Hardware and accessories. In order to download the PASKAL 3D app, open the 'App Store' on the Apple iPad and enter 'PASKAL 3D Experience-Refraction' in the search field on the top right. The TechniPlus ISIO TV can be controlled by HDMI cable. In our case, the TV can be started via the Apple TV. From the June 1979 issue of Radio Control Models & Electronics magazine, a full page Beatties advert for the Acoms AP-227 set! Also shown are the 6V Acoms battery & 6V mains charger & Quick Charger from 12V source. Opposite this page is a great Beatties advert for the Tamiya cars of the time RA1201 to RA1208 + 2 Tanks with Beatties own.

In the US, the spektrum DX6(i) is typically $50 cheaper than the Futaba 6EX. And there's no futaba equivalent to the DX5e.The Futaba has a microswitch on the rx for binding.

The spektrum has a bind plug, which is basically a normal 3 pin rx connector with a wire loop between 2 pins - I cut the wire loop and hook it up to a slide switch so that if I need to rebind the rx for whatever reason, I don't have to tear the tank apart (it plugs into what would be channel 8 on the Rx).The Futaba can be user modified with aftermarket parts to add self centering on the throttle stick. The Spektrum needs to be sent back to the manufacturer's service center to have this done (or you have to make your own mechanism).The Spektrum picks a single frequency and sticks to it. Altho the signal is coded specifically to the bound Rx, you can have 2 Tx's on the same frequency with the potential for one to 'drown out' the other.The Futaba changes frequency constantly, to avoid being drowned out.Or at least how I understand the blurb anyway. I have one each of the Dx6, Dx6i and 6EX + 2 Dx5e's.

In the UK, Acoms pretty much had the radio gear market sewn up in the 1980s – the way I remember it, for 99% of the tens of thousands of youngsters buying an RC car, it had to be a Tamiya, and thanks to the price being the lowest, 99% of them would have been bought with a Acoms radio gear.Later on, prices tended to fluctuate more, and Futaba got more of a look in, then in the ‘noughties, every man & his whippet seemed to produce cheap 2-channel radio gear. In the midst of that, Acoms seemed to stop caring – the 'Techniplus without a number', although functionally fine, looked & felt cheap & nasty. This was followed by the Technisport - the first foray into 2.4 Ghz – which excluded many people (including me) by being of the steerwheel type. It looked like things were back on track with a stick version, but availability of Acoms sets dried up & died during 2015The production dates I’ve given below are very imprecise, and the “suitable cars” even more so – shops could well have had stocks of the old model hanging around for some time after a new model was released, some Tamiya cars have had very long production runs. Given how expensive radio gear was in the beginning, many radios would have been used with much later cars. Note: with the exception of the Mk.II, Mk.III and Mk.V, the mark number is not an official Acoms designation and is only used here for discussion and comparison purposes.AP-227 (retrospectively known as the mk 1)Date: November 1978.

until early 1982?Realistically, 58003 Tyrell P34 on, firm on 58009 Toyota Celica., to 58027 Ford F150 Ranger XLT?Case: Injection moulded in green plastic, black plastic insert for sticks, lower portion shows 27mhz frequencies/colours, neck strap fixing points but no carrying handle. AP-227 Mk2Date: Mid 1981 until late 1983?58024 Sand Rover to 58041 The Frog?TX: Manual lists it as having part number 'ATB-227', but this does not appear on the TX itself.

Does this imply that the Mk.I set is ATA-227, Mk.III ATC-227, etc?Case: Injection moulded in slightly darker green plastic, updated black plastic insert for sticks with round, painted bezels, lower portion shows 27mhz frequencies/colours, neck strap fixing points & T-bar carrying handle. AP227F Technidrive aka mk. 4Date: Late 1987 to Autumn 1989? AP-27 MKV Techniplus (Chrome)Date: Autumn 1989. to 1993?58060 Monster Beetle to?Case: principally black plastic, but with large chromed front panel reminiscent of cheap 1970’s hi-fi incorporating both sticks, power switch & power indicator, chrome steel carry handle. Muddying the waters: the French mk.III, mk.IV & mk.V.The French do everything a bit differently with frequencies, so perhaps it's not surprising that one of the T2M (Techniques Moderned Du Modelisme) 26MHz sets messes with the idea of neat 'mark' numbers:T2M AP-26 Mk.iii: TX as per 'regular' mk.III with alternative label section & stick gimbals are moulded in same colour as main part of case.

Servos & RX TBC.T2M AP-26 Mk.IV: as per T2M AP-26 mk.III but with the addition of servo reverse switches. The RX appears to be as the the ARC-227 with the flying leads, and the servos are AS-7s (both with different labelling).T2M AP-26 Mk.V: TX as 'regular' chrome mk.V with differrent label section, RX apparently has the model ref. ARC26 but looks very much like the AR-227FE; relabelled AS-7 servos (or AS-11 servos, presumably also relabelled). Box design very much as 27mhz variety, but principally in French. Techniplus AP-201.

