep gold, small diameter 6-spoke wheels paired with the black rally block tires. Its chassis frame and A parts were molded in silver and violet respectively.

## Gallery

### Boxart

Boxart of Razorback.Boxart of Clear Violet Special.
### Artworks

#### Concept arts

Concept art 1 by AF\_KUROConcept art 2 by AF\_KUROConcept art 3 by AF\_KURO
## Trivia

* The Razorback is the first FM-A Chassis car to be equipped with large diameter wheels by default.

## External links

### Tamiya Japan

* Razorback at Tamiya Japan
* Razorback Clear Violet Special at Tamiya Japan

### Tamiya America

* Razorback at Tamiya America
* Razorback Clear Violet Special at Tamiya America
Mini 4WD Shirokumakko GT

The **Mini 4WD Shirokumakko GT** (Japanese: ミニ四駆 しろくまっこ GT, *Mini Yonku Shirokumakko Jītī*) is a limited edition Mini 4WD PRO car released by Tamiya on December 17, 2016.

It was based on the Raikiri and released alongside Mini 4WD Panda Racer GT. It was the third car in the Animal Mini 4WD GT sub-lineup of the series of Animal Mini 4WD cars.

## General info

Taking the decal design clue from the Supporting Kumamon car, the Shirokumakko GT has blue and silver body decals with red and white stripes over its clear blue bodyshell. A 'Shirokumakko' decal, the 'Tamiya' decals, the 'Shirokumakko GT' decals and oddly, a 'Racing Mini 4WD' decal, can be found on the bodyshell. The very same polar bear driver figurine from the Mini 4WD Shirokumakko was mounted onto the center top of the motor/gear cover of the chassis.

It was equipped the red small diameter 5-spoke Saber-type low-profile wheels with blue low-profile tires. It has the white chassis frame and cyan A parts. Much like the other Animal Mini 4WD GT cars, it comes with the Torque-Tuned 2 Motor PRO.

## External link

### Tamiya Japan

* Mini 4WD Shirokumakko GT at Tamiya Japan

### Tamiya America

* Mini 4WD Shirokumakko GT at Tamiya America
Fujitsu Premium S

The **Fujitsu Premium S** (Japanese: 富士通 プレミアムS, *Fujitsū Puremiamu Esu*) is the alkaline battery manufactured by FDK Corporation and released by its parent company Fujitsu in September 2019.

It was the successor to the company's Premium battery. It is one of the Fujitsu-branded batteries that can be used in non-Tamiya-organized tournaments as well as Tamiya-organized Japan Cup.

## General info

In contrast with the previous Fujitsu Premium batteries, the Premium S now features the gold and blue battery label. On the AA size batteries, the number 3 (refers to the Tan-3 Kata (AA size)) is placed next to the Fujitsu branding.

In addition to the features that were carried over from the Premium batteries, the Premium S now has the newly-improved anode gel composite material that increases its overall performance by 10 percent on average, and also improved its long-term storage by 10 percent. Also new to the battery is the current pickup (also known as collector pin) that is coated with special plated material to reduces gassing inside the batteries and thus prevents battery leakage.

2022 saw the minor revision to the Premium S series in a form of modified housing, which prevents battery leakage from occurring.

As it is a Alkaline battery, it is heavier than NeoChamp battery and is not cost effective due to being a non-rechargeable battery.

## See also

* PowerChamp RX - a Tamiya-branded battery based on the Premium S.

## External link

* Fujitsu Premium S battery at FDK Japan (Japanese)
Laser Mini 4WD

The **Laser Mini 4WD** (Japanese: レーザーミニ四駆, *Rēzā Miniyonku*) series is a line-up of Mini 4WD cars introduced by Tamiya on August 28, 2021.

Unique to cars from this lineup is that they comes with a set of parts known as Laser Parts, molded mostly in clear ABS plastic. Each car in the lineup has their own Laser Parts set, and those parts improves the car's overall performance in stock compare to cars from other lineups. Laser Parts are usually attaches to the body and the chassis.

The manga series *Mini4King* featuring cars from the lineup.

## List of Mini 4WD cars

* Lord Spirit (Released on August 28, 2021)
* Jadow A (Released on March 26, 2022)
* Lord Knight (Released on July 30, 2022)
* Jadow Jackk
* Lord Jet
* Lord Knuckle
* Lord Abyss
Fighter Magnum VFX

* Original
* Premium

The **Fighter Magnum VFX** (Japanese: ファイターマグナム VFX, *Faitā Magunamu VFX*) is a Fully Cowled Mini 4WD car released by Tamiya on April 25, 1996. It was the lightweight version of the Victory Magnum.

It was featured in the original manga of *Bakusou Kyoudai Let's & Go!* as Mini 4WD Fighter's machine and in the anime adaptation of *Bakusou Kyoudai Let's & Go! MAX* as Sayuri Doumoto/Fighter Lady's machine.

## General info

The VFX features the same body design of that of Victory Magnum, except with few changes; There are holes opened up and having the rear half of the front fenders removed to save weight. It also sports the tiny winglets on its V-shaped rear spoiler.

It also has the different body decals, sporting the America-flag-like pattern.

### Standard model and Premium

Both the standard VFX and the Premium variants features the white body color, with red and blue highlights and yellow stripes.

The original Fighter Magnum was equipped with the blue normal-type side guard attachment and was equipped with the yellow, small diameter 3-spoke Fully Cowled-type wheels paired with the black high-profile slick tires. The chassis frame and A parts were molded in gray and green. It doesn't comes with a standard motor.

