So What Did You Get?

[MikeV]

Merry Christmas everyone. Tell us what Santa brought you. This is the place to do it.

[heli-cuzz]

I got 3 heli-related gifts.

1. RCHELImag hat. :D

2. RCHELImag t-shirt. :D

3. RCHELImag subscription. :D

My wife is to good to me.

Also got a bunch of clothes, gloves, hats, screwgun, and lots of $$$$christmasdough$$$$.

So, I will most likely buy a new Trex, still undecided.

What did you get Mike?

Merry christmas to all.

[phatchantz]

the gifts were delivered by "special" elves this year - no sexist offense meant ................

[schwa]

i got the ef sabre and some clothes, cd's, and dvd's...not delvered by those elves though damnit

[Julie]

i got a tiger blanket, a new surround sound system, a xbox 360 game, and a dvd. i dont ask for much since i buy anything i need

[CLM]

and lots of $$$$christmasdough$$$$.

So, I will most likely buy a new Trex, still undecided.


Keep with your Caliber theme and get a Caliber 400 XP ;)

Chris

[team222badbrad]

i got a tiger blanket

ME to!

I also got a cordless drill, some clothing, work light and this cool robot lamp! A little bit of dough$ too!

BTW HeliCuzz did you get a new email, last one I sent to you got returned? :eek:

I did get some Christmas Eve hovering in, that was a pretty good present!

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=5557236093606503092&q=hirobo

[vapochilled]

HDX 450
Dodge charger :)
And a hangover :o

[MikeV]

Wow, that's cool. I got a Panther Blanket.

[heli-cuzz]

Keep with your Caliber theme and get a Caliber 400 XP ;)

Chris


I have one Trex now. I'd like two. How does the Caliber400XP stand up to the Trex?

[CLM]

I have one Trex now. I'd like two. How does the Caliber400XP stand up to the Trex?

I've not flown one but from the spread rchelimag did several issues back it's a good flying heli, the XP version does away with the z-bends and does a massive upgrade on the heli, not many pieces are the same as the 400. It has alot more aluminum then the original still has the thick carbon fiber sides and the bigger-then-trex tail boom. From what i've read about it it looks like a comparable trex would be about half way between the 450sa and the 450se. Here's Kyosho's site...

http://www.kyoshoamerica.com/helicopters/ep/20403B.asp

I've been considering it because I like being different, but I really would love to find a 450 size heli with a torque tube instead of a belt... These belt drive tails are like having a flying van de graf generator :D

Chris

Chris

[CLM]

Oh, another option, sorta diverging from your kyosho lineup, would be the Thunder Tiger Mini Titan e325 http://www.acehobby.com/ace/TTR4710_Mu.htm

It looks to be between 150-200 and has a nice low profile layout.

Chris

[blax1]

Hi everyone I hope you all had a Great Christmas :)
Well lets see!! I got

Align 325mm yellow carbons (prolly need some spares) lol
2 X Align caps
Align Radio Sling
A PicoZ (almost :o about that) but its :cool:
A set of wooden training gear from Model Tech-- (don't wanna write off T-Rex yet ;) )
That's about it for heli- stuff, I didn't get any $$$, but I did get a few cartons of beer!!!! (nice)
Cheers Ralph

BTW Hello phatchantz
I bet those elves were a bit cool
(so long as they weren't frozen) LOL

[phatchantz]

Hey Ralph,

Hope your havin' fun with that Picco :D - they are a "hand full" :) - Your Christmas was way ahead of mine - according to the time clock you guys are about 14 or so hours ahead of us, so yours was over and done with, before we even had the kick off.................

I'm jealous about the "beer" thing - doctor says "NO BEER" - ha - what does he know :mad:

I'll tell the elves you said "hello" :)

[boomer23059]

My fantastic wife got me a Tref 450 SA ARF (the already assembled body) and a Futaba 6EX-PCM remote!!! Woo Hoo!!!

I'm going to exchange the 6EX for the 6EXH helicopter version. I asked for the ARF version of the Trex because I'm new to heli's. I want to build my heli, but I didn't want to get a box of parts and then wonder if I crashed because I assembled the head incorrectly!

I figure I'll spend the winter selecting and installing the servos and electronics and be ready to fly by Spring. Any suggestions?

[schwa]

wow, that mini Titan E325 looks smooth, i might have to reconsider the trex for that.

