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I placed an order and now the item is showing sold out. Will my order be shipped?

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Faulty Products, Repairs and Our Warranty Procedure

What is the difference between brushed and brushless motors?

What do RTF, BNF, PNP and ARF all mean?

What does RTR Mean?

What is the difference between Mode 1 and Mode 2?

What is the average run time of an RC Car?

I've stripped a spur gear, is this covered under warranty?

Are spare parts available?

RC FAQS

What does 2S, 3S, 4S & 6S mean in a LiPo battery?

Radio Control Battery Safety

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What does mAh mean?

What does the C rating mean in a LiPo battery?

Batteries and Chargers

A Beginners guide to Driving Radio Control Cars!

A Beginners guide to Radio Control Aircraft!

How to maintain a RC Boat

How to Maintain RC Shock Absorbers

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How to replace RC car wheels and Tyres?

How to replace the servo in your RC car

How do I make my RC Car body shell more durable?

Easy RC Plane Repairs

Storing your RC Car

New to RC

Radio Control FAQs

Understanding Model Kit Scales

What do I need to complete my plastic model kit?

Do model kits come with paint and glue?

I've lost or damaged a piece of my model kit, can you help me get a replacement?

Plastic Model FAQ

Acrylic, Enamel and Lacquer Paints. What's the difference?

Cutting parts off a plastic sprue

What is the benefit or using extra thin glue?

When should you use super glue and what on?

What can I use to glue clear pieces?

Gunze Mr Hobby Model Paints - Getting Started with Mr Hobby

Hobby Supplies FAQ

Buyers Guide to Beginner Airbrushing

What is the difference between Single Action and Double Action Airbrushes?

Cleaning your Airbrush

Getting into Airbrushing

Quick Look at Airbrush Paint Consistency and Airbrush Flow

Airbrushing

What is Gundam?

Gundam Grades (HG/MG/PG) What do they mean?

What tools will I need to build my Gundam Model?

Gundam FAQs

Plastic Modelling and Hobby Supplies FAQs

What is the difference between HO, OO and N Scale?

Do Hornby and Peco work together?

What is the difference between HO and OO scale?

Can my OO scale train run on HO gauge track?

What is the difference between DC and DCC?

What is the difference between DCC Fitted and DCC Ready?

What is narrow gauge?

What is the difference between insulfrogs and electrofrogs?

What does track code refer to?

What is rolling stock?

How to take care of your model locomotive

How to handle your Model Locomotive

Kato to Tomix Track Adapter

Model Railway FAQs

Slot Car Buyers Guide

What is the difference between digital and analogue sets?

Can you run Scalextric Cars on Carrera track and vice versa?

Can I get more track and cars for my slot car set?

Will Carrera Digital Cars run on Carrera Evolution track?

Can you run analogue cars on digital sets?

Differences between Carrera Digital 1/32 wireless and Digital 1/32 Wired

How to maintain your slot car

How to replace slot car braids

Slot Car FAQs

Traxxas Australian Product Safety Recall 2024

Product Recall 1/10 ECX Desert Buggy, Monster Truck, ECX Brutus, Slipper Pad Spare Parts

Product Recalls

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