Builder of the Month: RCeveryday (Sept 2025)
Boom Racing:
Firstly, congratulations on being our BOTM. Please tell us about yourself, your background, your day job, and what motivates you daily.
Joshua Dutton:
My name is Joshua Dutton. Having grown up in the 90s with RC and a love for custom cars, I was in and out of the hobby through my high school years while building custom cars and trucks with my local car club. I really got back into the hobby around 2008 when crawlers came out. Started my YouTube channel around 2011 when I realized I wasn't going to get out of the hobby anymore. Scale stuff had finally taken off, and new products were coming out almost daily. At the time, I was working in a factory building semi trucks, which drove my focus on realism even deeper, having hands-on knowledge of the full-size vehicles. Sometime around 2016, I started to get bored with crawlers and started fabricating my own Hot Rod and Rat Rods using 1/10 scale crawler axles and links. Learning how the industry works with so much being universal between scales and brands even. Things really took off for the channel with the scratch builds. Around 2021, I decided to take the leap and quit my job to go full-time on YouTube. About a year into that, realizing it wasn't going to pay the bills, I launched my first RC product with my #2 Rat Rod kit. Growing ever since, now I have 5 unique kits and have been producing my own parts in the USA, offering a basis for anyone to build a custom RC car without having to weld and fabricate parts from scratch. All while still having the option to go as wild as they want to with them.
My motivation daily is to help share ideas with everyone in the hobby to think beyond basic kits, mix and match, and create unique vehicles based on real cars or your wildest imagination. Nothing is impossible; you just have to take the leap and try it.
Boom Racing:
What was your first experience with scale RC, and what initially excited you about this aspect of the hobby?
Joshua Dutton:
Sometime around 1993, I got a Radio Shack fierce warrior RC truck (something like a 1/12 scale Hilux with silly scoops all over it). I stripped it down and tried my best using a BiC lighter to melt a plastic coat hanger into a scale roll bar for it. But my first hobby-grade RC was a Tamiya TA02 Alfa Romeo. I had to be the only 10-year-old in East Texas in the mid-90s obsessed with DTM racing, learning about the cars and engines. (still some of the best racing I have ever watched). The scale side of the hobby attracted me so much because I didn't have the patience growing up to properly build 1/24th scale models, despite my love of the details. So I found my place in 1/10th, where things are a little bit easier to work with and focus on the little things.
Boom Racing:
What was the first Boom Racing BRX build you undertook, and why did you choose that particular model, wheelbase and livery?
Joshua Dutton:
I am very new to the Boom Racing BRX life. Almost exactly 1 year ago, I got to drive ateaseRC's rigs at an event. I didn't fully understand what the brand stood for until I got some wheel time with them. Tested both the 109 and 88 BRX02 and fell in love with the 88's quirkiness, dealing with the short wheelbase on obstacles was the most fun I have had driving since I was a kid! My first build was the series 3 88 truck, but I left it open-topped. Loved the interior details and ability to fit an 8" driver figure (Bob Ross) perfectly. My original thinking was less weight, more nimble. The skinny tires provide plenty of challenge on side hills. But as Bob Ross says, happy accidents, that was the theme of my build, just going with the flow, pale yellow, light weathering, and a nimble rig that I have beat the snot out of for nearly a year without issue on the trails.
Boom Racing:
Which Boom Racing vehicles do you own and can you tell us about them?
Joshua Dutton:
As of right now, I have my original BRX02 88 in yellow. I am almost complete with my latest Series 2 88. I am running the full wagon roof on, and one of only a few unweathered paint jobs on. No, I want to see how the added weight affects performance. That one has a Willie Nelson 8" figure to drive it. I am also working on a BRX01 AWB chassis. Recently completed, just searching for the right body to use on it still. I wanted to do something so unique, but I'm still searching for the right option.
Boom Racing:
How do Boom Racing RC cars compare to other brands you've used in the past?
Joshua Dutton:
This is touchy, lol. With the BRX02 and the Land Rover bodies, nothing can compare to the engineering that went into how the chassis and body work and fit together. As a product designer and builder myself, the integration of the platform is unmatched (period, mic drop). Even the option parts available work seamlessly with the kit, as if they were all designed at the same time. To me, that is the biggest plus side to the kits. Scale leaf sprung trucks that carry the weight, perform, and look as scale as possible are where it is at!
