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Hollow Propeller Shaft

* 1.4mm
* 2.0mm
* SX
* TR1

The **Hollow Propeller Shafts** (Japanese: 中空軽量プロペラシャフト, *Chūkū Keiryō Puropera Shafuto*) is a series of Mini 4WD Grade-Up Parts that was introduced by Tamiya since 1991.

## General info

The hollow propeller shafts has the shaft hollowed out to reduce the overall weight of the driveshafts. The shaft were made out of the high-strength stainless steel.

With the exception of the very first release which has the regular-shaped pinion gear attached to each ends of the propeller shaft and come with two brass pinion gears for the motor, most releases has the unique-shaped pinion gears attached to each ends and comes with two purple pinion gears for the motor. This unique pinion gears of later releases is what allows them to reduces the friction within the drivetrain.

The compatibility of the hollow propeller shafts are as follows:

* The original hollow propeller shaft was compatible with Type-2, Type-3, Type-4 and FM
* The 2.0mm set was compatible with Type-5 and Super-FM in addition for having compatibility with Type-2, Type-4 and FM.
* The 1.4mm set was compatible with Zero, Super-1, Super TZ, VS, Super TZ-X, Super-II, AR and VZ.
* The Super X set was compatible with Super X, Super XX and FM-A.
* The TR-1 set was compatible with only the TR-1.

## External links

### Tamiya Japan

* 1.4mm Hollow Propeller Shaft at Tamiya Japan
* 2.0mm Hollow Propeller Shaft at Tamiya Japan
* Hollow Propeller Shaft for Super X Chassis at Tamiya Japan

### Tamiya America

* 1.4mm Hollow Propeller Shaft at Tamiya America
* 2.0mm Hollow Propeller Shaft at Tamiya America
Exflowly

* Std.
* C.Body SP

The **Exflowly** (Japanese: エクスフローリー, *Ekusufurōrī*) is a Mini 4WD PRO car released by Tamiya in January 2006.

## General info

The Exflowly featuring the classic, mid-engine low-height race car design. It has a flat, tiny rear spoiler on the rear. The body design was inspired by the Chaparral 2D race car, as well as few Le Mans Prototypes and Group C race cars.

The bodyshell, unlike other Mini 4WD cars, was made of clear polycarbonate with plastic mounting attached, meaning it can be painted in any color with spray paint (Usually the special paints for polycarbonate). Because cutting is also required, this makes the assembly of the car harder for those not used to this.

### Exflowly

For the normal Exflowly, The preferred color of the bodyshell is Tamiya blue, and it has the silver stripes decals.

It was equipped with the white small-diameter 3-spoke VS-type wheels paired with X-type narrow slick tires, and is equipped with the N-01 and T-01 units for its MS Chassis. The nose, center and tail parts were molded in black, while the A parts were molded in gray. It comes with the standard, light gray 16 mm lightweight plastic rollers.

### Red Special

The limited Red Special that is only sold at Tamiya Modelers Gallery 2017 features the newly-designed clear-type body decal, the red color body mount and the red-framed MA Chassis with black A parts.

It was equipped with the black, small diameter low-profile A-spoke wheels with the red low-profile tires.

### Polycarbonate Body Special variant

The limited Polycarbonate Body Special features the purple body mount for the polycarbonate bodyshell.

It was equipped with the silver plated, small diameter low-profile A-spoke wheels with the black super-hard low-profile tires. The chassis has the N-02 nose, normal center and T-01 tail, all molded in purple, with the A parts molded in black. It comes with the black 16 mm lightweight plastic rollers.

## Gallery

### Boxart

Boxart of Red Special.Boxart of Polycarbonate Body Special.
## External link

### Tamiya Japan

* Exflowly at Tamiya Japan
* Exflowly Polycarbonate Body Special (Purple) at Tamiya Japan (Japanese)

### Tamiya America

* Exflowly Red Special at Tamiya America
* Exflowly Polycarbonate Body Special (Purple) at Tamiya America
Beginner's Mini 4WD

The **Beginner's Mini 4WD** (Japanese: ビギナーズミニ四駆, *Bigināzu Mini Yonku*) is a beginner-orientated Mini 4WD car line-up by Tamiya. It was introduced in 2022.

Kits in this lineup has the bodyshell and chassis partially comes pre-assembled, and only required the user to attach tires and rollers, as well as body decal to it to complete. Similar to the EVO Chassis Set, car models in this line-up can be coming from various single-shaft-driven and double-shaft-driven Mini 4WD cars from other line-ups.

## List of cars

* Raikiri Blue/Pink/Green
* Silwolf Yellow
Little Ryan Mini 4WD Special

The **Little Ryan Mini 4WD Special** (Japanese: リトルライアン ミニ四駆スペシャル, *Ritoru Raian Miniyonku Supesharu*) is a Racing Mini 4WD car released by Tamiya on April 23, 2022, first released exclusively in South Korea before being released worldwide on June 4, 2022

Based on the Mini 4WD Panda Racer, It features the character Ryan from Kakao Friends.

## General info

The Little Ryan features the light blue colored Panda Racer body, with the Ryan-themed decals on it. Also comes with the kit is a painted, driver figurine of the character Ryan.

It was equipped with the white, fin-type low-profile wheels paired with the clear, silicon-based soft-compound low-profile tires. The chassis frame and A parts were molded in white and orange respectively.

## About Kakao Friends and the character Ryan

Created by Kakao, the Kakao Friends are featured characters based on KakaoTalk emoticons by the company. The characters were designed by Kwon Soon-ho, also known by his pen name Hozo. The Kakao Friends had been featured in various commercials and products in South Korea.

The character Ryan, which was announced on January 22, 2016, is a male lion without mane.

## External link

### Tamiya Japan

* Little Ryan Mini 4WD Special at Tamiya Japan (Japanese)
Mini-F Red

The **Mini-F Red** (Japanese: ミニF レッド, *Mini-Efu Reddo*) is a Mini-F car released by Tamiya on December 20, 2006.

