LANE Boys RC

A while ago we found the Vintage Model Company , a balsa aircraft manufacturer in the UK, on YouTube. A shout-out to James for joining the ...

Pushing on a spray can valve with your index finger can get tiring quickly. A spray gun handle with built-in trigger makes painting a RC bo...

In 2014 Tamiya changed their kit ESC to the TBLE-02S model. The speed controller features a low-voltage cut-off function, but it is set to ...

A few weeks back we were discussing with fellow RC enthusiasts how difficult it is to paint the eyes on the plastic driver figures, like th...

Companies like LRP make rounded LiPo batteries which fit into the round cavity found in older Tamiya bathtub chassis like the TA01, TA02, T...

The LANE Boys recently acquired a 3D printer . Beside printing spare parts and accessories, why not print a body shell? A few years ago ...

Tamiya has a good range of colours for polycarbonate named PS. But sometimes a RC project demands a specific tone that is not available. Wh...

Last year we bought second hand Tamiya M01 and M02 cars. Both cars were in excellent condition. However, on both car the plate that secures...

After long consideration, the LANE Boys finally got a 3D printer. One of the applications we had in mind is printing custom light buckets f...

Recently we tried to sell a newly built Tamiya TT02 Lexus RC F Eneos Sustina . That did not go as well as planned; it took quite some time ...

Its always fun learning something new. Ever since we got a 2.4 GHz RC system a few years ago, I wanted to understand how these things actua...

In recent years LEDs are appearing on the market that contain a controller chip. Currently the WS2812B is highly popular. It is a RGB LED...

We are currently evaluating the popular shift-register programmable LEDs of type WS2812B and PL9823 for use in our DIY RC car light con...

Most servos and speed controllers come with a wire that is too long for the average RC car. The usual way to deal with this is to either ma...

One type of vehicle that was still missing from our RC fleet was a truck. Tamiya has very nice models; we liked the Globe Liner a lot, but...

A few weeks ago we bought a cheap second hand TT-01 because LANE Boys Snr. wanted to have a 10th scale touring car for relaxing in the loca...

Want to control you 1/10 scale winch from your 3-channel RC system? Below you can find instructions to build the necessary controller!

It has been a while since be blogged about our Light controller . In the meantime we have equipped more than ten cars with our custom elec...

Many Tamiya kits available on sale today still come with the TEU-104BK ESC. This ESC is perfectly fine for running brushed motors, but does...

It took a while as other projects were interrupting, but now our Tamiya M1025 Hummer is finished and ready for the trail.