“ | Wrong. I'm one of the 5 legendary racers! The Water Racer, Ryou Hayami! I challenge you! Jingi Otokogi! |
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— Ryou Hayami in The Wind Racer! Otokogi
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The Poseidon-X (Japanese: ポセイドンX, Poseidon Ekkusu) is a Mini 4WD car released by Tamiya in November 1993 as an add-on body parts set for existing Super Mini 4WD cars and later released as a standalone kit in the limited Black Special variant. It was a winning entry in the Super Mini 4WD design contest held on CoroCoro Comic magazine in 1993.
The Poseidon-X is considered a very rare model by many enthusiasts, and has been re-released since.
It was featured in the manga The Wind Racer! Otokogi as Ryou Hayami's machine.
General info[]
The Poseidon-X features a much different design compared to the other machines appearing in The Wind Racer! Otokogi. It features a small rear spoiler and an air-duct placed behind the canopy. There's also the front section which acts as a spoiler which is a recurring theme in the series.
Body Set / Standard variant[]
Due to the fact that Ryou Hayami is an aqua racer, the limited body set was colored in navy blue.
The body can be attached to any rear-motor chassis, though the Super-1 Chassis and Super-II Chassis are recommended.
Black Special variant[]
The Black Special variant featuring the black body color.
It was equipped with the white, large diameter 3-spoke lightweight wheels paired with the black Avante-type slick tires. The chassis frame, the A parts and the normal-type side guard were molded in gray, magenta and green respectively. It doesn't comes with a standard motor.
Technical info[]
Note: The infomation listed here is from the Black Special version of Poseidon-X. Different chassis with Poseidon-X body attached might have different specifications.
Variant | Body | Chassis | Wheels | Tires | Motor | Dimensions | Gear |
Black Special |
Color: Black |
Type: Super-1 |
Size: Large |
Size: Large |
N/A |
Length: 132 |
5:1 |
Gallery[]
Boxarts[]
Images[]
External links[]
Tamiya Japan[]
- Poseidon-X Black Special at Tamiya Japan
Tamiya America[]
- Poseidon-X Black Special at Tamiya America
Super Mini 4WD series | ||
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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 |