Increase Your R/C Vehicle's Speed, Power, and Runtime with One Easy Trick!
Speed, power, and runtime, three things we all want to increase when running our radio controlled buggies, cars, trucks, vans, and busses. Simply hopping-up one little piece in your R/C model vehicle ...
12 Sep 20256min
Lilith's Garage: A Mechanical R/C Grimoire and Self-Portrait
Lilith, whether represented as the first created woman, fully woman and fully demoness, mother of demons, Queen of Hell, or a goddess, she is represented in many ways, but how would she be represented...
11 Sep 20255min
Proper R/C Wiring Rules for Safety: Red Hot Female amd More Laws
It is important to know safety rules for wiring your power and electronics. Such as red hot female which tells you that R/C batteries are always female and ESCs (Electronic Speed Controllers) are alwa...
10 Sep 20259min
HOW-TO: Fix Stripped Screw Threads and Pre-Tap New Ones
You can combine CA (cyanoacrylate) glue, a.k.a. superglue or crazy glue, and baking soda to fix stripped screen thread holes. But how do you do it, exactly? Tamiya has a M3x0.5mm thread forming tap to...
9 Sep 20258min
The Birthdays of Tamiya and Their 1st RC Model Vehicles
Do you know when Tamiya celebrates it's birthday and the anniversary of it's two first radio controlled model vehicle kits? Do you know how they celebrate these important birthdays and anniversaries? ...
8 Sep 20256min
Required, Not Included: GT Tuned Motors Need Steel Pinion Gears
Tamiya famously requires steel pinions when upgrading to a 540 GT Tuned Hop-Up Motor. However, in kits where it is included as the stock motor, such as the Super HotShot 4WD 1/10th scale R/C buggy, a ...
7 Sep 20255min
Celebrating the Women of the R/C Hobbyist Community
Many people think that the radio controlled model vehicle hobby community is a boy's club. However, women have been a important parts of R/C works since the beginning of the Tamiya Golden Age/Era. We ...
6 Sep 20257min
Famous R/C Builders, Collectors, Racers, Bashers, and Crawlers
F1 (Formula One) and NASCAR (National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing) drivers, actors, musicians, basketball players, journalists, rappers, directors. They may be famous, but they also love the...
5 Sep 20255min