It was the decal-less version of the Ferrari 642 Mini-F car.

## General info

Being the decal-less version of the 642, the Mini-F Red 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.
Mini 4WD New Year's Edition - Year of the Dragon 2024

The **Mini 4WD New Year's Edition - Year of the Dragon 2024** (Japanese: 2024年 干支ミニ四駆｢辰年｣, *Nisennijuuyon-nen Eto Miniyonku `Tatsudoshi'*) is an upcoming Mini 4WD car be released by Tamiya in December 2023.

Based on the Mach-Bullet, it is the 13th Mini 4WD New Year's Edition model.

## General info

The Year of the Dragon features the white bodyshell, with Zodiac-inspired decals. the 'Reiwa 6' (referring to the 6th Reiwa year in Japan) can be found on the rear.

Also included in is a gold-plated, Eastern dragon driver figuring.

It was equipped with the white, large diameter 6-spoke low-profile wheels, paired with the red low-profile slick tires. The chassis frame and A parts were molded in red and white respectively.

## External links

### Tamiya Japan

* Year of the Dragon 2024 at Tamiya Japan
* Year of the Dragon 2024 at Tamiya America
Big Bang Ghost

* Original
* GPA
* Premium

The **Big Bang Ghost** (Japanese: ビッグ バン ゴースト, *Biggu Ban Gōsuto*) is a Super Mini 4WD car released by Tamiya on November 15, 1994. The GPA variant was released on July 24, 2001 and the Premium variant was released in October 2016 for Asia regions and on December 10, 2016 for Japan release.

It was featured in the poster manga *The Wind Racer! Otokogi Gaiden* as Baron Ghost's machine.

## General info

The Big Bang Ghost features the open-wheel body design with the additional front bumper that is attached to the body. Two rows of the dual fins were protruded from front nose and side cowls.

### Big Bang Ghost and Premium

The original and the premium variant has the white base body color, with two-tone blue stripes and yellow highlight, The ghost decals can be seen on the side cowls.

The original Big Bang Ghost was equipped with the white, large diameter 3-spoke lightweight wheels paired with the black Avante-type slick tires. The chassis frame, the A parts and the normal-type side guard were molded in gray, magenta and green respectively.

The Premium variant was equipped with the light blue, large diameter 5-spoke lightweight narrow wheels paired with the black arched tires. The chassis frame and A parts were molded in light blue and black respectively. It also comes with the easy locking gear cover that was molded in black,

Only the Premium variant comes with a standard motor.

### GPA variant

The GPA version follows the similar style as with other GPA cars, which are designed in mind with GP Chips. Due to the front bumper design of the VS Chassis, the bodyshell lacks the front fender. It also has the rear spoiler, which wasn't presented in the original model. It is mainly in black, with white highlight and yellow and black stripes.

It was equipped with the white, large diameter 3-spoke lightweight wheels paired with the black Avante-type slick tires. Both the chassis frame and A parts were molded in black. It doesn't comes with a standard motor.

## In media

### *The Wind Racer! Otokogi*

The Big Bang Ghost is Baron Ghost's machine in the series.

Although Baron Ghost did managed to win against Hakurou's Shao Bai Ron, he was ultimately lose in the rematch race.

## Gallery

### Boxart

Boxart of the Big Bang Ghost.Boxart of the GPA variant.Boxart of the Premium variant.
## External links

### Tamiya Japan

* Big Bang Ghost at Tamiya Japan
* Big Bang Ghost GPA at Tamiya Japan
* Big Bang Ghost Premium at Tamiya Japan

### Tamiya America

* Big Bang Ghost at Tamiya America
* Big Bang Ghost GPA at Tamiya America
* Big Bang Ghost Premium at Tamiya America
Isuzu VehiCROSS Team GEOLANDAR Baja 1000

The **Isuzu VehiCROSS Team GEOLANDAR Baja 1000** (Japanese: いすゞ ビークロス チームジオランダー バハ1000仕様, *Isuzu Bīkurosu Chīmu Jiorandā Baha Issen Shiyō*) is a Wild Mini 4WD car released by Tamiya in June 1999.

It was based on Team GEOLANDAR's modified Isuzu VehiCROSS that was used in the 1997 Baja 1000 season.

## General

The bodyshell is a recolored version of the regular VehiCROSS bodyshell from the Original Mini 4WD series, now in red orange color. It has the white and orange stripes. Various sponsor logos can be found on the bodyshell, including Yokohama (the manufacturer of the off-road tires bearing the GEOLANDAR name), PIAA, Project Mu, K&N, 76 and Shoei.

It was equipped with the standard wild-type wheels with monster truck tires.

## About Team Geolandar's Isuzu VehiCROSS

The modified Isuzu VehiCROSS, modified from the road-legal car, is Team GEOLANDAR's car for the Baja 1000. The car is for the Class 3I category race.

The modified car had its suspensions, wheels and tires upgraded to make the car withstands the harsh road condition of the Baja California Peninsula. It was equipped with Yokohama's GEOLANDAR A/T tires (size is LT 235/85R16 120Q). Driver Ikuo Hanawa and co-driver Matt Ford drive the car in the 1997 season.

## See also

* Isuzu MU
* Isuzu VehiCROSS

## External link

### Tamiya Japan

* Isuzu VehiCROSS Team GEOLANDAR Baja 1000 at Tamiya Japan
Infinity Mobius

## In Fictional Media

### **Owner**

Aoking

The **Infinity Mobius** (Japanese: インフィニティ∞メビウス, *Infiniti Mebiusu*) is a fictional Mini 4WD car that appeared in *Let's & Go! Tsubasa: The Next Racers*. It was owns by Aoking.

One of the work award designs in the 2018 Mini 4WD design contest, it was designed by Takemoto Aoki.

