The Cross-Tiger VR (Japanese: クロスタイガーVR, Kurosu Taigā Buiaru) is a Mighty Mini 4WD car released by Tamiya in August 1998.
It was featured in the manga Mini 4 Kids as Kit Kudou's second machine.
General info[]
The Cross-Tiger features the low-height, open-wheel body design, with the sharp front cowls, the half-covered rear fenders and a flat V-shaped rear spoiler. The large-size cockpit can be located on the front, sandwiched between the front cowls. There's a pair of air intakes behind the cockpit, which dissipates heat from the motor.
It also comes with a pair of bowl rollers, but depends on the model variants, they were molded in either the PS or ABS plastics.
Standard model[]
The standard Cross-Tiger features the the gun metal body color, with the red, tiger stripes body decal with black trims on it. There's a pair of faux, oval-shaped headlamps on the front cowls.
It was equipped with the red, large diameter Mighty-type wheels paired with the black arched tires. The chassis frame and A parts molded were in Black. It doesn't come with a motor.
Limited Edition[]
The Limited edition features the yellow body color, with the black tiger stripes body decal. The oval-shaped headlamps on the front cowls was replaced by a pair of tiger's eye.
It was equipped with the yellow, large diameter Mighty-type wheels paired with the black arched tires. The chassis frame and A parts molded were in Black. It also includes a pair of FDK-made alkaline batteries.
Sea Blue Special variant[]
The Bunka-exclusive Sea Blue Special has the chassis replaced with a Super XX Chassis. It features the blue body color, with the two-tone gray/white tiger sprites body decal on it.
It was equipped with the blue, large diameter low-profile wheels paired with the sky blue low-profile tires. The chassis frame and A parts were molded in blue.
In media[]
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Mini 4 Kids[]
The Cross-Tiger VR's creation is different between two versions of the same storyline:
- In version 1, the Cross-Tiger was created by Mr.Kubota and was later given to Kit Kudou who had his Tiger Zap destroyed in the previous chapter. As told by Mr.Kubota, the Cross-Tiger was incomplete, as it has some issues that needed to be iron out. Kit first use the Cross-Tiger while chasing a corporative terrorist who has the disc that contains Cross-Tiger's development data. During the incident, Mr.Kubota got a hint of what setting the Cross-Tiger should have and completed the car later on.
- In version 2, Kit had asked Mr.Kubota to develop a new machine for him in order to keeping up with Kakeru and his Dyna-Hawk GX. While it was completed, Kit doesn't like something about the new car, which later turned out to be having inferior cornering stability. Said flaws was later fixed with the GT parts, a pair of bowl rollers that were attached to the front bumper.
Technical info[]
| Variant | Body | Chassis | Wheels | Tires | Motor | Dimensions | Gear |
Standard |
Color: Gun Metal |
Type: Super X |
Size: Large |
Size: Large |
N/A |
Length: 156 |
5:1 |
Limited Edition |
Color: Yellow |
Type: Super X |
Size: Large |
Size: Large |
Motor |
Length: 156 |
5:1 |
Standard |
Color: Blue |
Type: Super XX |
Size: Large |
Size: Large |
Motor |
Length: 153 |
4:1 |
Gallery[]
Boxarts[]
See also[]
Kit Kudou's machines[]
External links[]
Tamiya Japan[]
- Cross-Tiger VR at Tamiya Japan
Bunka[]
- Bunka product page (Japanese)
| Mighty Mini 4WD series | ||
|---|---|---|
| Super X | Dyna-Hawk GX* · Cross-Tiger VR* · Laser-Gill* | |
| VS | Variatron · Synchro-Master Z9 | |
| * denotes Super XX Chassis version available | ||