Collecting Old RCs

Sometimes you can find RCs in unlikely places. Shopping for some second hand furniture this week I ran across some vintage RCs, most notably a couple of huge airplanes. If you have a passion for radio controlled vehicles and collecting, then collecting old RCs is something you might want to look into:

• About Collectibles Guide Barbara Crew has sound advice for anyone on how to start a vintage collection of any kind.


• eBay is popular way to add to any type of collection, including vintage RCs. About Antiques Guide Pamela Wiggins has advice on eBay bidding.


• At Vintage RC Web the focus is on classic cars with pictures, video, and a few manuals too.


• If Tamiya RCs are your favorite, the Tamiya Club is where you can hook up with collectors of vintage and modern Tamiya Radio Controlled Cars.


• The Vintage Radio Control Society aims to preserve radio control history using model RC airplanes from before 1970.


• If you like new that looks old, RC builders can get plans for making their own airplane models based on vintage fliers at Vintage R/C Plans.


• Talk with other collectors in the Vintage & Antique RC forum of RC Universe. They have a thread that discusses exactly (or inexactly) what "vintage" means in the world of RCs.