## General info

The car features a multi-structural bodyshell, with the red infinite-shaped outer frame covering the green main bodyshell.

## In media

### *Let's & Go! Tsubasa: The Next Racers*

The Inifinity Mobius is Aoking's main machine in the series.

The infinite-shaped outer frame that cover the main bodyshell is very strong and can withstands any damage while protecting the main bodyshell. The outer frame itself, however, are double as a gravity-control device, which allowing the car to do tight turns with its **G-Control** technique and also allows the car to have higher acceleration with its **G-Rush** technique. The frame itself will also lighten up and whatever it is fully or partially lighten up depends on which technique is used.
Jet-Dash Motor

The **Jet-Dash Motor** (Japanese: ジェットダッシュモーター, *Jetto Dasshu Mōtā*) is a Mini 4WD motor manufactured by JOHNSON Motor and later Mabuchi Motor and released by Tamiya in 1996.

## General info

The Jet-Dash Motor has the black endbell cap and silver-plated metal housing with the Tamiya label on it.

Compare to the Ultra Dash Motor, the Jet-Dash Motor has higher torque performance while having the similar revving characteristic and power comsumption. Like Ultra-Dash, it also use carbon brushes instead of bronze brushes.

Since it is manufactured by JOHNSON Motor (now known as Johnson Electric, a company located in Hong Kong), the Jet-Dash Motor was discontinued and was banned from Tamiya official race tournaments along with Ultra Dash Motor and Plasma-Dash Motor due to their over-powerful performance.

However, some Tamiya-made electric-powered hobby tools manufactured prior to 2007, such as the Electric Handy Drill and Electric Handy Router, includes the Jet-Dash Motor as part of the tools' component. Unlike the standalone product, they were manufactured by Mabuchi Motor.
Dyna Storm Jr.

* Original
* RS

The **Dyna Storm Junior** (Japanese: ダイナストームJr., *Daina Sutōmu Junia*) is a Racing Mini 4WD car released by Tamiya on July 22, 1993. It was based on the Dyna Storm R/C buggy, also made by Tamiya.

Tamiya would later release the RS variant of the Dyna Storm on March 23, 2013.

## General info

The Dyna Storm featuring the streamlined buggy body design, with 3-window canopy and rear spoiler. The damper and shock tower props can be found on the front nose and on behind the canopy

The bodyshell is in the two-tone color, consists of ultramarine blue and black. There's the 'Dyna Storm' decals on the sides of the side cowls.

### The original Dyna Storm

The original Dyna Storm has a 'Blow'n up a' storm' decal on the front nose, the 'Total control' decals on the side cowls and a 'Dyna Storm' decal on the spoiler. It has the car number 5 on the winglets.

It was equipped with the white, large diameter 6-spoke Manta Ray-type wheels paired with the black Avante-type slick tires. Both the chassis frame and A parts were molded in gray.

### RS

The RS variant retains the same body decal patterns as the original, but with the few changes. The car number on the winglets and the 'Blow'n up a' storm' decal on the front nose were replaced by the 'RS' decals. The 'Total control' decals and a 'Dyna Storm' decal on the spoiler were also replaced by the 'Super-II Chassis' decals and the Tamiya logo decal respectively. The black color part of the two-tone color has the checker flag-like pattern.

It was equipped with the cyan-plated, large diameter 6-spoke Manta Ray-type wheels paired with the black Avante-type slick tires. It has the black chassis frame with silver A parts.

## About the Dyna Storm 1/10 R/C buggy

Released in 1992, the Dyna Storm is a rear-wheel-drive R/C buggy released by Tamiya. It was derived from the prototype TRF-211X chassis.

It has the FRP half-double deck chassis frame, with the rear-motor, rear-wheel-drive layout. The chassis is support by the four-wheel independent double wishbone suspensions, with oil-filled aluminum dampers and tie-rod upper arms for damping and camber adjustments. It was equipped with the front part-groove part-spike tires and rear spire spike tires.

The Acto-Power Off-Roader 2WD 540-size motor was mated to a special gearbox, which houses the Multi-disc Clutch (MDC) system that protects gears and prevent slippage and a limited-slip ball-thrust differential. The axles are the universal driveshaft type.

The Dyna Storm was later re-released in 2002, with the Acto-Power motor being replaced by the unlabeled, special-made 14T brushed motor.

## External links

### Tamiya Japan

* Dyna Storm Jr. at Tamiya Japan
* Dyna Storm RS at Tamiya Japan
Dash Circuit

The **Dash Circuit** (Japanese: ダッシュサーキット, *Dasshu Sākitto*) is a Mini 4WD circuit built by Tamiya for the 1989 season of Tamiya Japan Cup.

## General info

The Dash Circuit was used for the preliminary rounds of every Japan Cup stages held in 1989. The track layout resembles the '∞' (inifinity) symbol.

The flows of the track is as follows:

* Starting from the start line and a right 90 degree curve is a wave section.
* Following the wave section and another right 90 degree curve is a combination of a up-slope, a straight and a down-slope, which runs atop of other track section.
* After that is the 20 degree tilt left U-turn curve, follow by a jump and a left 90 degree curve. If the car didn't land properly before the left curve, it will risk being coursed out.
* After running through the straight under another track section, a lane changer and a right 90 degree curve, the start line will cross.
Kumamon Mini 4WD - Supporting Kumamoto

* Std
* Pastel Blue Chassis

The **Kumamon Mini 4WD - Supporting Kumamoto** (Japanese: がんばれ！熊本 ミニ四駆 (くまモン版), *Ganbare! Kumamoto Mini Yonku (Kumamon-ban)*) is a limited edition Mini 4WD PRO car released by Tamiya on June 11, 2016.

A variant of Raikiri, this Mini 4WD car was created for charity purpose to helps Kumamoto Prefecture recovering from the 2016 Kumamoto earthquake that happened on April 16, 2016.

