The RC Deep Dive

What to radio-controlled model vehicles have to do with compression socks? In this episode of the RC Deep Dive podcast we cover exactly how your body is harmed be excessive standing whether at the track, on the cement, off-road, and at your radio controlled model vehicle hobby workbench and how the right compression socks, especially when paired with excellent insoles inside a good R/C shoe like the Osiris D3 2001 skate shoe can help your total health and help you wrench, bash, race, crawl, and drift longer. 

While the box art official paint color of the Tamiya Hornet radio controlled buggy model kit is black, as the instruction manual confirms, however there are a lot of Hornets of other base colors out there. So, in this episode of the RC Deep Dive podcast we list all the other top colors that are very popular in the R/C enthusiast community for Tamiya's Hornet 1/10th scale radio controlled buggy.

This episode of the RC Deep Dive podcast explains how to apply the Kanban method to a R/C model vehicle workbench, using a four-column workflow of Queued, WIP (Work in Process), Waiting, and Completed to visualize and manage all tasks. The system utilizes "nikku no michi" color-coding: red for urgent, yellow for standard, and green for non-essential tasks to effectively prioritize work, limit work-in-progress, and improve the overall radio controlled restoration, hop-up, and build processes.

In the last episode of the RC Deep Dive podcast we mentioned that you needed to 5S your R/C workbench and workspace. In this episode, we are going to teach you exactly how to 5S (Seiri/Sort, Seirin/Set in order, Seiso/Shine, Seiketsu/Standardize, and Shitsuke/Sustain) or 6S a.k.a. 5S+Safety and make your radio-controlled model vehicle hobby workbench and work space more efficient, less frustrating, safer, and easier to use. 

What is the perfect way to setup your radio controlled model vehicle hobby space as an economically-aligned, properly-lit, well -organized workbench? From your floors, to your chair or stool, to your desktop, to your walls, and ceiling, we cover how to make the perfect work bench for you, the R/C car, truck, buggy, jeep, van, bus, and tank hobbyist and enthusiast in this episode of the RC Deep Dive podcast. 

When you upgrade your vintage or rere (rerelease) Grasshopper or Hornet to Tamiya's CVA (Constant Volume Adjustable) Oil-Filled Shocks, the DT-02 Soft Red Coil Over Shock Springs not only look, but also work so well. Why? You might think it's just a matter of opinion, but there's actually a scientific reason that the dampers set up this easy just pops in your mind. We dig into the synthesis of physics, contrast, extension, psychology,  culture, color theory, cookie science, and color study that goes into this hop-up just working on every level in this episode of the RC Deep Dive podcast. 

Carson Motor-Sport debuted in the 1990s, creating super-strong hardened steel pinion gears for Tamiya radio controlled model vehicles and quickly became the favorite among fans and enthusiasts of Tamiya and Kyosho's R/C cars, trucks, buggies, vans, jeeps, busses, and tanks. We break down the details of these amazing perfect-fitting gears in this episode of the RC Deep Dive podcast. 

Tamiya started pumping out reres (re-releases) of is iconic first 150 R/C model vehicles in earnest in 2005. After 20 years of steady re-releases, which R/C cars, trucks, buggies, tanks, jeeps, vans, and buggies are most likely to be released in 2026? Using the pattern and history of Tamiya rere activity, we calculate the most likely re-releases during the next 365 days in this episode of the RC Deep Dive podcast. 

2026 is approaching quickly, and with it is the 50th anniversary of Tamiya's first radio controlled car, the Porsche Turbo RSR. We step into the driver's seat and explain what made it unique, drive into it's many reres (re-releases) and the best hop-ups available for this first iconic vintage R/C model vehicle of the Golden Age.

After standing on hard packed surfaces and running after crashed R/C vehicles on uneven surfaces, your get really take a pounding! That pain can extend from your feet to your ankles to your knees to your hips and even into your spine. To prevent it, you need some good insoles, even if you have those support popular, comfortable Osiris D3 2001s in a cookie to match your radio controlled car, buggy, truck, van, jeep, bus, or tank. We pull out the stick insults and dig into the physics to find the insult inserts for every radio controlled hobbyist in this episode of the RC Deep Dive podcast.