Blades New Heli revealed !

[Benjbrit123]

Building and setting up is half the fun for me. No way am I going to pay more to have it pre built, especially when you're just going to tear it down to check threadlock etc anyway.

The 550x is a kit so you do get to build it lol

[Jamin_00]

OK, looking at US prices, the Align T-REX 550E V2 3GX SUPER COMBO

from Align is around the ~$800 mark. So cheaper than the 550X combo !

Here's the 550X actually becomes available at a competitive price. Even if you don't like Blade, it'll force Align to drop their prices!

Will it?

Not here it wont as Align are already cheaper to buy here than anywhere else

[debrooker]

Revolution Models has the 550X combo pro for £850

[tomatwalden]

Will it?

Not here it wont as Align are already cheaper to buy here than anywhere else

My post had a typo in it. I should have said "Here's hoping ..."

Just seen post about it being £850 at Revolution. So, Blade 550X for £850 or Trex550V2 for £695 ?

Hmmm. tough choice ...

EDIT : Not even £695 for the Trex : ALIGN T-REX 550E 3GX Super Combo

Lord only knows how Blade think they will sell this at that price! My guess is they won't, and will have to at the very least, price match the Trex.

[Gixxer]

Revolution Models has the 550X combo pro for £850

I can't for the life of me work out how they can justify that price. I reckon they'll struggle to sell them at anywhere near that sort of money. You can get a T-rex 550 DFC super combo for a lot less.

[liamm =D]

umm you can even buy a logo 500 with vbar and savox servos for 680 and the logo is nearly the same size at the trex 550

plus i wouldn't like the crash it going on how much blade charge for spares :\

[tomatwalden]

Kings Lynn seem to be first out of the blocks with a reasonable figure (maybe they're watching this thread )

£699 for combo : E-Flite Blade 550X Pro Series Helicopter Kit and Radio

[Ross Northcott]

Kings Lynn seem to be first out of the blocks with a reasonable figure (maybe they're watching this thread )

£699 for combo : E-Flite Blade 550X Pro Series Helicopter Kit and Radio

But its still an eflite at the end of the day, its gonna have loads of plastic parts where there should be metal, gonna need loads of upgrades tom make it fly any good, sounds a bit like Align lol.

[Gixxer]

Kings Lynn seem to be first out of the blocks with a reasonable figure (maybe they're watching this thread )

£699 for combo : E-Flite Blade 550X Pro Series Helicopter Kit and Radio

Blade heli, 700 quid and reasonable, all in the same post... lol

[panosg]

But its still an eflite at the end of the day, its gonna have loads of plastic parts where there should be metal, gonna need loads of upgrades tom make it fly any good, sounds a bit like Align lol.

Cant see any plastic parts!




But I will agree it's rather expensive!!!BLH5525C_a10.jpg

[skeldog]

if its anything like the 450x it will be awesome!!
not my cup of tea tho as 550s are neither here or there in my opinion,may as well have a 500 or a 600
thats just me tho
it does look a nice bit of kit tho

[dogbiscuit]

But its still an eflite at the end of the day, its gonna have loads of plastic parts where there should be metal, gonna need loads of upgrades tom make it fly any good, sounds a bit like Align lol.

those plastic eflight and align helis have kept me more than happy for quite a while now. nothing wrong with a few plastic bits here and there. all depends on your budget. they have never fallen out of the sky.

[tomatwalden]

But its still an eflite at the end of the day, its gonna have loads of plastic parts where there should be metal, gonna need loads of upgrades tom make it fly any good, sounds a bit like Align lol.

Mate - you need to check out the specs. No plastic - all CF and metal. Isolated/separate BEC (better than Align there). Torque tube tail, Fibreglass canopy, etc. etc.. Now if it has bolts that aren't made out of cheese, it might even could be classed as "quality" !

In this respect, it is different from the 500X (which is plasticky, I grant you)

[Bronek]

Re: Blades New Heli revealed !

But its still an eflite at the end of the day, its gonna have loads of plastic parts where there should be metal, gonna need loads of upgrades tom make it fly any good, sounds a bit like Align lol.

judging by http://www.horizonhobby.co.uk/aeroon...50x-image.html there is very little plastic. Heads etc. are all metal. Very much unlike Eflite so perhaps this explains pricing. I sense something along the lines "hey, we've done exceptional job!". The thing is they are barely catching up But, for a first in class, it does not seem half bad.

[Ross Northcott]

time will tell, buy once buy quality not crap.