The DCR-02 (Japanese: DCR-02, Dekurosu Zero-tsū, pronounced as 'Decross Zero Two') is a Mini 4WD PRO car that was released on December 22, 2018.
It was designed by Takayuki Yamazaki of pdc_designworks.
General info[]
The DCR-02 features the futuristic, low-height open-wheel body design, with long thin front nose, wide rear fenders and the rear multi-flaps spoiler.
Just like the DCR-01, it features the Cross System bodyshell and any of them can be swapped for other color parts. Unlike DCR-01, the cockpit is part of the rear cowl, meaning that the recreation of the open-top bodyshell is impossible. Part of the bodyshell components can be combines with any of the DCR series bodyshell parts to create unique body styles.
Despite being a module-like bodyshell, it was designed to be race-ready as it has the front and side air intakes, thus allowing better heat dissipation for the motor and batteries.
Standard variant[]
The standard variant has the yellow body color with white/black stripes, carbon patterns and green cockpit.
It was equipped with the gun metal, small diameter low-profile Y-spoke wheels paired with the black low-profile tires. Its chassis frame and A parts were molded in gun metal and yellow respectively.
Fluorescent Green Special[]
The Fluorescent Green Special features the fluorescent green bodyshell with silver cockpit.
It was equipped with the silver plated, small diameter low-profile Y-spoke wheels paired with the green hard-compound low-profile tires. Its chassis frame and A parts were molded in white and green respectively.
Clear Black Special[]
The Japan Cup-exclusive Clear Black Special variant featuring the black smoke bodyshell.
It was equipped with the matte pink plated, small diameter low-profile Y-spoke wheels paired with the black super-hard low-profile tires. The chassis and A parts were molded in clear purple and white respectively.
About the designer and the company[]
Born in 1972 in Nagano Prefecture, Takayuki Yamazaki (Japanese: やまざきたかゆき, Yamazaki Takayuki, formely as 山崎隆之 before leaving Honda R&D) is a designer and the founder of the Japanese design company pdc_designworks. He is also a former Honda employee, also working as a designer from 1995 to 2012.
In 2012, after leaving Honda R&D, Yamazaki founded his own design company, which not only focuses on creating designs for cars and bikes, but also fashion, hobby toys and gadgets.
Yamazaki start designing products for Tamiya, with the first being 1/10 scale R/C buggy Dual Ridge (based upon the TT-02B Chassis and the one the Dual Ridge Jr. is based on), which was released on October 1, 2014.[1] Later, he designed the DCR-01, the first Mini 4WD car he ever designed.
Technical info[]
| Variant | Body | Chassis | Wheels | Tires | Motor | Dimensions | Gear |
Standard |
Color: Yellow |
Type: MA |
Size: Small |
Size: Small |
Standard |
Length: 156 |
3.5:1 |
Fluorescent Green Special |
Color: Fluorescent Green |
Type: MA |
Size: Small |
Size: Small |
Standard |
Length: 156 |
3.5:1 |
Clear Black Special |
Color: Black Smoke |
Type: MA |
Size: Small |
Size: Small |
Standard |
Length: 156 |
3.5:1 |
Gallery[]
Boxarts[]
Artworks[]
See also[]
References[]
- ↑ 1/10 scale R/C buggy Dual Ridge (TT-02B) at Tamiya Japan
External link[]
Tamiya Japan[]
- DCR-02 at Tamiya Japan
- DCR-02 Fluorescent Green Special at Tamiya Japan
- DCR-02 Clear Black Special at Tamiya Japan (Japanese)
Tamiya America[]
- DCR-02 at Tamiya America
- DCR-02 Fluorescent Green Special at Tamiya America
- DCR-02 Clear Black Special at Tamiya America