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Getting into driving RC vehicles can be an exciting time for many, and those of us who have years of RC driving experience under our belts look back fondly on that newfound passion. Many of us also know that we made our fair share of mistakes along the way that we wish we could have avoided. To keep you from learning lessons the hard way, here are a few common beginner mistakes to avoid so you can get the most enjoyment out of the learning process and your RC vehicle hobby.  Not Reading the Manual While it can be liberating to open a new camera box and immediately toss the manual to explore the product on your own, with RC vehicles, it’s worth it to read the manual. RC cars and trucks have a lot of moving parts and your manual details all of the pieces along with other useful information. Even if you can tell the difference between all of the parts, the manual will provide information about maintenance schedules and fine-tuning the engine, along with advanced troubl

Driving, building, and maintaining RC vehicles, like any hobby, provides the joy of tinkering for hours on end. The possibilities are endless with RC vehicles, and you can practically change and upgrade any part. While having the right tools in your workshop is a must, it's always good to have a few spares of common replacement and upgrade parts too. Whether you’re looking to soup up your remote control cars or just want to finally have a fully-stocked workshop to avoid getting express delivery for emergency maintenance, here are a few of the essential RC vehicle parts all drivers should have on hand.  Tires When you’re driving through rough terrains or just driving a ton because the weather is nice, sooner or later y ou’re going to need to replace your RC vehicle’s tires. Just as with your full-size car or truck, when you have new tires, you’ll have better traction and your vehicle will be more stable as you take tight turns. Beyond just simple maintenance,

Weather conditions aren’t always ideal for RC driving. Even when you’re driving on a bright and clear spring day, dirt, debris, and dust are as much a part of the RC driving experience as speed and torque are. If you don’t want your RC vehicle to get dirty, then your best option would be to keep it on the shelf in a sealed case. But since there’s no fun in that, the second-best option is to clean your RC cars and trucks frequently and thoroughly.  To ensure that you’re protecting your RC cars and trucks from environmental damage and are keeping them running smoothly, here are a few handy tips and tricks.  Use the Right Tools Everyone has their own preferred way to clean their RC cars and trucks, but some things like the chosen cleaning tools stay the same. If you're new to the RC world, then it's best to pick up a few cleaning essentials and keep them in your toolbox whenever you go out and drive your RC vehicle. Compressed air either from an air compre

As owning and operating RC vehicles provides such a great hobby for so many, it’s always a shame when people give it up due to misunderstandings about the hobby. That’s exactly why sharing misconceptions about RC cars and trucks here is worth it. An informed and prepared RC car or truck driver is an RC car or truck driver having a good time. As such, the following are some of the most common examples of misconceptions that can ruin the future enjoyment of would-be RC vehicle enthusiasts. RC Cars and Trucks Are Toys A high-quality hobby-grade radio control car or truck is worlds away from the toy-grade RC vehicle most of us got as kids and had broken within 24 hours. While a trusted internet hobby vendor is going to offer great hobby-grade vehicles at reasonable prices, any decent RC car or truck is going to require a respectable investment of time and money. I Should Get the Most Intense Model Those kits for beefed up RC trail trucks do look awesome. And ther

Driving remote control cars and trucks is a hobby that many people find both thrilling and rewarding. From the process of building an RC car from scratch to upgrading components along the way and the pure joy of driving on a sunny spring day, there isn't a hobby quite like RCing. Painting your vehicle's body is just one of the joys that the hobby provides but many are intimidated by it. In actuality, if you take your time and are careful, you can end up with a glorious custom finish that is unique to your vehicle. So, whether this is your first time painting an RC body or you’ve done it in the past but can’t seem to get a perfect finish, here are a few painting tips sure to help. Start with the Right Paint Traditional enamel spray paint isn’t often ideal for the replacement bodies of RC cars and trucks, which are often made from clear polycarbonate and can cause paint to crack from the flexing and bumps your vehicle experiences. If you’re using a Lex

There’s good reason that the cheapest and lowest-quality simple RC vehicles are referred to as “toy grade” and why those of better quality, sought out by committed operators are “hobby grade.” Committing to a hobby-grade RC trophy truck , RC racing buggy, or any other radio control vehicle, if you’re serious about keeping it running and ready, is a hobby. And like so many other hobbies, what you get out of owning and operating RC vehicles is directly proportional to what you put into it. Hobbies require a consistent commitment of time, energy, concentration, research, and resources. While that may sound intimidating, for most RC hobbyists, all of that is the point. When just starting off or buying a new vehicle, part of the hobby is finding the right vehicle, learning about it, building or upgrading it, maintaining it, and, of course, running it. However, when a feature of that hobby is overlooked, neglected, poorly researched, or ignored, the vehicle and the hobbyis