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RC models
My collection- Blackfoot Xtreme
- Baja King
- The Hornet
- Lunch Box
- Beetle Frog
- Monster Beetle
- Madbull
- Citroën Xsara WRC
- Boomerang
- Grasshopper II
- The Fox
- Ford F-150
- Sand Viper
- King Blackfoot
- Lancia Delta HF
- Madcap
- Dark Impact
- Suzuki Swift
- XR311
- Tamiya
Brand overview- The 58000 series
- The 58100 series
- The 58200 series
- The 58300 series
- The 58400 series
- On-Road Strategy
- Off-Road Strategy
- The drivers
- XB versions
- RC Guide Books
- Ball bearings
Cliquez ici pour la version Française Foreword
One of Tamiya's strengths is to have started publishing catalogues very soon after they started on the model market, editing one catalogue for the static model range of products, and another one dedicated to RC models. In France, they were sold in toy stores and their content was a great surprise for those who bought them. Printed on glossy paper, the overall quality and pictures were true dream teasers and soon the young reader would become a customer after some parent harassment 
. I remember me spending hours reading the 1987 RC catalogue (word after word: my skills in English were almost non existent by the time).
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The RC Guide Books
Collector's Saint Graal, these are invevitable bibles: they are true machines to grow large amounts of Tamiyafans! Every model is presented, some with many details, but above everything else, many are shot in action on splendid photo series: makes you dream and makes the reader's imagination work at full load.
The RC Guide Books do not only present the models: they also feature many short articles explaining driving technics, teaching how to make a track and many other advices to get the most fun out of the models.
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Getting frustrated by the sole covers? Yeah, I know: I can tell you it's much better in the inside
Because I pretend I'm a nice guy, and not to let you wander in such frustration, here's a sample of Tamiya's RC Guide Book content, 1988 vintage. Sorry for photo quality, I couldn't find better.
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If you have better pictures or scans of the pages presented here, and of course if you have missing pages, please contact me.
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First publication: august 05, 2009 Last modified: august 05, 2009 |