The Premium variant, on the other hand, was equipped with the 6-spoke spiral-type small diameter low-profile wheels with the yellow low-profile slick tires. The chassis frame and A parts were molded in white and blue respectively, and its easy locking gear cover was molded in light smoke.

## In media

### *Bakusou Kyoudai Let's & Go!* series

In the manga, the Fighter Magnum was Fighter's machine, modified from the V-machine. Its body weight has been shaved to the limit, which allows the car to run faster and quicker on both straights and corners.

In the anime adaptation of *Let's & Go! MAX*, Sayuri Doumoto has her own customized Fighter Magnum VFX known as the **Fighter-Lady Magnum.**

## External link

### Tamiya Japan

* Fighter Magnum VFX at Tamiya Japan
* Fighter Magnum VFX Premium at Tamiya Japan

### Tamiya America

* Fighter Magnum VFX Premium at Tamiya America
Jou Burado

**Jou Burado** (Japanese: 武羅怒 城, *Burado Jou*) is a recurring character in the manga series *Dash Boy! Ten*.

## Biography

One of the racers that Ten encountered throughout the series.

Although details are varies between storyline versions, Joe is a racer who returned from Europe, with the intend to crush Japan's Mini 4WD race scene (in *Ten 3-2*) and Dr. Tsuchiya (in *Ten 5-2*) for banishing him in the past.

Jou has the younger brother named Jouji, who passed away following a failed surgery shorty after Jou was banished from the race scene.

## Synopsis

*This article or its section(s) are incomplete. You can help Mini 4WD Wiki by expanding it according to our Quality standard policies.*
## Other appearance

### *Mini 4WD Hyper Dash Grand Prix*

Jou, along with his Black Stalker, can be fought in Map 4 and Map 9 since the January 20, 2021 update and August 4, 2021 update respectively.
Mikoto Misaka drives Thunder Shot Special

The **Nendoroid Petite x Mini 4WD Mikoto Misaka drives Thunder Shot Special** (Japanese: ねんどろいどぷち×ミニ四駆 御坂美琴 drives サンダーショット スペシャル, *Nendoroido Puchi × Mini Yonku Misaka Mikoto Doraibusu Sandā Shotto Supesharu*) is a Racing Mini 4WD car that was co-manufactures by Tamiya and Good Smile Company and released by Good Smile Company.

Based on the Thunder Shot Open Top, it was the third car to be released under the *Nendoroid Petite x Mini 4WD* collaboration project between the two companies.

## General info

This version of the Thunder Shot Open Top features the orange bodyshell, with the special body decals on it.

It comes with an Nendoroid Petite Mikoto Misaka figurine, which can be attached into the mini car by removing the lower body parts and using the specialized battery clip. Any Nendoroid Petite figurines can be attached into the mini car using this special battery clip.

It was equipped with the orange, large diameter 5-spoke TZ-type wheels paired with the white slick tires. The chassis frame and the A parts were molded in dark brown and pink respectively.

## External link

### Good Smile Company

* Nendoroid Petite x Mini 4WD Mikoto Misaka drives Thunder Shot Special at Good Smile Company
Ni-Cd Battery

The **Ni-Cd N3-U Battery** (Japanese: カドニカ単３型バッテリー, *Kadonika Tan 3-gata Batterī*) was a battery manufactured by Sanyo (A subsidary company of Panasonic) and released by Tamiya in the 80's. It was the company's first AA-size rechargeable battery.

This battery was meant to power Tamiya's Quick Drive R/C cars. It comes in 2-battery packs and 8-battery packs and is included with certain Tamiya battery chargers.

## General info

The external of the battery was mostly in gray with N3-U and Tamiya labels on it. later revision of the same battery has the green recycle label on the lower part of the battery.

Compared to the Mini 4WD Ni-Cd Battery, the regular Ni-Cd battery from Tamiya has lower electric output.

However, as with other nickel-cadmium batteries, it suffers from a high self-discharge rate and contains cadmium, the use of which has declined in recent years due to its toxicity. This, along with the memory effect common with other nickel-cadmium batteries, led to it being discontinued and replaced by nickel–metal hydride batteries like the NeoChamp.

## See also

* Mini 4WD Ni-Cd Battery
* Mini 4WD Ni-Cd 1000
* NeoChamp
Kong Long

## In Fictional Media

### **First Appearance**

*Bakusou Kyoudai Let's & Go! WGP* (Anime only)

### **Owner**

Team Guang Xie

The **Kong Long** (Japanese: 空龍, *Kuuron*, Spelling as *Kong Long* in Chinese.) is a fictional Mini 4WD car that appeared in *Bakusou Kyoudai Let's & Go! WGP**.*

It is belongs to the Guang Xie team with the exception of Sheng Huang, who has the Shining Scorpion instead.

## General info

The Kong Long features the light green, fully-cowled body design with green, blue and white highlights on it. It has a rear spoiler on the rear.

## In media

### *Bakusou Kyoudai Let's & Go! WGP*

The Kong Long is the main machine of the remaining members of Guang Xie. It is lightweight, has higher top speed as well as higher acceleration. It is also very stable while running on rough terrains.

In addition, it was equipped with the suspensions on the front wheels, allowing it to jump over one place to other as if it perform the acrobatics moves.
Mini 4WD Merlion Edition - Singapore 50th Anniversary

The **Mini 4WD Merlion Edition - Singapore 50th Anniversary** (Japanese: ミニ四駆 マーライオンエディション SINGAPORE 50TH ANNIVERSARY, *Mini Yonku Māraion Edishon Shingapōru 50-nen Anibāsarī*) is a limited Racing Mini 4WD car released by Tamiya through its Singapore distributor Stargek in June 2015.

