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![The best RC cars of 2023](https://cdn.hobbiesdirect.com.au/cache/fit-in/300x200/catalog/blog/bestof23/TOPCARS23.jpg)
7th January, 2024
The best RC cars of 2023
![The best RC cars for Christmas 2023](https://cdn.hobbiesdirect.com.au/cache/fit-in/300x200/catalog/blog/xmas23/xmas23-thumb.jpg)
25th October, 2023
The best RC cars for Christmas 2023
![Baja 5B Quick Start Guide](https://cdn.hobbiesdirect.com.au/cache/fit-in/300x200/catalog/blog/baja qsg/BajaQSG-ytthumb.jpg)
3rd October, 2023
Baja 5B Quick Start Guide
![Easiest and fastest RC Car mod ever - a Chrome Paint Pen that is actually shiny chrome!](https://cdn.hobbiesdirect.com.au/cache/fit-in/300x200/catalog/blog/Paint Pen/smshyperchrome-ytthumb.jpg)
16th August, 2023
Easiest and fastest RC Car mod ever - a Chrome Paint Pen that is actually shiny chrome!
![How to Paint an RC Body Shell...with an Airbrush!](https://cdn.hobbiesdirect.com.au/cache/fit-in/300x200/catalog/blog/how to airbrush/airbrushvid_ytthumb.jpg)
16th August, 2023
How to Paint an RC Body Shell...with an Airbrush!
![How to use an RC Smart Charger - Quick Start Guide](https://cdn.hobbiesdirect.com.au/cache/fit-in/300x200/catalog/blog/smartchargerqsg/smartchargerquickstartguide-ytthumb.jpg)
14th July, 2023
How to use an RC Smart Charger - Quick Start Guide
![RC Gear Ratios Explained! Pinion and Spur for max performance](https://cdn.hobbiesdirect.com.au/cache/fit-in/300x200/catalog/blog/gear ratio/GearVid-ytthumb.jpg)
12th July, 2023
RC Gear Ratios Explained! Pinion and Spur for max performance
![Why isn’t my LiPo battery charging?](https://cdn.hobbiesdirect.com.au/cache/fit-in/300x200/catalog/blog/why no chargy/liponocharge-ytthumb.jpg)
12th July, 2023
Why isn’t my LiPo battery charging?
![How to Mix 2 Stroke Fuel](https://cdn.hobbiesdirect.com.au/cache/fit-in/300x200/catalog/blog/2strokefuel/2strokefuelvid_YTthumb.jpg)
30th June, 2023
How to Mix 2 Stroke Fuel
![The Ultimate Step-by-Step Guide to Building Airfix Starter Set Model Kits](https://cdn.hobbiesdirect.com.au/cache/fit-in/300x200/catalog/blog/Airfix/AirfixYT_Thumb.jpg)
28th June, 2023
The Ultimate Step-by-Step Guide to Building Airfix Starter Set Model Kits
![How to Use the GT Power N802 RC NiMH Battery Charger](https://cdn.hobbiesdirect.com.au/cache/fit-in/300x200/catalog/n802/n802d_ytthumb.jpg)
18th June, 2023
How to Use the GT Power N802 RC NiMH Battery Charger
![How to Use the GT Power B3 RC LiPo Battery Charger](https://cdn.hobbiesdirect.com.au/cache/fit-in/300x200/catalog/blog/b3 charger/B3 CHARGER_ytthumb.jpg)
14th June, 2023
How to Use the GT Power B3 RC LiPo Battery Charger
![How to: Steering servo troubleshooting](https://cdn.hobbiesdirect.com.au/cache/fit-in/300x200/catalog/blog/steering-troubleshooting/steeringtroubleshooting.jpg)
5th March, 2023
How to: Steering servo troubleshooting
1st March, 2023
How to: Set a Fail Safe
![The one thing that Arrma does better than the rest](https://cdn.hobbiesdirect.com.au/cache/fit-in/300x200/catalog/blog/arrmabest/arrmabestthumb.jpg)
1st March, 2023
The one thing that Arrma does better than the rest