Here are some rarely-seen images of Tamiya’s R/C toy production during the 1980s. Plus a short video documentary about the company.
Category: R/C Nostalgia
Vintage Australian Christmas Commercials
With Christmas approaching once more, I always find myself reminiscing about old Christmas memories in the 1980s in Australia – hot summers, cool toys, and
Teddy Ruxpin and Jet Hopper – the hot toys for Christmas 1986
Just for fun, here are two old Australian TV commercials in which the Metro/Taiyo Jet Hopper R/C buggy is shown as one of the hot
Racing drivers and R/C cars
Did you know that Ayrton Senna owned a Tamiya? Or that Peter Brock once opened an off-road R/C track? I dug through my old magazines
Tyco/Taiyo Turbo Hopper in R/C Car Action, 1986
Back in 1986, R/C hobby magazines were a lot more unassuming than they are today, and the toy-grade Tyco/Taiyo Turbo Hopper was actually featured in
Robby Gordon’s R/C Hummer at the Dakar
The Dakar Rally is currently underway for another year, and Robby Gordon’s famous racing Hummer has recently been miniaturized by R/C model company Traxxas, as