My name is Tony Walsham & I am the owner and founder of REMOTE CONTROL SYSTEMS (RCS).
It has been more than 20 years since I ran my first international advertisement for radio control of model trains. The ad was on page # 53 in the July/August 1986 edition of the Narrow gauge and Short Line Gazette under my then Puffing Billy Models (PBM) label. It was run in co-operation with the late Graham Harris of Tempest Electronics.
Graham and I were among the pioneers of Radio Control (R/C) for model trains using regularly available low cost 2 stick digital proportional R/C such as Futaba® and Hi-Tec®.
A lot of water has passed under the bridge since then.
In 1988 Neil Dyson of Catnip and I developed a revolutionary method of memory momentum control that eliminated the "glitching" problems previously associated with low cost 2 stick AM R/C. This type of ESC, updated with microprocessor (µp) control, is still being made today under the BELTROL R/C & EVOLUTION R/C brand.
Finally, after a short stint advertising under the banner of Five Star Models, I founded REMOTE CONTROL SYSTEMS (RCS) in Nov 1989.
In 1992 RCS invented the proprietary R/C system using a small cigarette pack sized transmitter handpiece. This system was for controlling track voltage and was first shown at the 1992 Nuremberg Toy Fair by the European agents of AristoCraft®. This display was kindly arranged by Mr Lewis Polk.
Later in 1995 Mr Polk came out with the AristoCraft Train Engineer® system.
In the meantime RCS had pioneered the development of on board R/C using the same pocket sized ELSEMA hand held transmitters that were a feature of the trackside R/C which has been so successful.
Always mindful of advances in technology, RCS moved to µp control in 1996 which has enabled RCS to enjoy consistently successful results notwithstanding the arrival of much larger competitors in the market place over the years.
The new RCS TX-24 handpiece signals a new determination by RCS to continue producing the finest R/C equipment for model trains right here in Australia.
The future looks rosy for RCS.
Why? RCS will continue introducing leading edge products, and because RCS are innovators, not imitators.
RCS invites you to have a look at all the new items that are being released with the publication of this new website.
A great big thank you, to all those people who have helped me over the years, and to my loyal customers.
Tony Walsham.