It was based on the Top-Force Evolution Open Top.

## General info

The Merlion Edition features the red body color with the special body decals. In place of the normal driver figurine is a driver figurine of the Singapore's mascot Merlion.

It was equipped with the white, large diameter low-profile wheels paired with the red hard-compound low-profile tires. The polycarbonate-mixed ABS chassis frame and A parts were molded in white.
Subaru Impreza WRC 2002

The **Subaru Impreza WRC 2002** (スバルインプレッサ WRC2002) is a R/C Mini 4WD car released by Tamiya on July 17, 2002. It is the very first minicar in the line-up.

It was based on Subaru World Rally Team's GD variant of the Subaru Impreza World Rally Car, specifically the WRC2001 variant that Tommi Mäkinen is driving in the Monte Carlo Rally of the 2002 World Rally Championship season.

## General info

The Impreza WRC featuring the 4-door sports sedan body design, with the rear spoiler featured on the real-life road-legal Imprezas as well as an addtional rooftop air intake that was presented on the WRC cars. It has the circle-shaped headlamps on the front that has two sub-lights and a signal light. An air intake also protruded from the front panel.

The Subaru World Rally Team's decals can be found on the bodyshell. Also presented are the decals of the sponsors of the rally team, namely Pirelli and Motul. As the minicar is made during the on-going 2002 WRC season, it has the Monte Carlo Rally decals, as it is based on the one that was used on that rally event. The bodyshell is molded in Subaru WR Blue.

It was equipped with the white, small diameter RC-type wheels with the black RC slick tires. The chassis frame and A parts were molded in black and gray respectively. As part of the first 6 minicars in the line-up, it comes with the R/C system.

## About the Subaru Impreza WRC

The GD variant of the Subaru Impreza World Rally Car was introduced as the race cars for Subaru World Rally Team in 2001's WRC season. It was based on the GD variant of the Subaru Impreza road car.

Like the road car, it was powered by a 2 Liter Turbo Boxer-4 engine mounted longitudinally into the car, which was tuned to capable of produces about 300 horsepower and 347 lb ft (within the specification by FIA). The engine is mated to a 6-speed sequential gearbox with steering paddles. It also has the four-wheel-drive drivetrain, although it is fully mechanical instead of electrically controlled.

For the 2002 season, Tommi Mäkinen joined the rally team and is the one who driving car number 10 with his co-driver Kaj Lindström, while Petter Solberg continued with the team and is driving car number 11 with his co-driver Phil Mills.

In the 2002 World Rally Championship, Mäkinen won the season's opening, the Monte Carlo Rally. However the switching from WRC2001 car to WRC2002 car results in him having his car crashed during several races and thus retires on multiple occasions throughout the season. In the end, Mäkinen was taking 8th place in the 2002 season with 22 points. His teammate Solberg, on the otherhand, fares better, taking 2nd place in the season with 82 points.

## See also

### World Rally Cars

* Peugeot 206 WRC
* Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VII WRC
* Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT/Yaris WRC
* Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC

## External links

### Tamiya Japan

* Subaru Impreza WRC 2002 at Tamiya Japan
R/C Mini 4WD Racer's Box

The **R/C Mini 4WD Racer's Box** (Japanese: ラジ四駆 レーサーズボックス, *Raji Yonku Rēsāzu Bokkusu*) is a Mini 4WD carrying case manufactured by Meiho and released by Tamiya on July 17, 2002.

It was based on Meiho's Versus VS-7020 tackle box.

## General info

The R/C Mini 4WD Racer's Box is a hybrid that combines the cantilever trays of the cantilever toolbox and the vertical placement of the briefcase. When placed horizontally, It was measured at 310 mm wide, 214 mm long and 132 mm tall.

It was separated into 3 parts: the upper tray, the lower tray and the main storage space. Each part contains the removable dividers of their owns, allowing racers to adjusts the compartments' dimensions. Much like the Super Racer's Box, the trays will unfolds while the case is opened.

Although the main storage space can stores up to 3 Mini 4WD cars, only one full width Mini 4WD car can be stored unless the dividers are removed from the storage space.

## References

1. ↑ Versus VS-7020 on Meiho official website (Japanese)
Titanium Grease

R/C Mini 4WD

The **Titanium Greases** (Japanese: チタングリス, *Chitan Gurisu*) are the series of greases released by Tamiya since July 1996.

## General info

The titanium grease, as its name suggest, has the grease compound that contains titanium complex particles, which provides lubrication property. Performance-wise it is similar to the ceramic greases.

However, the titanium complex particles themselves are also a double-edge sword, as they are also very abrasive toward weaker parts; Since the gears in Mini 4WD cars are mostly made of nylon, the use of titanium grease will scraping the gear's teeth and reduces the gears' lifespan.

## Gallery

### Packaging

The packaging of Mini 4WD Titanium Grease.
## See also

* Ceramic Grease
* Sliding Damper Grease Set
* Anti-Wear Grease
* Mini 4WD F Grease
* Mini 4WD Oil Applicator
* Mini 4WD Bearing Lubricant Oil
Festa Jaune

* Original
* Gold Metallic
* Black SP
* LGreen SP

The **Festa Jaune** (Japanese: フェスタジョーヌ, *Fesuta Jōnu*) is a Mini 4WD PRO car released by Tamiya on February 8, 2014.

It was featured in the tankoubon version of the manga series *Hyper Dash! Yonkuro* as one of the street Mini 4WD racers' machine.

## General info

The Festa Jaune's low and wide body design was inspired by European supercars, specifically the Lamborghini Veneno supercar.

