
Who Really Owns your Local Hobby Shop and RC Car Brands?
Horizon Hobbies had been accused by some of being a monopoly after owning at least 23 different hobby brands. But are they really? And how did they come to own so much of the RC hobby world? Likewise,...
7 Apr 20254min

Special Color Edition R/C Cars
Do you like the Special Black Edition Tamiya RC vehicles? Do you like the Candy Green Edition Grasshopper? Did you know that there was a Special Blue Edition Grasshopper II (and no, we're not talking ...
6 Apr 20258min

380 Tuned Motors vs 540 Motors: What's the right choice?
Recently it was revealed that a 380 Sport Tuned motor can outperform a silver can 540 motor in certain conditions. We deep dive into why this could happen and review different types of motors that you...
5 Apr 20257min

HOW-TO: Upgrade your Tamiya Grasshopper to a Hornet and your Grasshopper II to a Super Hornet
Tamiya's classic starter hobby grade RC car can be upgraded to its racing basher, the Hornet or a Super Dragon. Likewise, the Grasshopper 2 can likewise be upgraded to a Super Hornet or a Rising Fight...
4 Apr 20257min

The MIP Super Ball Diff for Tamiya ORV RC Vehicles, including the Frog, Brat, Blackfoot, and Super Beetle
Clicking Gearboxes, differential gears going bad, dog bones popping out. These are dinner if the issues that Tamiya's classic RC cars with the ORV (Off-Road Vehicle) chassis may have work more powerfu...
3 Apr 202510min

Stabilizing Gearboxes in the Tamiya Grasshopper, Hornet, Grasshopper 2, and other RC Vehicles
A quick acceleration or braking can cause the gearbox to pivot and over-extend your shock dampers causing a loss of control and an annoying clicking noise. AmPro Engineering and others have created 3r...
2 Apr 20257min

Hop-Up Tyres and Wheels for Tamiya R/C Buggies, Cars, Trucks, and Vans
What are the best options for upgrading your remote control vehicle's wheels and tires? It all depends on what you are looking for, but you need to know how to make each wheel work on your vehicle, if...
1 Apr 20255min

Which Battery Should I Use in my RC car?
RC cars used to use NiCd batteries, and Tamiya later recommended LiFe batteries, but most of the discussion in the RC car community of whether you should use NiMH or LiPo batteries in your remote cont...
31 Mar 20255min



















