I am interested in getting started in scale RC.

[JonBailey]

Originally Posted by Prop Shaft

Tamiya is going to be your best bet. You can get everything your looking for out of a tamiya kit as far as functionality goes. Sounds like there will be alot of scratch building involved to get the body and mixer parts you want. There are people around who will build scratch bodies for customers. Semi Joe comes to mind.

Perhaps, Joe can build me that custom Kenworth W900 day cab to fit that Tamiya frame as well as the mixer equipment. Can he do paint and decal work?

Is there a link for Semi Joe, please?


What kind of radio, servos, controllers and motors will I need for a mixer truck with "the (functional) works" on board? How many channels?

Does the mixer barrel need its own motor and controller?

Who supplies scale people figures for RC truck cabs?

It seems like Tamiya has not yet offered special-purpose truck bodies (dump, mixer, concrete pump, etc.) in kitted form yet, only tractors with 5th wheels.