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Treating and Preventing Thread Lock Chemical Burns
Episode 193
Sometimes when building a radio controlled model vehicle you will inadvertently get liquid blue or AG (Anaerobic Gel) red thread lock(er) on your ski…
1 year ago
HOW-TO: Remove Shock Damper Eyes From Their Ball Connectors
Episode 192
If you've ever attempted to try removing a shock eye from a ball connector on a damper's ball joint, you know just how frustrating that it can be as …
1 year ago
Let's Get Into HobbyWing!
Episode 191
The HobbyWing QuicRun 1060 has become the default basher ESC (Electronic Speed Controller) and the 1080 has become the default crawler ESC for many i…
1 year ago
Should You Use Vintage CRP Moly Grease on Your R/C Model Vehicles?
Episode 190
If you find an unopened NOS (New Old Stock) package of CRP (Custom Racing Products) Black Moly (Molybdenum) grease, is it safe to use on your radio c…
1 year ago
The Kydex Nerf Wing Mounting Screw Problem for R/C Batteries
Episode 189
The CRP (Custom Racing Products) and Pro-Line Kydex Nerf Wings are great hop-ups for vintage and rere (re-release) Tamiya R/C model vehicles on the O…
1 year ago
How Good are the Pretenders to the Throne of the R/C Holy Trinity of Greases?
Episode 188
Newer isn't always better, although sometimes it is. In the R/C hobbyist community, 3 lubricants are often considered as the holy Trinity of greases.…
1 year ago
Tamiya's Secret Naming Strategies for Its R/C Model Vehicles
Episode 180
Why did Tamiya name their radio controlled model cars, buggies, trucks, vans, jeeps, busses, and tanks the way they did? How did they come up with th…
1 year ago
HOW-TO: Add a Driver Figure to the Neo Fighter Buggy DT-03
Episode 186
The Neo Fighter Buggy DT-03 (DT stands for Dirt Two-Wheel-Drive) a.k.a. the Neo Frog famously comes without a driver figure, as with the stock setup …
1 year ago
The Lineage of the Fighter Series of R/C Buggies
Episode 185
From the vintage Fighter Buggy (a.k.a. Super Champ) to the modern Fighter NX Gen, Tamiya has loved its elite fighting buggies. We go over each of the…
1 year ago
What is the Proper Tool for Removing the Nylock Nut Off a Broken Axle?
Episode 184
While it seems like a Tamiya hobbyist craft tools needlenose pliers are the right job to hold an axle (that's fallen out of the knuckle in the uprigh…
1 year ago