The Keen Hawk Junior (Japanese: キーンホークJr., Kīn Hōku Junia) is a Mini 4WD PRO car released by Tamiya on May 12, 2007.
It was based on the Keen Hawk 4WD R/C buggy by the company.
General info[]
The Keen Hawk featuring the open-wheel body design that was inspired by the Formula 1 race cars.
There's a roof intake and a pair of side intakes located on just behind the canopy, with a rear spoiler behind it. Fins were protruded from behind the side cowls. Due to the bodyshell being enlarged, the Keen Hawk has more resemblance to the F1 cars than its R/C buggy counterpart.
The original Keen Hawk[]
The original Keen Hawk features the silver bodyshell, with blue highlight and red trims. it has the blue-colored windows.
It was equipped with the white, large diameter MS-type I wheels paired with the black Avante-type slick tires. It was equipped with the N-02 and T-01 units for its MS Chassis. The nose, center, tail unit and the A parts were molded in black.
However, it should be noted that the pre-assembled finished model was equipped with the red wheels and N-01 nose unit.
Clear Pink Special variant[]
The limited Clear Pink Special variant featuring the clear orange-ish pink bodyshell.
It was equipped with the white, large diameter MS-type I wheels paired with the magenta Avante-type slick tires. It was equipped with the N-02 and T-01 units for its MS Chassis. The nose, center, tail unit and the A parts were molded in white.
Clear Purple Special[]
The 2018 Tamiya-event-exclusive Clear Purple Special variant features the clear purple bodyshell, with the all-new body decal designs.
It was equipped with the fluorescent yellow, small diameter low-profile 5-spoke Saber-type wheels paired with the black super-hand low-profile slick tires. The chassis frame and A parts were molded in purple and white respectively.
About the Keen Hawk 1/10 R/C buggy[]
Released in 2006, the Keen Hawk is a four-wheel-drive R/C buggy made by Tamiya. It utilizes the DF-03 chassis.
The DF-03, which debuted with the Dark Impact R/C buggy, featuring the bathtub chassis frame with well-balanced layout, with a 540-size motor being placed transversely into the rear near the rear differential and a battery being placed longitudinally into the center. A steering servo was placed into the right side and both ESC and receiver were placed into the left side.
The chassis frame was supports by four-wheel, independent double-wishbone suspensions, with the high-height shock towers, lower arms and turnbuckle upper arms that are fully adjustable. By default, the Keen Hawk was equipped with the high-density spike tires and one-piece wheels.
Technical info[]
| Variant | Body | Chassis | Wheels | Tires | Motor | Dimensions | Gear |
Standard |
Color: Silver |
Type: MS |
Size: Large |
Size: Large |
Standard |
Length: 152 |
4:1 |
Standard |
Color: Silver |
Type: MS |
Size: Large |
Size: Large |
Standard |
Length: 154 |
4:1 |
Clear Pink Special |
Color: Clear Pink |
Type: MS |
Size: Large |
Size: Large |
Standard |
Length: 152 |
4:1 |
Clear Purple Special |
Color: Clear Purple |
Type: MA |
Size: Small |
Size: Small |
Standard |
Length: 156 |
3.5:1 |
Gallery[]
Boxarts[]
External links[]
Tamiya Japan[]
- Keen Hawk Jr. at Tamiya Japan
- Keen Hawk Jr. (Finished Model) at Tamiya Japan (Archived)
- Keen Hawk Jr. Clear Pink Special at Tamiya Japan
- Keen Hawk Jr. Clear Purple Special at Tamiya Japan (Japanese)
Tamiya America[]
- Keen Hawk Jr. at Tamiya America
- Keen Hawk Jr. Clear Pink Special at Tamiya America
- Keen Hawk Jr. Clear Purple Special at Tamiya America
R/C car the Mini 4WD car is based on[]
- 1/10 scale R/C buggy Keen Hawk at Tamiya Japan
- 1/10 scale R/C buggy Keen Hawk at Tamiya America