The RC Deep Dive
Welcome to The RC Deep Dive podcast, your daily masterclass in the world of Tamiya radio-controlled model vehicles in under 30 minutes.
This is the ultimate anti-fluff resource for Tamiya RC builders, bashers, crawlers, collectors, drifters, racers, and speed runners. We publish a new, concise episode every day, focusing on the vintage, classic, and rere (re-release) models that have defined the radio control hobby.
We go beyond the RC hobby workbench. One day we're detailing HOW-TO guides for hop-ups, CVA dampers, or MIP super ball diffs, and the next, we explore the applied physics and chemistry of why they work. We also uncover the lost RC cultural history of the Golden Age—from the Tamiya-Futaba alliance to the transfer of CRP's business assets to a new entity, Team CRP, or Parma PSE (Parma Speed Experts) International being bought by Mid-America Products.
This is your daily dose of R/C knowledge. No fluff, just the deep dive. We are all about that RC life!
Got a Tamiya question you can't solve? Ask it in the reviews or comments. It might become a future 5-15 minute deep dive. Subscribe now so you don't miss tomorrow's deep dive. It's the perfect anti-fluff way to start your day at the RC hobby workbench.
A NOTE ON CLARITY: This podcast is 100% human-researched by lifelong hobbyists. To deliver a crystal-clear, professional-sounding, anti-fluff episode every single day, we use modern AI-assisted production tools for maximum listenability. Our focus is on the knowledge, not the noise.
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Episodes
Tuesday Apr 22, 2025
Tuesday Apr 22, 2025
You pull your trigger and your RC car goes backwards! You make sure your motor is plugged in the right way, but the problem persists. What happened? How can you fix it? We will teach you in this episode of the RC Deep Dive!
Monday Apr 21, 2025
Monday Apr 21, 2025
It's not easy, but we have some pro tips on cutting out, sanding, cleaning, masking, and painting your polycarbonate (Lexan) radio controlled vehicle bodies. Safety is job number one in this episode of the RC Deep Dive.
Sunday Apr 20, 2025
Sunday Apr 20, 2025
RC cars have taken the main stage in a number of movies and tv shows, and we review them all in this episode of the RC Deep Dive.
Saturday Apr 19, 2025
Saturday Apr 19, 2025
Flysky Radio Transmitters & Receivers and DS Servos (often errantly identified as their distributor, Annimos) have taken over a good chunk of the remote controlled vehicle market in the last decade. We look into why this happened on this episode of the RC Deep Dive.
Friday Apr 18, 2025
Friday Apr 18, 2025
Which ESC is best for your RC car? We take a deep dive into ESCs and see what ESC is the best for you, based on your vehicle and motor type.
Thursday Apr 17, 2025
Thursday Apr 17, 2025
In the 1970s and 80s the dual stick radio was king, but the pistol grip controller took over as the popular way to run cars in North America and Japan, with the rest of the world following this trend later on. Why the change and are pistol grips really the superior radio controlled transmitter?
Wednesday Apr 16, 2025
Wednesday Apr 16, 2025
[NOTE: this was recorded before May 2025, when the expected date of restock was changed to an August 2025 anticipated restock date on some sites.]
Why do the majority of hobby shops and Tamiya itself no longer have any Cera-Grease left in stock? We take a deep dive into this persistent issue.
If you are in need of this product, currently Hearns Hobbies has plenty in stock and will ship it anywhere in the world!
Tuesday Apr 15, 2025
Tuesday Apr 15, 2025
Many people are surprised that Tamiya RC Model Cars didn't use Phillips Head screws which are made to can out. Instead they use JIS screws which are made not to cam out. Using the wrong tool can strip out your allen wrench, screws, nuts, Allen tool, screwdriver, and nut driver. So let's take a deep dive into the best tools to build your remote controlled vehicles!
Monday Apr 14, 2025
Monday Apr 14, 2025
Servos are one of the things that make fitting a larger battery into your Hornet and Grasshopper family of Tamiya remote control buggies. But can a low profile servo help you use a bigger battery? We take a deep drive into your battery case and servos in this episode of the RC Deep Dive!
Sunday Apr 13, 2025
Sunday Apr 13, 2025
Tamiya and other radio control model hobby companies make a lot of different cements, puttys, solvents, and glues for your radio controlled vehicle. In this episode of the RC Deep Dive we look at which ones you should use where, and how to use them!