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The RC Deep Dive

The RC Deep Dive

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Summary

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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Episodes
  • HOW-TO: Fix Leaking Parma Mono Shocks and CRP Vertical Shocks on the ORV Chassis

    HOW-TO: Fix Leaking Parma Mono Shocks and CRP Vertical Shocks on the ORV Chassis
    Nov 3 2026

    If you added either the Parma International Front Mono-Shock or the CRP (Custom Racing Products) Dual Vertical Shocks to your vintage Tamiya ORV (Off-Road Vehicle) chassis R/C model vehicle, such as the Frog, Subaru BRAT, or Lancia 037 Rally Car, you know that they leak like a sieve. So how can you stop that from happening? In this episode of the RC Deep Dive podcast we walk you through the process step-by-step to make a perfectly sealed damper using Tamiya TRF (Tamiya Racing Factory) x-rings and Arrma or Losi shock damper parts.

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    5 mins
  • Is Radio-Control Properly Abbreviated as R/C or RC?

    Is Radio-Control Properly Abbreviated as R/C or RC?
    Nov 2 2026

    Radio control used to be known as R/C in it's abbreviated form throughout most of the twentieth century. However with the rise of RTR (Ready-To-Run) radio-controlled vehicles like those made by Traxxas, Losi, and Arrma, the abbreviation of RC started to be used. Why did this change in abbreviated nomenclature happen and who to l do many companies like Tamiya and many in the vintage and rere (re-release) radio-controlled hobbyist community still prefer R/C over RC? In this episode of the RC Deep Dive podcast we give you all the many reasons for this.

    [NOTE: Because both R/C and RC are pronounced the exact same way, we pronounce them the exact same way in this episode of the RC Deep Dive podcast. We actually found it hilarious talking about how things switched from R/C to RC with both terms sounding exactly the same. We hope you will get a kick out of it as well.]
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    5 mins
  • What are the Safest LiPo Batteries for Your R/C Model Vehicles?

    What are the Safest LiPo Batteries for Your R/C Model Vehicles?
    Nov 1 2026

    While we at the RC Deep Dive podcast do not use LiPo (Lithium Polymer) batteries in our Tamiya vintage and rere (re-release) radio-controlled model vehicles, preferring NiMh (Nickel Metal Hydride) and LiFe (Lithium Phosphate) R/C batteries instead, we know some listeners want to do so, but only with the safest LiPo batteries available. So in this episode of the RC Deep Dive podcast we investigated the two absolute safest LiPo options available for your vintage and rere Tamiya radio control cars, trucks, buggies, jeeps, vans, busses, and tanks.

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    15 mins
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