Hino Hytec Releases 1/43 Scale Model of Dakar Rally Truck No. 607
The limited production die-cast captures a specific Dakar Rally race truck, down to its sponsor markings and koinobori mascot, as a finished model rather than a kit.
Reporting from 1 source: Dengeki Hobby Web.
Hino Hytec is releasing a 1/43 scale die-cast finished model of the HINO 600 Series car No. 607, which finished 13th overall in the truck category at the 2025 Dakar Rally. Distributed by Platz, the limited production model is scheduled for release in September 2026 at 29,700 yen. It reproduces the body's sponsor marks and the koinobori mascot, with the chassis and suspension modeled in detail.
The model measures roughly 160 mm long and 60 mm wide. The body carries the truck's sponsor markings, and the koinobori carp streamer mascot that marks the Team Sugawara machine comes as a separate part. The underside shows the drive shafts running along the ladder frame and the suspension in three dimensions, and a window package lets the interior be seen.
The real truck runs a direct-injection turbocharged inline 6-cylinder diesel with 8.866 liters of displacement and full-time four-wheel drive. Teruhito Sugawara, Hirokazu Someya, and Yuji Mochizuki drove it through the rally in Saudi Arabia from January 3 to 17, 2025. The model is a limited production item priced at 29,700 yen, distributed by Platz.
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