How R/C Model Vehicles are Like Star Wars DIY Pod Racers

About this episode

This episode compares DIY pod racers from Star Wars to off-road R/C vehicles.

Many people have noticed that the concept of DIY (Do-It-Yourself) pod racers that are built and raced in the movie and novel of Star Wars Episode One: The Phantom Menace is just like the process of radio control hobbyists building, hopping-up, racing, and repairing a radio-controlled model vehicle kit. So, in this episode of the RC Deep Dive podcast we take this analogy one step further and compare each podracer to an analogous off-road R/C buggy, car, or truck.

People in this episode

Host: RC Deep Dive

Topics covered

• R/C model vehicles
• Star Wars
• DIY pod racers
• hobbyist culture
• comparison
• off-road racing

Keywords

• R/C vehicles
• Star Wars
• pod racers
• hobbyists
• model kits
• off-road racing

Mentioned in this episode

Products: R/C car, radio-controlled model vehicle kit, off-road R/C buggy, R/C truck

Books & works: Star Wars Episode One: The Phantom Menace

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