It has a large rear spoiler and a vertical fin on the rear. There's air-ducts that were made on the rooftop, on the front and on the rear fenders.

### Festa Jaune

As its name implies (Jaune means yellow in French), the standard model features the yellow body color, with black and red trims on it.

It was equipped with the dark silver small diameter fin-type low-profile wheels with the black low-profile slick tires. The chassis frame and the A parts were molded in gray and light gray respectively.

### Gold Metallic

The event-exclusive Gold Metallic variant, which was released in 2015, sport the gold-plated bodyshell and wheels. The chassis is the same as the standard model.

An variant of the Gold Metallic, which was bundled with the small diameter carbon-reinforced dish-type low-profile wheels, would be released on November 12, 2016.

### Black Special

The limited Black Special variant features the black smoke body color with 3-tone stripes of yellow, brown and white.

It was equipped with the black, small diameter low-profile A-spoke wheels paired with yellow hard compound low-profile tires. Both the chassis frame and the A parts were molded in black, a first for MA Chassis cars.

A version of the Black Special variant, released for the grand opening of a Tamiya Plamodel Factory shop located in the first floor of the Tamiya Korea HQ building (Which is located in Seocho-gu, Seoul of South Korea) on June 15, 2019, contains a special body decal.

### Festa Jaune L Green Special

The limited Green Special comes with the Festa Janue L polycarbonate bodyshell that was previously released as GUP. Unlike most variants, it was equipped with the MS Chassis

It was equipped with the black, small diameter fin-type low-profile wheels with the gray low-profile slick tires. The N-02 nose, T-01 tail, the center and the A parts were molded in green, and is equipped with four black 13mm plastic roller.

## Gallery

### Boxart

Boxart of the Festa Jaune.Boxart of the Gold Metallic with carbon wheels.Boxart of Black Special.Boxart of Green Special.
### Car views

Front viewRear viewSide viewFesta Jaune, along with Abilista and Silwolf in the tankoubon version of *Hyper Dash! Yonkuro*.
## External link

### Tamiya Japan

* Festa Jaune at Tamiya Japan
* Festa Jaune Gold Metallic (with carbon reinforced wheels) at Tamiya Japan (Japanese)
* Festa Jaune Black Special at Tamiya Japan
* Festa Jaune L Green Special at Tamiya Japan

### Tamiya America

* Festa Jaune at Tamiya America
* Festa Jaune Black Special at Tamiya America
* Festa Jaune L Green Special at Tamiya America
Mini-F White

The **Mini-F White** (Japanese: ミニF ホワイト, *Mini-Efu Howaito*) is a Mini-F car released by Tamiya on December 20, 2006.

It was the decal-less version of the McLaren MP4/7 Honda Mini-F car.

## General info

Being the decal-less version of the MP4/7, the Mini-F White only comes with the numbering decals.

It was equipped with the gun metal, medium diameter Mini-F wheels paired with the Mini-F slick tires. It also came with the Gold Plated Terminal Set as standard.
Aero Thunder Shot

* Original
* JC2013
* BlackSP

The **Aero Thunder Shot** (Japanese: エアロ サンダーショット, *Earo Sandā Shotto*) is a Mini 4WD REV car released by Tamiya on November 23, 2012. It is a variant of the legendary Thunder Shot Jr. Mini 4WD car.

## General info

As with the Aero Avante, the Aero Thunder Shot featuring the modernized, more refined body design based on the original Thunder Shot. A pair of bargeboards were added on the front, and two air-ducts were made on the bodyshell. (one on the front nose and one on behind the canopy)

### Aero Thunder Shot

The original Aero Thunder Shot has the white bodyshell, with blue and carbon mesh highlights with red trims on it.

It was equipped with the white, large diameter 5-spoke lightweight narrow wheels paired with the black arched tires. Both the chassis frame and the A parts were molded in black.

### Japan Cup 2013 Limited Edition

The Japan Cup-themed variant has the metallic blue bodyshell, with the Japan-Cup-themed decals.

It was equipped with the red, large diameter 5-spoke lightweight narrow wheels paired with the black arched tires that has the words 'TAMIYA J-CUP 2013' printed on the sides. It has the silver chassis frame and the orange A parts.

### Asia Challenge 2016

The Hong Kong-exclusive Asia Challenge 2016 variat has the red bodyshell, with the flame-like decals with black highlights and white trims.

It was equipped with the red-plated, large diameter low-profile wheels paired with white low-profile tires. It has the white chassis frame and the red A parts.

### Black Special

The Black Special has the same decal pattern as the original, but with the black body color and red, orange and pale stripes.

It was equipped with the black, large diameter V spoke narrow wheels paired with red arched tires. It has the red, polycarbonate-mixed ABS chassis frame and the black A parts.

## Gallery

### Boxarts

Boxart of the Aero Thunder Shot.Boxart of the Japan Cup 2013 variant.Boxart of the Black Special variant.
### Images

Aero Thunder Shot and Aero Avante.Aero Thunder Shot Japan Cup 2013, Avante Mk.III Nero Clear Violet Special and Aero Avante Red Special.
## Trivia

* The Aero Thunder Shot was chosen to be the cover car for the 2012 season of Tamiya Autumn Cup.
* The Black Special variant of Aero Thunder Shot, much like the Black Special variant of the Thunder Shot Mk.II before, has similar color schemes to the original's Black Special variant.

