Here's a quick tip on lettering even the smallest tire sidewalls. I essentially used the technique in this video, but with some extra techniques to work on a 1/10 scale on-road tire: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KodUDKyI3LU … [Read More...]
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Body painting inspiration
Years ago, I had an idea to write a post called "Down with the Dodge Stratus" - which was based on the fact that in the early 2000s, most of the race-approved 1/10 … [Read More...]
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Best First R/C Car for Kids
My son and I got 2wd Slash trucks for his birthday and Father's Day respectively. Since my daughter is left-handed, I would occasionally swap out the radio for the … [Read More...]
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Left Handed RC Transmitters
My daughter is left handed and she also loves to drive R/C cars with dad and her brother. To make sure she has a good experience, she needs the appropriate tool - a proper left handed RC transmitter. I've seen several lefties use standard right-handed … [Read More...]
Speed vs. Consistency
This is an anecdote addendum to my story arc as an RC driver. I'm still not great, but I'm getting better, and in the last month I earned three 2nd place spots at club races 🏆 I'm going to be honest about how I wound up there, but it's really a commentary on … [Read More...]
3906 E-Maxx CVD Upgrades
After doing a lipo battery upgrade to my friend's 1st gen (3906) E-Maxx, we discovered that if you went full reverse followed by full forward, the truck would basically do a flip in-place. We didn't consider that this is very unfriendly to the drivetrain. … [Read More...]