A Simple 3-D Printed ORV Trailing Shock Arm Can Save your RC Car!
The ORV chassis has a weakness, especially in the re-release models that use a shock plastic in the shock arms. This can lead to breakage or knocking the dog-bones out out the rear wheels. This simple...
12 Huhti 20258min
What are the Top 10 Selling R/C Vehicles of all Time?
What radio controlled vehicle is the best selling one of all time? Is it the Frog, the Hornet, the Blackfoot, the Lunchbox, the HotShot, or the Grasshopper? We will go over the ten most popular RC car...
11 Huhti 20255min
What Causes Grubscrew Issues in the Grasshopper 2 with a 380 Sport Tuned Motor?
The Grasshopper II (GH2) likes to kick out grub or set screws from that required Lunchbox pinion gear when upgrading the stock silver can 380 motor to a speedy 380 sport tuned motor. But why? The orig...
10 Huhti 20256min
The Elusive Super G Tamiya R/C Buggies
What are the Tamiya Super G RC Buggies and what made them so special? How can we use the modern re-release of the Grasshopper II and Tamiya's it third party aftermarket Hop-Up options to recreate this...
9 Huhti 20258min
Let's Get into Traxxas!
Tamiya was the king of RC, making kits that need to be built, until a new company from McKinney, Texas, USA came up with a whole new kind of RC car. These super-fast, aerodynamic, unrealistic, non-det...
8 Huhti 20258min
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 Huhti 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 Huhti 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 Huhti 20257min
