rcnz: About Us

Tell me about rcnz.com

rcnz.com was established as a importer/wholesaler in 1989 by Ross Clarke.  Frustrated with the high price of radio control and lack of selection lead to our first importation of servos from Asia, it was basically one business with one product and it grew from there.

The choice to go online for rcnz.com was three years in the making, ensuring we had the right people, the right website design and of course the right products. It became quite clear that the New Zealand market was missing an independent online radio control and modelling retailer that caters for all facets of modelling including radio control cars, planes, boats, helicopters and trains.  This was a chance to create something special, the end result being - rcnz.com - New Zealand's home of radio control.

The One Stop Shop

The rcnz.com team decided that the website needed to be a one stop shop, not just another radio control website but a radio control community.  A community that included a vast range of radio control products and accessories, a simple parts request form, a classifieds section for selling your used gear completely free and an online forum where enthusiasts can talk to each other about their projects and share tips. A home for all modellers, New Zealand's home of radio control.

The rcnz.com Team

Ross Clarke - Ross has been involved with radio control since he was a kid, mainly through the family business.  Ross previously raced RC electric cars in his hometown Dunedin, his first car being a Tamiya Frog with both the Subaru Brat and the Lancia body. Ross had a small stint with RC helicopters and now flys electric aircraft leisurely on his property west of Christchurch.  Ross has used his 6 year old son Sam as an excuse to get back into RC cars and you guessed it, he has brought him a 'Frog'.

Nic Trillo - Nic is the rcnz.com web manager.  Marrying an RC nut has given Nic a great understanding of the passion that hides behind each RC enthusiast.  Nic is looking forward to the challenge of learning the RC lingo and managing the most important role in the rcnz.com business, making sure your shop and community is always LIVE !

Lawrence Clarke - The mentor! Lawrence has been modelling since the 1950's and now retired loves sailing his RC yachts and RC boats at the Dunedin Model Engineering Club.  Lawrence previously owned Roslyn Book and Toy Centre and the Roslyn Model Shop in Dunedin of which he retired from in 2001. Lawrence has over 50 years RC knowledge and 35 years of retailing.