## See also

* Thunder Shot Jr.
* Thunder Shot Mk.II
* Thunder Shot Open Top

## External links

### Tamiya Japan

* Aero Thunder Shot at Tamiya Japan
* Aero Thunder Shot Japan Cup 2013 at Tamiya Japan
* Aero Thunder Shot Black Special at Tamiya Japan

### Tamiya America

* Aero Thunder Shot at Tamiya America
* Aero Thunder Shot Japan Cup 2013 at Tamiya America
* Aero Thunder Shot Asia Challege 2016 at Tamiya America
* Aero Thunder Shot Black Special at Tamiya America
Mini 4WD Panda Racer 2

The **Mini 4WD Panda Racer 2** (Japanese: ミニ四駆パンダ２, *Mini Yonku Panda Tsu*) is a Racing Mini 4WD car released by Tamiya on April 7, 2018.

## General info

The Panda Racer 2 features the red bodyshell, with the design inspired by the 60's racing cars. A pair of cylinder-type headlamps were protruded from the front bonnet. It has the tricolor stripes of metallic red, metallic blue and white on it.

Carried over from the Panda Racer and Panda Racer GT is the cute panda driver figurine.

It was equipped with the silver plated, small diameter low-profile fin-type wheels paired with the black low-profile slick tires. Both the polycarbonate-mixed ABS chassis frame and A parts were molded in black.

## See also

* Mini 4WD Panda Racer
* Mini 4WD Panda Racer GT

## External links

### Tamiya America

* Mini 4WD Panda Racer 2 at Tamiya America
Mini 4WD Shirokumakko

The **Mini 4WD Shirokumakko** (Japanese: ミニ四駆・しろくまっこ, *Mini Yonku Shirokumakko*) is a Racing Mini 4WD car released by Tamiya on November 29, 2014. It was the second Mini 4WD car in the 'Animal Mini 4WD' sub-series.

It was a variant of the Terra Conqueror Open Top.

## General info

The Shirokumakko featuring the white Conqueror body with blue highlights. It has the decals of the kanji 'Shirokumakko' on the main body and the rear spoiler. Being the second Mini 4WD car in the 'Animal Mini 4WD' sub-series, It has the car number 2 on the front nose. Oddly, the 'Terra Conqueror' decals on the side cowls remained unchanged.

The regular driver figurine has been replaced by the pre-painted, cute polar bear driver figurine.

It was equipped with the gold-plated, small-diameter 3-spoke Fully Cowled-type wheels paired with blue high-profile slick tires. The chassis frame and A parts were molded in blue and white respectively.

## External links

### Tamiya Japan

* Mini 4WD Shirokumakko at Tamiya Japan
* Mini 4WD Shirokumakko (Finished Model) at Tamiya Japan

### Tamiya America

* Mini 4WD Shirokumakko at Tamiya America
* Mini 4WD Shirokumakko (Finished Model) at Tamiya America

### Tamiya Online Shop

* Mini 4WD Shirokumakko at Tamiya Online Shop (Japanese)
Jammin' RG

## In Fictional Media

### **Owner**

The Cool Caribeans

The **Jammin' RG** (Japanese: ジャミンRG, *Jamin Ārujī*) is a fictional Mini 4WD car that appeared in *Bakusou Kyoudai Let's & Go! WGP*.

It was belongs to the Cool Caribeans team.

## General info

The Jammin' RG features the brown, open-wheel body design with yellow roll cages that are wrappings around part of the wheels for protection. Unlike most GP machines in the series, it resembles that of the real-life buggy cars, namely the Baja Bug.

## In media

### *Bakusou Kyoudai Let's & Go! WGP*

The Jammin' RG is the main race machine of the Jamaica's Cool Caribeans team. It was specifically designed for off-road tracks and as such, its performance suffers on on-road tracks.

Unlike other GP machines, the RG's parts were mostly hand-made, and this made the RG much tougher (So much so that it can withstand the attack from the Rosso Strada's Diospada's blade.) at the expense of part compatibility. The only parts that wasn't hand-made is the GP chips, which were given to the team by Tesshin Okada.

In the manga, it doesn't have rollers as it doesn't have the front bumper to mount on, while in the anime, the rollers were instead mounted on the edge of the road cages.
NeoChamp

* Batteries
* AC QC
* AC QC PROII

The **NeoChamp** (Japanese: ネオチャンプ, *Neochanpu*) battery is a rechargeable AA battery manufactured by FDK Corporation, a Fujitsu subsidiary, and released by Tamiya on December 4, 2010. Based on the Eneloop Lite battery from Sanyo (and later Panasonic), it is currently the only official-race-approved nickel-metal hydride battery.

Tamiya had also released the NeoChamp Battery with AC Quick Charger alongside the battery set. On March 30, 2013, Tamiya released the NeoChamp Batteries and AC Quick Charger PRO set as the limited edition item which can charges 4 batteries at once. On December 19, 2015, Tamiya released the updated version of the AC Quick Charger sets.

## General info

The NeoChamp is by all intents and purposes a rebadged Eneloop lite in black packaging with NeoChamp and Tamiya labels on it.

The performance, along with its Eneloop Lite counterpart, is better than Tamiya's nickel-cadmium batteries: despite its capacity being similar to the N-3U Ni-Cd 1000, their weight is less than Ni-Cd (19gr instead of 23gr for an element) and their electrical resistance is lower than a Ni-Cd. It is also more environmentally friendly than nickel-cadmium batteries, and has a lower self-discharge capacity. Due to these, the NeoChamp battery was quickly adopted as one of the top battery choice for Mini 4WD racing. While it has the 'memory effect' problem, it is often temporary and is reversible through charge cycling.

### AC Quick Chargers

The AC Quick Chargers were only available with the bundles with the NeoChamp batteries.

