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Understanding gear ratio calculation

If you’re new to RC cars, all the talk about pinion and spur gear combinations…

The Tech Behind the Tamiya WR-02: A Fun Wheelie Machine with Smart Engineering

When it comes to radio-controlled cars that put a smile on your face, few platforms…

Reconditioning of Vintage RC car (featuring Kyosho Optima Mid EX1)

Bringing an Old RC Car Back to Life: Tips for Reconditioning Vintage Machines There’s something…

The Voltage Question: Is It OK to Run 3S Lipo on a Stock Brushed Motor?

If you hang around the RC hobby long enough, you’ll eventually hear the old wives’…

The fun of RC F1: featuring the Tamiya F104

RC F1 cars are a fascinating corner of the hobby—sleek, low-slung, and engineered to the…

Slipper clutch for RC car

If you’ve spent any time around RC cars—especially the off-road kind—you’ve probably heard people talk…

The Unbridled Joy of Riding a Scale-Sized Dream: Why RC Motorbikes Captivate

There’s a particular magic to a motorcycle. The lean, the balance, the visceral connection between…

Proper motor and prop sizing for monohull RC boats

This post is written with monoplane/monohull configuration in mind although it generally applies to most…

“Weird” gearboxes alignment

If you’ve been around the RC scene for a while, the Schumacher CAT 2000 Buggy…

Brushed rc boat versus the brushless ones

This video shows some comparison between different configurations. 1, What we have here is a…