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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

5:43

How Many Calories Burned and Steps Taken Running R/C...

The RC Deep Dive ·

2026/04/05

How many calories do you burn building, bashing, and crawling your radio-controlled model vehicle? How many steps per hour does a typical basher and crawler get from running their R/C car, truck, buggy, van, or jeep get? We measure the distance, clock the speed, do the physical science, and get you these answers and bite in this episode of the RC Deep Dive podcast.

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5:30

Functional R/C Enthusiast Gear for Building, Bashing,...

The RC Deep Dive ·

2026/04/04

It's not only fashion but function that matters when you are building, bashing, racing, crawling, drifting, or just running your radio-controlled model vehicle. So what type of clothing marks of both boxes for each genre of the R/C hobby? In this episode of the RC Deep Dive podcast we dug deep into modern fashion and fabrics and pick out the items you need in your closet for both only style, but also comfort and functionality.

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6:28

The Many R/C and Skateboarding Collabs and Connections

The RC Deep Dive ·

2026/04/03

Interestingly, the radio control hobbyist community and the skateboarding community have found many connections and R/C companies have launched collabs with skateboard companies. How many of them do you know? In this episode of the RC Deep Dive podcast we go over them and an interesting usage of skate wheels on radio-controlled model vehicles!

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5:12

Why Do Older RCers Call the Lancia 037 Rally Car Just...

The RC Deep Dive ·

2026/04/02

In the 1980s, the vintage Lancia 037 rally car on the ORV (Off-Road Vehicle) Chassis was simply called the "Lancia Rally" by the R/C hobbyist community. Those that were active in the radio control enthusiast communities at that time still call it that today, even though Lancia has made many different rally cars over the last 50 years. In this episode of the RC Deep Dive podcast, we answer the question about why this abbreviated nomenclature stuck and why did the 1983 Audi Quattro Rally Car not get

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5:23

The RC Hobby is Very Disability Friendly

The RC Deep Dive ·

2026/04/01

Many of the pioneers of the golden age of R/C are getting old and some are developing disabilities. Many new devices have been created in recent years too help radio control enthusiasts with disabilities to still be able to build, race, bash, crawl, and drift their beloved radio controlled model vehicles. In today's episode of the RC Deep Dive podcast we go into all the details about how those that are differently abled are able to prosper in our beloved hobby thanks to the dedication of nanny in

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6:49

What Body Shells Can You Put on the Frog or any ORV...

The RC Deep Dive ·

2026/03/31

You may already know that on your Tamiya Frog R/C buggy you could put the Subaru BRAT or the Lancia 037 Rally car body on it with included parts that come with your Frog. But Tamiya has other bodies that you can put on your orv chassis as well! Not only that, but a number of third party aftermarket hop-up makers have made similar and wildly different Lexan polycarbonate bodies for the Frog. In this episode of the RC Deep Dive podcast, we go over each of these options explaining how easy or difficult

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6:44

How Many Jeep-Like R/C Model Vehicles has Tamiya Made?

The RC Deep Dive ·

2026/03/30

Everybody knows the 1982 Willy's Wheeler and the 1984 Mitsubishi Pajero R/C short utility vehicle wheelie machines And how tamia had the Mitsubishi Pajero and Montero take a more serious scale look after that. But in this episode of the RC Deep Dive podcast, we look at all of the short utility vehicles that Tamiya has made since those original two classics in the 1980s during the golden age of radio-control.

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6:42

HOW-TO: Buy and Use a Respirator for R/C Painting,...

The RC Deep Dive ·

2026/03/29

In this episode of the RC Deep Dive podcast, we go over the very serious health dangers of not using a respirator when painting dyeing, glueing and sanding your radio-controlled model vehicles on your RC Hobby workbench. We also go over how to find the best respirator that is good for all of these needs to keep you healthy, safe and strong.

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5:54

Can You Get Aluminium ORV Rear Trailing Arms...

The RC Deep Dive ·

2026/03/28

Aluminium Rear trailing arms for the ORV (Off-Road Vehicle) chassis like those made by RcAiDong have suddenly gotten harder to find domestically and seem to only be available as shipped direct from China. But in an age of a global trade war and high tariffs what does that mean for you? The RC enthusiast who's trying to hop-up their Frog, Blackfoot, Subaru BRAT, or their vintage 1983 Lancia 037 rally car? We investigate your options in this episode of the RC Deep Dive Dive podcast.

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We Have Now Published 365 Episodes of the RC Deep...

The RC Deep Dive ·

2026/03/27

Yesterday was our 365th daily episode of the RC Deep Dive podcast and so as we begin our second year of daily R/C hobby podcasting, we are going to reveal the up-to-now anonymous real persons behind the podcast: Nikko and his daughter, Ai, both from Japan. Ini, originally from Nigeria, and his wife, Gemma, both of the Netherlands. Nik from the USA (United States of America). R.C. from India. We also introduce Ai's creation, our new mascot, Mina Suzuki, who has been in some of our previous RC

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8:16

Pro Skaters and their Vintage R/C Model Vehicles

The RC Deep Dive ·

2026/03/26

In the 1980s it was a golden era for both radio controlled cars, trucks, buggies, Jeeps, and vans, but also for skateboarding. Professional skateboarders like Tony Hawk, Christian Hosoi, Gator, and Rodney Mullen became household names. But what were the golden era R/C cats that hatched their personalities and style? We ride the lines that connect them in this 365th episode of the RC Deep Dive podcast.

