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  • #76
    Originally posted by jonesheli View Post
    Basically you can buy all of the other quality heli's for similar money so why would you buy a Blade? It will probably be pretty good however, parts availability will almost certainly be really good but it just needs to be cheaper.
    Why would you not buy a Blade? The quality of the 700x kit is at least on a par with say, an Align. Support is local with HH uk, for an HV setup - it's cheaper. If, like me, you don't like DFC, it has an HPS head (swash driver). It will be more individual, it comes with beastx rather than 3GX, etc.

    If you put aside preconceptions about Blade based upon their micros, there are good reasons to consider it.

    That said,, I still think they could have priced it more aggressively. Sure, the HV setup is cheaper but I doubt most customers will be that fussed about HV servos.
    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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    • #77
      Originally posted by tomatwalden View Post
      Why would you not buy a Blade? The quality of the 700x kit is at least on a par with say, an Align. Support is local with HH uk, for an HV setup - it's cheaper. If, like me, you don't like DFC, it has an HPS head (swash driver). It will be more individual, it comes with beastx rather than 3GX, etc.

      If you put aside preconceptions about Blade based upon their micros, there are good reasons to consider it.

      That said,, I still think they could have priced it more aggressively. Sure, the HV setup is cheaper but I doubt most customers will be that fussed about HV servos.
      Apart from the price, which everyone agrees is high, I can see the positives as I said in my post, (especially the HPS instead of DFC head, the reason my 700 v3 has the KDE SXT head as I don't like DFC either!) good support and parts availability will make it sell but I still think for most people in the market for a 700 it won't be the first choice.
      George

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      • #78
        Snakey nailed it on the head really. Blade is associated with small, cheap, affordable plastic helis. Introducing their pro series with a hefty price tag is inveitably going to bring it skeptics (even if it is good). Lets face it, the pro series has hardly taken off over here, blades reputation precedes itself.
        Matt

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        • #79
          I pretty much agree with you - Blade needed to price aggressively to get past people's scepticism. Shame really, because the Pro series is quite good - especially the 700x by all accounts.
          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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          • #80
            Quick!!!!!

            BLH5725 | Blade 700X Pro Kit

            http://www.modelhelicopters.co.uk/auctions
            + 7 x Eddies finest EGS's


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            • #81
              That's an interesting tactic ...
              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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              • #82
                If I had the gear I would be interested at that price I think!!
                + 7 x Eddies finest EGS's


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                • #83
                  These were available at rcha for a steal. I found it hard not to drive away with a boot load of kits. I got myself a gaui x4 II super combo with a massive discount from Midlands.
                  Invertix 400
                  Vortex 285
                  TBS Discovery Endurance
                  X4 II
                  Schluter Champion Longranger
                  G4 E720
                  G4 E720 Big AIR edition
                  Goblin Urukay super slow
                  Goblin 700 KSE Slow
                  Goblin 700 KSE Fast
                  Srimok Faifa
                  Spectra G
                  Synergy 766
                  I'm not controlling it, just preventing it from crashing
                  http://mangled-rc.com/

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                  • #84
                    I think a one-off auction, whilst interesting is not enough. Horizon need to make it cheaper overall. I realise now however that the 700X super combo - being an HV setup with HV servos etc. is good value - when compared to the Align 700 HV super combo. But I am not convinced that your average buyer would be going for the HV super combo's anyway.
                    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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                    • #85
                      It's the future Tom.
                      sigpic
                      7HV Kosmik 200 cool Neo BL9180 BL9188 pyro 750/56 comp
                      6HV ultimate Helijive120 SK540 BLS351 BLS251
                      Goblin 500 SK540 jive 100lv
                      HD 500 SK540 jive 80 lv
                      WARP 360 KOBY 55 SK720 MKS92a MKS95i
                      Oxy 3 SK540 minijazz20





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                      • #86
                        None of the team ponces pilots got them yet? HH seemed to dish out the cheaper models to them like sweets, so I'm surprised we havent seen any unboxing or flight videos yet?

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                        • #87
                          Originally posted by jamiem View Post
                          None of the team ponces pilots got them yet? HH seemed to dish out the cheaper models to them like sweets, so I'm surprised we havent seen any unboxing or flight videos yet?
                          Not in the UK, true. There's stuff stateside though. eg. Blade 700x build thread - HeliFreak

                          Who is exclusively HH in the UK? Richie Clarke is the only name that springs to mind ...
                          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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                          • #88
                            Originally posted by heathy View Post
                            It's the future Tom.
                            What, HV? I don't doubt you, but of all the 700's that normally appear at WHFC each weekend - how many are HV do you think? (PS. genuine question this! - I've no idea if most if not all of them are HV)
                            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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                            • #89
                              Originally posted by tomatwalden View Post
                              Not in the UK, true. There's stuff stateside though. eg. Blade 700x build thread - HeliFreak

                              Who is exclusively HH in the UK? Richie Clarke is the only name that springs to mind ...
                              Richie Clark and Heli Harry. Oh, and LG but I dont think he flys anymore??
                              + 7 x Eddies finest EGS's


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                              • #90
                                Originally posted by tomatwalden View Post
                                What, HV? I don't doubt you, but of all the 700's that normally appear at WHFC each weekend - how many are HV do you think? (PS. genuine question this! - I've no idea if most if not all of them are HV)
                                No, it's your future Tom. A blade in every size! Tom Hayley.
                                sigpic
                                7HV Kosmik 200 cool Neo BL9180 BL9188 pyro 750/56 comp
                                6HV ultimate Helijive120 SK540 BLS351 BLS251
                                Goblin 500 SK540 jive 100lv
                                HD 500 SK540 jive 80 lv
                                WARP 360 KOBY 55 SK720 MKS92a MKS95i
                                Oxy 3 SK540 minijazz20





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