Tamiya was a big part of my childhood. It was also part of my young adult years when I worked as a “mechanic” in a hobby shop.

Their assembly manuals have always been top notch. Giving me hours of entertainment even after assembling the model. It was a great introduction to systems design.

I’ve been wanting to get a re-release of the original grasshopper. It’s too cool to pass up.

After the Grasshopper, I went for the Big Wig. I guess I had a fetish for all wheel drive systems long before I had a driver's license.

But you know you had a serious problem when you started ordering sealed ball bearing kits to replace the teflon bushings in the drive-train. That's where my adolescent paper route income went, instead of drinks or drugs...

Be sure to use NiCad batteries and a mechanical speed controller for the true retro experience!

My best friend had a Hornet. I was so jealous.