## General info

The bodyshell of this variant of Raikiri was molded in clear colors, with the Kumamon-inspired decals on it. The very same driver figurine of Kumamon from Mini 4WD Kumamon Version was placed on the motor/gear cover of its MA Chassis.

### Standard variant

The standard variant was equipped with the yellow small-diameter 5-spoke Saber-type low-profile wheels with the black low-profile tires. Both the chassis frame and A parts were molded in black. it comes with the Rev-Tuned 2 Motor PRO.

### Pastel Blue Chassis

The Pastel Blue Chassis has the tires and chassis swapped for the watermelon green tires and pastel blue chassis.

Just like the standard model, the Pastel Blue Chassis variant was created for charity purpose after the 2020 Kyushu flooding on July 4, 2020, which also affects Kumamoto prefecture.

## Trivia

* As it was created of charity purpose, all grossing made through this Raikiri will be donated to Kumamoto Prefecture.

## See also

### Related

* Mini 4WD Kumamon Version
* Mini 4WD Kumamon Version GT

## External links

### Tamiya Japan

* Kumamon Mini 4WD - Supporting Kumamoto at Tamiya Japan
* Kumamon Mini 4WD - Supporting Kumamoto (Pastel Blue Chassis) at Tamiya Japan (Japanese)

### Tamiya America

* Kumamon Mini 4WD - Supporting Kumamoto at Tamiya America
Boomerang-10

* Normal
* GPA

The **Boomerang-10** (Japanese: ブーメラン・10テン, *Būmeran Ten*) is a Super Mini 4WD car released by Tamiya on June 29, 1995. It is named after the famous Boomerang Jr. minicar. The GPA version was also released on July 24, 2001.

It was featured in the manga *Dash Boy! Ten* as Taihei Tenka's second machine, replacing his busted Liberty Emperor. It was superseded by Astro-Boomerang in the series.

## General info

The Boomerang-10 featuring the mix of sharp and smooth body design, with the blue smooth canopy, pairs of fins on the top of the rear and the front, the large rear sharp cowls that shaped like plane's wings. Many of the Boomerang-10's body features are most likely inspired by the Grumman X-29 aircraft.

It is mainly in white, with red, blue and yellow trims on it.

It came equipped with the white, large diameter 3-spoke lightweight wheels paired with the black Avante-type slick tires. The chassis frame, the A parts and the normal-type side guard were molded in gray, magenta and green respectively. It doesn't comes with a standard motor.

The Boomerang-10 also came with the much smaller version of the car, whose chassis can be swapped with Tamiya's MiniMini Racer's chassis. (although it has no use in Mini 4WD races whatsoever.)

### GPA version

The GPA version follows the similar style as with other GPA cars, which are designed in mind with GP Chips. An additional rear spoiler was added on top the rear fins.

Wheels and tires were unchanged from the original Boomerang-10. The chassis frame and A parts were molded in white. It doesn't comes with a standard motor.

## In media

### *Dash Boy! Ten*

The machine, originally appear as the **Black Boomerang**, was made by Rei Ganma who challenge her eventual rival Taihei Tenka. Despite Ten lose in the race and having his Liberty Emperor busted due to overheating motor, Ganma gave the Boomerang to him. Ten recolor it to the brighter color scheme and renamed it Boomerang-10.

Ten, who maintains his new car right after getting it, discover that there's a mini version of the car inside the cockpit of the Boomerang-10, in which he later uses in several ocassions where the main car is busted.

It was revealed that Ganma not only made one but two Black Boomerangs; the other one was modified into Boomerang Gamma.

## Gallery

### Boxarts

Boxart of the original Boomerang-10.Boxart of the GPA version.
## See also

### Related cars

* Boomerang Gamma
* Astro-Boomerang
* Thunder Boomerang W10

## External links

### Tamiya Japan

* Boomerang-10 at Tamiya Japan
* Boomerang-10 GPA at Tamiya Japan
Ignicion

The **Ignicion** (Japanese: イグニション, *Igunishyon*) is a Mini 4WD PRO car released by Tamiya on September 18, 2021.

## General info

The Ignicion's low and wide body design was inspired by the European hypercars. There's air intakes on the rooftop and the rear fenders, while there's a pair of air ducts on the front. On the rear, there's a GT-style rear spoiler.

### Standard model

The standard Ignicion features the white body color, with red stripes and blue windows.

It was equipped with the gun metal, small diameter fin-type low-profile wheels with the black low-profile slick tires. The chassis frame and the A parts were molded in black and white respectively.

## Trivia

* The name 'Ignicion', in Spanish, means 'Ignition'.
Midnight Pumpkin Jr.

The **Midnight Pumpkin Junior** (Japanese: ミッドナイトパンプキン Jr., *Middonaito Panpukin Junia*) is a Wild Mini 4WD car released by Tamiya on February 29, 1988.

It was based on Tamiya's 1/12 scale electric R/C monster truck Midnight Pumpkin.

## General info

The Midnight Pumpkin featuring the classical 50's pickup truck body design. On the front, there's a large row-type grills, a pair of circle-type headlamps and a large silver bumper. On behind the cab, there's the roll bars with additional lights attached. The overall design resembles the second-generation Ford F-100.

It was mainly in black body color, with the blue flame-styled decals on it.

It was equipped with the standard wild-type wheels with monster truck tires.

## About the 1/12 R/C monster truck Midnight Pumpkin

Released on December 9, 1987, the Midnight Pumpkin was Tamiya's electric-powered R/C monster truck. It utilizes the Grasshopper-chassis-based CW-01 chassis, having previously equipped to the Lunch Box a few years prior.

For the Midnight Pumpkin, almost all of the chassis parts are the same as the Lunch Box, with the exception of the mechanical speed controller; the mechanical speed controller set has been replaced with the one with longer wires.

