RE: Torque Rods! Love 'em or hate 'em....
A geebee R2 used torque rods on its ailerons (yes the full-scale). Torque rods are used used on the elevators and rudders on kingairs and other full scale aircraft.
If they are designed and installed correctly, they are as good if not better than most other control setups (but there are cons to them as well)