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product_id: 1337969
title: "Tamiya 70168 Double Gearbox"
brand: "tamiya"
price: "NZ$45"
currency: NZD
in_stock: true
reviews_count: 13
category: "Tamiya"
url: https://www.desertcart.nz/products/1337969-tamiya-70168-double-gearbox
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# Compact Size Motor Powered Manual Operation Tamiya 70168 Double Gearbox

**Brand:** tamiya
**Price:** NZ$45
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Summary

> 🚀 Gear Up for Innovation!

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** Tamiya 70168 Double Gearbox by tamiya
- **How much does it cost?** NZ$45 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
- **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.nz](https://www.desertcart.nz/products/1337969-tamiya-70168-double-gearbox)

## Best For

- tamiya enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted tamiya brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **Durable Design:** Crafted from high-quality polypropylene for lasting performance.
- • **Team Building Fun:** Perfect for solo or group projects, enhancing collaboration skills.
- • **Compact & Convenient:** Easily fits into your workspace with dimensions of 6.1" x 4.33" x 1.18".
- • **Unleash Your Creativity:** Transform your RC models with precision engineering!
- • **Upgrade Your Experience:** Compatible with Tamiya stock and hop-up parts for endless customization.

## Overview

The Tamiya 70168 Double Gearbox is a high-quality, motor-powered component designed for RC and model enthusiasts. Weighing just 0.25 pounds and measuring 6.1 x 4.33 x 1.18 inches, it offers a compact solution for enhancing your models. Ideal for both individual and team-building projects, this gearbox is compatible with various Tamiya parts, ensuring a customizable and engaging experience.

## Description

Tamiya ventured into the modeling business in 1948, with a scale wooden ship model kit. Since then, Tamiya has been striving to offer merchandise that can truly be called "First in Quality Around the World." Now Tamiya is offering more than 3000 different products, both in the fields of precision static models and high performance radio control vehicles. These products are not only sold in Japan but also exported in vast quantities to the United States, Europe, South East Asia, and to many other parts of the world. The standard of excellence achieved by Tamiya is regarded as among the very finest in the world of model hobbies.

Review: Great Robotic or Small RC gearbox - As with others, I bought this with the Tamiya tank track vehicle platform kit. The gearbox is cool. It has the availability of 4 gear ratios and is powered by small hobby motors and plastic gears with metal drive shafts. All of the gears also ride on metal shafts and have brass looking bushings at the mounting point to the gearbox body. You literally assemble everything but the motors themselves and you do have to press the gear on the motor shaft (by hand). It takes a little while to put it together, but it is not too hard. They do provide the tiny Allen wrench needed and the only other tools you will need are something to snip the gears out of the plastic form and a Phillips screwdriver. It is nice and it works fine understand this is for a lightweight platform. Motors are audibly pretty quiet as are the gears. I'm running at 3.5v but have tested with a fresh 4.8v pack, both seem fine. If interfacing with electronics, you will need a motor controller or H bridge to handle the current - you can not hook this directly to your microcontoller or RC receiver if there is not a motor control built in.
Review: running project. - I am building a robot, some people might not say fast enough. actually more than anything it is likely to be an animatronic over a legitimate robot. Tamiya makes sound products, I know this as I used to build R/C off road vehicles, I had vested interest in another company, though I have used Tamiya products and built models amongst other. At this time I have only built the gear boxes and broke them down to change the ratio out, these boxes have independent motors and gearboxes single ratio at a time and not all that complicated to change the ratio in about 5-10 minutes. they are limited to 3 volts so i will likely have to add on a resistor as i plan on using two of these boxes at the same time and running separate batteries does not make sense. One of the kits did not include an allen wrench, though the other did and I have plenty of bent hex keys. If I recall at the time of my finished project, years down the road I will share what i used these motors for until then I hope this review is helpful. I cannot adequately evaluate the amount of fun these are, i certainly could say I received enjoyment from assembling them, greater than a 3 implies. Once I use them I am sure the fun will soar.

