Archive for October, 2008

Buy Educational Toys for your kids

Tuesday, October 28th, 2008

Different toys fulfill different developmental and educational purposes, and understanding this variety and the needs of your child will help you in selecting the most appropriate toys for your child. Educational toys take your child to a new way of learning. For toys,many parents would choose radio control plane or car models. This is a [...]

Radio control

Monday, October 27th, 2008

According to the Wikipedia, radio control (often abbreviated to R/C or simply RC) is the use of radio signals to remotely control a device. The term is used frequently to refer to the control of model vehicles from a hand-held radio transmitter. Industrial, military, and scientific research organizations make use of radio-controlled vehicles as well.
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All about Die-cast toy

Friday, October 24th, 2008

According to Wikipedia, the term die-cast toy here refers to any toy or collectible model produced by using the die casting method. The toys are made of metal and plastic, the metal used commonly is ZAMAK (or Mazak), an alloy of zinc and aluminium. Zamak is also referred to as white metal or pot metal. [...]

Tiger I

Thursday, October 23rd, 2008

Tiger I is possibly the most widely known tank in the world. It is original the common name of a German heavy tank of World War II. The initial official German designation was Panzerkampfwagen VI Ausführung H (abbreviated PzKpfw VI Ausf. H, Ausführung is German for “version”) but the tank was redesignated as Panzerkampfwagen VI [...]

Build Your Work Wardrobe

Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008

Investing in a wardrobe for work is a good investment in yourself and your future.  Remember that casual wear doesn’t always work for the office, and accessories that look smashing for a night on the town may not be appropriate from 9 to 5. You can’t go wrong with neutral colors such as gray, navy, [...]

Minichamps

Tuesday, October 21st, 2008

Minichamps is a die-cast car producer founded as Paul’s Model Art GmbH in 1990 in Germany. The first Minichamps diecast model was created in 1990 (scale 1/43): Audi V8, driver Hans-Joachim Stuck, German Touring Car Champion 1990. The company officially changed its name to Minichamps GmbH in 1996. It produces die-cast models of the following [...]

RC toys for kids

Monday, October 20th, 2008

RC toys are a popular kind of toys that are funny and educational. RC for kids is a very fast-growing (pardon the pun…) sector of the radio control market. Getting your child a radio control product at an early age is a great way to get the co-ordination and reflexes going - in much the [...]

Tamiya

Saturday, October 18th, 2008

Tamiya Incorporated (株式会社タミヤ Kabushiki gaisha Tamiya?) is a Japanese manufacturer of plastic model kits, radio controlled cars, battery- and solar-powered educational models, sailboat models, acrylic and enamel model paints, and various modeling tools and supplies. The company was founded by Yoshio Tamiya in Shizuoka, Japan in 1946.
The metal models were produced from plans which had [...]

Kyosho

Friday, October 17th, 2008

Kyosho created the first RC car in Japan but they are known world-wide for their RC vehicles and racing. Kyosho Corporation (京商株式会社 Kyōshō Kabushiki Kaisha?) is a model car company based in Tokyo, Japan. The company was created in October, 1963, and created its first trademark R/C car in 1970. Production of die-cast model cars [...]

Choro-Q

Thursday, October 16th, 2008

Choro-Q (チョロQ?) is a series of Japanese 3-4 cm long pullback toy cars first made by Takara in 1978, and sold extensively in Western markets as Penny Racers. The name comes from the Japanese word “Choro-choro” which means “dash around” and an abbreviation of “cute” which in it’s Japanese adaptation connotes both the aesthetic meaning [...]