RC India

I guess it's old age, but after getting back into the hobby after a long time one often wonders....Whatever happened to......

E.G.  Bob Byron, the founder of Byron Originals, the best Giant Scale Warbirds kits.. He would hire an island once a year, and anyone who bought a Byron Original was invited, and then there would be a recreation of WW 2! Heard that after his death, the co. now only sells fuel  :(

Any more such guys?

Sanjay

wow..great news Sir.. :hatsoff:

And, there used to be a great RC flier, Mr. Randhawa....who has news of him?

Mr. Anup Randhawa is currently situated in  hyderabad...! runs a flyingclub there :hatsoff:

That's nice to hear. Was he the one who flew an RC model (think it was Senior Telemaster) from Kanyakumari to Kashmir?

Whatever happened to the magazine RCM? (Radio Control Modeller)

I fly with Vicky Randhawa here in hyderabad . He is a great person and it is fun to watch him fly ! :D

Great!

RCM the Mag went out of business. They are still around selling lots of plans and accompanying magazine articles (from RCM). Here is the link
 http://www.rcmplans.com/
And apart from the plans there are some old magazine reviews of engines and other stuff free to view.
I buy plans from them and they are great to deal with

First it was Webra, Now RCM... these Chinese are definitely gonna ruin the world...

Byron Originals was run by Byron Godberson...they were and still are a large company that makes all sorts of things, like lawn furniture, boat trailers, etc...
The models were a passion project of the owner, and when he died, the liability associated with the models(they got sued several times) became too risky, they are a large company and very vulnerable to lawsuits...and they closed it up.
Eventually, the molds and such were bought by another company, Iron Bay, who never really did anything with it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYZlgKUq5_U
The show, back in the day...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTQKH5AKryw
The lonely remains mouldering in a field today...

Look at this...
Byron did not fool around!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQnuAvqM2zE&list=UUIRRGYWkWdD0H48RUZMTglw&index=21&feature=plcp

Wow! They don't make them like Byron any more!

BTW, anyone remember Sailesh Patel, the super hot Jet Flyer? And, whatever happened to Bob Violett models?

Well...they actually make much BETTER than Byron now! :) Our stuff is bigger, better, and cheaper...
BVM is still very much alive, still making the best quality jets around...the Electra has to be the finest EDF in the world...
I don't know if Shalish Patel is still active, but every once in a while, you will see a Sabre from one of his kits come up for sale...

Vicky Randhawa Video 1988/99.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBho9LjqI58

hey naresh i think it is very old video as i can see a vintage car in background , exactly which year??

Yep. this is old video as it says ......"Captain Vicky Randhawa and his helicopter long time ago in 1988/89.
Recorded by super 8 camera 23 years ago by Marek. Converted to DVD, so poor quality"  {:)}

I got this from Youtube, Thought to share it.... :)

i dont know this great person , but an antique video i can say , and it  not poor quality man , captain must be having good money at that time , i barely trace anybody when i saw my brother birthday video shoot at 1995 ,

where he is right now? , on forum?

Just have to love this thread! You guys are storehouses of knowledge!

No doubt. But I meant the kind of grand expo that he organized

Glad to know Shailesh Patel is still around...used to read about him in RCM & MAN

I dont know about this dude, However, as per previous post, He is in hyderabad.....but i liked his passion towards Rc...;>)

must be sitting somewhere , wonder what happened to their toys

He is in hyderabad ! He flies regularly too

http://www.rcindia.org/search2?search=randhawa

Where in hyderabad, Can i visit that place?

that was Mr.jahagirdar....

ok  thanks , saw this guy in white beard now in some link given by mr anwar.

nice , he is looking too confident   comparing to his 23 year old video.

Wonder who were the first Rc flyers in India. I remember attending an aeromodelling NCC show in the early 70's, where Mr. Dosu Bhiwandiwala gave a demo of an Rc plane. Any ideas?

here is dosu .still as passionate.pics of fb vid and the thread

http://www.rcindia.org/rc-events/jets-over-nagpur-21st-23rd-jan-2011/msg47182/#msg47182

Hey, whatever happened to Randy Randolph(?) the dynamic editor of MAN? I'm sure easytiger would know

Who ever started out with an Aurora Bobni (I did)  :giggle: :giggle:

Whatever happened to it? Is it still made? Ha a lot of fun, made about half a dozen, managed to get one to take off from the ground with a decent headwind  ;D

Re Vineet's query of 23/3/12, the car is Studebaker Champion.