The Tamiya and Futaba Connection in the R/C Golden Age

25/10/2025 6 min Episodio 215
The Tamiya and Futaba Connection in the R/C Golden Age

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Episode Synopsis

In most of the world, vintage Tamiya R/C model cars, tanks, buggies, trucks, vans, and busses all included or recommended Futaba servo savers, radio control receivers, and transmitters. Why was this? What was their connection or relationship? Why was it often different in the UK (United Kingdom)? In this episode of the RC Deep Dive podcast we look at the contacts and deals and unlock the secrets behind the symbiotic Tamiya- Futaba alliance and why it eventually ended after the end of the R/C golden age. 

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