The Tamiya Lunchbox was my first ever proper Radio Controlled Car. I’d had a toy one for a year or more (A Taiyo Jeep if I remember rightly in silver) before finally getting my hands on a Lunchbox. I’d pestered my Mum and Dad something crazy, thumbed the Tamiya RC Guide Book [...]
Welcome to our preliminary review of the 2011 Tamiya Blitzer Beetle. A full, detailed review will be posted here as soon as we can get hold of a production model to build and test.
There’s no doubt that some of the most popular Radio Controlled Cars Tamiya have release are those that are based on [...]
One of the most common questions I get asked here at RC Know How about speed controllers, electronic speed controllers in particular is: What’s the fastest or most powerful motor I can use with my speed controller? So in today’s post I’m going to attempt to clear up a little of the mystery surrounding Speed [...]
Sorry for the lack of action on the site again this week. I’ve been up to my ears in all manner of things with other projects, but I’ve finally got myself organised and will be expanding the beginners guide next week with more articles about painting body shells, chassis construction tips and more.
Anyway I [...]
Sorry I’ve not had time to post anything this week but I do have lots of new articles planned for the comings. I’m really motivated to get the beginners guide section of the site completed so that I can finally release it as an eBook you can read anywhere and on any platform, rather than [...]
A little while ago this nice guys over at RadShape sent us a box of stuff to review, and in that box was a rather tasty looking Brushed Aluminium Front bumper / skid plate upgrade for the Tamiya Hotshot. It’s a really nice piece of kit but we didn’t have a Hotshot kicking around in [...]
Continue Reading →I’ve decided to put my 1/10th Scale 2wd Traxxas Slash Radio Controlled Short Course Truck up for sale! It just doesn’t get used enough now as I have too many projects on the go, and the 4×4 sees more action these days. It’s a lovely truck, fitted with a 9T EzRun Brushless system. Runs really [...]
Continue Reading →Fitting bearings to an RC car is one of the cheapest, most effective upgrades you can possibly perform, but it’s maybe not the quickest as it means you’re probably going to have to strip most of the car down to fit them. Plus, as with most things in the world of Radio Controlled Cars, it’s [...]
Continue Reading →I’ve been asked several times recently about suitable speed controller upgrades for brushed motors, primarily to replace the standard TEU-101bk Tamiya electronic speed controller (ESC) or the old mechanical speed controller (MSC), which sent me on a bit of a hunt for a good value, future proof and much more capable speed controller. After a [...]
Continue Reading →I’m posting this on behalf of a good friend who’s selling his Vintage Tamiya Hotshot 2. The car is in excellent condition for its age and comes with all original components, plus 40Mhz receiver. This would make an excellent project car of any beginner or experienced RC enthusiast, as it would benefit from a strip, [...]
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Tamiya are currently releasing a steady stream of new and re-release models at the moment, but one that seems to have sparked a bit of a debate is the new Tamiya 58512 VW Camper Wheelie. This quirky 1/10th scale RC Monster Truck (I think we can call it that), comes as the usual [...]
Continue Reading →I’ve been doing a little more work on my Tamiya CC-01 Mitsubishi Pajero Scale Crawler project this week. After adding the JunFac front skid plate initially I decided begin to tackle the rear suspension to a) give it more movement and b) allow [...]
Continue Reading →Ever since my Fiance and I took part in the Iconic RC Longest Crawl up Mount Snowdon last June, I’ve fancied getting a bit of a Scale Crawler or Scale Trail Rig together. Earlier this month, one of my fellow contributors to this site, Dave let it slip that he had a Tamiya CC-01 Pajero [...]
Continue Reading →I’d been contemplating building a Rally car for quite some time and had been gradually gathering parts for over a year now, but I’d been struggling to find a body shell I really liked other than maybe a Mk 1 Ford Escort by Retro racing when they’re available or a vintage Tamiya Audi shell, again, [...]
Continue Reading →There are several tools that every RC Car owner should have in their tool kit and indeed carry with them when they take their RC Car or Truck to the track or go bashing, such as the industry standard Tamiya Box Spanner, a set of pliers, cable ties and of course, a selection of screwdrivers [...]
Continue Reading →I’ve been busy this week finally knocking the forum into some kind of shape. The old software we were using just wasn’t cutting the mustard, so I’ve replaced it with what I hope is a better system!
The forum is in its [...]
Continue Reading →I’ve been having a bit of a sort out again over the Christmas break and it’s time to thin down my spares boxes. First up is this set of Vintage Team Associated RC10 wheels & tyres. I don’t know a great deal about these other than they’re in excellent condition for their age and come [...]
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