Alpha mk. AP-202 Techniplus mk. VII?Date: 2000-2005?Case: Dark grey with black stick areas, carry handle still the dominant part of the stylingMade in: ChinaPower Output: 100mw (from manual)Power indicator: 3 LEDs – red, amber, greenAntenna: 7 section telescopic, 7mm OD, M3 external threadStick Adjustment: Fixed length sticks, trim tabs, 70/30 throttle split leverServo reversing: Yes, by switchPower Source: eight AA batteries, also fitted with NiCad Charging jackReceiver: AR-2/27 (27mhz) or AR-2/40 (40mhz)Receiver Antenna length:?Servos:?Box: Black & red diagonally split. This first issue have 'Asahi RADIO' text and Asahi logo. Contents list as Mk.V and Mk.VI, but with single sided pressed card fibre insert.Overall: First of the CE marked Acoms transmitters & therefore reduced power output (100mW vs 500mW).

Also available as a 40mhz setNote: also see mk.VII 'A', below. Ownership changed from Asahi Communications/Corporation to CCP Co., Ltd/bTechniplus (no other identifiers) mk. VIII?Date: 2006-2010Case: Black plasticMade in: ChinaPower Output: 100mw (from manual)Power indicator: single red LEDAntenna: 7 section telescopic, 7mm OD, M3 external threadStick Adjustment: Fixed length sticks, trim tabs, 70/30 throttle split leverServo reversing: Yes, by switchPower Source: eight AA batteries, also fitted with NiCad Charging jackReceiver: AR-2/27Receiver Antenna length: (AR-2/27): 489mmServos: AS-16 or AS-17Box: Black with red fade. Contents list as Mk.VIIOverall: Has all the features you need on a basic 27mhz set, but design & colour are uninspiring. Looks & feels cheap. Techniplus AP2402 2.4ghz, mk.

Photos/additional info from Larbut (.), Peter Ellis (.), dreadly (.), Gumpie22B (.), stingray-63 (.)edit February 2014 Price GuideAll transmitters should be working, have the battery plate and an unbroken antenna. Value range depends on condition - the higher end should have no wear to the paint highlights.Complete sets should have a transmitter as above, receiver, servos, servo horns, 4x battery box & switch; the box & poly foam inserts may be a little warped or tatty;For the high end of the range, I would expect the instructions, baggies, lanyard & the pennant (where provided new) to be present, with the box in very good order.All values are in GBP.Receivers: 5 to 10 depending on conditionServos: c.

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7 each for the older ones, dropping to 5 for newerCrystals: 3-5 per pair, up to 8 brand newTX only:mk.I 5-10mk.II 6-12Mk.III 8-15Technidrive 12-25'Mk.V' (Chrome) 5-15Alpha 10-20AP-202 ('mk.VII') 6-10'Mk.VIII' 5-8Boxed complete set, used: (genuinely unused & still in baggies, prices climbing so add up to 100% for the best examples; incomplete deduct up to 50%)mk.I 30-40mk.II 35-45Mk.III 35-45Technidrive 40-45'Mk.V' (Chrome) 30-40Alpha 40-50AP-202 ('mk.VII' and mk.vII-A) 25-30'Mk.VIII' & '7-A' 20-30'Mk. IX' (2.4ghz) 30Update February 2016 - Change(s) of Ownership, the mk.VII 'A'. And the end of Acoms?Mk.VII (AP-202) - all boxes are marked as Acoms, but only some have an Asahi (Asahi Communisations = Acoms) logo, on later boxes any mention of Asahi is gone, mostly changed to 'Think Happy'. Darc wrote: brillent lar most usefull i have all but the first control but never seen such a detailed approch to explainning good for you and long live 27 mhz there is only me at club with a long airel and i dont have to worry about the crystals being the same as there is only me on 27 if it works why change it is my motoSorry darc, but I'm getting increasingly seduced by the dark side - 2.4ghz.

No long metal antennas to get bent or stick in your eye, no crystals to faff about with, less interference issues, no need for a long whippy antenna on the car.2.4 ghz appeared, what, 3 years ago? At first it was way too expensive for me, 18 months ago you could get really cheap (but nasty) units, or decent, not too expensive units that needed modifying (so I have some Planet T5 setups), & now with the latest Techniplus units I think we've reached the mass market point.Having said that, personally I'll only put 2.4ghz sets in my 'bashers' - which are almosty universally not boxart, and where practicality is more important to me than having the correct period radio; and in new cars - where a 2.4ghz set is the correct period radioPlease to join the conversation.