The RC Deep Dive

Welcome to The RC Deep Dive podcast, your daily masterclass in the world of Tamiya radio-controlled model vehicles in under 30 minutes.

This is the ultimate anti-fluff resource for Tamiya RC builders, bashers, crawlers, collectors, drifters, racers, and speed runners. We publish a new, concise episode every day, focusing on the vintage, classic, and rere (re-release) models that have defined the radio control hobby.

We go beyond the RC hobby workbench. One day we're detailing HOW-TO guides for hop-ups, CVA dampers, or MIP super ball diffs, and the next, we explore the applied physics and chemistry of why they work. We also uncover the lost RC cultural history of the Golden Age—from the Tamiya-Futaba alliance to the transfer of CRP's business assets to a new entity, Team CRP, or Parma PSE (Parma Speed Experts) International being bought by Mid-America Products.

This is your daily dose of R/C knowledge. No fluff, just the deep dive. We are all about that RC life!

Got a Tamiya question you can't solve? Ask it in the reviews or comments. It might become a future 5-15 minute deep dive. Subscribe now so you don't miss tomorrow's deep dive. It's the perfect anti-fluff way to start your day at the RC hobby workbench.

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A NOTE ON CLARITY: This podcast is 100% human-researched by lifelong hobbyists. To deliver a crystal-clear, professional-sounding, anti-fluff episode every single day, we use modern AI-assisted production tools for maximum listenability. Our focus is on the knowledge, not the noise.

SPOTIFY LISTENERS: Welcome! Please note that Spotify does not carry our full daily episode archive. For the complete list, searchable back-catalog, please find us on Apple Podcasts, Podbean, YouTube, or any other podcast aggregators via our Linktree https://linktr.ee/rcdeepdive

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RestoMod and Hop-Up Parts for Tamiya's Vintage Rally Car Classics

The vintage Audi Quattro Rally and Lancia 037 Rally are classic Tamiya 2WD (Two Wheel Drive) R/C cars from the 1980s, bit what is available to hop them up and restomod (restoration modification) them?...

23 Maalis 5min

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

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 f...

22 Maalis 6min

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 and...

21 Maalis 6min

Why the R/C Hobby Provides Great Physical and Mental Exercise

Many people think that R/C building, racing, bashing, crawling, and drifting is a sedentary activity like playing video games. However the actual science shows that many of these activities give the r...

20 Maalis 4min

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 cho...

19 Maalis 4min

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 Deep...

18 Maalis 5min

HOW-TO: Make a Square Setup with Paddle Tires on the Sand Scorcher

To make the Tamiya Sand Scorcher R/C baja buggy live up to it's iconic name you will want to put paddle tires on ask four wheels to make a square setup. But how do you do that? It's actually a bit mor...

17 Maalis 5min

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, tr...

16 Maalis 5min