The chargers are fast and requires only 115 minutes to fully charge two NeoChamp batteries for the regular AC Quick Charger, while the PRO chargers can charge 2 batteries for only 50 minutes.

Although the chargers were supplied by FDK, they don't have the refresh functionality the other FDK-sourced chargers has. The AC Quick Charger II and AC Quick Charger PRO II, due to their OEM design, can also charge AAA batteries.

## See also

* Ni-Cd Battery
* Mini 4WD Ni-Cd Battery
* Mini 4WD Ni-Cd 1000

## External link

### Tamiya Japan

* NeoChamp batteries at Tamiya Japan
* NeoChamp batteries & AC Quick Charger Set at Tamiya Japan
* NeoChamp batteries & AC Quick Charger II Set at Tamiya Japan (Japanese)
* NeoChamp batteries & AC Quick Charger PRO II at Tamiya Japan (Japanese)
Mini 4WD Lupine Racer

The **Mini 4WD Lupine Racer** (Japanese: ミニ四駆 オオカミ, *Mini Yonku Ōkami*) is a Racing Mini 4WD car released by Tamiya on March 11, 2017 .

It was the 4th Mini 4WD car in the 'Animal Mini 4WD' sub-series.

## General info

Based on the body of the Panda Racer, it has the black body color, with the blue/silver splash-style decals and a few purple/silver stripes. The 'Tamiya' decal, the Tamiya logo decals, a 'VS Chassis' decal and the 'Mini 4WD Lupine Racer' decals, can be found on the bodyshell. As it was the 4th Mini 4WD car in the 'Animal Mini 4WD' sub-series, it has the car number 4 on it.

Unique to this car is the pre-painted, cute wolf driver figurine that has gray fur, white underbelly and yellow eyes.

It was equipped with the black, large diameter 6-spoke Manta Ray-type wheels paired with purple tires. The chassis frame and A parts were molded in purple and black respectively. It was equipped with the black 16 mm lightweight plastic rollers on the front bumper.

## See also

### Related

* Mini 4WD Lupine Racer GT
* Mini 4WD Lupine Racer 2

## External links

### Tamiya America

* Mini 4WD Lupine Racer at Tamiya America

### Tamiya Online Shop

* Mini 4WD Lupine Racer at Tamiya Online Shop (Japanese)
Double Roller

* 9-8mm N
* 9-8mm LW
* 13-12mm N
* 13-12mm Rubber
* 13-12mm LW
* 13-12mm Pla
* 13-12mm Pla Rubber

The **double rollers** (Japanese: 2段ローラー, *Nitan Rōrā*) are a series of Mini 4WD Grade-Up Parts released by Tamiya since June 20, 2009.

## General info

The double rollers, as their names suggests, is a set of rollers with two different, integrate rollers with different diameters, usually 1mm apart.

In Mini 4WD racing, having a set of roller on top of the bottom rollers on the front will improve the car's stability, but this setup was never used because in race regulation revisions prior to the 2019 revision, the number of rollers a Mini 4WD car can have is limited to 6. As most Mini 4WD car setups also needs a dual rollers on the rear, this kind of front roller setup was never used due to regulation constraint. The double rollers workaround this as, despite having two integrated rollers at different diameters, counts as a single roller.

The common setup for the double rollers is to have the small diameter part face upward while the large diameter part face downward. In straight lines, only the large diameter part touches the fences, while the small diameter part is only touches the fences when cornering.

The double roller sets are available in aluminum (with two 520-size ball bearings for each rollers, 2 bushing, 2 long screws, 2 locknuts and 2 brass spacers) and plastic (with two special long screws, 5 to 10 locknuts, 10 to 12 small washers and optionally, 3 pairs of stabilizer balls and 5 spring washers) varieties, and comes in 9-8mm size and 13-12mm size. Some sets even has the rubber rings on the small diameter part.

## Gallery

### Parts variants

9-8mm Normal (Blue)9-8mm Lightweight (Red)13-12mm Normal (Black)13-12mm Lightweight (Blue)13-12mm Lightweight (Red)13-12mm Lightweight (Purple)13-12mm Lightweight (Gold)13-12mm Lightweight (Green)

## External link

### Tamiya Japan

* Double Aluminum Rollers (9-8mm) at Tamiya Japan
* Lightweight Double Aluminum Rollers (9-8mm) (Reissue) at Tamiya Japan
* Lightweight Double Aluminum Rollers (9-8mm/Red) at Tamiya Japan
* Double Aluminum Rollers (13-12mm) at Tamiya Japan
* Double Aluminum Rollers (13-12mm) Black at Tamiya Japan
* Double Aluminum Rollers with Rubber Rings (13-12mm) at Tamiya Japan
* Lightweight Double Aluminum Rollers (13-12mm) at Tamiya Japan
* Lightweight Double Aluminum Rollers (13-12mm/Blue) at Tamiya Japan
* Lightweight Double Aluminum Rollers (13-12mm/Red) at Tamiya Japan
* Double Aluminum Rollers (13-12mm) Black (Reissue) at Tamiya Japan
* Lightweight Double Aluminum Rollers (13-12mm) (Reissue) at Tamiya Japan
* Lightweight Double Aluminum Rollers (13-12mm/Red) (Reissue) at Tamiya Japan
* Lightweight Double Aluminum Rollers (13-12mm/Purple) at Tamiya Japan
* Lightweight Double Aluminum Rollers (13-12mm/Gold) at Tamiya Japan
* Lightweight Double Aluminum Rollers (13-12mm/Green) at Tamiya Japan
* Low Friction Plastic Double Rollers (Red & Blue / 13-12mm) at Tamiya Japan
* Low Friction Plastic Double Rollers with Rubber Rings (Red & Blue/13-12mm) at Tamiya Japan
Mini 4 Soldier Rin!