Starting on March 15, 2006, Tamiya start re-releases the Midnight Pumpkin in various color favors, with the original black colored one being re-released as the Black Edition model.

## See also

### Ford cars

* Ford Ranger 4x4 Pickup
* Blackfoot Jr.
* Juggernaut Jr. (Ford F-350)

## External links

### Tamiya Japan

* Midnight Pumpkin Jr. at Tamiya Japan (Japanese) (Archived)

### Base R/C vehicle the Mini 4WD is based on

* 1/12 R/C Midnight Pumpkin Black Edition at Tamiya Japan
Cruiser Chassis

The **Cruiser Chassis** (Japanese: クルーザーシャーシ, *Kurūzā Shāshi*) is a Mini 4WD chassis released by Tamiya on July 29, 1989. It was only used for the Toyota Land Cruiser (Team ACP) and its 90' Dakar Rally variant, hence the chassis name.

## General info

The Cruiser Chassis has the long wheelbase of that of Origin Chassis, but with the oversized wheels and removable front bumper of the Comical Chassis. The drivetrain is the same as the Origin Chassis. Because of the big wheels, it performs well while running on extremely rough road surfaces.

Similar to the Truckin' Chassis, only two Mini 4WD car releases was made and both of them are Land Cruisers.

## Gallery

Chassis construction view (Toyota Land Cruiser (Team ACP))
Mini 4WD Owl Racer

The **Mini 4WD Owl Racer** (Japanese: ミニ四駆 フクロウ, *Mini Yonku Fukurō*) is a Racing Mini 4WD car that was released by Tamiya on August 26, 2017. It was based on the body of Top-Force Evolution Open Top.

It was the 7th Mini 4WD car in the 'Animal Mini 4WD' sub-series.

## General info

Being a variant of the Top-Force Evolution Open Top, the Hawk Racer features the flat, open-wheel body design. It has the black body color with blue and white body decals, with the silver-colored owl art decals on it. Additionally, it has the small star patterns on its body decal.

As it was the 7th Mini 4WD car in the 'Animal Mini 4WD' sub-series, it has the car number 7 on it. The 'Racing Mini 4WD' decals and the Tamiya logo decals are also presented.

Unique to this car is the pre-painted, super-deformed owl driver figurine that has white face, pale head, yellow beak and skin pale body.

It was equipped with the black, large-diameter 5-spoke lightweight wheels paired with orange arched tires. The chassis frame and A parts were molded in violet and black respectively.
Mini 4WD Hawk Racer GT

The **Mini 4WD Hawk Racer GT** (Japanese: ミニ四駆ホークGT, *Mini Yonku Hōku Jītī*) is a Mini 4WD PRO car released by Tamiya on September 1, 2018.

Based on the Silwolf, it was the 6th car in the the Animal Mini 4WD GT sub-lineup of the series of Animal Mini 4WD cars.

## General info

Just like the previous two Silwolf-based animal GT Mini 4WD cars, the Hawk Racer GT has the symmetrical body decal design, with neon green and white highlights over its clear cyan bodyshell. The 'Racing Mini 4WD' can be found on the bottom of the windshield, the Tamiya logo can be found on the nose and the winglets and the 'Hawk Racer GT' decal can be found on the sides of the car. The very same hawk driver figurine from the Mini 4WD Hawk Racer was mounted onto the center top of the motor/gear cover of the chassis.

It was equipped with the fluorescent green, small diameter low-profile A-spoke wheels paired with the white, hard-compound low profile tires.  The chassis frame and the A parts were molded in light blue and white respectively. Much like the other Animal Mini 4WD GT cars, it comes with the Torque-Tuned 2 Motor PRO.

## External links

### Tamiya America

* Mini 4WD Hawk Racer GT at Tamiya America
Mini 4WD Battery Case

* Ver. I
* Ver. II

The **Mini 4WD Battery Case** (Japanese: ミニ四駆 バッテリーケース, *Mini Yonku Batterī Kēsu*) is a series Mini 4WD Grade-Up Parts released by Tamiya since February 26, 2011. It was available in two versions.

## General info

As their names implies, the cases can be used to. Despite the naming, they can be used to stores batteries that were for other purposes.

The first version, based on the now-discontinued Waterlight GE's Portable Battery Case, can stores up to the total of 12 AA batteries or 18 AAA batteries. The case was separated into top and bottom parts, and each part has 3 sections, large enough to stores 2 AA batteries or 3 AAA batteries per section.

The second version, based on the Sanwa Direct's Battery Case, can store up to the total of 6 AAA batteries and 4 AA batteries or 10 AA batteries. Unlike the first version, the second version was a single-tray design and is slightly larger.

Although they were designed for the AA batteries, they are not compatible with AA batteries that exceeds the standard AA battery's diameter (i.e. Panasonic Evolta alkaline batteries and Eneloop batteries (except the Lite variant)).

The cases can be stored in any of the carrying boxes, including Racer's Box, Super Racer's Box, Portable Pit and Carrying Pit.

## External link

### Tamiya Japan

* Mini 4WD Battery Case at Tamiya Japan
* Mini 4WD Battery Case II at Tamiya Japan

### Tamiya America

* Mini 4WD Battery Case II at Tamiya America
Abilista

* Original
* JC2018

The **Abilista** (Japanese: アビリスタ, *Abirisuta*) is a Mini 4WD PRO car released by Tamiya on July 12, 2014.

It was featured in the on-going manga *Hyper Dash! Yonkuro* as one of the street Mini 4WD racers' machines.

## General info

The Abilista features the featuring the long-nose, short-deck GT car body design, with a air intake protruded from the bonnet and a large GT wing attached on the rear. The Tamiya logo decals, the 'MA Chassis' decals and a 'Abilista' decal can be found on the bodyshell.

### Standard model

The standard Abilista features the white body color, with blue, silver and gold stripes.

