
The History of Tamiya's Fictional and Real Racing Teams
Tamiya has a number of fictional racing teams like the 2-member Frog Racing Team, to the 4 member Team Hoppers a.k.a. the Grasshopper Racing Team, to the 3 member Hornet Racing Team. Others exist like...
30 Aug 20255min

Tamiya Club: The Online R/C Model Hobbyist Community
Tamiya Club isn't an official part of Tamiya, Incorporated, but it may as well be. It's just that important to the R/C model vehicle hobbyist community, especially Tamiya radio controlled cars, buggie...
29 Aug 20256min

True Off-Road vs. Hyper Manicured "Off-Road" R/C Race Tracks
Off-road racing and bashing has really changed and diverged since the golden age of R/C of 1976-1991. So-called "true" off-road is driving in natural sand, dirt, rocks, grass, and roots whereas "off-r...
28 Aug 20257min

Tubes to Pots: The Container Change of the Holy Trinity of R/C Lubricants
Recently, AE (Associated Electronics) changed the containers that its TA (Team Associated) lubricants came in. The so-called holy trinity of radio control model lubricants, FT (Factory Team) Green Sli...
27 Aug 20257min

The Hop-Up Revolution: The History of Grassroot Garage Engineering
When the R/C model vehicle kit hobbyist community quickly decided that they wanted to hop-up their hobby-grade radio controlled vehicles, a grassroots engineering revolution turned into garage compani...
26 Aug 20255min

Which MIP and Vessel Driver Handles and Heads Should R/C Model Hobbyists Use?
MIP (Moore's Ideal Products) recently rolled out a new version, Gen 2.0, of it's hex and nut drivers. Is this new version the best choice for radio controlled vehicle hobbyists? Likewise, Vessel drive...
25 Aug 20256min

Tamiya Sand Blaster Tires vs. Sweep Racing Square Armor R/C Buggy Tires
What's the difference between 2 similar but very different wheels introduced 40 years apart? Both have square treads, both are popular on the Frog, Grasshopper, and Hornet, plus both have legions of e...
24 Aug 20256min

HOW-TO: Add Headlamps While Respecting Your R/C Buggy's Structural Integrity
The Tamiya SuperShot a.k.a. the Super HotShot famously came without faux headlights. So in the quest to remedy this lack of eyes on this radio controlled buggy, we shine a light in the darkness to fin...
23 Aug 20255min



















