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[car-killer]

hrllo to you all i am in the proccess of grtting into heli's.i have flown and still do a twister coax,sure its not the same as a sigle rotor but im up for the challenge.i am looking at getting into the mini copters and im taken with the blade 400 and for the money i recon there not all bad.

i have spent in the region of 20 years messing around with rc from cars to hover craft and i still have five nitro cars in the work shop and still enjoy having a rip around with my rc buddy who shortly will be joining us here............

[forbsy]

hi,some may say different but i would say save ya cash and buy something that will have a decent sell on value. the dx6i is one of the only things in the kit that is worth it but you can get these for not much now. think hard and buy once

[Gav]

hello car-killer.

bin the coax mate or use it for target / stunt practice and get the Blade400 like you said. The challenge is great and so rewarding after you master it mate.
Good luck.
Gav

[car-killer]

thanks for the responce 50/50 for the blade then .the dx6i is available from my local rc store for around £100.oo with reciver and battery but no servo i must admit i did think about going for a belt cp + battery and the dx and it comes out at about the same.....still i got till the end of the month then of to wings n wheels hope to have made my mind up by then

[fatmantom]

noooo!!

keep the coax!! it will teach you alot about what inputs to put in when the heli changes orientation!! and they are still alot of fun to whip round even if you have other heli's!

keep learning on the coax, but your next step a blade 400 will be fine but if you want a better alternative, put a bit more money in and get yourself a t-rex 450 se v2, yes you will have to build it and set it up yourself. but this will teach you how heli's work and there is also a LOT of help out there for this! and all this effot will reward you with a much better flying heli that will last you!

cheers,

[car-killer]

my head hurts bin coax keep coax blade good blade bad rex450 .i no i need a blade 400 coax 450 t rex cp belt

[jboweruk]

No, keep the coax, I love my little girls, and wouldn't get rid of 'em for anything, and some of the guys here can tell you what I've been through with at least one of 'em, still I love her to bits and am so glad I didn't give up on her.

I was toying with a Blade400 and like you thought it looked a nice heli, but reading a few comments on here I'm beginning to have my doubts.....

Now I'm so undecided, I just want a stable camera platform and think maybe a 3d copter not the way to go for me. For you I think they may be right, save up for a REX, like a PC you can get all sorts of bits to suit your overall budget.

[car-killer]

i do like me coax well twister / blade hybrid just i have found the limit with out door flying and i want to do more .for sure the coax will all ways be flown ..............

just need the push to find the next step

[machasm]

Keep the coax. It will help you with all but inverted orienations.
As for the blade..Well I have one BUT I had to change all the servos as I think the gears are made out of cheesium and strip very easily.
I also changed the gyro for a Futaba 401 since the one it comes with isn't much cop either and wasn't able to hold the tail steady for long if at all.
However with all that changed it does fly pretty well now and is very nimble.

But I would put all those bits into a TREX 450 if I was starting again and just get myself a DX7 from the off.
I have since sold the DX6i on ebay.

The other thing to bear in mind is that spares for the 450 are plentiful whereas I had quite a bit of trouble sourcing parts for the blade. The cost of the spares aren't much different from the blade ones and, although I am sure your flying skills are great, you WILL be buying spares.

Adrian.

[Leebert]

I agree. There's a lot more to a coax than hovering tail in. Once you have cracked that, there's hovering in all directions/orientations inside and gentle forward flight on calm evenings outside, again, in all orientations.

I still fly the Blade indoors when I can't fly outside. It beats watching the rain etc.

[consultant125]

Hey car-killer!

Welcome to the forum. I'm new here too! Still trying to set up my little heli at the moment and then I'll be cracking on learning to fly it.


Regards,

A.
www.carillonvideo.co.uk

[richieclarkie]

Keep the coax....

Also get Phoenix Flight sim and invest in a DX7 at the same time which can be used with your sim.

The blade looks like a good buy, but it's not exactly great to fly in basic form and spares do appear to be a problem at times.

Fatmantom mentioned the TREX 450 V2. IMHO if you stay in the small micro market there's nothing to beat it for money and spares availablity. It flies VERY well and a lot of people have started their heli carreers on it so it works.

If I was starting again I would look for a club, and buy a TREX 500 as my first heli. Flies great and still small enough to fly at your park (if you are careful!)

I appreciate all these options are more expensive, but they work and will give you a fighting chance in keeping in this hobby

[car-killer]

well thanks to you all im well kurfudeld .my bubget was to be around the £200.00...........but i dont think i will get me self a rex450 with all the trimmings for that...........

keep the comments and ideas flowing i need all the input i can get

[richieclarkie]

With a budget of £200 stick with the coax for sure

Save up an bit and look when you've got a bit more like £500 more