[heli-cuzz]

I've not flown one but from the spread rchelimag did several issues back it's a good flying heli, the XP version does away with the z-bends and does a massive upgrade on the heli, not many pieces are the same as the 400. It has alot more aluminum then the original still has the thick carbon fiber sides and the bigger-then-trex tail boom. From what i've read about it it looks like a comparable trex would be about half way between the 450sa and the 450se. Here's Kyosho's site...

http://www.kyoshoamerica.com/helicopters/ep/20403B.asp

I've been considering it because I like being different, but I really would love to find a 450 size heli with a torque tube instead of a belt... These belt drive tails are like having a flying van de graf generator :D

Chris

Chris

Another thing I like about the Trex, when you buy parts, there are quite a few on the list that come in quantities{more than one}. Mainshaft for about 8 dollars and change. Align gives you three for the 8 dollar price.

[schwa]

thats something to consider also, does anyone know the flight time versus the trex and raptor?

[kcgraves]

My wife got me a FMA Direct 4S charger. Works much better and faster then my old Hobbico Field Charger, which took two hours to charge my 1800 and 2100 Lipos. The FMA takes about 45 minutes and you can do them warm.

Also got an FMA Co-Pilot. Anyone have any experience with these?

[mkoutnik]

Let's see, I got...

Thunder Power 11.1 V, 1320 mAH Li-Po battery
Craftsman air compressor
Craftsman circular saw
Logitech Harmony 670 remote
10 year-old bottle of bourbon - Eagle Rare, mmmmm
Pulled off my first hover, Xmas eve though
...and a job offer (not from my wife) :D

[vapochilled]

My wife got me a FMA Direct 4S charger. Works much better and faster then my old Hobbico Field Charger, which took two hours to charge my 1800 and 2100 Lipos. The FMA takes about 45 minutes and you can do them warm.

Also got an FMA Co-Pilot. Anyone have any experience with these?
I was looking at those, can you keep us(me) informed on how you like it?

[Julie]

say hello to Pepper. my new minature doberman. late xmas present

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y204/juliebriggs/l_2fa7c84c7268601267353d44e817f6c5.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y204/juliebriggs/juliewstupiddog2.jpg

[mkoutnik]

Very cool puppy...we have a 3-year old female black and tan Min Pin named Zoe. She's an awesome family dog, even with a 4-year old constantly pulling on her. Have fun with Pepper. :D

[schwa]

my labs name is zoe

[kcgraves]

I have a 15 month old Mini Daschund named Sadie. Black n' Tan.

vapochilled,

Will let you know about the Co-Pilot. If the weather warms up a bit I can try it. Am installing it today. But it is about 30 F. here which is a may be a little cold for my MX400. It sounds kinda neat though and I cannot wait to try it.

[kiwipilot]

Just the one RC related present under the tree this year, a Eurostar Trainset.

http://www.goldstarstockists.com/hornby/setpics/R1013-Eurostar-3D.jpg

I'm off to buy a few heli bits'n'pieces next weekend with my work christmas bonus!

[sgtmike74]

I got 2 gallons of 15%, Mavrikk Deluxe crash kits (the one with the CF Blades) and some CF tail blades along with the CNC tail yoke. The more important thing is what didn't I get. I didn't get the G3.5 sim. Oh well.

[tdswan]

I got nothing for Christmas. My wife thinks that I get enough throuout the year. :(

[CLM]

I got nothing for Christmas. My wife thinks that I get enough throuout the year. :(

Wow! someone who got less them me! :rolleyes: Money has been real tight with our family losses this year(seemed like we lost someone every 3 months :( ), got a shirt and an electric blanket.... However dinner was fantastic! We had a two person ham... not as in only feeding two people, but as in it took 2 people to lug it from the car :eek: (and we are STILL eating ham sandwiches!) Awsome desserts... and most importantly.. A cause for getting the family together

[Julie]

most importantly.. A cause for getting the family together

which is the reason that i like xmas. its way too commercialized. for me, its just a time to spend with my family.

[kiwipilot]

Agree Julie, there are so many who go without completely that it doesn't bear thinking about.

[kcgraves]

I was looking at those, can you keep us(me) informed on how you like it?

Got the FMA Direct Co-pilot installed on my MX Pro. Really designed for something a little bigger but moving things around a little I got it installed. The weather finally cleared up a bit yesterday for a few hours so I got two flights in. Still needs some tweaking but I must say it does what it says it should. After calibrating the co-pilot and taking the MX up about 30 feet and gave it a little left cyclic then let go of the stick. It returned to a level state and stayed there, almost. I had a breeze blowing it from the side and it kept correcting but through it all the heli stayed level. It will be good for practice, especially nose in. And I can shut it on and off from my JR6102 for emergency purposes.

Hopefully I might get a few more fly days before spring.

Keith