Which Polycarbonate Scissors are the Best for R/C Hobby Use?
There are a lot of different polycarbonate scissors for R/C model vehicle body shells. However, there are some serious differences between each brand and model. In this episode of the RC Deep Dive pod...
28 Apr 6min
Which Hobby-Grade Sprue Nippers or Side Cutters are the Best for R/C Hobbyists?
Sprue nippers or side cutters or side nippers or sprue cutters are different names for the exact same tool. However, there are huge differences in the different types. There's a double blade or double...
27 Apr 5min
Which Hobby-Grade Needle Nose and Shock Pliers are the Best for R/C?
Every R/C hobby enthusiast needs to have both needle nose pliers and shock pliers at their work bench. But which hobby-grade brands and models and the best to use on your radio controlled model vehicl...
26 Apr 6min
Metallurgical Roulette: The Price You Pay For Using Cheap Screws
There's a false economy that tells you that cheap screws, nuts, and washers are a good deal, but in fact, they are not good for your R/C model vehicle at all. From poor steel quality to bad design tol...
25 Apr 16min
What Exact Motor and Pinion Gear Does the G6-01 Chassis Need?
In a previous episode of the RC Deep Dive podcast we mentioned that to make the King Yellow and Kong Head bulletproof, you needed a hardened steel pinion gear and a high torque 550 brushed motor. A li...
24 Apr 17min
What Body Shells Can You Use on the GH2, Super Hornet, and Rising Fighter?
The GH2 (Grasshopper II) and Rising Fighter R/C buggies come with styrene hard plastic body shells. Besides the body shell of their discontinued chassis mate, the Super Hornet, what Lexan polycarbonat...
23 Apr 5min
What Can We as the R/C Hobbyist Community Do to be Better Environmental Stewards?
What can we as individual R/C Hobby enthusiast and as The wider radio control hobbyist community do to be better stewards of the environment? On this Earth Day, we explore the possibilities that what ...
22 Apr 5min
HOW-TO: Properly Dispose of R/C Lexan Polycarbonate Bodies and ABS Chassis
What are the proper ways to dispose of your clear Lexan polycarbonate soft plastic radio-controlled model vehicle body shells and the ABS (Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene) hard plastic chassis when th...
21 Apr 6min
