Tamiya Mini RC Car

Tamiya, the original Japanese pioneer of Radio Controlled cars, is no doubt one of the leaders in the RC car market today. There are hordes of fans for Tamiya mini Radio Controlled cars.

Tamiya produces very realistic looking scale models. They were originally popular as electric RC cars for beginners, but now produce some best quality gas RC cars, as well.

The Tamiya mini RC car 4WD series has become largely popular. The Tamiya mini RC is available in many bodies, like the Subaru Impreza, Peugeot 206, Mitsubishi Lancer Evo, Porsche911 Flatnose, Nissan 350 Z, Beams Integra etc., to name a few.

Since Tamiya uses ball bearings in new cars to give that easy and fast racing feeling, Tamiya also holds the world fastest RC car speed record. The bearings come with round or hex holes depending on model. The internal electronics have gold plated terminals for better efficiency.

You can use either metal pinion gears for better functioning or just put up with or plastic ones for economy. It's motors, called ultra-dash, plasma-dash, mach-dash etc., give the necessary punch to the machine making it the meanest of all mini RC cars. It uses mostly Ni-Cd cell based batteries to drive motors.

Engineered to perfection with ceaseless innovation, Tamiya mini RC cars come with many different accessories. Tamiya mini RC cars come with a convenient button control for acceleration.

Tamiya has several difference types of chassis. Tamiya's Compact M-chassis comes with various types of drive systems. It has different lengths of wheelbases for different models. Its F1 chassis is for formula 1 type race cars, but it's also used for off-road cars to race on dirt tracks. A Buggy style R/C car can be driven over many different terrains. Tamiya has most comprehensive range of mini RC cars: buggy cars, pickup trucks, sprint racers, formula one cars, off-road variants and on M - chassis many conventional scale models like sedans, wagons, pickups, SUVs, hummers, Omnis and many more with a full array of brands and variants.

Tamiya's full range is quite large. It is extensively available on net or in hobby shops throughout America. You may visit http://tamiya.com/english/e-home.htm, http://www.tamiyausa.com or http://tamiya.com/europe/euro.htm for information.