Articles by Tim Gluth

Pro-Line's 20% off Summer Sale

I love a good deal and the folks at Pro-Line have a nice summer sale going on this weekend (August 9 -11, 2013) where you can save 20% on your order. Check it out if you're in the market for some parts or r/c apparel, just use code PLSummer.

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RC Newb Podcast - Episode 9: Trial and Errr...

It's a one-man show this time around. Be warned, I am fueled by two cans of Diet Sun Drop and got off on more than a few tangents. It's all r/c-related, so it's all good! Diving into the modification side of crawlers Frankencrawler Breaking things and learning how to fix them along the way Looking to widen […]

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Looking for parts in all the right places: WhichHobbyStore.com

Finding a new r/c vehicle in this day and age has gotten quite easy. You can visit your local hobby shop, sift through craigslist or ebay postings, or spend time on your favorite search engine looking for the perfect machine. Those are all great options (and I've spent my fair share of time doing each […]

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Forget the foam: Removing tire foams for more crawling grip.

At Josh's suggestion, I pulled the foam out of the front tires on my RS10 last night and noticed a big difference in how it takes on obstacles. Hopefully I'll get it outside this weekend to see how it really handles, but it looks like a good mod to make if you've got a stock […]

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Frankencrawler - Digging into rock crawling and scalers

I've undergone quite the transformation with this hobby over the past few months.  At one point, I wasn't a big fan of rock crawlers and other "slow" machines because, well, they weren't fast.  Part of the initial appeal of this hobby (for me) was to get a vehicle that looked cool and could go fast. […]

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