Second Life: When the pins wear out on my off-road tires, I do not throw them away immediately. I save in a special box and when I need to make some shakedown runs in my asphalt driveway or I want to do some pavement running, I do not have to burn out my good dirt tires. [...]
Tamiya Fast Attack Vehicle: Scott’s Tamiya buggy is a combination of stuff from the Tamiya lineup. He started with a Fast Attack Vehicle for the base and added parts and queues from the Wild Willy and San Scorcher as well. After painting it up in Sand Scorcher colors, he added details to the buggy to give [...]
First-timer tips for joining the racing scene Each person’s first race experience is very different. I’ve been fortunate to have two first race days … let me explain. My son, who has been interested in RC almost since birth, decided he wanted to try racing after spending a few years driving around the yard or [...]
By Michael Wortel Since its inception, “Readers’ Rides” has been one of the most popular and coveted columns of RC Car Action. It is always exciting to see readers’ contributions to the RC community, and “Readers’ Rides” gives everyone an opportunity to exercise their RC pride. Scale RC builds have always been on the radar, [...]
We’ve watched short course trucks rocket into the spotlight thanks to their scale looks and realistic handling. Whether you’re a basher or a racer, every RC guy needs a short course truck in his garage. But what about those nitro nuts who can’t imagine an RC day without the sound and smell of a nitro-burning [...]
Just as radically as RC car designs have evolved over the hobby’s roughly 40-year existence, so has the end user’s experience and expectations. Our industry’s pioneers were typically tasked to hand-fit and modify parts to assemble their kits, piecing them together over the course of several evenings hunched over an old bath towel covering the [...]
Boutique manufacturers and aftermarket factories in the RC industry come and go, with many fueled by the combination of a passion for the hobby and a bit of entrepreneurial spirit. Earning serious staying power in such a competitive industry, however, requires more than just a desire to enjoy what you do – your products have [...]
Just as radically as RC car designs have evolved over the hobby’s roughly 40-year existence, so has the end user’s experience and expectations. Our industry’s pioneers were typically tasked to hand-fit and modify parts to assemble their kits, piecing them together over the course of several evenings hunched over an old bath towel covering the [...]
