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A comment on NYC’s competitive slotcar racing scene (2019). Parent comment

Re:NYC’s competitive slotcar racing scene (2019) by filoleg on Monday April 12, 2021 @01:07PM (#26782003)
> Just got into building Tamiya RC a month ago. Not really interested in slot, and Tamiya seems very niche and in the USA in particular.

Surprised to hear Tamiya being referenced in this context. Not sure if it is the same Tamiya I am thinking about, but the one I remember is the one that makes all sorts of tools and paints and other stuff for building plastic models (e.g., gunpla models).

Feels like it could easily be the same, given the exact same name and being in a somewhat adjacent industry. Interesting how it all works.

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Re:NYC’s competitive slotcar racing scene (2019) by criddell on Monday April 12, 2021 @03:02PM (#26783632)
In the 1980's, Tamiya was huge in radio controlled cars. Their Grasshopper car was especially popular and was how a lot of people got into the hobby. I had a Tamiya Hornet and it was one of my favorite toys for a long time.
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Re:NYC’s competitive slotcar racing scene (2019) by CobaltFire on Monday April 12, 2021 @04:10PM (#26784535)
Tamiya makes quite a selection of RC cars. They also make the 4WD racers referenced in the article.

Same company.

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