The RC Deep Dive

While the death of print is being eulogized and lamented around the world, there are still a couple of english language radio controlled model vehicle magazines being published monthly and available to purchase and subscribe to in print. We fire up the printing press and thumb through the periodicals rack and tell you about these great resources in this episode of the RC Deep Dive podcast. 

If you are racing or bashing your Tamiya Subaru BRAT, Lancia 037 Rally, The Frog, or any other ORV (Off-Road Vehicle) chassis radio controlled model vehicle in extreme conditions like a skatepark with huge jump ramps like quarterpipes, even with XTRA Speed G45 Steel CVD (Constant Velocity Drive) Shafts you might have the driveshafts pop-out during a particularly hard landing on cement or metal. How do you fix this? SPOILER-ALERT: You have to downgrade to Tamiya UJs (Universal Joints) and add a gearbox support brace or tensioner. We drive at a continuous velocity to the shaft of this issue to find the constant universal truths that cause this issue in this episode of the RC Deep Dive podcast. 

[NOTE: If you aren't regularly bashing your radio-controlled car, truck, or buggy on very tall extreme cement and metal skateboard ramps, we still recommend the XTRA Speed G45 Steel CVD Drive Shafts over the Tamiya Universal Joint Assembly for ORV R/C model vehicles.] 

[NOTE: There are so many great Tamiya R/C focused YouTube channels that we couldn't name them all, even if we went for an hour, so apologies if we didn't mention your channel or your favorite content creator!]

There are a lot of great channels on YouTube focusing on vintage, classic, modern and rere (released) Tamiya radio controlled cars, buggies, trucks, vans, jeeps, busses, etc.. However each YouTuber is building a unique, different part of the online R/C model vehicle hobbyist community. From Poor Boys RC to Tamiya Legends to Tamiya Talks/OAG to Nordic RC Visions to Tamiya Talk R/C to Fast Freddy RC, each has it's own focus. We roll the reel on these legends of R/C video content in this episode of the RC Deep Dive podcast. 

CRP (Custom Racing Products) was one of the biggest 3rd party aftermarket hop-up manufacturers of the Golden age of R/C. They made products for Tamiya, Kyosho, AE (Associated Electronics), Schumacher, Futaba, and others. We specifically unpack their wide selection of offerings for Tamiya radio controlled model vehicles in this episode of the RC Deep Dive podcast. 

There's lots of ways that people store their radio controlled cars, buggies, trucks, vans, jeeps, and busses; some ways being better than others. But what are the best ways to do it, to help your R/C model vehicle to last longer? We put away the fluff and get right to your storage needs in this episode of the RC Deep Dive podcast. 

Sometimes when building a radio controlled model vehicle you will inadvertently get liquid blue or AG (Anaerobic Gel) red thread lock(er) on your skin and it will kill your skin cells via a nasty chemical burn. What are the first aid steps and how can you prevent from getting burned again? We dig through the chemical safety sheets and get you the diagnosis that you need in this episode of the RC Deep Dive podcast. 

If you've ever attempted to try removing a shock eye from a ball connector on a damper's ball joint, you know just how frustrating that it can be as it is hard to do it without damaging or deforming the shock's eye, especially in vintage radio controlled model vehicles. Checking the R/C forums for advice can be even more frustrating since the advice all seems to be contradictory or flat out wrong. In this episode of the RC Deep Dive podcast we pop-off the facts and physics and make this once difficult disassembly process easy for you. 

The HobbyWing QuicRun 1060 has become the default basher ESC (Electronic Speed Controller) and the 1080 has become the default crawler ESC for many in the R/C hobbyist community. Why? How did it happen? We upgrade from the manual and give an electronic upgrade on your HobbyWing knowledge in this episode of the RC Deep Dive podcast. 

If you find an unopened NOS (New Old Stock) package of CRP (Custom Racing Products) Black Moly (Molybdenum) grease, is it safe to use on your radio controlled car, buggy, truck, jeep, van, or bus? Or are you better off using Tamiya Molybdenum Grease or Associated Electronics Factory Team (Team Associated) Black Grease instead? We grade the history, giving chemical analyses, and give you the scientific solution in this episode of the RC Deep Dive podcast. 

The CRP (Custom Racing Products) and Pro-Line Kydex Nerf Wings are great hop-ups for vintage and rere (re-release) Tamiya R/C model vehicles on the ORV (Off-Road Vehicle) chassis like the BRAT, Lancia 037 Rally, and the Frog. But since you have to use screws to mount it to your battery door, what's the danger to your batteries? To remove this danger we aren't going to wing it, but unscrew the chemical mysteries in the plastics involved and give you several solutions to make it work safely, even for LiPo (Lithium Polymer) batteries in this episode of the RC Deep Dive podcast.