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

### Clear Purple Special

The Tamiya Modeler's Gallery-exclusive variant featuring the bodyshell molded in clear purple.

It was equipped with wheels and tires that were molded in purple and chassis frame and A parts molded in silver and white respectively.

### Japan Cup 2018 Limited Edition

The Japan Cup variant of the Abilista features the red bodyshell with the Japan Cup-inspired body decals on it.

It was equipped with the gun metal, small diameter low-profile A-spoke wheels paired with the black super hard low-profile tires. The chassis frame was molded in the white polycarbonate-mixed ABS plastic and the A parts were molded in the white POM (Polyoxymethylene) plastic.

## In media

### *Hyper Dash! Yonkuro*

The Abilista, along with Astralster and Raikiri, are racing machines belongs to the street Mini 4WD participants. They were however, unfortunately got rammed out of the circuit by Tankuro's Burning Sun.

## Gallery

### Boxart

Boxart of the Abilista.Boxart of the Japan Cup 2018 variant.
### Manga and anime

Abilista, along with Silwolf and Festa Jaune in the tankoubon version of *Hyper Dash! Yonkuro*.
## Trivia

* It was chosen to be the cover car for the 2014 season of Tamiya Japan Cup.

## External link

### Tamiya Japan

* Abilista at Tamiya Japan
* Abilista Japan Cup 2018 at Tamiya Japan

### Tamiya America

* Abilista at Tamiya America
* Abilista Clear Purple Special at Tamiya America
* Abilista Japan Cup 2018 at Tamiya America
DX Rolling Circuit 2022

The **DX Rolling Circuit 2022** (Japanese: DXローリングサーキット2022, *Dī Ekkusu Rōringu Sākitto 2022*) is a Mini 4WD circuits built by Tamiya for the 2022 season of Tamiya Japan Cup.

## General info

Unlike last year's Max Surprise Circuit Remix 2021, the DX Rolling Circuit 2022 only have one consistent track layout. The flows of the track are as follows:

* Right after the start line is combination of two different sections. The first is the **Start Uphill**, which is a slight, linear slope. Following after the Start Uphill is the **Climb Changer 6-2-3**, consists of the first 60 degree right bank curve with lane change, a second 20 degree left bank curve and the third 30 degree right bank curve. If the car in the other 4 lanes didn't land properly before the first part of the Climb Changer, there's a chance that the car will flip over or fly out of the track. This is more apparent in lap 2 onward where car has more speed.
* After the Climb Changer is the **FDK Rolling Slash**, a uphill left 270 degree curve. Following the curve is the **Yokohama Tire Bridge** straight section with transparent road surface.
* Following the right curve and a straight is the **FDK Rolling Fall**, a downhill right U-turn curve. For cars in the inner lane, a much higher downthrust roller angle is needed to prevent from being fly off the track when going through the section.
* After two straights is the **New Era 45 degree Glide Bank**, a section consists of a right curve, two straights and another right curve in a 45 degree tilt bank.
* Right after the Glide Bank is the **Digital Dragon Back**, which has 2 digital linear slopes. if the car didn't land properly before the right curve, the car will risk being coursed out.

14 stages were held during June 25 to November 13, 2022.

## External link

* Tamiya Mini 4WD Japan Cup 2022 at Tamiya Japan (Japanese)
Mini 4WD Cat Racer

The **Mini 4WD Cat Racer** (Japanese: ミニ四駆キャット, *Miniyonku Kyatto*) is a Racing Mini 4WD car released by Tamiya on June 16, 2018.

Based on the Terra Conqueror Open Top, it was the 9th entry in the animal Mini 4WD sub-series.

## General info

The Cat Racer features the bright orange Terra Conqueror bodyshell with the unique body decals that consist of blue/white stripes and brown/dark brown/white fur partten. It has the car number 9.

Included is the pre-painted, unique cat driver figurine that has white fur, with the dark brown left ear on it.

It was equipped with the yellow, large diameter V spoke narrow wheels paired with cyan arched tires. The chassis frame and A parts were molded in blue and white respectively.
Ferrari 642

The **Ferrari 642** (Japanese: フェラーリ642, *Ferāri Rokuyonni*) is a Mini-F car released by Tamiya in 1991.

It was based on the Ferrari 642 Formula One car that was used in the 1991 Formula One World Championship season.

## General info

The 642 features the low-height, open-wheel body design that is mostly shared with other Mini-F cars that were based on Formula One cars. The bodyshell has the non-removable driver figurine.

All variants were equipped with the gun metal, medium diameter Mini-F wheels paired with the Mini-F slick tires.

### Standard variant

The bodyshell of the standard variant is mainly in the Rosso Corsa Red, while the front and rear spoilers being in black color. Various sponsors, including Agip, Good Year, Pioneer, Fiat, Magneti Marelli, Weber, Arexons and SKF, can be found on the bodyshell. Oddly, the Marlboro sponsor logo was replaced by the generic logo.

### Alitalia Edition

The limited Alitalia Edition features the white bodyshell with the Alitalia livery. Other than that, it is the same as the standard model.

## About the Ferrari 642

Introduced for the 1991 season, the Ferrari 642 was Scuderia Ferrari's Formula One car. It was a minor developed version of the 641 chassis, which in turns the developed version of the 640.

The 642 featuring the monocoque chassis made consists of carbon fiber and kelvar, and is supported by the 4-wheel independent double wishbones suspensions with push-rod actuated torsion bar springs over the telescopic shock absorbers and anti-roll bars. Powering the car is a 3.5 liter Ferrari Tipo 291 V12 engine, and is mated to the 7-speed automated manual gearbox.

The 642 was later replaced by the more advanced 643 in the French Grand Prix at the same year for the remainder of the season.
Mini 4WD REV

The **Mini 4WD REV** (Japanese: ミニ四駆REV, *Mini Yonku Rebu*) is a Mini 4WD series line-up introduced by Tamiya in July 2012. It was created as part of the 30th anniversary of Tamiya Mini 4WD series.

