The RC Deep Dive

Required, Not Included: GT Tuned Motors Need Steel Pinion Gears

Tamiya famously requires steel pinions when upgrading to a 540 GT Tuned Hop-Up Motor. However, in kits where it is included as the stock motor, such as the Super HotShot 4WD 1/10th scale R/C buggy, a steel pinion is not included, but an aluminum one. Why is this? We gear-up and mesh all the facts in this episode of the RC Deep Dive podcast. 

Celebrating the Women of the R/C Hobbyist Community

Many people think that the radio controlled model vehicle hobby community is a boy's club. However, women have been a important parts of R/C works since the beginning of the Tamiya Golden Age/Era. We pop open the bottles and raise a toast to all of the women of radio control in this episode of the RC Deep Dive podcast. 

Famous R/C Builders, Collectors, Racers, Bashers, and Crawlers

F1 (Formula One) and NASCAR (National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing) drivers, actors, musicians, basketball players, journalists, rappers, directors. They may be famous, but they also love their radio controlled model cars, buggies, trucks, vans, and buses. Who are they and what is their part in the R/C model hobbyist community? We search the stars and share their famous insights with you in this episode of the RC Deep Dive podcast. 

Which Steel Pinion Gears Should You Use in Your Gearbox

A listener asked us about choosing the correct specific steel pinion gears to fit in the Tamiya Brat, Lancia 037 Rally, Frog, Grasshopper, Hornet, Blackfoot, Super Beetle, HotShot , Thunder Shot, Grasshopper II, Super Hornet, and more radio controller model vehicles. We crack open the R/C gearbox and make sure we find the best steel pinion gear for you and our other listeners in this episode of the RC Deep Dive podcast. 

What are the Best R/C Car, Truck, and Buggy Video Games?

Sometimes, the weather isn't conducive to running either your on-road or off-road R/C model vehicles outside, but you still want to bash, crawl, drift, or race. So what can you do other than going to an indoor race track? Play a radio controlled car, truck, or buggy video game instead! We plug in and go pixel deep to tell you about all of your best tattoo control videogame options in this episode of the RC Deep Dive podcast. 

Gatekeeping in the R/C Model Hobbyist Community

In many hobbies, including the radio control model vehicle hobbyist community, there are veteran grognards who are the curators of safety, standards, skills,  knowledge, and advice. But sometimes some elder statesmen can turn into hobby gatekeepers that don't want their knowledge shared rather than being mentors or ambassadors that happily share the community knowledge with others who they don't personally know. In this episode of the RC Deep Dive podcast we hop the gate to investigate the perceived pros and cons of gatekeeping and the movements against the most toxic gatekeepers in the R/C hobbyist community. 

The RC Deep Dive Podcast's Top 10 Vintage R/C Vehicles

Our "experts" here at the RC Deep Dive podcast have gotten together and made a list of our top 10 favorite vintage radio controlled model vehicles from the golden age of R/C in this episode of the RC Deep Dive podcast. We measure them not in just one specific category. We looked at realism, technology, looks, originality, and fun. Do you agree with our list or not? What are your top  10 favorite vintage radio control buggies, cars, trucks, keeps and vans? Let us know! 

HOW-TO: Fix, Manage, and Prevent RC Hobbyist Wrenching Swellbow

Olecranon bursitis, or swellbow, can happen from overuse of your elbow when wrenching your R/C model vehicles. So, if you get it, how do you fix this potentially serious condition, what warning signs should you look for, how can you manage it, and most importantly, how do you prevent it? You'll get the complete swelbow medical advice, prevention, first aid, and cure prescription in this episode of the RC Deep Dive podcast. 

The History of Tamiya's Fictional and Real Racing Teams

Tamiya has a number of fictional racing teams like the 2-member Frog Racing Team, to the 4 member Team Hoppers a.k.a. the Grasshopper Racing Team, to the 3 member Hornet Racing Team. Others exist like the Wild Willy, Pulling Four, and Blockhead Motors Racing Teams. What is their purpose? This episode of the RC Deep Dive podcast is teeming with knowledge of the history of the official and unofficial Tamiya Racing Teams, including the TRF (Tamiya Factory Team). 

Tamiya Club: The Online R/C Model Hobbyist Community

Tamiya Club isn't an official part of Tamiya, Incorporated, but it may as well be. It's just that important to the R/C model vehicle hobbyist community, especially Tamiya radio controlled cars, buggies, trucks, vans, and busses. We log in, search, and get you all the important parts of this invaluable online resource in this episode of the RC Deep Dive podcast.