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Tamiya Radio Control Toyota Hilux is Back

Posted on May 1, 2008 by Ben Hsu

When were were young all we got in terms of radio controlled vehicles was a crappy G.I. Joe-branded Jeep that broke within three hours of its emergence from the box. It sat there, mocking us with its uselessness, for the … Continue reading →

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JNC In Japan: Day 4

Posted on January 28, 2008 by Ben Hsu

Fun fact: 80% of Tokyo’s mass consists of vending machines, convenience stores, and arcades with coin-operated capsule dispensers. This is all an effort to drive the sales of mystery boxes, which ranks 4th in Japan’s top 10 industries, right between … Continue reading →

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I'm In Ur Kar, De4min Itz Proporshuns

Posted on January 18, 2008 by Ben Hsu

If there’s one thing the Japanese love, it’s superdeformation. Do not be alarmed. That simply means the superdeformee’s features are exaggerated to give it a cartoonish, caricatured look. Everything from animals to anime characters get the treatment, and even inanimate … Continue reading →

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Economies of Scale

Posted on August 29, 2007 by Ben Hsu

When we were kids, we’d scuff up furniture, walls, floors, ceilings and anything else our parents valued with hundreds of little metal cars. Of course, in the US that meant Matchbox or Hot Wheels, and for a brief while, Pocket … Continue reading →

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