Boom Racing:
Can you share the specific features of Boom Racing RC cars that make them ideal for your projects?
Joshua Dutton:
The quality of materials, fit, and finish. If you look up the phrase (you get what you pay for)in the dictionary, it should have a photo of the BRX02 kits.
Boom Racing:
Is there a vehicle you really want to recreate or that you would love Boom Racing to manufacture as a BRX Kit?
Joshua Dutton:
Being from Texas, and knowing how difficult licensing is, I would still say a BRX02 chassis Jeep CJ7 would be spectacular. The same level of detail as the Land Rover, but something quintessentially American.
Boom Racing:
What aspect of the build process do you love the most? And what’s the part that you truly dread?
Joshua Dutton:
I spent many years building the chassis on semi trucks, so my favorite part of the boom build is always the chassis. Tuning the leaf spring setups has been a lot of fun. Least favorite is on the bodies, no matter how prepared you are, painting parts and trees beforehand, there is always something you didn't paint and have to wait on assembly while it dries.
Boom Racing:
What’s the best single piece of advice you can offer anyone wanting to undertake their first build, and what tool or tools would you recommend they purchase before the start?
Joshua Dutton:
Besides an actual good quality multitool, patience is the absolute best tool you can have. When building, if you come across the slightest frustration, just walk away and try again tomorrow. There is no rush. Keep the hobby fun and do NOT stress about it.
Boom Racing:
If something goes wrong when painting the body, how do you approach rectifying it and do you have a key tip to help things go as smoothly as possible during prep, prime and paint?
Joshua Dutton:
Flow like water, go with it. If you try for perfection, it will cause you stress. Just have fun with it. Any mistakes can be turned into a "patina" or "weathering" type paint job. Just watch any of my paint videos and see how to turn a failed 'shiny' paint job into a cool weathered look.
Boom Racing:
Is there one build or project you’ve undertaken that you are especially proud of? Can you give us some details on why it means so much, and explain the process from your initial light bulb moment to standing back and admiring the finished product?
Joshua Dutton:
My original #2 RC Rat Rod build is still my favorite. It was the life-changing moment when I went from hobbyist to designer. Suspension geometry, chassis design, and layout it was the pivotal moments for me and definitely an RC I will never get rid of.
Boom Racing:
When creating video content, what are the top 5 things you feel are important to ensure the final upload is both inspiring and visually appealing to viewers of your channels?
Joshua Dutton:
Top 5?
- Is honesty. My content shows the wins and the fails. I don't pretend to always be perfect and explain why something didn't work in hopes of saving the viewers the trouble.
- I try to add some humor to videos, memes, jokes, etc. I am just a regular guy like anyone else; we all like funny stuff.
- Unpopular these days, but I show the entire process of whatever I am doing. There is no skipping ahead in real life; you need to see what it actually takes to do the project I am showing, so you know if it's something you are really interested in doing.
- Do NOT expect to make it big instantly. Video content is not an overnight success story; I have been at it for over a decade now and am still not quite over 100k subscribers.
- Do NOT get discouraged when you don't make it big overnight. Just because you're not taking off doesn't mean you should stop trying. You just need to explore around the hobby and see what it is YOU want to do with it, and what the viewers want to see. Ultimately, your level of motivation will make or break the content.
Boom Racing:
Lastly, who inspires you? Who in the hobby makes you go “Wow, that’s cool!” and pushes you to get even more creative and innovative in your builds?
Joshua Dutton:
After over a decade of YouTube and 4 years of making products, the biggest inspiration to me is the customers. Seeing everyone else's ideas with my products has been the biggest motivation to keep going. You folks out there take a basic kit and make it your own. I never stop learning from y'all. RC events are like a Tesla charging station for me, getting to meet people in person, talk about builds, see their work, hear their ideas, and inspirations. Events have been what keep me motivated and working on the next project 100%.
ByBeth Liang
Tags :Boom Racing, BRX01, BRX02, D110, Crawler, Builder of the month
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