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Tamiya's Dirt Two-Wheel Drive Series: The DT-01, DT-02, DT-03, and DT-04
Episode 432
What makes Tamiya's dirt two-wheel drive series so special in the hearts and minds of many R/C model vehicle enthusiast? What are the difference betw…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
What Hollywood, Mass Media, and Commercial Ads get Wrong About the R/C Hobby
Episode 431
Just like skateboarders and TTRPG (Tabletop Role-Playing Game) players, the media gets the R/C model vehicle hobbyist community wrong on so many leve…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
HOW-TO: Install a Gyro into Your R/C Model Vehicle
Episode 430
If you have every considered installing a gyro in your R/C model vehicle you might have wondered how difficult it is. It's relatively straightforward…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Why Some R/C Model Vehicle Hobbyists Hate Gyros and AI
Episode 429
While in general, the R/C model vehicle enthusiast community has accepted new technologies like ball diffs. ESCs, 2.4GHZ radio equipment, NiMh, LiFe,…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Trust But Verify: The Advantages and Disadvantages of R/C Forums vs. Podcasts
Episode 428
The R/C Forums are in many ways a lifeline of the radio-controlled model vehicle hobbyist community. However, with so the information they have and t…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
The 1980's R/C Racer Uniforms of the Golden Era of Radio-Control
Episode 427
In the iconic 1980's Punky Brewster episode, "Girls Will be Boys", the backyard R/C racer boys, as well as Punky Brewster herself, wore racecar drive…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Who First Gave the Tamiya R/C ORV Chassis it's Name?
Episode 426
In 1983 Tamiya created 3 very different radio-controlled model vehicles on the same chassis; the Lancia 037 Rally Car, the Subaru BRAT, and the origi…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
R/C Print Magazines Survival Models in Japan, Germany, and France
Episode 425
In a previous episode of the RC Deep Dive podcast we covered the last 2 surviving English language print radio-controlled model vehicle magazines. Bu…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Why Vertical Shocks Destroy the Mighty Frog R/C Buggy
Episode 424
Many 3rd party aftermarket manufacturers since the 1980s to the present have made vertical shocks for both the front and rear of the Mighty Frog. How…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Why the R/C Hobbyist Community Decided the Frog Needed a White Bumper
Episode 423
Pro-Line and CRP (Custom Racing Products) made white dyable nylon bumpers for the ORV (Off-Road Vehicle) chassis R/C model vehicles, when it came to …
4 months, 3 weeks ago