MANILA, Philippines — As far as 90s trends go, the success of Mini 4WD is as unlikely as they can get. Lots of trends have come and gone, but Mini 4WD racing has endured. Sure, enthusiasm may wane at ...

Playing with toy cars is one of the joys of the young, budding car lover. Most of us had some Hot Wheels or Matchbox cars, but the truly next-level stuff was always radio-controlled cars and RC car ...

Every other Saturday evening, the back of Hobby Town is outfitted with a twisting, turning, sloped racetrack set up just for Tamiya Mini 4WD enthusiasts. Hobby Town employee Kali Lacost helps organize ...

GRAND ISLAND, Neb. -- Every other Saturday evening, the back of Hobby Town in Grand Island is outfitted with a twisting, turning, sloped racetrack set up just for Tamiya Mini 4WD enthusiasts. Hobby ...

MAKATI, Philippines — Tamiya racing might be something nostalgic for most Filipinos nowadays. But for a big score of hobbyists in the Philippines, it has always been a constant. Since Tamiya’s ...

The Tamiya Mini-4WDs broke into the Philippine hobby scene in the late 90s. Undoubtedly, countless Gen-Xers have fond memories of building their first kit — be it a Magnum Saber, Tridagger X, or ...

MAKATI, Philippines — Tamiya has just produced Dyipne, a Mini 4-wheel drive (4WD) version of the iconic Philippine jeepney. Released last June 6, the Japan-based company painted the Dyipne a bright ...

As an Autopian reader and former child, you probably at some point assembled at least one or two plastic model-kits with hopes to bring your four-wheeled fantasies into three-dimensional reality, even ...

JAKARTA: The four-wheel drive cars raced down the straightway and headed into a jump as their electric motors made a high-pitched buzzing sound. For a split second, the three cars were in the air. But ...

Mini 4WD model cars styled after the Philippines' iconic jeepney buses are drawing strong interest from hobbyists, boosted by ...