The RC Deep Dive

Many radio-controlled model vehicle enthusiasts have only run their R/C cars in their backyard, at parks, at skateparks, and/or on hiking trails, but never at an indoor RC car club. What are these radio-controlled car clubs and what brought them to fruition? What resources do they provide to the radio control car hobbyist community? We pull out our membership cards and give you all the reasons why RC clubs can be a boon to the radi...

Most people use a standard pen style hobby knife such as a #11 Exacto knife. However, when it comes to cutting decals and placing them on your R/C model vehicle's body shell, this is not the ideal choice nor tool. Instead, a finger loop hobby knife is the best for helping you achieve exact cuts every time. We cut through the nonsense and put our finger directly on both the hows and whys of finger knife superiority for radio control...

Tamiya has released and rereleased the Mitsubishi Pajero a.k.a. Montero a.k.a. Shogun 1:10th scale R/C car/truck/jeep so many times that it's hard to keep track. However in this episode of the RC Deep Dive podcast we go through the changes of this vintage, classic, rere, and modern radio controlled model vehicle that has changed chassis so many times that it had almost become chassis agnostic while becoming a stunt, off-road, on-ro...

To make the Tamiya Sand Scorcher R/C baja buggy live up to it's iconic name you will want to put paddle tires on ask four wheels to make a square setup. But how do you do that? It's actually a bit more complicated than you think. We scorch the earth to find the best way to put the best paddle tires on your vintage or rere (re-release) Sand Scorcher so you can truly dominate the sand and surf the next tube you are at the beach in th...

Depending on your radio controlled model vehicles, you might need different kinds of hardware, including screws, washers, nuts, etc. for building, repairing, upgrading, and rebuilding your R/C car, truck, or buggy. How do you know what hardware to have on hand and where can you get it to make sure that you get the highest quality hardware? We get into the nuts and bolts and give you the plan for your mandatory extras in this episod...

In this episode of the RC Deep Dive podcast we cover the hows and whys of the 4 different ways and firmware update options to upgrade your Flysky FS-i6x radio controlled transmitter in your R/C car, truck, buggy, bus, jeep, airplane, helicopter, jet, submarine or boat including step by step instructions as well as the best upgrade options, including both the advantages and the disadvantages of each of the many firmware upgrade opti...

Most people are usually focused on speed, but those who know the importance of torque to get over obstacles, to be first of the starting line, and to sure around corners, look at torque as well. We look at Tamiya's currently available 540 motor stock and give you the actual measurements in this episode of the RC Deep Dive podcast. 

[NOTE: We do not include Tamiya's Torque Tuned Motor as it actually h...

While you should always buy from your LHS (Local R/C Hobby Shop) if possible, when you do need to order online you should avoid mass retailers like AliExpress, Amazon, Temu, etc. and buy from trusted officially retailers like AMain, EuroRC, Hearns Hobbies. RCMart, TTP Models, etc. Why? We dig into the many less-obvious reasons why you could be setting yourself and your radio-controlled model vehicles up for disaster if you don't he...

If you like building Tamiya radio-controlled land based vehicles and want to get the same type of R/C model vehicle building experience with water based vehicles like boats and submarines, what brands and models should you invest in? In this episode of the RC Deep Dive podcast we get you prepared for the wet and dry docks with all the information you could need to make this decision while starting your marine radio-controlled model...

Did you know that there is actually a psychological reason you are local to your favored R/C model vehicle brand? Psychology actually teaches us that our brand preferences and our favorite radio controlled cars actually help define us as a person. We break down your mind and explain the scientific reasons you are pre-wired to like one brand (such as Tamiya, Kyosho, Yokomo,  Associated Electronics, Losi, X-ray,  Schumacher, Arrma, e...

If you want a radio-controlled school bus that is also a monster truck, the R/C hobbyist world has this absurdity for you. There's five different pathways to get this including Tamiya's giant King Yellow 6x6 monster school bus to the famous sKOOL bus body shell from Parma PSE and a bunch of options in-between. We take you to school and teach you all of your options to make this unique radio control basher, crawler, or racer bus in ...