History Trivia / Mini4WD

** The latest victim of this is the Laser Mini 4WD series, which was discontinued and removed from the online catalog at around October 2023, a few months after the conclusion of the manga ''[=Mini4King=]''. The removal from the catalog is likely due to the lacks of sales of the series and the manga's lacks of popularity. Other speculations includes the expiration of the licensing between Tamiya and Shogakukan (who published the manga) regarding ''[=Mini4King=]''.

** The ''Lord Spirit'', which was featured in the on-going manga ''[=Mini4King=]'' as [[TheHero Mota Kudo]]'s car, was never imported officially by Tamiya's official oversea agents (including Tamiya USA in the US), and was only imported by third-party importers. [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]] with other Laser Mini 4WD cars such as Jadow A and Lord Knight, which were made available worldwide.

* ShowAccuracyToyAccuracy: The anime and manga series would often show the cars as having features such as moving spoilers and even [[MyLittlePanzer weapons]], but this would obviously be left out of the real-life cars themselves. Some cars such as the ones used by Tokichi Mikuni would sometimes be shown without a front bumper as well. This was rectified somewhat with the Mechanical line, which was a series of static models more closely based on the cars' animated renditions, and with the VZ Chassis, which has a modular front and rear bumper design allowing for a bumper-less setup which could be of at least some benefit to those who build show-quality cars intended to be more for visual competition similar to a full-scale car show than for racing.
* TheWikiRule: The [[https://mini-4wd.fandom.com/ Mini 4WD Wiki]] for Mini 4WD racing in general.

* NoExportForYou: Two models of the Mini [=4WD=] cars are currently unavailable outside of Japan:

* NoExportForYou: The ''Lord Spirit'', which was featured in the on-going manga ''[=Mini4King=]'' as [[TheHero Mota Kudo]]'s car, was never imported officially by Tamiya's official oversea agents (including Tamiya USA in the US), and was only imported by third-party importers. [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]] with other Laser Mini 4WD cars such as Jadow A and Lord Knight, which were made available worldwide.

* NoExportForYou: The ''Lord Spirit'', which was featured in the on-going manga ''[=Mini4King=]'' as [[TheHero Mota Kudo]]'s car, was never imported officially by Tamiya's official oversea agents (including Tamiya USA in the US), and was only imported by third-party importers. [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]] with others Laser Mini 4WD cars such as Jadow A and Lord Knight, which were made available worldwide.
** The ''God Burning Sun'' had very limited distribution outside of Japan for some reason[[note]]rumors claim that overzealous religious parties vetoed the import of the kit in some countries due to the use of the word ''God'' in it's name[[/note]]. This obviously makes it a challenge for collectors of the ''Burning Sun'' series of Mini 4WD cars to complete their collection.

* NoExportForYou: The ''Lord Spirit'', which was featured in the on-going manga ''[=Mini4King=]'' as [[TheHero Mota Kudo]]'s car, was never imported officially by Tamiya's official oversea agents (including Tamiya USA in the US), and was only imported by third-party importers. [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]] with Jadow A, which will be made available worldwide.

** The ''God Burning Sun'' had very limited distribution outside of Japan for some reason[[note]]rumors claim that religious parties vetoed the import of the kit in some countries due to the use of the word ''God'' in it's name[[/note]]. This obviously makes it a challenge for collectors of the ''Burning Sun'' series of Mini 4WD cars to complete their collection.

** The ''God Burning Sun'' had very limited distribution outside of Japan for some reason[[note]]some sources claim that religious parties vetoed the import of the kit in some countries[[/note]]. This obviously makes it a challenge for collectors of the ''Burning Sun'' series of Mini 4WD cars.

** The ''God Burning Sun'' had very limited distribution outside of Japan for some reason. This obviously makes it a challenge for collectors of the ''Burning Sun'' series of Mini 4WD cars.

* NoExportForYou: The Lord Spirit, which was featured in the on-going manga ''[=Mini4King=]'' as [[TheHero Mota Kudo]]'s car, was never imported officially by Tamiya's official oversea agents (including Tamiya USA in the US), and was only imported by third-party importers. [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]] with Jadow A, which will be made available worldwide.

* NoExportForYou: Cars in the Laser Mini 4WD series, which were featured in the on-going manga ''[=Mini4King=]'', were never imported officially by Tamiya's official oversea agents (including Tamiya USA in the US), and were only imported by third-party importers.

* NotTheIntendedUse: Given how they use the standard 140 form factor, some of the DC motors used on Mini 4WD cars have found their way in various other niches, like Nerf guns and ''WesternAnimation/ThomasTheTankEngine'' train sets to name a few, owing to the fact that they perform a dozen times better than the electric toothbrush-grade motors that came with them.

* ShowAccuracyToyAccuracy: The anime and manga series would often show the cars as having features such as moving spoilers and even [[MyLittlePanzer weapons]], but this would obviously be left out of the real-life cars themselves. Some cars such as the ones used by Tokichi Mikuni would sometimes be shown without a front bumper as well. This was rectified somewhat with the Mechanical line, which was a series of static models more closely based on the cars' animated renditions, and with the VZ Chassis, which has a modular front and rear bumper design allowing for a bumper-less setup which could be of at least some benefit to those who build show-quality cars.

* ShowAccuracyToyAccuracy: The anime and manga series would often show the cars as having features such as moving spoilers and even [[MyLittlePanzer weapons]], but this would obviously be left out of the real-life cars themselves. Some cars such as the ones used by Tokichi Mikuni would sometimes be shown without a front bumper as well. This was rectified somewhat with the Mechanical line, which was a series of static models more closely based on the cars' animated renditions.

* ShowAccuracyToyAccuracy: The anime and manga series would often show the cars as having features such as moving spoilers and even [[MyLittlePanzer weapons]], but this would obviously be left out of the real-life cars themselves. Some cars such as the ones used by Tokichi Mikuni would sometimes be shown without a front bumper as well. This was rectified somewhat with the Mechanical line, which was a series of static models more closely based on the cars' animated renditions.

* ShowAccuracyToyAccuracy: The anime and manga series would often show the cars as having features such as moving spoilers and even weapons, but this would obviously be left out of the real-life cars themselves. Some cars such as the ones used by Tokichi Mikuni would sometimes be shown without a front bumper as well. This was rectified somewhat with the Mechanical line, which was a series of static models more closely based on the cars' animated renditions.

** As of 2019, two life-size 1/1 scaled working Mini 4WD cars were made; A life-size two-seater Gun Bluster XTO was made in 1998 as a tie-in to the anime film. In 2015, a life-size single-seat Aero Avante was made as part of the Giant Mini 4WD Project that year.

* {{Defictionalization}}: The Street Mini 4WD discipline, which was first invented in Sicily, was inspired by the anime where racers follow their cars as they scoot along a long and winding race track. Though since the cars are in real life directly driven by a motor without any remote control[[note]]There did exist a short-lived line of radio controlled Mini 4WD cars, but control for these cars was limited to just their speed similar to a slot car.[[/note]], hockey stick-like bats were devised to guide them along the way.

* {{Defictionalization}}: The Street Mini 4WD discipline, which was first invented in Sicily, was inspired by the anime where racers follow their cars as they scoot along a long and winding race track. Though since the cars are in real life directly driven by a motor without any remote control[[note]]There did exist a short-lived line of radio controlled Mini 4WD cars, but control for these cars was limited to just their speed similar to a slot car.[[/note]], hockey stick-like bats were devised to guide them along the way.