Vintage RC Heli

[trillian]

my first heli

That's pretty cool. I've never seen one of the Morley's up close. 'Very interesting how the engine is mounted and with the belt drive for the tail rotor shaft.

[Streetluge Chris]

I had 2 Kalt space baron which sold to a lad a work hes done nothing with them.
I had one of them out to see if I could get it to hover.
Well i did.
I like old stuff maybe I should get them back

[Mart61]

I do still have it but have removed and sold on most of the radio gear. If I do ever put it back into the sky, which is doubtful, I'd kit it out with new electrics anyway.

[dandeman]

I do still have it but have removed and sold on most of the radio gear. If I do ever put it back into the sky, which is doubtful, I'd kit it out with new electrics anyway.

Why would you want to fly that if you have a trex 500 and 600?
Still you could just buy some cheap electrics and get it flying. Would be fun

[Mart61]

Well, I gave this heli to Joe (VRHC) a couple of weekends ago. He popped by my house, he and his good lady, to pick it up.

I reckon it's gonna look good when restored. Joe said he'd try and get it ready for Charmouth.

Keep us posted on the restoration, Joe.

[perwer]

Anyone interested in a kyosho hyperfly.???
It was found in my brothers attic....i was told that these were great fun bu`t havent had it flying yet...

Anyone?

Do you still have it ? I work in a Kyosho-shop in Norway and are interessed in old models

[AndyKay]

I left an old Hirobo Shuttle at my old house when I moved last year. Hadnt been used for about 5 years and had about an inch of dust on it. I bet the old couple who moved in just dumped it in the bin

[Gilbert Griffith]

Ha, my son just sent me the link to this thread after I sent him a photo I found of me flying my Playboy in 1983.
I had forgotten how the collective was set up until I saw the photos here!
I remember spending two weeks reading up on heli theory before I started building. Then I built it with separate throttle and collective servos so I could mix parameters. Also I installed roller bearings on all of the control linkages, balanced the blades with a powder scale, it was very smooth. Which was good as there was no gyro, and I did some silly things when self-teaching, like taking off in long grass, on slopes, etc.
The engine was basic .25 but it got pretty hot, so I may have gone to a .28 with the bigger heat sink head as shown in your photos.
I sold it after a few months because my young children had a tendency to chase it around the yard!
A couple of years ago my kids got into electric helis, so did I. Esky Belt CP V2's is what we all bought. Good fun!
Thanks for the thread too.