How To
Step-by-step RC how-to guides covering repairs, upgrades, maintenance and setup. Written by the Hobbies Direct team for beginners and experienced hobbyists.
How pinion and spur gears affect your RC car's speed and torque. Learn the right ratios.
Everything you need to know to get your Baja up and running!
Modern smart chargers take the guesswork out of powering up your fleet. Whether you're running a basher, a crawler, or a high-speed track weapon, a good smart charger will handle pretty much any ba...
You’ve grabbed your gear, headed to the track or the local park, and plugged your battery in for a quick top-up. Instead of the reassuring beep of a charging cycle, your charger throws an error cod...
Build a scale model kit! .
How to use the GT Power n802d NiMH battery charger . To watching this Blog in its original YouTube video form, click here . The G.T. Power n802d NiMH battery charger is everywhere: In fact, if you’...
How to use the basic but brilliant B3.
RC car steering not working? Here's how to troubleshoot!
Practical ways to make your RC car faster — motor upgrades, gearing, batteries and more.
Step-by-step guide to replacing the rear differential on a Xinlehong 9125 Sprint.
Messed up your carby settings on your petrol-powered RC? Read on...
Is your car driving like it's possessed and you have this radio? Read on...
Let Aaron show you how to clean your RC car, truck or buggy with these awesome tips.
The steering servo in your RC car is the electric motor that moves the steering side to side. In the same way that you need good gear mesh and throttle calibration to go fast in a straight line, yo...
Being a good RC driver doesn’t involve any special tricks, just reaction time and some finesse on the controls. Proper throttle use can be the difference between a particularly sweet drift and a pa...
Maybe you’ve upgraded to a new radio, maybe you plugged something in where you weren’t supposed to, or maybe your car likes to pretend it’s a submarine and spend more time underwater than it does o...
Strengthen up your HSP 2WD off-road RC car with this cool mod that fixes weak point in these models.