Tamiya and other companies make a lot of different cements, solvents, and glue 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! 

The ORV chassis has a weakness, especially in the re-release models that use a shock plastic in the shock arms. This can lead to breakage or knocking the dog-bones out out the rear wheels. This simple piece of plastic can help prevent these two run-ending problems. We take a deep drive into why and how to install them on your Frog, Brat, or other ORV chassis RC vehicle.

What remote controlled vehicle is the best selling one of all time? Is it the Frog, the Hornet, the Blackfoot, the Lunchbox, the HotShot, or the Grasshopper? We will go over the ten most popular RC cars and what sold the most over the last 50+ years. The rankings may surprise you!

Famously the Grasshopper and Grasshopper II require a Lunchbox  pinion gear when upgrading to a 380 Sport Tuned Motor. However, while the original Grasshopper uses this same pinion gear when upgrading to a 540 motor, the Grasshopper 2 requires the Frog's 18t pinion gear instead. Why? And is this related to last episode's issue where the grub/setscrew in a Lunchbox pinion gear comes loose a lot in a Grasshopper Two? 

The Grasshopper II (GH2) likes to kick out grubscrews from that required Lunchbox pinion gear when upgrading the stock silver can 380 motor to a speedy 380 sport tuned motor. But why? The original Grasshopper (GH1) doesn't have this have issue. We dig into why this happens and possible fixes beyond threadlock.

What are the Tamiya Super G RC Buggies and what made them so special? How can we use the modern re-release of the Grasshopper II and Tamiya's it third party aftermarket Hop-Up options to recreate this super-popular limited edition classic RC buggy? We'll find out today in the RC Deep Dive! 

Tamiya was the king of RC, making kits that need to be built, until a new company from McKinney, Texas, USA came up with a whole new kind of RC car. These super-fast, aerodynamic, unrealistic, non-detailed, RTR (ready to run) took the RC world by storm, especially with children and became a huge brand. Traxxas was very much against 3rd party hop-ups for it's vehicles, which soured some RC enthusiasts on this now huge brand.

Horizon Hobbies had been accused by some of being a monopoly after owning at least 23 different hobby brands. But are they really? And how did they come to own so much of the RC hobby world? Likewise, with AMain buying Hobby Town, we compare and contrast each company's philosophies and strategies to take over the radio controlled hobby, looking looking at how this affects the hobbyists around the world. 

Do you like the Special Black Edition Tamiya RC vehicles? Do you like the Candy Green Edition Grasshopper? Did you know that there was a Special Blue Edition Grasshopper II (and no, we're not talking about the Rising Fighter)? We uncover so the different colored special editions and what made them special, besides the different colors in the episode of the RC Deep Dive. 

Recently it was revealed that a 380 Sport Tuned motor can outperform a silver can 540 motor in certain conditions. We deep dive into why this could happen and review different types of motors that you might want to put in your RC vehicles, comparing and contrasting many different features of each.