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5:06

The Most Popular Pro-Line Hop-Ups for the ORV Chassis

The RC Deep Dive ·

2026/03/25

Besides CRP (Custom Racing Products) and Parma PSE (Parma Speed Experts), Pro-Line was also another giant of R/C hop-ups, especially for the Frog and other ORV (Off-Road Vehicle) chassis radio control model vehicles. In this episode of the RC Deep Dive podcast, we go back and look to see which of their many hop-up parts for the Frog and ORV chassis radio-controlled model vehicles were the most popular and why.

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6:51

What are R/C Car Race Clubs and How Do They Help the...

The RC Deep Dive ·

2026/03/24

Many radio-controlled model vehicle enthusiasts have only run their R/C cars in their backyard, at parks, at skateparks, and/or on hiking trails, but never at an indoor RC car club. What are these radio-controlled car clubs and what brought them to fruition? What resources do they provide to the radio control car hobbyist community? We pull out our membership cards and give you all the reasons why RC clubs can be a boon to the radio control hobbyist community in this episode of the RC Deep Dive

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5:57

RestoMod and Hop-Up Parts for Tamiya's Vintage Rally...

The RC Deep Dive ·

2026/03/23

The vintage Audi Quattro Rally and Lancia 037 Rally are classic Tamiya 2WD (Two Wheel Drive) R/C cars from the 1980s, bit what is available to hop them up and restomod (restoration modification) them? In this episode of the RC Deep Dive podcast we look at all the parts available to upgrade these absolute rally car legends of the golden age of radio control.

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6:48

UrbEx R/C: The New Dead Mall Crawling Phenomenon in...

The RC Deep Dive ·

2026/03/22

R/C cars have started crawling, bashing, and drifting in a new terrain, the remains of abandoned malls in the wake of the retail apocalypse. We open the doors to the dangers, the adventures, and the fun that is being had in theses empty relics that sometimes look like an exciting wasteland of a future apocalypse rather than the shopping centers that they used to be in this episode of the RC Deep Dive podcast.

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6:10

The Parma PSE Hop-Ups for the Frog and ORV Chassis

The RC Deep Dive ·

2026/03/21

Parma PSE (Parma Speed Experts) made many hop-ups for the Tamiya Frog and the other R/C model vehicles built on the ORV (Off-Road Vehicle) chassis. We go over the most popular Parma hop-up options and explain why these vintage hookups were both unique solutions to weaknesses in the ORV chassis as well as some of the most sought after upgrades that strengthened these epic radio-controlled model vehicles exponentially.

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4:57

Why the R/C Hobby Provides Great Physical and Mental...

The RC Deep Dive ·

2026/03/20

Many people think that R/C building, racing, bashing, crawling, and drifting is a sedentary activity like playing video games. However the actual science shows that many of these activities give the radio control enthusiast a really good workout both physically and mentally. We break down the radio controlled model vehicle activities that are helping you be a healthier person in this episode of the RC Deep Dive podcast.

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4:49

Why Your Should Use a Finger Loop Knife for R/C Decal...

The RC Deep Dive ·

2026/03/19

Most people use a standard pen style hobby knife such as a #11 Exacto knife. However, when it comes to cutting decals and placing them on your R/C model vehicle's body shell, this is not the ideal choice nor tool. Instead, a finger loop hobby knife is the best for helping you achieve exact cuts every time. We cut through the nonsense and put our finger directly on both the hows and whys of finger knife superiority for radio control in this episode of the RC Deep Dive podcast.

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5:49

The Many Iterations of the Mitsubishi...

The RC Deep Dive ·

2026/03/18

Tamiya has released and rereleased the Mitsubishi Pajero a.k.a. Montero a.k.a. Shogun 1:10th scale R/C car/truck/jeep so many times that it's hard to keep track. However in this episode of the RC Deep Dive podcast we go through the changes of this vintage, classic, rere, and modern radio controlled model vehicle that has changed chassis so many times that it had almost become chassis agnostic while becoming a stunt, off-road, on-road, and rally race vehicle throughout it's many varied

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5:04

HOW-TO: Make a Square Setup with Paddle Tires on the...

The RC Deep Dive ·

2026/03/17

To make the Tamiya Sand Scorcher R/C baja buggy live up to it's iconic name you will want to put paddle tires on ask four wheels to make a square setup. But how do you do that? It's actually a bit more complicated than you think. We scorch the earth to find the best way to put the best paddle tires on your vintage or rere (re-release) Sand Scorcher so you can truly dominate the sand and surf the next tube you are at the beach in this episode of the RC Deep Dive podcast.

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