been lurking here a while, first post

[hellfire]

first of all great site guys. it all started for me with a stupid foam thing, then down to the model shop and they recommended the twister medivac and i bought it. next was the walkera, i can hear you all say noooooo not for a newbie. well i much prefer it to the twister, the only problem being if i get to close to my wife she swats it with a cushion and she did that last night sending it flying across the room. i am looking forward to my next purchase maybe a trex 450. again great site guys.

[Boggy]

dont let her swat the trex with a cusion though!! tie her hands behind her back

welcome to the forum

[Tim Procter]

tie her hands behind her back

Carefull Ron there are other forums for that sort of subject...




As quoted a 450 size heli would be a good heli to start on but flying those indoors is not recommended.

Find a club and get some idea of what you would like first hand without spending your hard earned then realising you made a bad decision.

Some people actuall start on Raptor 30 size machines or even a 50 size heli as they are much more stable in flight.

Good luck in whatever decision you make.

[hellfire]

dont worry i wouldnt dream of flying it indoors. i would like the trex 500 but the price of the lipos put me of at near £100, i would need 3 or 4 packs to keep me happy. cant really blame her for swating it as i was trying to land it on the sofa beside her. tying her hands behind her back wouldnt help, she would just kick it.

[Boggy]

Carefull Ron there are other forums for that sort of subject...

i was going to add...and make her sweat! but good taste got the better of me!!





bugger now ive typed it

[Mike W]

Heya and welcome to the site and hope you enjoy it as much as alot of us have

[Tim Procter]

i would like the trex 500 but the price of the lipos put me of at near £100, i would need 3 or 4 packs to keep me happy.

The 500 is a fantastic heli and you really should consider buying one if you are serious about this hobby.

As for lipos you can buy 5s or 6s packs for around £60 each if you look in the right direction making your figures some way out..

COUGH COUGH.. Sorry I have a bad cough..

[Disc]

dont worry i wouldnt dream of flying it indoors. i would like the trex 500 but the price of the lipos put me of at near £100, i would need 3 or 4 packs to keep me happy. cant really blame her for swating it as i was trying to land it on the sofa beside her. tying her hands behind her back wouldnt help, she would just kick it.

Li-pos are not 100 pounds more like 70 pounds for the 500

T-rex 500 is more stable than the T-rex 450 though and easier to fly

[hellfire]

ok i must have been looking in the wrong place. i will do a bit more searching then, i havnt found anywhere that will do a package on the 500. the bit i look forward to is building one. must admit i have been focused on the 450 so i will have to do more research. thanks for the replies guys.

[moonmanflyer]

Hi and welcome to the site.
I agree a trex 500 would be a more stable choice.
Can't beat a nitro for begineers though, you can get much more flying in as bar the receiver and tx packs, you can just keep flying untill you run out of juice.
Raptor 30's is an ideal choice and a freind of mine has come on in leaps and bounds since buying one and he gets alot more flying in.

[steve c]

[QUOTE=busterboy;161616]The 500 is a fantastic helI

COUGH COUGH.. Sorry I have a bad cough..[/QUOTE

Very nicly done

Steve c...

[hellfire]

COUGH COUGH.. Sorry I have a bad cough..

lol can you take it apart again, put all the bits in the relevant bags etc so i can build it again

[Tim Procter]

lol can you take it apart again, put all the bits in the relevant bags etc so i can build it again

Not a problem..

Listed it on eBay today.

[hellfire]

The 500 is a fantastic heli and you really should consider buying one if you are serious about this hobby.

As for lipos you can buy 5s or 6s packs for around £60 each if you look in the right direction making your figures some way out..

i have searched for ages and cannot find packs for the trex 500 any cheaper than £80. do tell

[Tim Procter]

i have searched for ages and cannot find packs for the trex 500 any cheaper than £80. do tell

VAT to add but how about these.

Or try some 6s packs..