Like the Aero Mini 4WD series, the REV line-up has heavy focus on aerodynamic designs, but instead of just on the bodyshells, aerodynamic features can be found on the new AR Chassis and FM-A Chassis as well. In order to maximize the heat-dissipation of the new chassis, the bodyshells has several air-ducts for that purpose.

The first 3 cars in the lineup, plus Flame Astute (inheriting name from the Astute Jr.) are based on the cars from the Racing Mini 4WD and Mini 4WD PRO series; Shadow Shark, Rowdy Bull, NIght Hunter, Baron Viento and Trairong are the only ones with completely new designs so far.

## List of Mini 4WD cars

### Mini 4WD kits

* Aero Avante (AR Chassis) (Released on July 14, 2012)
* Aero Thunder Shot (AR Chassis) (Released on November 23, 2012)
* Aero Manta Ray (AR Chassis) (Released on March 2, 2013)
* Shadow Shark (AR Chassis) (Released on October 19, 2013)
* Flame Astute (AR Chassis) (Released on March 8, 2014)
* Rowdy Bull (FM-A Chassis) (Released on September 9, 2017)
* Night Hunter (FM-A Chassis) (Released on January 20, 2018)
* Baron Viento (FM-A Chassis) (Released on February 24, 2018)
* Trairong (FM-A Chassis) (Released on July 7, 2018)
* Hong Kong Racing Taxi (FM-A Chassis) (Hong Kong-exclusive, released in June 2018)
* Razorback (FM-A Chassis) (Released on December 8, 2018)
* Geo Glider (FM-A Chassis) (Released on December 22, 2018)
* Copperfang (FM-A Chassis) (Released on February 9, 2019)
* Mach Frame (FM-A Chassis) (Released on February 9, 2019)
* Lord Guile (FM-A Chassis) (Released on February 23, 2019)
* Dyipne (FM-A Chassis) (Released on June 6, 2019 in Philippine and November 30, 2019 worldwide)
* Mini 4WD Koala Racer GT (FM-A Chassis) (Released on July 10, 2021)
* K4 Gambol (FM-A Chassis) (Released on December 11, 2021)
* K4Tasche (FM-A Chassis) (Released on July 8, 2023)
* Mini 4WD LINE Friends Brown Racer (FM-A Chassis) (To be released in September 2023)

### Starter packs

* Mini 4WD Starter Pack AR Speed Spec (AR Chassis) (Released on July 18, 2015)
* Mini 4WD Starter Pack FM-A Balanced Spec (FM-A Chassis) (Released on March 17, 2018)
Dancing Bloom Doll

## In Fictional Media

### **Owner**

Hell Crow

The **Black Dash-5 Dancing Bloom Doll** (Japanese: Bブラックダッシュ５号 ダンシングブルームドール, *Burakku Dashhu Go-gō Danshingu Burūmu Dōru*) is a fictional Mini 4WD car that appears in the manga *Hyper Dash! Yonkuro*.

It was owns by Hell Crow, succeeding her Night Seek Saucer.

## General info

Like Rinko's Dancing Divine Doll, the Bloom Doll was based on the original Dancing Doll and as such, the two bears the similar designs with different tiny details. As with the rest the Black Dash machines, it has the black body color.

What set the Bloom Doll apart from the Divine Doll is the addition for the front bullbar that was attached to the front hook of the bodyshell. Between the two, it was more closely resembles the Dancing Doll.

## In media

### *Hyper Dash! Yonkuro*

The Dancing Bloom Doll was created as part of the Black Dash Machine project by Mr.G.

Due to unforeseen circumstance and, not to mention that her Night Seek Saucer was not made for racing, she have to bring out the Bloom Doll much earlier, in the race against Rinko and her Dancing Divine Doll.

The car's side skirts, along with the fan on the rear top of the car, were used to creates the ground effect similar to the fan cars, allowing it to have better tractions.

## See also

### Related

* Dash-5 Dancing Doll
* Dancing Divine Doll
K4 Gambol

The **K4 Gambol** (Japanese: K4ギャンボー, *Keifō Gyanbō*) is a Mini 4WD REV car released by Tamiya on December 11, 2021.

## General info

The K4 Gambol featuring a small truck body design, inspired by the customize Japanese "Kei"-class truck culture. It has a bullbar on the front and the rollbar on the back trunk, as well as overfenders on the wheel arches.

### Standard model

The standard K4 Gambol features the metallic orange body color, with blue and black strips on it.

It was equipped with the black, small diameter low-profile A-spoke wheels paired with the black, super hard low-profile slick tires. The Chassis and A parts were molded in black.

### Silver Metallic Body variant

The event-exclusive Silver Metallic variant is mostly the same as the standard model, with the exception of an silver plated bodyshell.

## Trivia

* The K4 Gambol is the first FM-A Chassis car to be equipped with the 5:1 gear set by default.

## External links

### Tamiya Japan

* K4 Gambol at Tamiya Japan
* K4 Gambol Silver Metallic Body at Tamiya Japan (Japanese)
Anti-Wear Grease

The **Anti-Wear Grease** (Japanese: アンチウエアグリス, *Anchi Uea Gurisu*) is a grease released by Tamiya on October 5, 2000.

## General info

The anti-wear grease is a high viscosity grease that is resistant to temperature change. It also has high protection against wear and tears of the parts.

Due to its high viscosity nature, it has high resistance if used on gears and as such, it was usually applied to the shaft part of the propeller shaft and the bearings that holds the driveshafts.

Although the anti-wear grease was available in both the 1g cap form and the 3g tube form, only the latter was made available as a standalone product, as the former are usually included in Tamiya's R/C hop-up parts that contains moving parts.