The article was locked for following reason(s): Said OVA was not made under the involvement of either Tamiya or Shogakukan, and didn't use the 'ミニ四駆' trademark. It was solely made by Tairiku Shobo.

Mini-4 Soldier Rin! (ミニ四ソルジャーRin！) is a 30-minute OVA released on Novermber 16, 1989

## Plot

The protagonist Rin Shiguma (四駆馬リン) won a Mini-4WD tournament at the Tokyo Dome.

## References

1. ↑ https://80s-ova.com/mini4soldier-rin/
Type-4 Chassis

The **Type-4 Chassis** (Japanese: タイプ４シャーシ, *Taipu Fō Shāshi*) is a Mini 4WD chassis released by Tamiya in May 1990 with the release of Egress Jr.. It is the updated version of the Type-2 Chassis.

## General info

Compare to the Type-2, the Type-4 has more holes to reduces its weight, and even the front bumper has received the weight reduction. The battery has been placed 2 mm lower than the Type-2. Other than these, all other aspects are the same as Type-2.

There is one big flaw though: Due to the extensive weight reduction, the chassis became more fragile than the Type-2. As such, it became the least favorite chassis for most racers at that time.

## Colors

### Chassis frame

* Gray - First equipped with Egress Jr.
* Smoke black - First equipped with Egress Jr. Black Special.

### A parts

* Gray - First equipped with Egress Jr.
* Smoke black - First equipped with Egress Jr. Black Special.

## Gallery

Chassis construction view (Saint Dragon Jr. Ricky's Special)
Twin Stars Mechanomotive Force Laboratory

***Twin Stars Mechanomotive Force Laboratory*** (Japanese: 二ツ星駆動力学研究所, *Nitsuboshi Kudōryokugaku Kenkyūjo*) is a Japanese manga series written by Kentaro Hayashi, based around Tamiya's Mini 4WD. It was serialized online on Shueisha's *Tonari no Young Jump* website.

## Overview

The story focus on the fictional version of the manga artist Kentaro Hayashi, who is encouraged by his acquaintance Ondawara (whose motto is "play with everything you've got") to take up Mini 4WD hobby again since his childhood. When Kentaro's editor Nakamura find out about the former is into Mini 4WD, he suggest to Kentaro to make a manga about Mini 4WD. Ondawara had setup a Mini 4WD racetrack inside his office, and gathers a variety of people (including Kentaro himself) to form a team called the Twin stars Mechanomotive Force Laboratory (or Team TMFL for short).

And this is a story about their daily lives and their passion for the Mini 4WD.

## External Links

* Twin Stars Mechanomotive Force Laboratory at Tonari on Young Jump (Japanese)
Honda e

The **Honda e** (Japanese: ホンダ e, *Honda Ī*) is a upcoming Racing Mini 4WD car released by Tamiya in November 2020.

It was based on the electric car of the same name by Honda.

## General info

The Honda e features the 5-door hatchback body design, with a pair of circular-shaped headlamps on the front and ta pair of taillamps on the back. It has the back rooftop.

As with Nissan Be-1 and Toyota GR Yaris, the Honda e has a special bodycatch due to how the bodyshell was designed. Being equipped with the VZ Chassis, it is possible to make it more resemble to its real-life counterpart by removing the front bumper and rear stay.

In additions to the standard body decals, it was also provided with the numbering bib decals.

### Standard model

The standard Honda e has the bodyshell molded in Charge Yellow Metallic color.

It was equipped with the black, small diameter dish-type low-profile wheels paired with the black low-profile slick tires. The chassis frame and A parts were molded in black.

## About the Honda e

Debuted in the 2019 Geneva Motor Show as a pre-production model and later in the 2019 IAA as a production model, the Honda e is a electric car manufactured by Honda.

The heart of the Honda e is a electric motor (capable of producing 134 to 152 hp of power and 315 N⋅m of torque) mounted into the rear of the car, which transfers the power to the rear wheels. Powering the motor is a water-cooled, 5.5 kWh lithium-ion battery that was mounted underneath the car, and is capable of running up to 220 km when fully charged. The battery can be charged through the CCS Combo 2 connector, which supports both AC and DC fast charging.

Supporting the car platform are the all-wheel, independent MacPherson strut suspension system. The car was also equipped with disc brakes that were equipped with the regenerative braking system.

## See also

### Honda cars

* Honda City Turbo
* Raybrig NSX 2002
* Beams Integra
Horizon Boundless

## In Fictional Media

### **Owner**

Genkuro Hinomaru

The **Horizon Boundless** (Japanese: 遥かなる地平線ホライゾンバウンドレス, *Horaizon Baundoresu*) is a fictional Mini 4WD that appear in *Dash! Yonkuro*. It was belongs to Genkuro Hinomaru, Yonkuro's father.

## General info

The new Horizon featuring the low-drag, open-wheel body design, with the front bumper fender and the large canopy. It features two large fins that provides downforce to the rear wheels, and a small air-duct placed near the motor in order to cool it down during operation. It has the car number 0∞ (Zero Infinity).

It is mainly in white, with red and orange stripes on it.

## In media

### *Dash! Yonkuro*

The Horizon Boundless was made by the amnestic Genkuro and was used in the third and final stage of the Hell Caravan Rally. It was powered by the oil-inject drivetrain.

It is unknown what happened to the Horizon Boundless after everyone got out of the erupting Mount Aso.

