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The Importance of Supporting Your Local RC Hobby Shops and Race Tracks
Episode 108
Why is it so important to support your local R/C model hobby shop and RC car race track, if you are lucky enough to have one (or more). We take a rea…
1 year, 3 months ago
The RestoMod Movement, Blockhead Motors, and Jun Watanabe
Episode 103
The resto-mod (restored and modified with modern hop-ups) movement is highly popular in the vintage RC hobbyist community in recent times. Jun Watana…
1 year, 3 months ago
Vintage BRAT Attack vs. RestoMod Hornet Large Diameter Hop-Ups
Episode 102
Two popular hop-ups for vintage, classic, and rere (re-release) Tamiya radio controlled buggies is the square set-up. There's two equally popular opt…
1 year, 3 months ago
What are the Dry and Cure Times for Tamiya AS, PS, TS, X, and XF Paints?
Episode 101
Tamiya makes several different types of paints for your R/C model. But each one has a different dry time and cure time. Knowing what these times are …
1 year, 3 months ago
What is Tamiya Gear Diff Putty, and How Do you Use It?
Episode 100
Tamiya Gear Diff Putty for differential gears has a specific prescribed use, but the community has found a way to use it in vintage, classic, and rer…
1 year, 3 months ago
What Exact Color of White or Yellow Paints Should be Used for Headlights?
Episode 99
Tamiya paints have a variety of white and yellow colors that can be used when painting R/C model headlights. We take a deep dive into the best hues t…
1 year, 3 months ago
To Paint On-Sprue or Off-Sprue?
Episode 98
In today's episode of the RC Deep Dive podcast, we dive into painting plastic R/C model pieces like the driver figure and faux headlights, including …
1 year, 3 months ago
Tamiya RC Cleaner Products Reviewed
Episode 97
Tamiya has a number of R/C model vehicle cleaners, but not all of them are exactly what they seem. We take a deep dive into Tamiya's RC Cleaner Spray…
1 year, 3 months ago
The 10 Must Have Hop-Ups for the Tamiya Frog
Episode 96
The Frog, whether the vintage radio controlled model or the rere (re-release), is a classic Tamiya R/C Buggy, but one not without inherent flaws. We …
1 year, 3 months ago
HOW-TO: Get a HobbyWing 1060 Power Switch to Fit in a Tamiya R/C Model Chassis
Episode 95
The HobbyWing 1060 Quicrun ESC (Electronic Speed Controller) has become the default speed controller for many R/C hobbyists, and is even included in …
1 year, 3 months ago