Tamiya is known around the world for offering high-performance radio controlled vehicles. Their latest offering is the Tamiya RC Toyota Land Cruiser ($334). This RC beautifully replicates the look of the original Land Cruiser. Because this is a kit, some previous experience with RC model building will help. If a normal kit takes 5 hours to built, expect to spend at least ten hours on this one. Not for the impatient. Also you will need to buy the transmitter, receiver, speed controller, battery, charger and paint separately.
If you’re looking for a challenging model to build then look no further than the Metal Earth Apollo Lunar Lander ($13). If you don’t know the story, the Lunar Lander was the spacecraft that carried two astronauts from the orbiter to the surface of the moon and back. Six lunar modules landed on the Moon […]