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  • #1

    just flew a trex 450 for the first time!!

    Well after much deliberation on if I should get a 2nd hand trex 450 or a brand new blade 450x I ended up with the trex! I am basically just an exotic material tart!

    Anyhoo, I couldn't believe how stable and powerful it felt. I only hovered and moved it about tail in under the dim light of streetlamps but it was enough to seal the deal!


    I can't believe how different things are this time round! This time last year I was chucking a 130x about thinking how easy it was, then came the trex 250 of doom! And the shocking difference between flybarred and flybarless! Needless to say that heli put me right off and I gave it up last March.

    This time though I bought what turned out to be a well set up and lovely little Gaui Hurricane 200 which rescued my love of helis!! Now I can fly figure eights in both directions and even manage half decent loops and rolls which is something I never thought I'd be able to do witha flybarred heli!

    Needless to say this 450 feels great so far and cant wait to get stuck into it!

    I thank you all for the help and advice, and here's to many years of spending thousands on a new addiction! (as if a twin turbo 300bhp estate car didn't cost me enough!!)

    Cheers.

    Gary
    MSH Protos Max V2. Vbar Neo, Cyclone 715, zeal, talon 120
    MSH Protos 500 FBL. VX1e, Zeal 480
    Trex 150. In one piece and flying well........for now!!
    Futaba 14sg



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    Congrats!
    Tom
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    SAB Goblin 630 Competition     - Castle Edge 120HV, vBar Neo
    Blade 700X - Castle Edge 160HV ESC, Mini vBar
    Logo 550SXv2 - Castle 130LV ESC, vBar Neo
    .... and a Gaui X3
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    • #3
      Well done. Good heli.

      Audi RS4?
      Tron 7.0 advance Vbar evo V Control
      Foamy plank
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      • #4
        Originally posted by Mike Sanders View Post
        Well done. Good heli.

        Audi RS4?
        Sadly not!

        Its a Mitsubishi Legnum Vr4. Still a 4wd Porsche slayer though! Lol

        Yeah I am very impressed with the heli, I never realised just how much bigger it was than my Gaui 200. I know you guys who fly the bigger 700 and 800's must think the 450 is a small toy but to me it looks and feels massive!

        Ill get to know it more tomorrow.
        MSH Protos Max V2. Vbar Neo, Cyclone 715, zeal, talon 120
        MSH Protos 500 FBL. VX1e, Zeal 480
        Trex 150. In one piece and flying well........for now!!
        Futaba 14sg



        http://www.oxonhelicollective.org.uk

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        • #5
          Congrats.

          Also commiserations 'cos you'll be buying a 500 in the spring!
          PGK
          450Pro Clone fb, Trex500 fbl beastx, Trex 600N fbl beastx, Trex700N fbl msh brain, Spectra G Hanson 26 3dmax fb, Blitz Avro fb...Futaba 8FG

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          • #6
            Yep, Nice little heli the 450, I still fly mine most times I go up the field, there even pretty good when its a bit windy
            TREX 700 LE - Spartan Vortex
            TREX 600 LE - VBAR 5.3 PRO (DFC)
            TREX 600 LE - VBAR 5.3 PRO
            TREX 600E PRO - VBAR NEO (PRO RESCUE)
            TREX 550L DOMINATOR - MINI VBAR EXPRESS
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            • #7
              Pleased to hear your having a good time with it.. loving my 450 at the moment just so much fun :-)

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              Matt
              Goblin 500 Sport
              Owner of               One E.G.S.

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              • #8
                Good for you! I felt exactly the same when I went from my MCPX to the TREX 450. However, I felt even more blown away went I went up to the 500...
                Terry

                Blade MCPx ~ Trex 450XL                 ~ Trex 450 Dominator ~ Trex 500
                DX8 & Phoenix

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                • #9
                  Its funny how you get used to the size of the heli... before my 450 i was flying my 550 for a fair amount of time and so to me the 450 feels very small compared.. while a 700 still looks a big heli to me.

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                  Goblin 500 Sport
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                  • #10
                    It is so much easier when you know what you're doing. It is strange how we go from really difficult to easy. Now you have to decide how often you want to crash it. A 450 isn't as forgiving as a 130-X. Each crash seems to add a bit of unreliability as well.
                    Flasher 450 Sport. Assan GA250 with 520 tail servo, MKS DS450 cyclic.
                    Multiplex Cockpit Tx, DX7, DX6i
                    Blade 130-X, MSR, MSRX
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                    • #11
                      Plus 1 on going up to a 500!!! I've also got the 450 pro, which I don think I'll ever sell, I've crashed it several times and it's cheap to put right with align bits, I also have a 500, which is a massive step up in stability and flying factor, stick with the 450 for now, but keep your eyes open for a 500 EFL PRO, not DFC tho, a little to fierce. Good luck mate
                      Align trex 700x brain 2 BT
                      SAB Goblin 700 KSE Brain 2 BT
                      Trex 600 ESP brain 2
                      and one helicopter mad son, who drives me bonkers wanting to watch, fly and go to the field


                      Spektrum DX9.......and you can say what you like to the EX Mrs, we split up, so she can #%$€ her self!!!

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                      • #12
                        Agreed on the 500 EFL Pro, love mine, massive step up in terms of stability from the 450.....put one on your Christmas list...!!!

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                        • #13
                          Seconded. I just sold my 500 EFL Pro as I had too many helis. Really was a good machine though! Same frame as DFC version with tail servo in main body of heli (rather than hanging on the boom), but with a much calmer demeanor I think than DFC.
                          Tom
                          sigpic Synergy E7SE - Kontronic Helijive 120+ ESC, vBar Neo
                          SAB Goblin 630 Competition                           - Castle Edge 120HV, vBar Neo
                          Blade 700X - Castle Edge 160HV ESC, Mini vBar
                          Logo 550SXv2 - Castle 130LV ESC, vBar Neo
                          .... and a Gaui X3
                          Spektrum DX8 ; Mikado VBC ; RealFlight 7 & neXt sims                           ... and two EGS'



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                          • #14
                            Originally posted by gazmk2 View Post
                            Sadly not!

                            Its a Mitsubishi Legnum Vr4. Still a 4wd Porsche slayer though! Lol
                            I had one of them!! I had a Red pre-facelift Super VR-4!! Went like stink, couldnt pass a petrol station tho LOL. Not a porsche slayer tho really Pity the engines arent that tuneable unless you spend ££££££

                            I miss mine.....
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                            • #15
                              My first "real" heli was a T-Rex 450. I still have it. And With 250 flights it still flies really well!

                              But for really windy days my T-Rex 550E is the thing to have!


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                              SAB Goblin 700 AR7200BX, Align T-Rex 600N DFC AR7200BX, Align T-Rex 550E V2 FBL AR7200BX, Mikado Logo 400 AR7200BX, Dji f550 Naza V2 GPS

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