Thread: What these worth please?

Hi guys im after some help here...
Could someone put a rough price on what the following 2 models are worth please. Im looking to buy one of them but unsure which 1 yet.

First ones a Robbe Futura SE with everything you see in the pictures.
Second heli is a Millenium 90 with carbon main/tails, webra 90 engine, muscle pipe and csm 540 gyro.

Also are parts readily availabel for these models?

Thanks alot
Lee

anyone?
Lee

Its like anything its what you want to pay for it .... As for parts I been having a peruse around and it seems they do stock the parts for them...Gotta admit they do look nice heli's tho... y cant they just build something and keep it how it should be ... Suppose mfs dont bother when they think we should be crashing them all the time and getting new ones lol

Been advertising my mint Milly 2. All carbon, digital servos, top spec motor, etc etc.
Even when I dropped the price to £600 including a pcm 9X transmitter, I didnt get any buyers!!
Ended up splitting it all down to sell it.
The Robbe range are brilliant models, especially the Milly, but they dont seem to be holding their value any more.
Parts are readilly available through Midland Helicopters in the UK and RCMarket in Europe with RCMarket also doing the The Dyna-X upgraded for the Milly which makes it more attractive than the futura.
I only sold mine as I fly electric exclusively now, and I'm all ready missing it, so building an electric Dyna-X

The Mille is probably worth more than the other one, but they are cheap on the 2nd hand market. The Webra engine is poor and the gyro is old.

£200 tops for that Mille in my opinion, and believe me, I've sold Milles in the last 12 months and they're worthless 2nd hand. Sad, but true. It's a fantastic heli, but nobody wants them anymore - they're out-of-date so that is reflected in their 2nd hand prices.

It might be worth £300 with an OS engine and a decent gyro.

Great for buyers, bad for sellers.

surely the futura is worth more than that with all that gear in it? It has 9202 on aileron and elevator and 9206 on pitch and also a 0s70 engine and zimmerman pipe.

Think ill not bother then.
Cheers for the help
Lee

Originally Posted by colin n

let me know where it is and i'll get it.

miss mine alot.

futura, 275.

milli , 300.

whats he asking.

Dont think he'd take 275 for it like. He seems to think its worth alot more i think.
Lee

It isn't worth what he wants for it.......

It is actually, but nobody will pay that much.

RC helicopters suffer badly from trends and whatever is 'in' at the moment. Nowadays, everyone wants a Synergy N9 in the limited 90 market-place, and everything else is pants. The Raptor 90 still sells ok and holds its own, but it's a 2nd best. The Mille is way down the list on most people's wish list.

The sad thing about this is that the Mille is a fantastic heli, and will still far out-fly most club fliers. Yes, it has issues, has a high parts count, is over-engineered, but hey, that's what we come to expect from the Germans after all. Carbon frames are good, but make sure the bottom rails are carbon as well - the ali ones suffer from fatigue fractures.

If you're prepared to pay what he's asking and you feel that you're getting a good buy, then go for it, you're unlikely to be disappointed. 2nd hand goods are only ever worth whatever someone is prepared to pay for them.

I've had three Mille 2s and they were all great, but I struggled to sell the last 2 I had, and that was a year ago.

If you know the seller and the history of the model then maybe you might be prepared to pay a bit more for 'peace-of-mind', but if you don't then 'buyer be warned'.

Also, the photos show the flybar weights out near the paddles which suggests a certain type of flier - maybe F3C rather than 3D.

You can draw you own conclusions about this, but it doesn't necessarily mean that parts are in a good condition with regards to wear.

Originally Posted by The Manager

Also, the photos show the flybar weights out near the paddles which suggests a certain type of flier - maybe F3C rather than 3D.

You can draw you own conclusions about this, but it doesn't necessarily mean that parts are in a good condition with regards to wear.

Good observation.
Thanks
Lee

And.........

The 90 that I sold a year ago had a metal anti-rotation guide, metal blade grips, the Robbe full cage flybar carrier and many other upgrades as well (unlike the one in the photos) and it still only sold for £120ish (airframe only).

If I were you, I'd make an educated bid, but be aware of the market value, don't get carried away by 'I Want.....'.

Thanks for the info guys, ive read enough already to bring me to my decision.
Lee