The RC Deep Dive

Sprue nippers or side cutters or side nippers or sprue cutters are different names for the exact same tool. However, there are huge differences in the different types. There's a double blade or double-sided and there's a single blade or single-sided version of this must-have R/C hobby tool. In this episode of the RC Deep Dive podcast, we cut through the nonsense and tell you which brands and model...

Every R/C hobby enthusiast needs to have both needle nose pliers and shock pliers at their work bench. But which hobby-grade brands and models and the best to use on your radio controlled model vehicles? In this episode of the RC Deep Dive We grab the sources firmly and uncover the best options available for you and your radio control model cars, trucks, buggies, vans, busses, tanks, and keeps. 

There's a false economy that tells you that cheap screws, nuts, and washers are a good deal, but in fact, they are not good for your R/C model vehicle at all. From poor steel quality to bad design tolerances, these cheap screws, washers, and nuts could end up cost you a lot of trouble. So what do you need to do? From Yeah Racing to Team KNK Hardware we review the best options for all of your screw...

In a previous episode of the RC Deep Dive podcast we mentioned that to make the King Yellow and Kong Head bulletproof, you needed a hardened steel pinion gear and a high torque 550 brushed motor. A listener asked us which brand and model of opinion gear and 550 brushed motor that we recommend for the G6-01 chassis model vehicles. So today we present the answer in a special extended length episode...

The GH2 (Grasshopper II) and Rising Fighter R/C buggies come with styrene hard plastic body shells. Besides the body shell of their discontinued chassis mate, the Super Hornet, what Lexan polycarbonate bodies are available for these three legendary radio controlled model vehicles. In this episode of the RC Deep Dive podcast we uncover the options and give you the best choices for your Grasshopper...

What can we as individual R/C Hobby enthusiast and as The wider radio control hobbyist community do to be better stewards of the environment? On this Earth Day, we explore the possibilities that what each one of us can do and what we can do together, even what the radio-controlled hobby shops and hobby manufacturers can do to help make this a better world for everyone in the current generations an...

What are the proper ways to dispose of your clear Lexan polycarbonate soft plastic radio-controlled model vehicle body shells and the ABS (Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene) hard plastic chassis when they become broken and no longer of use to you the R/C hobbyist enthusiast? In this episode of the RC Deep Dive podcast We dig into the physical science and the environmental science to give you the cor...

When your tires or your wheels on your radio-controlled model vehicles are no longer usable, how should you dispose of them properly? Is it possible to recycle these parts, or maybe upcycle or downcycle them? In this episode of the RC Deep Dive podcast we recover the options that you have for giving a new life to your RC car truck, jeep, van, or buggy's nylon wheels and rubber tires. 

How do you properly dispose of your used R/C shock damper oil when you are changing from one oil to another, such as changing from Tamiya yellow #400 to softer silicone damper oil like Tamiya's red #200? There's a lot of conflicting misinformation out there on many forums, so in this episode of the RC Deep Dive podcast we cut through the noise and get you the actual solid scientific evidence based...

In this episode of the RC Deep Dive podcast, we go over exactly how you should properly dispose of your radio-controlled model vehicle battery when it's no longer of use. You use vintage NiCad, the classic NiMh, the super safe modern Tamiya standard LiFe, or the exceptionally powerful but potentially dangerous LiPo battery in your radio controlled car, buggy, or truck, we give you the real options...

Tamiya famously has often made their static models into radio-controlled model vehicles, such as the Porsche 934 Turbo RSR in 1976. But have they ever done the reverse and turned legendary R/C land vehicles (such an the Sand Scorcher, Frog, Grasshopper, Hornet, Hotshot, Lunchbox, Neo Fighter, etc.) into static models with glue together styrene hard plastic bodies? Why it why not? In this episode o...

Did you know that your radio controlled model vehicle's radio transmitter can act as a controller for a R/C car or airplane flight simulator on your desktop or laptop PC (personal computer)? In this special extra long episode of the RC Deep Dive podcast we walk you through the process, what cords you will need, with some basic FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions), set-up, and troubleshooting of your...

