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 hop-ups, CVA dampers, or MIP super ball diffs, and the next, we explore the applied physics and chemistry of why they work. We also uncover the lost RC cultural history of the Golden Age—from the Tamiya-Futaba alliance to the transfer of CRP's business assets to a new entity, Team CRP, or Parma PSE (Parma Speed Experts) International being bought by Mid-America Products.

This is your daily dose of R/C knowledge. No fluff, just the deep dive. We are all about that RC life!

Got a Tamiya question you can't solve? Ask it in the reviews or comments. It might become a future 5-15 minute deep dive. Subscribe now so you don't miss tomorrow's deep dive. It's the perfect anti-fluff way to start your day at the RC hobby workbench.

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A NOTE ON CLARITY: This podcast is 100% human-researched by lifelong hobbyists. To deliver a crystal-clear, professional-sounding, anti-fluff episode every single day, we use modern AI-assisted production tools for maximum listenability. Our focus is on the knowledge, not the noise.

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Episoder(512)

Why Do Some R/C Buggies Race with Unpainted Tail Wings?

Sometimes you will see a meticulously painted radio controlled buggy racing on the track, but it has a clear unpainted tail wing that looks completely out of place. Why do some R/C racers do this and ...

1 Feb 6min

HOW-TO: Make Tamiya's Fluorescent Polycarbonate Spray Paints Glow!

When you paint your radio controlled model kit's Lexan polycarbonate body shell with a fluorescent color like PS-28 Fluorescent Green, how can you make it glow like a fluorescent light without adding ...

31 Jan 6min

Matching Fantasy TTRPG Archetypes and Their Vintage R/C Model Vehicles

Elves, Dwarves, Gnomes, Goblins, Orcs, Half-Dragons, and Succubi are all standards in the fantasy fiction novel and movie genre as well as popular TTRPGs (Table-Top Role-Playing Games) like D&D (Dunge...

30 Jan 4min

What are Tamiya's Iridescent Color Changing Paints and How Do They Work?

Have you ever seen a radio-controlled model car, car, truck, or buggy go by and it seems to change colors as your viewing angle changes? These are due to the technology behind Tamiya's Iridescent pain...

29 Jan 6min

Why Do Some R/C Hobbyists Keep Their Body Posts Extremely Long?

Have you ever seen a radio controlled car, truck, or buggy with super long body posts sticking far outside the the body shell? Have you ever wondered why they do that, when it looks so ugly? In today'...

28 Jan 6min

HOW-TO: Replicate TS-52 Candy Lime Green on Lexan R/C Bodies

If you want to replicate that TS-52 Candy Lime Green paint for plastics color from the Tamiya Grasshopper Candy Green Edition on a clear Lexan polycarbonate GH1 body from Parma PSE, you don't have a d...

27 Jan 6min

HOW-TO: Fix Problematic R/C Shock Mount Ball Joints

How do you fix a shock mount ball joint that keeps throwing your oil-filled damper off? It seems like there should be a simple fix, but for the bulletproof solution, there's actually 3 necessary hop-u...

26 Jan 7min

What are Tamiya Powerchamp RX Batteries and What are they Good For?

Tamiya makes some AA batteries branded as Powerchamp RX that have some very powerful and interesting features. This might make you wonder if they are are a good option for use on your radio controlled...

25 Jan 7min