One of the most gloriously silly projects in the automotive world is set to launch within the next few months. The Tamiya Wild One Max is a faithful replica of a hugely popular R/C toy from the '80s, ...

The Little Car Company in the U.K. is building a full-size version of the 1:10-scale Tamiya Wild One RC car. Its eight swappable battery packs will offer a claimed 124 miles of range. The Wild One ...

Any visitor to the city of Shizuoka, a medium-sized city in the belly of Japan’s main island of Honshu, might turn a corner at random and instantly feel a smile on their face. With its clean, bustling ...

He turned his family’s lumber business into a manufacturer of model kits that won global popularity for their quality and historical accuracy. By Martin Fackler and Kiuko Notoya Reporting from Tokyo ...

In the formative experiences of most Hackaday readers there will almost certainly be a number of common threads, for example the ownership of a particular game console, or being inspired into ...

To begin with, the Max is powered by 14.4-kWh worth of battery packs—eight swappable batteries, in total. We originally reported it had a much smaller battery; it's unclear if that version will still ...

Childish glee is still apparent in grown-ups, it just comes out in a lower register, as it turns out. Because this is the kind of car that reminds us all that being childish isn’t a bad thing at all.

When we first heard the news that the Tamiya Wild One was set to be reborn as a real-life off-road buggy, it’d be fair to say that we were a little bit excited. In fact, we immediately went out and ...

MANILA, Philippines – Japanese toy car maker Tamiya is ramping up its presence in the Philippines by pouring P2 billion into new facilities in Cebu, the Department of Trade and Industry said on ...