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Brandon Barnes – Q&A with the Creator Behind Fresh Squeezed RC

If you haven’t been following Fresh Squeezed RC on YouTube and the ‘Gram, you probably should be. Brandon Barnes, the creative mind behind the accounts has been documenting his jaw dropping ground up RC builds and other fun radio control adventures on the social media platforms. We recently sat down with the Houston, Texas based […]

Lowriding High – Custom-Builder Jevries Inspired The Redcat Sixtyfour And Helped Bring It To Reality

Editor’s Note: Dutch native Jeroen de Vries—better known as “Jevries” in RC circles—might seem like an unlikely creative force behind precision scale models of a uniquely American automotive subculture like lowriders. Nevertheless, he has been passionate about the genre for nearly 30 years and his custom RC masterpieces formed the inspiration for the new Redcat […]

Q&A with Matt Brase the Man behind MR Custom Painting

If you’re an avid reader of RCCA, you’ll probably notice that some of the bodies of the custom RC builds featured in our pages have been professional painted by none other than Matt Brase of MR Custom Painting. Taking not only painting, but intricate masking to new heights, the father and son team over at […]

On the Line – Pro-Line Interviews RC Drag Talk’s Tyler Zavadil

RC drag racing is one of the hottest forms of radio-controlled motorsport that we’ve seen recently. If you’ve ever seen it up close, you’ll understand way. With neck breaking speeds, the cars launch off the line in the blink of an eye, much faster than even real life top fuel dragsters. Tyler Zavadil runs RC […]

Q&A With the Product Innovator at Pro-Line Racing Gerardo Gonzalez

If you ask any RC hobbyist about Pro-Line, they’ll most likely tell you that the company is the hands down leader in RC tire technology and a monster of innovation and other RC products such as wheels, bodies, suspension parts, paints and more. It takes great minds to keep a company innovating like they do. […]

Nick Wautlet: Q&A with the Founder of Wallie Builds

RC racing appeals to all kinds of enthusiasts, from the full-blown tinkerers to the weekend warriors to those just beginning their journey in the hobby. Chances are if you’ve ever seen an RC race car, you’ve also noticed the level of detail that goes into a well-built machine. Building and setting up these fine-tuned, race-level […]

Q&A With Oxidean Marine’s Bill Oxidean

While most of our RC-ing is done on terra firma, nothing says summer more than getting out to the lake or beach for some water splashing fun under the sun. While we’ve been cooped up in our homes over the past few months, we’ve been itching to get out and stretch our legs and do […]

Q&A With Cal Raceway Owner Charlie Barnes

We spoke to Charlie Barnes, owner and operator of the famed permanent on-road RC track, OC Circuit’s Cal Raceway, located in Orange, California. He spoke to us about his thoughts on on-road radio control racing and more. To see more about his track, look for the article Putting Down Laps later in this issue. RCCA: […]

Q&A With Kyosho’s famed designer Akira Kogawa

It’s an honor and privilege for us to sit down with famed RC designer Akira Kogawa for our RCCA Q&A session. The prolific RC designer is responsible for many of the designs and breakthroughs that you see on the track today. Impressively, he began creating RC cars professionally at the ripe age of 18 and […]

HemiStorm RC – Custom RC builds, painting videos and more

I'm Chris from HemiStorm Products. Welcome to my Radio Control channel, where I show newly released RC cars, upgrades (both home made and the ones available in stores), and most importantly where I try to show you that with the use of simple materials you can achieve great results.