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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

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All Episodes

6:20

The Birthdays of Tamiya and Their 1st RC Model Vehicles

The RC Deep Dive ·

2025/09/08

Do you know when Tamiya celebrates it's birthday and the anniversary of it's two first radio controlled model vehicle kits? Do you know how they celebrate these important birthdays and anniversaries? We cut into the cake and give you a goodie bag of details in this episode of the RC Deep Dive podcast.

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5:55

Required, Not Included: GT Tuned Motors Need Steel...

The RC Deep Dive ·

2025/09/07

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.

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7:15

Celebrating the Women of the R/C Hobbyist Community

The RC Deep Dive ·

2025/09/06

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.

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5:12

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

The RC Deep Dive ·

2025/09/05

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.

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5:37

Which Steel Pinion Gears Should You Use in Your Gearbox

The RC Deep Dive ·

2025/09/04

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 , ThunderShot, 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.

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7:00

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

The RC Deep Dive ·

2025/09/03

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.

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5:47

Gatekeeping in the R/C Model Hobbyist Community

The RC Deep Dive ·

2025/09/02

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

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4:52

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

The RC Deep Dive ·

2025/09/01

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!

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7:41

HOW-TO: Fix, Manage, and Prevent RC Hobbyist...

The RC Deep Dive ·

2025/08/31

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.

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5:10

The History of Tamiya's Fictional and Real Racing Teams

The RC Deep Dive ·

2025/08/30

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).

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6:51

Tamiya Club: The Online R/C Model Hobbyist Community

The RC Deep Dive ·

2025/08/29

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.

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07:40

True Off-Road vs. Hyper Manicured "Off-Road" R/C Race...

The RC Deep Dive ·

2025/08/28

Off-road racing and bashing has really changed and diverged since the golden age of R/C of 1976-1991. So-called "true" off-road is driving in natural sand, dirt, rocks, grass, and roots whereas "off-road" race tracks in some cases may be inside and made of perfectly manicured clay, AstroTurf, or carpet. There's also the third or "middle way" in the homemade backyard racetrack. Which do you prefer and which radio controlled model vehicles are best for each? We get deep in to the weeds about off-road

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07:19

Tubes to Pots: The Container Change of the Holy...

The RC Deep Dive ·

2025/08/27

Recently, AE (Associated Electronics) changed the containers that its TA (Team Associated) lubricants came in. The so-called holy trinity of radio control model lubricants, FT (Factory Team) Green Slime, Black Grease, and Stealth Diff Lube changed from squeezable tubes to screw-top pots. Why did they do this? We lubricate our minds and dig deep in to the AE/FT container theory of R/C greases in the episode of the RC Deep Dive podcast.

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05:57

The Hop-Up Revolution: The History of Grassroot...

The RC Deep Dive ·

2025/08/26

When the R/C model vehicle kit hobbyist community quickly decided that they wanted to hop-up their hobby-grade radio controlled vehicles, a grassroots engineering revolution turned into garage companies engineering hop-ups for the test of the radio control hobby community. We take a deep dive into this history of a cottage industry that became big business in this episode of the RC Deep Dive podcast.

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06:56

Which MIP and Vessel Driver Handles and Heads Should...

The RC Deep Dive ·

2025/08/25

MIP (Moore's Ideal Products) recently rolled out a new version, Gen 2.0, of it's hex and nut drivers. Is this new version the best choice for radio controlled vehicle hobbyists? Likewise, Vessel drivers come in a variety of handles (Megadora, Ball Grip, Crystalline, etc.) and head types (Impacta, Parallel, etc.). Which combination is the right one for the R/C model hobbyists? We dive into the toolbox of pro radio control tools in this episode of the RC Deep Dive podcast.

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06:33

Tamiya Sand Blaster Tires vs. Sweep Racing Square...

The RC Deep Dive ·

2025/08/24

What's the difference between 2 similar but very different wheels introduced 40 years apart? Both have square treads, both are popular on the Frog, Grasshopper, and Hornet, plus both have legions of enthusiastic fans. We spin our heads right round to give you the differences between the Tamiya BRAT's Sand Blaster squared tread hard tires and the Sweep Racing pink Square Armour soft tires (made harder by hard foam inserts) and which one is made for the backyard or park and which one is made for

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05:33

HOW-TO: Add Headlamps While Respecting Your R/C...

The RC Deep Dive ·

2025/08/23

The Tamiya SuperShot a.k.a. the Super HotShot famously came without faux headlights. So in the quest to remedy this lack of eyes on this radio controlled buggy, we shine a light in the darkness to find out the best ways and places to add faux and working headlamps to one of the most famous members of the Hot Shot 4WD R/C buggy family in this episode of the RC Deep Dive podcast.

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06:15

Which Servo and Saver for the HotShot Family of...

The RC Deep Dive ·

2025/08/22

The Tamiya HotShot family of RC buggies were iconic and groundbreaking, but had a number of flaws, especially in their steering. Getting the right servos and servo savers can help. We precisely turn you to the direction of the best servos and service savers to install in your HotShot, SuperShot, HotShot II, Boomerang, Bigwig, Super Sabre, Super HotShot, and HotShot 2 Blockhead Edition in this episode of the RC Deep Dive podcast.

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06:19

Exactly Which MIP and Vessel Drivers Do Serious R/C...

The RC Deep Dive ·

2025/08/21

If you've decided that you are serious about being part of the R/C model vehicle hobbyist community and you want to get some pro level tools. Your local hobby shop will likely recommend MIP (Moore's Ideal Products) for hex and nut drivers. Likewise, for Japanese radio controlled model vehicles, like Tamiya and Kyosho, you'll need JIS (Japanese Industrial Standard) cross and flathead screw drivers which Vessel is your likely brand recommendation. But what sizes do you need? We pull out our calipers

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06:37

Why Can't You Use Power Tools When Building R/C Model...

The RC Deep Dive ·

2025/08/20

Many things in life are built , repaired, it disassembled exclusively with power tools, but there's one thing that you should never use power tools on, and that's your hobby grade radio controlled car, truck, buggy, jeep, bus, or van. Why? We drive to the core of why no power tools are allowed anywhere in R/C model vehicles in this episode of the RC Deep Dive podcast.

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