The Tamiya Jun Watanabe Hornet is making a return in July
Price £134
Jun Watanabe is a well known Japanese fashion designer who is famous for his bright and off the wall creations.
The purple, pink and black dotted design first appeared on a special edition Reebok Fury training shoe and one off Smart Car exhibited at the Sonic Art Festival in Niigata, Japan.
Now Jun Watanabe has teamed up with Tamiya to produce this very limited edition version of the iconic Hornet model sporting the polka dot design.
The kit comes with new purple plastic chassis parts, pink tyres, black wheels and a large sticker sheet to recreate this design.
Standard white wheels and black tyres are also included.
The Hornet by Jun Watanabe is sure to be a hit with Tamiya collectors worldwide.
About the Hornet:
The Hornet stands as one of Tamiyas most popular R/C cars ever released, helping launch a 2WD R/C buggy boom worldwide. Featuring excellent performance on both dirt and on-road tracks, this awesome buggy can take on any type of terrain. It features an easy to assemble chassis and drivetrain.
Specification:
- Jun Watanabe special edition Hornet model kit
- Special Purple chassis parts
- Special black wheels with pink tyres
- Full decal sheet to create the Jun Watanabe design colour scheme
- Original white wheels and black tyres are also included
- High performance Type 540 motor
- Solid bathtub frame with side bumpers
- Independent swing axle front suspension with friction dampers
- Rolling rigid axle rear suspension with oil filled dampers
- Sealed rear gearbox
- 3-piece assembly wheels
- Straight ribbed racing front tires
- Spiked buggy rear tires
- Clear Polycarbonate body shell
- Reinforced resin bumper
- Overall length: 400mm
- Overall width: 230mm
- Overall height: 150mm
N.B. The bodyshell supplied is clear polycarbonate and requires painting (a full set of decals are included).
This is a limited edition for the UK market - each kit includes a certificate.
