The Dyna-Hawk GX (Japanese: ダイナホーク GX, Dainahōku Jī Ekkusu) is a Mighty Mini 4WD car released by Tamiya in May 1998. It was the first Mini 4WD car released in the lineup.
It was featured in the manga Mini 4 Kids as Kakeru Takagami's machine.
General info[]
The Dyna-Hawk features the low-height, open-wheel body design, with the sharp front canopy and the bulged rear fenders. A pair of fins were protruded from the side of the canopy. There's also the air-intakes on the bodyshells that can dissipate the heats from the motor.
It also comes with the plastic front nose guard, which is attached onto the chassis's front bumper. However, it cannot be attached to Super XX Chassis if the chassis's default front nose guard is installed.
All variants were equipped with the large diameter, 3-spoke Mighty-type wheels paired with arched tires.
Dyna-Hawk and Super XX Special[]
Both the original model and the Super XX variant has the white bodyshell, with blue/yellow highlight and orange/red flame-styled decals.
The original Dyna-Hawk was equipped with the yellow wheels and black tires, while the Super XX Special was equipped with the carbon-mixed nylon wheels and hard-compound yellow tires. The standard Dyna-Hawk has its chassis frame and A parts molded in Black, while the Super XX Special has its polycarbonate-mixed ABS chassis frame and A parts molded in red. Only the Super XX Special comes with a standard motor.
Black Special[]
The Black Special, based on the Super XX Special variant, has the black body color, with blue cockpit, orange/red flame-styled decals and yellow highlights.
It was equipped with carbon-mixed nylon wheels and red tires. It was also equipped with the polycarbonate-mixed ABS chassis frame and A parts molded in red.
In media[]
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Mini 4 Kids[]
The Dyna-Hawk GX's creation is different between two versions of the same storyline:
- In version 1, Kakeru had already owned the Dyna-Hawk given to him by Mr. Kubota, though it was equipped with the X-Type TRF wheels and Avante-Type tires up until Kit gave him the Mighty-Type wheels and arched tires he got from Professor Tsuchiya.
- In version 2, Kakeru repaired/reconstructed his destroyed Rayhawk-Gamma's bodyshell into Dyna-Hawk after taking a hint from the hawk. It was fitted onto Super TZ Chassis until Kakeru receive the Super X Chassis from someone and the GT parts (the front nose guard) from Mr. Kubota.
Technical info[]
| Variant | Body | Chassis | Wheels | Tires | Motor | Dimensions | Gear |
Standard |
Color: White |
Type: Super X |
Size: Large |
Size: Large |
N/A |
Length: 156 |
5:1 |
Super XX Special |
Color: Pearl White |
Type: Super XX |
Size: Large |
Size: Large |
Standard |
Length: 153 |
4:1 |
Black Special |
Color: Black |
Type: Super XX |
Size: Large |
Size: Large |
Standard |
Length: 153 |
4:1 |
Gallery[]
Boxarts[]
See also[]
External links[]
Tamiya Japan[]
- Dyna-Hawk GX at Tamiya Japan
- Dyna-Hawk GX Super XX Special at Tamiya Japan (Archived)
- Dyna-Hawk GX Black Special at Tamiya Japan
- Dyna-Hawk GX Super XX Special (Re-release) at Tamiya Japan
Tamiya America[]
- Dyna-Hawk GX Super XX Special at Tamiya America
- Dyna-Hawk GX Black Special at Tamiya America
- Dyna-Hawk GX Super XX Special (Re-release) at Tamiya America
| 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 | ||