The Astro-Boomerang (Japanese: アストロブーメラン, Asutoro Būmeran) is a Super Mini 4WD car released by Tamiya on February 22, 1996.
It was featured in the manga Dash Boy! Ten as Taihei Tenka's 3rd machine, supersedes his Boomerang-10 in the series.
General info[]
The Astro-Boomerang retains the similar body design of the Boomerang-10, but with several key differences.
The overall bodyshell is smaller than its predecessor, with a pair of fins on the rear replaced by the built-in rear spoiler, and the front headlights were no longer being part of the bodyshell but as a small, optional front spoiler parts that can be attached to the front bumper. Cockpit design has also become more blocky, with the motor case being partially exposed behind it.
All variants of the Astro-Boomerang also came with the much smaller version of the car, whose chassis can be swapped with Tamiya's MiniMini Racer's chassis. (although it has no use in Mini 4WD races whatsoever.)
Standard model[]
The standard Astro-Boomerang features white body color, with blue and yellow highlights and red trims on it.
It was equipped with the yellow, large diameter 6-spoke Manta Ray-type wheels paired with the black Avante-type slick tires. The chassis frame, A parts and the normal-type side guard were molded in gray, smoke and deep green respectively. It doesn't came with a motor.
A limited edition of the standard model comes with an additional, silver plated TZ Fully Cowled type wheels.
Clear Red Special variant[]
The limited Clear Red Special features the clear red bodyshell with blue, white and yellow accents on it.
It was equipped with the white, large diameter 5-spoke narrow lightweight wheels paired with the red, hard-compound arched tires. The chassis frame, A parts and the normal-type side guard were molded in white, red and red respectively.
Clear Blue Special variant[]
The limited Clear Blue Special features the clear blue bodyshell with white, cyan and yellow accents on it. Unlike previous models, it was equipped with the Super-II Chassis.
It was equipped with the white, large diameter 5-spoke narrow lightweight wheels paired with the blue, hard-compound arched tires. The chassis frame and A parts were molded in white and blue respectively.
Premium Black Special variant[]
The limited Black special features the black smoke bodyshell with cyan accents with two-tone green stripes.
It was equipped with the black, large diameter 5-spoke narrow lightweight wheels paired with the green, hard-compound arched tires. The chassis frame and A parts were molded in green and leaf green respectively.
In media[]
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Dash Boy! Ten[]
The Astro-Boomerang has the lower center-of-gravity, better motor heat dissipation and smaller and lighter bodyshell. These gives the new Boomerang a slight performance improvements.
While Ten uses the Astro-Boomerang in various races until the end of the story in Ten 3-1 and Ten 5-1, other story versions has the Astro-Boomerang destroyed later in the story; In Ten 3-2, the Astro-Boomerang was already damaged by the Black Stalker's supersonic wave and was later destroyed as it protects Ganma's Boomerang Gamma and Iota's Strato Vector from being hit by the very same attack. In Ten 5-2, it was disappeared into the fire during the race against Jou Burado. Both events lead to the development and creation of the Thunder Boomerang W10.
Technical info[]
| Variant | Body | Chassis | Wheels | Tires | Motor | Dimensions | Gear |
Standard |
Color: White |
Type: Super-1 |
Size: Large |
Size: Large |
N/A |
Length: 134 |
5:1 |
Standard |
Color: White |
Type: Super-1 |
Size: Large |
Size: Large |
N/A |
Length: 134 |
5:1 |
Clear Red Special |
Color: Clear Red |
Type: Super-1 |
Size: Large |
Size: Large |
Standard |
Length: 134 |
4:1 |
Clear Blue Special |
Color: Clear Blue |
Type: Super-II |
Size: Large |
Size: Large |
Standard |
Length: 150 |
4.2:1 |
Premium |
Color: Black Smoke |
Type: Super-II |
Size: Large |
Size: Large |
Standard |
Length: 150 |
4.2:1 |
Gallery[]
Boxarts[]
Trivia[]
- The front spoiler of the Clear Blue Special variant was modified to fit into the Super-II Chassis's front bumper, as the original Astro-Boomerang's front spoiler was not able to fit into it.
See also[]
Namesake[]
Related cars[]
External links[]
Tamiya Japan[]
- Astro-Boomerang at Tamiya Japan
- Astro-Boomerang (With silver plated wheels) at Tamiya Japan
- Astro-Boomerang Clear Red Special at Tamiya Japan
- Astro-Boomerang Clear Blue Special at Tamiya Japan
- Astro-Boomerang Premium Black Special at Tamiya Japan
Tamiya America[]
- Astro-Boomerang (With silver plated wheels) at Tamiya America
- Astro-Boomerang Clear Red Special at Tamiya America
- Astro-Boomerang Clear Blue Special at Tamiya America
- Astro-Boomerang Premium Black Special at Tamiya America
| Super Mini 4WD series | ||
|---|---|---|
| Super-1 | Liberty Emperor* · Poseidon-X · Tom Ghody Special · Shao Bai Ron · Big Bang Ghost* · Boomerang-10 · Boomerang Gamma · Astro-Boomerang | |
| Super-FM | Strato Vector | |
| Super TZ | Black Stalker · Thunder Boomerang W10 · Rayhawk-Gamma · Tiger Zap | |
| * denotes Premium version available | ||