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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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6:23

What is the Holiday Buggy and Who is the Driver Figure?

The RC Deep Dive ·

2025/10/15

The Holiday Buggy is an iconic radio-controlled model vehicle that really captures that 1980s spirit. But what holidays are the buggy's name speaking of, if any, and is it really Crocodile Dundee driving that R/C car as many believe? We break into the true nomenclature and who Tamiya actually designed the driver figure to look like in this episode of the RC Deep Dive podcast.

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6:05

The Tamiya Juniors: 1/32nd Scale Mini 4WD Racers

The RC Deep Dive ·

2025/10/14

The first Tamiya Mini 4WD Racers were 1/32nd versions of popular 1/10th and 1/12th R/C buggies, cars, trucks, jeeps, and vans. Which radio controlled motor vehicles were chosen to have Junior versions and why? We go small scale and uncover these shrunken 'kids' of iconic vintage Tamiya model vehicles in this episode of the RC Deep Dive podcast.

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4:34

Packaging Dreams: The Box Art and Artists of Vintage...

The RC Deep Dive ·

2025/10/13

The boxes of Tamiya models, radio control model vehicles, and junior racing mini 4WD (Four Wheel Drive) cars and buggies are more than a marketing image, they are literally works of art displayed in museums. Who are the artists behind the iconic images that has capture the attention, hearts, and minds of generations? We brush away and find the history and philosophies behind Tamiya's classic white boxes in this episode of the RC Deep Dive podcast.

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6:35

Operation Super Frog: What's the Fastest Motor You...

The RC Deep Dive ·

2025/10/12

What is the fastest motor that you should put in a Tamiya Frog 1/10th scale radio-controlled buggy and what is a line too far? What ESC would such a motor demand? We read the meters and come up with the sane limits and the motors you should never use in your ORV (Off-Road Vehicle) Chassis in this episode of the RC Deep Dive podcast.

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8:03

HOW-TO: Fix and Restore Broken ABS Hard Plastic Body...

The RC Deep Dive ·

2025/10/11

This episode of the RC Deep Dive podcast details the definitive method for not only repairing but restoring and strengthening cracked hard plastic ABS (Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene) bodies (such as the Sand Scorcher, Lancia 037 Rally, Subaru BRAT, Blackfoot, Grasshopper, Pajero, Grasshopper II, Rising Fighter, etc.) on vintage, classic, and rere (re-release) Tamiya R/C vehicles to withstand high-impact bashing.

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5:36

The R/C, TTRPG, and Skateboard Hobbyists' Analog DIY...

The RC Deep Dive ·

2025/10/10

In this episode of the RC Deep Dive podcast we analyze the parallel DIY (Do It Yourself) old school resurgences observed in TTRPG (tabletop role-playing games), skateboarding, and R/C model vehicle kits which are not just a simple, nostalgic retreat to the past golden age. This is not a generation (X) attempting to live in the 1980s, but rather a generation actively curating the best of the 80s to live better in the present. This phenomenon is best understood as a profound cultural rebalancing

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6:21

What R/C Magazines are Still in Print Today?

The RC Deep Dive ·

2025/10/09

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.

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6:51

What to Do When Even CVDs Pop-Out of Your OVR Chassis...

The RC Deep Dive ·

2025/10/08

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

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6:56

The YouTube Vintage Tamiya R/C Community

The RC Deep Dive ·

2025/10/07

[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

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6:08

Let's Get into to Team CRP (Custom Racing Products)!

The RC Deep Dive ·

2025/10/06

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.

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8:38

HOW-TO: Properly Store Radio Controlled Model Vehicles

The RC Deep Dive ·

2025/10/05

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.

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8:36

Treating and Preventing Thread Lock Chemical Burns

The RC Deep Dive ·

2025/10/04

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.

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6:38

HOW-TO: Remove Shock Damper Eyes From Their Ball...

The RC Deep Dive ·

2025/10/03

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

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4:49

Let's Get Into HobbyWing!

The RC Deep Dive ·

2025/10/02

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.

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5:45

Should You Use Vintage CRP Moly Grease on Your R/C...

The RC Deep Dive ·

2025/10/01

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.

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7:22

The Kydex Nerf Wing Mounting Screw Problem for R/C...

The RC Deep Dive ·

2025/09/30

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

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7:10

How Good are the Pretenders to the Throne of the R/C...

The RC Deep Dive ·

2025/09/29

Newer isn't always better, although sometimes it is. In the R/C hobbyist community, 3 lubricants are often considered as the holy Trinity of greases. These are the Associated Electronics Factory Team Green Slime, Black Grease, and Stealth Diff Lube. However there are new products trying to take their hallowed place. Are these new formulas worse, the same, or better than the holy trinity? We grease up and uncover the truth about these new radio controlled model vehicle lubricants in this episode of

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5:19

Tamiya's Secret Naming Strategies for Its R/C Model...

The RC Deep Dive ·

2025/09/28

Why did Tamiya name their radio controlled model cars, buggies, trucks, vans, jeeps, busses, and tanks the way they did? How did they come up with the themes that they had in R/C model vehicle names and the corresponding looks? We uncover the nomenclature strategy of the Tamiya reason control product line in this episode of the RC Deep Dive podcast.

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9:22

HOW-TO: Add a Driver Figure to the Neo Fighter Buggy...

The RC Deep Dive ·

2025/09/27

The Neo Fighter Buggy DT-03 (DT stands for Dirt Two-Wheel-Drive) a.k.a. the Neo Frog famously comes without a driver figure, as with the stock setup it cannot fit in the chassis. However there are several ways to make one work and we give you these details in this episode of the RC Deep Dive podcast.

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6:12

The Lineage of the Fighter Series of R/C Buggies

The RC Deep Dive ·

2025/09/26

From the vintage Fighter Buggy (a.k.a. Super Champ) to the modern Fighter NX Gen, Tamiya has loved its elite fighting buggies. We go over each of these fighting buggies including the spiritual predecessors of many of them. We put on our boxing gloves, step in the ring, and get ready for a buggy champ fight in this episode of the RC Deep Dive podcast.

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