Rising Edge (Japanese: ライジング エッジ, Raijingu Ejji) is a Mini 4WD PRO car released by Tamiya on October 29, 2011.
Along with Slash Reaper, it is designed by Eiichi Shimizu and Tomohiro Shimoguchi, the manga artists duo that were known for their manga series Linebarrels of Iron.
General info[]
The Rising Edge featuring the smooth-line, fully cowled body that was inspired by the shape of Katana (a Japanese sword).
Standard model[]
The standard Rising Edge is mainly in white, with red, blue and black trims mix into it.
It was equipped with the blue, small diameter 5-spoke Saber-type low-profile wheels paired with the black low-profile tires. It uses the N-02 and T-01 units, and is equipped with the standard, light gray 16 mm lightweight plastic rollers. The nose, center, tail unit and the A parts were molded in black.
Black Special[]
The limited Black Special variant features the black body color, with yellow, blue and gray trims mix into it.
It was equipped with the small diameter 5-spoke Saber-type low-profile wheels molded in carbon-mixed nylon, paired with the dark blue, hard-compound low-profile tires. It uses the N-02, lightweight center and T-01 units, and is equipped with the black 16 mm lightweight plastic rollers. The nose, center, tail unit and the A parts were molded in the black polycarbonate-mixed ABS plastic.
About the manga artists[]
Eiichi Shimizu (Japanese: 清水 栄一, Shimizu Eiichi, February 7th, 1978 -) and Tomohiro Shimoguchi (Japanese: 下口 智裕, Shimoguchi Tomohiro, April 27th 1978 -) are the manga artist duo, with Shimizu work as the mechanic designer and drawing mechanics, while Shimoguchi work as the character design and drawing characters and others.
They made their debut with the robot manga series Linebarrels of Iron, which serialized on Akira Shoten's Champion RED magazine from February 2005 to June 2015. It received a TV anime adaptation made by Gonzo, which was aired from October 3rd, 2008 to March 20th, 2009.
Currently, the manga duo are currently serializing ULTRAMAN (based on the tokusatsu franchise by Tsuburaya Productions) on Shogakukan's Monthly Heroes magazine and Getter Robo Devolution (based on the manga series by the late Ken Ishikawa) on Akira Shoten's Bessatsu Shounen Champion magazine.
Technical info[]
| Variant | Body | Chassis | Wheels | Tires | Motor | Dimensions | Gear |
Standard |
Color: White |
Type: MS |
Size: Small |
Size: Small |
Standard |
Length: 152 |
3.5:1 |
Black Special |
Color: Black |
Type: MS |
Size: Small |
Size: Small |
Standard |
Length: 152 |
3.5:1 |
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Trivia[]
- Though Shimizu and Shimoguchi are the first manga artists to design the Mini 4WD cars without making any Mini 4WD manga at all, they are technically not. That honor goes to Hiroyuki Takei with the Dash-3 Shooting Star.
See also[]
External links[]
Tamiya Japan[]
- Rising Edge at Tamiya Japan
- Rising Edge Black Special at Tamiya Japan
Tamiya America[]
- Rising Edge at Tamiya America
- Rising Edge Black Special at Tamiya America