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Tamiya Hornet Jun Watanabe Edition

Tony Phalen February 16, 2012 New RC Cars and Parts 338 Views

Tamiya’s Hornet is back…in PINK! As a tribute to well known creative director Jun Watanabe, Tamiya has released the Hornet in a purple, pink and black-dot design. The JW Edition will include:

• All the plastic parts molded in purple with the springs in white. Pink wheel nuts are also included!
• White body with a sticker sheet of large, black dots.
• Black 3-piece wheels and pink offroad tires.
• 540 Mabuchi motor

Available March 2012

[source: www.tamiya.com]

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Tony Phalen - As an avid RC enthusiast, Tony has been building, bashing and racing RC Cars for over 30 years. He has participated in every kind of surface racing events - 1/18 scale trucks, 1/10 scale TC, Rock Racers, Rally - if it had wheels, he's raced it! He's also worked on both sides of the industry fence; collaborating with many major manufacturers (as well as being a sponsored driver) to working for a high-profile industry magazine. During this time he has learned many tricks, tips and techniques and is sharing that knowledge on CompetitionX - the most informative RC website on the internet!