
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 contr...
7 Mar 5min

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 Yel...
6 Mar 5min

HOW-TO: Get into R/C Airplanes and Jets?
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 sky based radio-controlled vehicles like airplanes and jets...
5 Mar 6min

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 CC-0...
4 Mar 6min

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 int...
3 Mar 6min

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 f...
2 Mar 6min

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 th...
1 Mar 5min

Which Oil Should be Used in Buggy Aeration Oil-Filled Dampers on the ORV Chassis?
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 ...
28 Feb 6min




