## Features

- Made from high quality materials and designed for long lasting performance
- Use Tamiya stock and hop-up replacement parts, accessories, and more to get the most out of your models
- This is for use on RC and model products, consult your user's manual for exact parts listings
- Package dimensions: 6.1" L x 4.33" W x 1.18" H

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B001Q13BIU |
| Age Range Description | Teen |
| Best Sellers Rank | #276,737 in Toys & Games ( See Top 100 in Toys & Games ) #150 in RC Vehicle Transmission Gearboxes |
| Brand Name | TAMIYA |
| Color | Clear |
| Customer Reviews | 4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars (403) |
| Educational Objective | Team Building Skills |
| Global Trade Identification Number | 00599038403216 |
| Included Components | Tamiya 70168 Double Gearbox |
| Is Assembly Required | No |
| Item Dimensions | 6.1 x 4.33 x 1.18 inches |
| Item Type Name | Tamiya 70168 Double Gearbox |
| Item Weight | 0.25 Pounds |
| Manufacturer | Tamiya |
| Manufacturer Maximum Age (MONTHS) | 999.0 |
| Manufacturer Minimum Age (MONTHS) | 192.0 |
| Manufacturer Part Number | TAM70168 |
| Material Type | Plastic |
| Model Number | TAM70168 |
| Number of Players | 1 |
| Operation Mode | Manual |
| Power Source | motor |
| Size | 6.1" L x 4.33" W x 1.18" H |
| Supported Battery Types | Not Included |
| Theme | Vehicle |
| UPC | 885245270896 885722861548 885302049755 599038403216 |
| Unit Count | 1.0 Count |

## Images

![Tamiya 70168 Double Gearbox - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/912-gwgYLnL.jpg)
![Tamiya 70168 Double Gearbox - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/9142E-r7t6L.jpg)
![Tamiya 70168 Double Gearbox - Image 3](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/31KtatS7fgL.jpg)

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great Robotic or Small RC gearbox
*by F***F on March 19, 2015*

As with others, I bought this with the Tamiya tank track vehicle platform kit. The gearbox is cool. It has the availability of 4 gear ratios and is powered by small hobby motors and plastic gears with metal drive shafts. All of the gears also ride on metal shafts and have brass looking bushings at the mounting point to the gearbox body. You literally assemble everything but the motors themselves and you do have to press the gear on the motor shaft (by hand). It takes a little while to put it together, but it is not too hard. They do provide the tiny Allen wrench needed and the only other tools you will need are something to snip the gears out of the plastic form and a Phillips screwdriver. It is nice and it works fine understand this is for a lightweight platform. Motors are audibly pretty quiet as are the gears. I'm running at 3.5v but have tested with a fresh 4.8v pack, both seem fine. If interfacing with electronics, you will need a motor controller or H bridge to handle the current - you can not hook this directly to your microcontoller or RC receiver if there is not a motor control built in.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ running project.
*by K***T on July 8, 2013*

I am building a robot, some people might not say fast enough. actually more than anything it is likely to be an animatronic over a legitimate robot. Tamiya makes sound products, I know this as I used to build R/C off road vehicles, I had vested interest in another company, though I have used Tamiya products and built models amongst other. At this time I have only built the gear boxes and broke them down to change the ratio out, these boxes have independent motors and gearboxes single ratio at a time and not all that complicated to change the ratio in about 5-10 minutes. they are limited to 3 volts so i will likely have to add on a resistor as i plan on using two of these boxes at the same time and running separate batteries does not make sense. One of the kits did not include an allen wrench, though the other did and I have plenty of bent hex keys. If I recall at the time of my finished project, years down the road I will share what i used these motors for until then I hope this review is helpful. I cannot adequately evaluate the amount of fun these are, i certainly could say I received enjoyment from assembling them, greater than a 3 implies. Once I use them I am sure the fun will soar.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Modification involves cutting circular slots in the side of the plate and enlarging two of the holes so it will mount easily. Ot
*by R***E on February 7, 2015*

Not to difficult to assemble, but be aware that it does require assembly and the pieces are small and it takes a certain amount of balancing and coordination to put this together. Be careful about which Tamiya mounting plate you use as this motor is too wide for the 70157 Universal Plate and you will have to modify the plate in order to mount the motor. Modification involves cutting circular slots in the side of the plate and enlarging two of the holes so it will mount easily. Otherwise it will still fit perfectly in the 70157 plate set and in the 70108 tracked vehicle chassis kit, although I found the wooden plate included in the 70108 kit to be a little more difficult to modify. I would honestly recommend getting the wider plate kit and getting the longer axles to make the 70108 chassis fit correctly.

## Frequently Bought Together

- Tamiya 70168 Double Gearbox
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*Last updated: 2026-04-26*