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The RC Deep Dive @RCDeepDive

The RC Deep Dive Podcast: A deep dive into hop-ups on radio controlled cars, buggies, trucks, etc., especially vintage & rere (re-release) Tamiya R/C models.

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How R/C Bashing, Crawling, Racing, and Drifting Makes You a Better Driver podbean.com/eas/pb-8m2sv-198…

How R/C Bashing, Crawling, Racing, and Drifting Makes You a Better...

Bashing, Crawling, Racing, and Drifting a radio-controlled model vehicle can actually make your a much better driver in your full scale car, truck, jeep, van, or boys that you drive every day. How is...

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UrbEx R/C: The New Dead Mall Crawling Phenomenon in the Retail Apocalypse podbean.com/eas/pb-f74z8-197… #urbex #deadmall #deadmalls #mall #malls #urbanexploration #crawling #rc #rc_car #rc_cars #rccar #rccars #shoppingmall #apocalypse #retail

UrbEx R/C: The New Dead Mall Crawling Phenomenon in the Retail...

R/C cars have started crawling, bashing, and drifting in a new terrain, the remains of abandoned malls in the wake of the retail apocalypse. We open the doors to the dangers, the adventures, and the...

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The Parma PSE Hop-Ups for the Frog and ORV Chassis podbean.com/eas/pb-5c3xj-197…

The Parma PSE Hop-Ups for the Frog and ORV Chassis

Parma PSE (Parma Speed Experts) made many hop-ups for the Tamiya Frog and the other R/C model vehicles built on the ORV (Off-Road Vehicle) chassis. We go over the most popular Parma hop-up options...

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Why Your Should Use a Finger Loop Knife for R/C Decal Cutting podbean.com/eas/pb-dmmqb-197… #finger #fingerloop #fingerknife #finger

Why Your Should Use a Finger Loop Knife for R/C Decal Cutting

Most people use a standard pen style hobby knife such as a #11 Exacto knife. However, when it comes to cutting decals and placing them on your R/C model vehicle's body shell, this is not the ideal...

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The Many Iterations of the Mitsubishi Pajero/Montero/Shogun podbean.com/eas/pb-q9mxx-197… #pajero #montero #shogun #rc #mitsubishi #tamiya #rccar #rccars #rc_car #rc_cars #vintagerc #vintagetamiya

The Many Iterations of the Mitsubishi Pajero/Montero/Shogun

Tamiya has released and rereleased the Mitsubishi Pajero a.k.a. Montero a.k.a. Shogun 1:10th scale R/C car/truck/jeep so many times that it's hard to keep track. However in this episode of the RC...

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Which Kind of Screws Should You Have On-Hand on Your R/C Work Bench podbean.com/eas/pb-ptkgm-197…

Which Kind of Screws Should You Have On-Hand on Your R/C Work Bench

Depending on your radio controlled model vehicles, you might need different kinds of hardware, including screws, washers, nuts, etc. for building, repairing, upgrading, and rebuilding your R/C car,...

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Cutting Decals: Should You Move the Knife or the Decal Sheet? podbean.com/eas/pb-m3ww4-197… #decal #decals #rc #knife #blade #exacto #xacto #cut

Cutting Decals: Should You Move the Knife or the Decal Sheet?

Have you ever wondered if moving the knife or moving the decal sheet was the better way to cut out R/C decals? What truly is the proper way to cut out decals for your radio controlled model vehicle?...

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What is the Fastest Motor That You Should Put in the Super HotShot? podbean.com/eas/pb-6gdzd-197… #supershot #hotshot #tamiya #superhotshot #tamiyarc #rc #rccar #rccars #rc_car #rc_cars #4wd #rcbuggy #rcbuggies #vintage #vintagerc #vintagetamiya #rere #540

What is the Fastest Motor That You Should Put in the Super HotShot?

The Super HotShot 4WD (Four-Wheel Drive) R/C buggy already comes with a powerful Tamiya 540 GT Tuned Motor, but it can handle more power after a couple tweaks and upgrades to the stock parts. Once...

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Which Tamiya 540 Motor has the Most Torque? podbean.com/eas/pb-b32xj-197… #tamiya #540 #motorcraft #torque

Which Tamiya 540 Motor had the Most Torque?

Most people are usually focused on speed, but those who know the importance of torque to get over obstacles, to be first of the starting line, and to sure around corners, look at torque as well. We...

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Why You Shouldn't Buy R/C Parts From Mass Retailers podbean.com/eas/pb-eqgpt-197…

Why You Shouldn't Buy R/C Parts From Mass Retailers

While you should always buy from your LHS (Local R/C Hobby Shop) if possible, when you do need to order online you should avoid mass retailers like AliExpress, Amazon, Temu, etc. and buy from trusted...