Tamiya's 6x6/6WD (Six Wheel Drive) R/C  legends, the King Yellow monster bus and the Kong Head monster semi-truck are great bashers and crawlers, but not without their flaws. In this episode of the RC Deep Dive podcast we crawl over all the details to help you make your G6-01 chassis, suspension, motor, and gearbox bulletproof for non-stop bashing and crawling radio-controlled model vehicle advent...

We had a listener reach out to us and tell us that their son who has a Tamiya Grasshopper II Black Edition R/C and he is getting tired of it breaking when he takes it for some hard bashing either off school staircases or skateparks. So the listener asked us what within the Tamiya lineup radio controlled model vehicles are available that would be a more bulletproof, indestructible bashing car. In t...

Large urban drainage ditches were designed to let excess rain water flow away. However, they also, by their very design, make for an excellent place to run your radio controlled model vehicles whether you are bashing, racing, drifting, or crawling. In this episode we unlock what skateboarders have long known but but RC enthusiasts are just beginning to discover, the amazing urban drainage ditch as...

The Tamiya GH1 (Grasshopper), Hornet, and Super Storm Dragon 1:10th scale 2WD (Two Wheel Drive) R/C buggies can swap bodies with one another, but what other bodies are available for these three vintage and rere (re-release) legends? In this episode of the RC Deep Dive podcast we uncover the connections that expands your options of both Lexan polycarbonate and styrene plastic body shells for your G...

Tamiya have a variety of EVO or Evolved/Evolution R/C model vehicles, but what exactly does this mean? The Hornet EVO and the Top Force EVO are evolved versions of their namesakes, but exactly how they evolved due each model is completely different. In this episode of the RC Deep Dive podcast we dig into the three different types of EVO model buggies that Tamiya has and compare them to one another...

What makes Tamiya's dirt four-wheel drive series so special in the hearts and minds of many R/C model vehicle enthusiast? What are the difference between the different generations of the DF-01, DF-02, and the DF-03 chassis? Why will there never be a DT-04? Which radio-controlled model vehicle kit was the first on each chassis and which was the most popular? And which hop-up parts can fit multiple...

Why are the downtown multilevel parking garages such good places to hold R/C model vehicle races and other radio controlled hobbyist community events like bashing, crawling, and drifting on weekends and evenings when they are empty? In this episode of the RC Deep Dive podcast we answer the question of what is it about these structures, exactly, that makes them perfect for all of this? 

During the golden age of R/C, the 1980s,  Tamiya's two plastic model mascots, Moko-Chan and Rabbi-Kun guided builders on novice to advanced techniques from painting to proper tool usage to electronics. Who created these two mascots for Tamiya and what products were made staring this uber popular pair? We open the manga and give you all the details in this episode of the RC Deep Dive podcast. 

What tools, parts, and supplies should you pack in your radio-controlled model vehicle field repair tool kit? Which tools, plays, and supplies should you not bring to the field? What items belong only in your field box or bag and not on the home R/C workbench or workshop? We give you a packing list for bashers and crawlers in this episode of the RC Deep Dive podcast. 

You usually don't think of what is in your first aid kit until you need it. But what you need in your R/C hobby workshop, out bashing or crawling is different for each place. In this episode of the RC Deep Dive podcast We go over at the horrible injuries some people have suffered and what first aid kit items could have helped to them at the time of their injuries. With this knowledge, we hope to h...

How many calories do you burn building, bashing, and crawling your radio-controlled model vehicle? How many steps per hour does a typical basher and crawler get from running their R/C car, truck, buggy, van, or jeep get? We measure the distance, clock the speed, do the physical science, and get you these answers and bite in this episode of the RC Deep Dive podcast. 

It's not only fashion but function that matters when you are building, bashing, racing, crawling, drifting, or just running your radio-controlled model vehicle. So what type of clothing marks of both boxes for each genre of the R/C hobby? In this episode of the RC Deep Dive podcast we dug deep into modern fashion and fabrics and pick out the items you need in your closet for both only style, but a...

Interestingly, the radio control hobbyist community and the skateboarding community have found many connections and R/C companies have launched collabs with skateboard companies. How many of them do you know? In this episode of the RC Deep Dive podcast we go over them and an interesting usage of skate wheels on radio-controlled model vehicles!