Why Vertical Shocks Destroy the Mighty Frog R/C Buggy

Why Some R/C Model Vehicle Hobbyists Hate Gyros and AI

While in general, the R/C model vehicle enthusiast community has accepted new technologies like ball diffs. ESCs, 2.4GHZ radio equipment, NiMh, LiFe, or LiPo batteries, etc. there still seems to be a strong hatred for some technologies like gyros and AI (artificial intelligence). In this episode of the RC Deep Dive podcast we give the reasons, which isn't always, "I hate what I don't understand."

Trust But Verify: The Advantages and Disadvantages of R/C Forums vs. Podcasts

The R/C Forums are in many ways a lifeline of the radio-controlled model vehicle hobbyist community. However, with so the information they have and the good that they do, there are major disadvantages, including conflicting information, purposely or ignorantly errant misinformation, and ridiculous drama. In this episode of the RC Deep Dive podcast we show you how you cut through the noise and get the correct information from true radio control experts who are veteran R/C enthusiasts.

The 1980's R/C Racer Uniforms of the Golden Era of Radio-Control

In the iconic 1980's Punky Brewster episode, "Girls Will be Boys", the backyard R/C racer boys, as well as Punky Brewster herself, wore racecar driver racing jumpsuits when racing their vintage Tamiya 1:10th scale radio-controlled model vehicles on their backyard bashing racetrack. Was this normal for children and adults too do when racing their radio controlled model vehicles or did they wear any other type of uniform? We look back in time to the golden era of R/C and give you those answers in this episode of the RC Deep Dive podcast.

Who First Gave the Tamiya R/C ORV Chassis it's Name?

In 1983 Tamiya created 3 very different radio-controlled model vehicles on the same chassis; the Lancia 037 Rally Car, the Subaru BRAT, and the original racing vehicle, the Frog; and would later continue to make more, including the Black Foot and the Super Beetle, on that same chassis that Tamiya simply called a "sturdy ABS (Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene) space frame" originally. In this episode of the RC Deep Dive podcast we look into why that sturdy ABS space frame universally came to be known as the ORV (Off-Road Vehicle) chassis.

R/C Print Magazines Survival Models in Japan, Germany, and France

In a previous episode of the RC Deep Dive podcast we covered the last 2 surviving English language print radio-controlled model vehicle magazines. But in this episode of the RC Deep Dive podcast we cover the RotW (Rest of the World) and detail the unique survival strategies of print versions of R/C magazines in Japan (who had 2 mags in 2025 but only 1 remains in 2026), Germany (who boasts an amazing 3 surviving print magazines), and France.