Tamiya Dual Ridge Jr (18096) Mini 4WD -ASMR Unboxing & Assembly

The Dual Ridge Junior (Japanese: デュアルリッジJr., De~yuaru Rijji Junia) is a Racing Mini 4WD car released by Tamiya on August 29, 2020.

It was based on the 1/10 R/C buggy Dual Ridge by the same company.

General info

The Dual Ridge featuring the futuristic, open-wheel buggy bodyshell, with a large, curved 3-window cockpit on the front and a large sharp rear spoiler on the rear. Four damper props can be found near the wheels.

For the Mini 4WD version of Dual Ridge, 6 small hole has been opened on the bodyshell, located where the motor is. This helps dissipates heat from the motor and batteries.

Standard variant

The standard variant featuring the silver body color with blue highlights.

It was equipped with the silver plated, small diameter 5-spoke Saber-type wheels paired with, for the first time in a regular Mini 4WD kit, the black super-hard low-profile slick tires. The chassis frame and A parts were molded in black.