{"rewrite":{"id":"r_38dbddd2bd0d89bd33e75143","clusterId":"c_d2eb810a38de0100b0639bdd","slug":"tamiya-turns-the-hornet-rc-buggy-into-a-mini-4wd-kit-for-december-2026","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Tamiya Turns The Hornet RC Buggy Into A Mini 4WD Kit For December 2026","summary":"Tamiya will release the Hornet Jr. (VZ chassis) Mini 4WD kit on Saturday, December 12, 2026, priced at 1,540 yen including tax. The kit adapts the Hornet, the RC buggy from 1984, at 1/32 scale, keeping the single-seater buggy form with front strut suspension, fog lamps, and a cockpit driver. The VZ chassis uses black ABS resin for the body and gear cover parts, with a 4.2:1 gear ratio.","whyItMatters":"Tamiya is moving a 1984 RC buggy name onto the VZ chassis, a short-wheelbase, lightweight platform built for modification, which puts the Hornet in front of Mini 4WD builders rather than RC racers.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe kit measures about 158mm long, 98mm wide, and 50mm tall once assembled, and builds snap-fit with no adhesive. A motor is included, and the large-diameter slick tires come in black. Orange and yellow markings on the black body are done with stickers, and the front strut suspension, fog lamps, and nose are reproduced after the RC Hornet.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTamiya lists the VZ chassis parts, including the chassis body and the gear cover, in black ABS resin. The gear ratio is 4.2:1. Two AA batteries for running are sold separately. The package photo and the assembled photo show a painted build.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Tamiya shrinks the 1984 Hornet to 1/32 with a VZ chassis and a 4.2:1 gear ratio. The fog lamps and cockpit driver stay, so the kit sells the buggy's silhouette more than its running gear.","twitterPost":"Tamiya's Hornet Jr. keeps the 1984 buggy's fog lamps and cockpit driver at 1/32 scale. The VZ chassis is the new part.","threadsPost":"Tamiya's Hornet Jr. carries over the 1984 RC buggy's fog lamps and cockpit driver at 1/32 scale, which puts the body detail ahead of the running gear. The VZ chassis with its 4.2:1 gear ratio is what actually differs from the original.","newsletterBlurb":"Tamiya has dated the Hornet Jr. (VZ chassis), a 1/32 Mini 4WD version of the 1984 RC buggy, for December 12, 2026 at 1,540 yen. The kit keeps the single-seater form, front strut suspension and fog lamps, and sets a driver in the cockpit. It uses the short-wheelbase VZ chassis in black ABS resin with a 4.2:1 gear ratio.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Dengeki Hobby Web\",\"url\":\"https://hobby.dengeki.com/news/3218499/\",\"title\":\"The classic RC buggy \\\"Hornet\\\" becomes a Mini 4WD on the VZ chassis! Tamiya's \\\"Hornet Jr.\\\" scheduled for release on Saturday, December 12, 2026!!\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":5249,"outputTokens":859,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1793850605,"createdAt":"2026-11-05T03:45:57.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-11-05T03:48:57.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-11-05T03:48:57.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_d2eb810a38de0100b0639bdd","canonicalTitle":"傑作RCバギー「ホーネット」がVZシャーシ採用のミニ四駆に！タミヤ「ホーネットJr.」が2026年12月12日（土）発売予定!!","representativeArticleId":"a_a8ba3224eb3c8c82d5e13291","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Hornet Jr.\"],\"studios\":[\"Tamiya\"],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"release\",\"domain\":\"figures\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-11-05T03:00:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-11-05T03:00:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-11-05T03:48:53.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Dengeki Hobby Web","url":"https://hobby.dengeki.com/news/3218499/","title":"傑作RCバギー「ホーネット」がVZシャーシ採用のミニ四駆に！タミヤ「ホーネットJr.」が2026年12月12日（土）発売予定!!"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Hornet Jr."],"studios":["Tamiya"],"people":[],"type":"release","domain":"figures","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["Tamiya will release the Hornet Jr. (VZ chassis) Mini 4WD kit on Saturday, December 12, 2026.","The Hornet Jr. is 1/32 scale and measures about 158mm long, 98mm wide, and 50mm tall when assembled.","The VZ chassis has a 4.2:1 gear ratio, and the chassis body and gear cover parts are black ABS resin.","The kit includes a motor and builds snap-fit without adhesive, with two AA batteries required separately."],"pageLinks":{"healthSlugs":["hornet-jr","tamiya"],"storySlugs":[],"entities":[{"slug":"hornet-jr","supported":0,"disputed":0,"contradicted":0,"unverified":3,"overall":"unverified","story_count":1,"has_dossier":false},{"slug":"tamiya","supported":0,"disputed":0,"contradicted":0,"unverified":14,"overall":"unverified","story_count":8,"has_dossier":true}],"stories":[],"entitiesOk":true,"storiesOk":true}}