## Trivia

* The Horizon Boundless serves as the base for the Liberty Emperor that appear in *The Wind Racer! Otokogi*.

## See also

* Dash-0 Horizon
* Over the Horizon
ZEN-Tuned Motor

The **ZEN-Tuned Motor** (Japanese: ZENチューンモーター, *Zen Chūn Mōtā*) is a limited edition Mini 4WD motor manufactured by Mabuchi Motor and released by Tamiya in 1992. Its name is a wordplay on '前' ('Zen', can also pronounce as 'Mae'), taken from former Tamiya employee Yasuyuki Maeda, whose nickname is Mae-chan.

It was originally released as a Grade-Up Parts for the Mini-F series.

## General info

The ZEN-Tuned Motor has the black endbell cap and metallic metal housing.

Performance-wise, this motor is speed-focused, with the revving performance that is comparable to the Mach-Dash Motor. However, its biggest weak point is its extremely low torque performance, meaning it is not suitable for Mini 4WD cars equipped with large-diameter wheels and tires, and not suitable to use in circuits that demands higher acceleration (which in turn requires higher torque). Power consumption is similar to the Mach-Dash Motor.

Unlike the Turbo-Dash Motor whose performance is similar and has the carbon brushes, the ZEN-Tuned Motor has the copper brushes.

As the motor has been discontinued for quite a long time due to it's limited edition status as a GUP, it cannot be used in Tamiya-sponsored race tournaments.
Speed Roller and Wheel Set

The **Speed Roller and Wheel Set** (Japanese: スピードローラー・ホイールセット, *Supīdo Rōrā Hoīru Setto*) is a Mini 4WD Grade-Up Parts released by Tamiya in April 1988.

## General info

The set comes with a pair of 9mm metal rollers and a set of special wheels.

The 9mm metal rollers, which were made in either the brass (in earlier batch) or aluminum (in later batches), has the second-to-highest frictions against the fence. The aluminum-made rollers in later batches are much lighter than the brass ones. Because they are standard solid rollers, greasing the rollers are needed.

What make the set special is the special wheels of the set. In early Mini 4WD racing scene, rear roller stays are none-existent, and during cornering, cars without the rear roller stays will have their rear tires scrapping against the fences, creating speed loss. The special wheel set prevents this by having the center protruded outward, and by doing so, preventing the rear tires from scrapping the fences during cornering.

## Gallery

### Usage example

A example along with the Wing and Duct Set. (Base car: Hornet Jr.)
## Trivia

* The set was later included in the Mini 4WD Classic Tune-Up Parts Set Vol.1.
Super X Chassis

The **Super X Chassis** (Japanese: スーパーXシャーシ, *Sūpā Ekkusu Shāshi*) is a Mini 4WD chassis released by Tamiya in December 1997. It debuted with the release of Max Breaker.

## General info

The Super X Chassis has the rigid, wide multi-subframe chassis frame. It has the wheelbase of 84 mm and the tread of 70 mm (when equipped with with large-diameter narrow wheels.), which makes the chassis more stable on cornering and jumping as well as increases the straight line speed, at the expense of cornering speed.

Unlike previous chassis, the propeller shaft and the orange crown gears were placed in transversely reversed layout, and use the longer 1.4mm wide propeller shaft instead of the 2.0mm one. it is the first Mini 4WD chassis to employ the 72 mm driveshafts.

The motor can be remove from under the chassis by removing the motor underpanel, allowing simple motor swapping. In addition to the center rear hardpoint, there's two additional screw holes on the rear which are also used to attach the rear roller stay.

All Super X Chassis machines were equipped with the wheels specifically designed for the chassis. It was later updated into Super XX Chassis.

## Colors

### Chassis frame

* Brown gray - Common color for Super X Chassis cars in the 90's. First equipped with Max Breaker.
* Black - Common color for cars in the Mighty Mini 4WD series. First equipped with Knuckle Breaker (First-press version only).
* Smoke black - First equipped with Knuckle Breaker Black Special.
* Light smoke - First equipped with Laser-Gill Crystal Version.
* White - First released as a Grade-up Parts.
* Red - First released as a Grade-up Parts.
* Fluorescent Green - First released as an oversea-exclusive Grade-up Parts.
* Blue - First released as a Grade-up Parts.

### A parts

* Gray - Common color for Super X Chassis cars in the 90's. First equipped with Max Breaker.
* Black - Common color for cars in the Mighty Mini 4WD series. First equipped with Dyna-Hawk GX.
* Smoke black - First equipped with Knuckle Breaker (First-press version only).
* Light smoke - First equipped with Laser-Gill Crystal Version.
* White - First released as a Grade-up Parts.
* Red - First released as a Grade-up Parts.
* Fluorescent Green - First released as an oversea-exclusive Grade-up Parts.
* Blue - First released as a Grade-up Parts.

## Trivia

* The Super X Chassis is the first chassis to use the long-type 1.4mm propeller shaft, which was later carries over to the Super XX Chassis and, oddly, FM-A Chassis.
QD Octa-Charger

The **OD Octa-Charger** (Japanese: QD 8本充電器, *Kyūshi ̄ Hachi-pon Jūdenki*) is a  battery charger manufactured by N.Densan P.G. and released by Tamiya in the 80's.

It was bundled with 8 Ni-Cd batteries.

## General info

Compare to the Mini 4WD Octa-Charger, it has 30mA less charging current. The charger's body is white as oppose to Mini 4WD Octa-Charger's yellow.

It is capable of fully charge 8 Ni-Cd batteries in approximately 4 to 5 hours.

## See also

* Mini 4WD Octa-Charger