
HOW-TO: Use Tamiya PS Pearl Spray Paints Correctly
Tamiya's PS spray paints are for Lexan (polycarbonate) radio control vehicle body shells. However, with Pearl paints being a more transparent paint, should it always be the first layer applied, it can...
19 Jul 20259min

The Superiority of the (Mighty) Frog Over Other Vintage & Rere 2WD R/C Buggies
The (Mighty) Frog was first made by Tamiya in 1983. In 1984 Tamiya came out with the Grasshopper, then the Hornet. A decade later they manufactured the Grasshopper II and the Super Hornet. However, ev...
18 Jul 20256min

The Many Evolutions of the Grasshopper/Hornet Chassis
The original Grasshopper, which shares it's chassis with the Hornet, had 3 different chassis sib-models during it's original vintage run of manufacturing. The Grasshopper II/Super Hornet saw similar r...
17 Jul 20256min

HOW-TO: Build a Grasshopper II into a Rock Hopper
Since the Tamiya Grasshopper II 1/10th scale R/C buggy has 1.9" wheels, the best way to build a square set-up is to use Tamiya's own Hornet Large Diameter Wheels and Rock Block tires to make an off-ro...
16 Jul 20256min

HOW-TO: Fix White Stress Lines in Your R/C Model Chassis
Your gently drive a screw in your radio controlled vehicle's chassis or gearbox and those white lines appear. You now have those horrible stress marks and you know it's not good. How did it happen and...
15 Jul 20256min

HOW-TO: Fix Lexan (Polycarbonate) Body Shell Cutting Mistakes
You are carefully cutting out your polycarbonate body so that you can paint it with your choice of PS paints. But then your hobby knife slips and you cut a line or make a hole in the shell, tearing a ...
14 Jul 20257min

Should You Grease Your Gearbox Where it Connects to Your Chassis?
Vintage, classic, and rere (re-release) radio controlled buggies like the Grasshopper, Hornet, Grasshopper II, Super Hornet, Rising Fighter, etc. have a pivot point at the back of the bottom of the ch...
13 Jul 20256min

R/C Rally Car Legends: Audi Quattro vs. Lancia 037
In 1983 Tamiya made the 2 most iconic class B rally cars into 1/10th scale R/C models. However, when they re-released these radio controlled vehicles in the modern era they used different chassis and ...
12 Jul 20256min



