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What is the Best Budget Stick Control Radio Transmitter? podbean.com/eas/pb-89mt9-197… #flysky #rc

What is the Best Budget Stick Control Radio Transmitter?

While the Flysky FS-GT3B is a often the recommended budget pistol grip and wheel radio control transmitter, what are the best budget stick control radio transmitters? We breakdown the details and...

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HOW-TO: Upgrade Your Neo Fighter or Neo Frog DT-03 R/C Buggy podbean.com/eas/pb-dpifd-197… #dt03 #dt-03 #neofrog #neofighter #tamiya #tamiyarc #vintagetamiya #rc #rccar #rccars #rc_cars #rc_car

HOW-TO: Upgrade Your Neo Fighter or Neo Frog DT-03 R/C Buggy

In today's episode of the RC Deep Dive podcast we present an audio guide ranked from necessary to nice-to-have hop-ups that will turn your Mighty Frog inspired Neo Fighter Buggy or Neo Frog DT-03 (DT...

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HOW-TO: Get into Radio-Controlled Boats? podbean.com/eas/pb-w87mi-197… #rcboat #rcboats #rcsub #rcsubs #rcsubmarines #rcsubmarine #rc_boat #rc_boats

HOW-TO: Get into Radio-Controlled Boats?

If you like building Tamiya radio-controlled land based vehicles and want to get the same type of R/C model vehicle building experience with water based vehicles like boats and submarines, what...

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The Psychology of Brand Tribalism in the R/C Hobbyist Community podbean.com/eas/pb-6n44j-197… #psychology #tribalism #hobbyist

The Psychology of Brand Tribalism in the R/C Hobbyist Community

Did you know that there is actually a psychological reason you are local to your favored R/C model vehicle brand? Psychology actually teaches us that our brand preferences and our favorite radio...

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The R/C Wheel Bus: Hobby Grade Monster School Buses / Busses podbean.com/eas/pb-h9wzc-197…

The R/C Wheel Bus: Hobby Grade Monster School Buses

If you want a radio-controlled school bus that is also a monster truck, the R/C hobbyist world has this absurdity for you. There's five different pathways to get this including Tamiya's giant King...

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The Tamiya Radio Controlled CC-01 Chassis Overview podbean.com/eas/pb-5mvyq-197… #cc01 #cc02 #cc-01 #cc-02 #hopups #hop-ups #tamiya #crosscountry #xcountry #rc

The Tamiya Radio Controlled CC-01 Chassis Overview

What is the CC-01 (CC stand for Cross Country) chassis and what are the available updates for it? What made this radio-controlled model vehicle chassis unique and so desired due so long until the...

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The Tamiya Rookie Rabbit: Why was it so Important? podbean.com/eas/pb-q8dh6-197…

The Tamiya Rookie Rabbit: Why was it so Important?

The Tamiya Rookie Rabbit, the first RTR (Ready-To-Run) R/C buggy on the DT-01 (DT stands for Dirt Two-Wheel-Drive) chassis was a very important radio controlled buggy for Tamiya, but why? We drive...

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Why Size Matters When it Comes to Body Clips podbean.com/eas/pb-gf3e3-197…

Why Size Matters When it Comes to Body Clips

Cotter pins or body clips used to be small and straight. However, over time the pull ring angle and the size of these clips or pins have increased. Why has the size changed and why is this important...

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How Tamiya and Kyosho use (and Have Failed to Use) Lean and the TPS podbean.com/eas/pb-n6ucy-197… #lean #tps #kyosho #tamiya #lss #jidoka #ci #rccars #rc #rc_cars #empowered #empowerment

How Tamiya and Kyosho use (and Have Failed to Use) Lean and the TPS

Tamiya and Kyosho each use Lean and the TPS (Toyota Production System) in their R/C model vehicle factories. We explain how this helps get a perfect vehicle to you quickly and how a failure to have...

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Which Oil Should be Used in the TRF Buggy Aeration Oil-Filled Dampers on the ORV Chassis? podbean.com/eas/pb-axrgi-197… #trf #rc #ORV #thefrog #brat #frog #lanciarally #subarubrat #damperoil #rccar #rc_car #rccars #rc_cars #tamiya

Which Oil Should be Used in Buggy Aeration Oil-Filled Dampers on the...

While the TRF (Tamiya Racing Factory) Aeration Oil-Filled Dampers come with yellow #400 damper oil, if you upgrade them with softer shock springs when installing them on an R/C model vehicle like the...

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