Solved: The Frog Reinforcement Plate Mystery
The rere (re-release) Tamiya Frog has a reinforcing plate the strengthens the connection between the stock front bumper and the bumper mount. The reinforcement plate is strong, tight, and unbendable, ...
16 Jan 6min
What are the Most Popular Paint Colors for the Tamiya Grasshopper R/C Buggy?
The Tamiya Grasshopper 1/10th scale R/C buggy officially comes in three different body shell colors, original white, candy lime green, and brilliant black (often called the Cricket). But what other co...
15 Jan 5min
What was the First R/C Boat, Airplane, Car, Helicopter, and Motorcycle?
Did you know that the first radio controlled vehicle was the Telautomaton boat back in 1898? Did you know that R/C airplanes were made in the 1910s well before radio control cars in the 1920s? The sha...
14 Jan 7min
R/C Gyros: What are They, How Do You Install Them, and How Do They Work?
First, to be crystal clear, when we are taking about radio-controlled model vehicle gyros (JAI-rohs) as in gyroscopes, not the delicious Greek pita sandwich wrap—that you get at your local Orthodox Ch...
13 Jan 6min
Remote Control vs. Radio Control: What's the Real Difference?
What is remote control and what is radio control? Is it true that all radio controlled model vehicles are remote controlled, but not all remote controlled devices are radio controlled? In this episode...
12 Jan 7min
Who Were the Youngest and Oldest R/C Model Vehicle Race Winners?
From youthful prodigies to seasoned veterans the age range of big-time racers, including the winners in the radio controlled hobbyist community is amazingly wide. We open up the record books and give ...
11 Jan 5min
How Do Tamiya R/C Model Kits Make it From Cebu to You?
Tamiya has a fascinating multi-layered hybrid distribution network that ensures that your radio controlled model vehicles get from the manufacturing to a regional distributor to the national agents an...
10 Jan 7min
R/C Mudding: Precautions to Take When Racing, Bashing, Crawling, and Drifting in Wet Conditions
There's nothing quite like seeing a radio-controlled monster truck destroy a puddle, a rally car drift through mud spraying it everywhere, or a buggy launching off a huge ramp into a mud puddle. But w...
9 Jan 8min
