What Do Quick Charging, Short Runtime, and Hot Batteries Mean?

HOW-TO: Make a Metallic Fluorescent Blue R/C Model Vehicle Lexan Body Shell

Have you ever wanted to paint your clear Lexan polycarbonate R/C model vehicle, body shell a metallic fluorescent blue but saddened when Tamiya doesn't have this colour available in its PS (Polycarbonate Spray) paints? Well, in this episode of the RC Deep Dive podcast we show you multiple step-by-step ways to get there using Tamiya's PS paints, as well as using some of the esteemed competitors' paints also.

What Do Quick Charging, Short Runtime, and Hot Batteries Mean?

We had a listener write in and ask us what it means when their Gens Ace 7.2v 3000 mAh NiMh (Nickel-Metal Hydride) R/C buggy battery charges fast, has shortened runtime, and gets really hot when charging. They also asked what were the physics and chemistry behind these issues. So, in this episode of the RC Deep Dive podcast we answer those questions and give them, and should you ever need them, the next steps to solve the problem.

Is RC Cola Really the Unofficial Soft Drink of the R/C Hobby?

Some RC enthusiasts joke that RC Cola (Royal Crown Cola) soda of the R/C model vehicle hobbyist community. Besides a similar name and an easy pun is RC Cola actually more popular in the radio controlled model vehicle hobbyist community, or not? In this episode of the RC Deep Dive podcast, we look into the history of both the soft drink and the radio control hobby and make any valid connections and also dispell any lingering corporate myths.

Upgrading Your Single-Use R/C Transmitter Batteries to Rechargeable Battery Packs

Single-use alkaline or lithium AA batteries in your radio-controlled model vehicles' radio transmitter are one of the most annoying things to have to replace regularly. Many R/C hobbyists prefer to convert their radio transmitter to take rechargeable battery packs instead of these wasteful single use alkaline or lithium AA batteries. In this episode of the RC Deep Dive podcast, we go through the four different options available to you, and exactly how you can get it done, so that you can make an informed decision and make the right choice for you.

HOW-TO: Build Your Own Tamiya Grasshopper EVO DT-02 R/C Racing Buggy

If you have a Tamiya Hornet EVO DT-02 radio-controlled model buggy kit, you might have wondered if you could also build a Tamiya Grasshopper EVO DT-02 R/C racing buggy as well. In this episode of the RC Deep Dive podcast we go over both the shelf queen, the racing, and bashing versions of this Grasshopper EVO DT-02 radio control model vehicle project with 2 very different options.