## See also

* Ceramic Grease
* Titanium Grease
* Sliding Damper Grease Set
* Mini 4WD F Grease
* Mini 4WD Oil Applicator
* Mini 4WD Bearing Lubricant Oil

## External links

### Tamiya America

* Anti-Wear Grease (3g) at Tamiya America
Buck Blader

The **Buck Blader** (Japanese: バックブレーダー, *Bakku Burēdā*) is a Mechanical Mini 4WD car released by Tamiya in April 1997.

It was featured in the manga and anime *Bakusou Kyoudai Let's & Go! WGP* as the NA Astro Rangers' machines.

## General info

The Buck Blader features the futuristic, fully-cowled body design, with a row-type headlamps on the front and a rear spoiler on the rear. On the top of the canopy, there's a large hole that was used to install either the fan-like parts or the cover parts. Unlike other Mechanical Mini 4WD cars, the chassis doesn't have the steering system to begin with. There's the wheel covers that covering the outsides of the wheels.

As the bodyshell of the Buck Blader was molded in clear plastic, it can be painted in any color. The preferred color is gun metal gray. It has the tricolor stripes on the bodyshell consist of blue, white and red. There's 9 red star marks and the NA Astro Rangers team logo on the rear fenders and a car number decal on the front.

When given modification (including removing the wheel covers), the bodyshell can be attached to any shaft-driven chassis, preferably Super TZ, Super TZ-X, Super-FM and AR Chassis.

## In media

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

The Buck Bladers are the NA Astro Rangers' machines. It has the active suspension system in which all four fenders and wheels are movable and independent, and each wheel has a motor of its own. Using the satellite communication system that allows the car to connects to the satellite, the Buck Blader can adjusts the suspension's characteristic depends on the road condition. On the rear, there's a pair of thursters that allows it to have speed and acceleration boost when activated, at the expense of having the car's battery almost completely depleted. Said boosters can be used only on straight roads.

In the manga, the Buck Blader will not runs out of power as it also recharges the battery while running. Also in the manga, the booster will automatically activated to depletes the excessive amount of electric power.

Each NA Astro Rangers members' Buck Bladers has different specifications; Edge Blaze's own is all-round-type, Josephine 'Jo' Goodwin's own is speed-focused, Michael Miller's own is corner-focused, while Hammer David Grant's own is torque-focused. It is unknown what specification Brett Astaire's Buck Blader has.

In *Power WGP2*, the charging system that recharges the car's battery via the satellite was added into the Buck Bladers. However, it cannot be used if the weather condition isn't right.

## External links

### Tamiya Japan

* Buck Blader at Tamiya Japan
* Buck Blader (Re-issue) at Tamiya Japan
Mini 4WD Owl Racer GT

The **Mini 4WD Owl Racer GT** (Japanese: ミニ四駆フクロウGT, *Mini Yonku Fukurō Jītī*) is a Mini 4WD PRO car released by Tamiya on November 10, 2018.

Based on the Astralster, it was the 7th car in the the Animal Mini 4WD GT sub-lineup of the series of Animal Mini 4WD cars.

## General info

The Owl Racer GT has the clear orange bodyshell, with the owl-inspired body decals on it. The 'Owl Racer GT' decals, the Tamiya logo decal and the owl-pattern decal can be found on the sides, the nose and the bonnet. The very same owl driver figurine from the Mini 4WD Owl Racer was mounted onto the center top of the motor/gear cover of the chassis.

It was equipped with the black, small diameter 5-spoke low-profile Saber-type wheels paired with the orange hard-compound low-profile tires. The chassis frame and A parts were molded in metallic gray and orange respectively. Much like the other Animal Mini 4WD GT cars, it comes with the Torque-Tuned 2 Motor PRO.

## External link

### Tamiya America

* Mini 4WD Owl Racer GT at Tamiya America
Mini-F Blue

The **Mini-F Blue** (Japanese: ミニF ブルー, *Mini-Efu Burū*) is a Mini-F car released by Tamiya on December 20, 2006.

It was the decal-less version of the Williams FW14 Renault Mini-F car.

## General info

Being the decal-less version of the FW14, the Mini-F Blue 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.
Mechanical Mini 4WD

The **Mechanical Mini 4WD** (Japanese: リアルミニ四駆, *Riaru Mini Yonku, Real Mini 4WD*) series is a Mini 4WD car line-up introduced by Tamiya in July 1996. Unlike the rest of the Mini 4WD series which are part-plastic model and part-racing machines, the Mechanical Mini 4WD cars are purely plastic models with no motor or any electric parts.

Usually, the body is molded in clear plastic and requires the user to paint it. The mechanical-like chassis has front wheels which can be steered into positions, and it is electroplated.

The bodyshell of this line-up can be used with other Mini 4WD chassis when given modifications, ranging from the Vise Intruder requiring a significant modification to use only the main bodyshell, to the Diomars-Nero requiring no modification. Some have been re-released in other Mini 4WD line-up with a racing chassis such as the VS Chassis version of Diomars-Nero and Spin-Viper.

The manga and anime *Bakusou Kyoudai Let's & Go!*, as well as its sequels *Bakusou Kyoudai Let's & Go! WGP* and *Bakusou Kyoudai Let's & Go! MAX*, featured cars from this line-up. However in the anime, most of the cars' chassis operate like the normal chassis, as opposed to being fully mechanical in the manga. All Mini 4WD cars featured in this line-up were designed by Tetsuhiro Koshita, the manga author of the *Let's & Go!* series.

## List of Mini 4WD cars

* Spin Cobra (Released in July 1996) re
* Proto-Saber Evolution (Released in December 1996) re
* Buck Blader (Released in April 1997) bd
* Spin-Viper (Released in November 1997) re
* Vise Intruder (Released in July 1998)
* Diomars-Nero (Released in January 1999) re

\*The re mark indicating that they has been re-released with pure-racing chassis.
\*The bd mark indicating that they has been re-released as the body set for existing chassis.