SNACK Quick Summary
- Tamiya started sales for the Mini 4WD Iron Beak Japan Cup 2026 today as a Japan Cup commemorative limited model.
- The official price is 1,540 yen, with a smoke body and fluorescent green-yellow VZ chassis as the main visual hook.
- At 158 × 98 × 41 mm finished size with a motor included and glue-free assembly, it works as both a collector piece and a practical Mini 4WD build check.
Snackgirls editor note
Kirari: “The fluorescent chassis does a lot of the work here. It instantly reads as a Japan Cup limited machine.”
AIKO: “The official product page is clear on the real buyer facts: price, size, gear ratio, tire type, and chassis details.”
Red: “Once you add the J-CUP 2026 logo tires, this stops being ordinary color-variant merch and starts feeling like a proper event-season machine.”
Tamiya has put the Mini 4WD Iron Beak Japan Cup 2026 on sale as a limited machine tied to the 2026 Japan Cup season. For this lane, the useful part is that the official page already spells out the price, dimensions, VZ chassis setup, and the event-logo tire treatment instead of leaving it at a teaser image.
Price and release timing first
Both the Tamiya official product page and the same-day HOBBY Watch article point to a June 13 launch window. The official listed price is 1,540 yen.
That gives this morning lane an unusually clean proof stack for a limited Japan hobby item: official product page + same-day specialist media confirmation, with no need to infer the release timing from rumor or store chatter.
What stands out on the machine
The body uses a smoke-clear finish and a flowing V-shaped silhouette from nose to cockpit to tail. Tamiya says the blue and purple graphics are meant to project the image of pushing beyond limits and taking the win.
Under that sits a fluorescent green-yellow VZ chassis. The carbon-reinforced 12-spoke wheels are paired with super-hard small-diameter low-profile tires printed with the J-CUP 2026 logo, which makes the event identity visible even before any custom setup work.
The practical spec check
Finished dimensions are listed as 158 mm long, 98 mm wide, and 41 mm high. A motor is included, assembly is glue-free, and the kit ships with a 3.5:1 gear ratio.
That means the appeal is split between display and running use. The event-logo tires and fluorescent chassis make it collectible, but the VZ chassis choice also keeps it relevant for readers who actually want to build and tune a race-minded machine.
Sources and checked date: Checked on 2026-06-13 KST
- https://www.tamiya.com/japan/products/95190/index.html
- https://hobby.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/news/2116172.html
Price, release timing, dimensions, chassis notes, and tire details were checked against the Tamiya official product page. HOBBY Watch was used as same-day specialist-media confirmation that the item moved into the on-sale window.
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