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jedi391 · 01-04-2011, 11:32 PM

I recently fell in love with my first 450 size helicopter, the Blade 400 and I was thinking about getting a second one to have ready if this one goes down for repairs. I have also heard alot about how much people love the Trex/EXI/clone 450's so I'm thinking about saving up and building one for the experience. My question is what components (gyro, servos, esc, motor) would you guys pick that mix value and capability? No 3D interest here, pretty much FFF and general sport flying. I have the DX6I so I will be using a
spektrum rx. Any and all suggestions appreciated. I have also seen Trex packages on line for a bit under $400. Can I do a clone for alot less? I would have to save up for a single purchase like that so I hoped to buy it piece by piece.

antennaman · 01-08-2011, 01:52 PM

Personally? If it were between buying a clone kit and parts brand new or finding an actualy 450 that's been used... I'd go with the latter. I bought my Trex 450SA from rcuniverse.com classified. It was in excellent shape. I flew it for years before recently selling it to a friend to fund my new, larger heli. By the time I sold it it was a bonified SE V2. Unbelievable machine!

As far as parts go, I'd recommend going with a strong servo such as an hs-65 for the cyclic as weaker servos won't center well and the heli will be all over the place.Also, it's worth your money investing in a nice gyro/tail servo combo. Just buy a recognizable name : Futaba,JR,Quark,Hitec.
With my 450, I never had any power issues with the stock align motor/esc. I only noticed it was a little weak once I started practicing tic-tocs.

just my $0.02

01-04-2011, 11:32 PM	#1 (permalink)
jedi391 Registered Users Join Date: Jan 2010	Economical EXI/clone 450 components selection I recently fell in love with my first 450 size helicopter, the Blade 400 and I was thinking about getting a second one to have ready if this one goes down for repairs. I have also heard alot about how much people love the Trex/EXI/clone 450's so I'm thinking about saving up and building one for the experience. My question is what components (gyro, servos, esc, motor) would you guys pick that mix value and capability? No 3D interest here, pretty much FFF and general sport flying. I have the DX6I so I will be using a spektrum rx. Any and all suggestions appreciated. I have also seen Trex packages on line for a bit under $400. Can I do a clone for alot less? I would have to save up for a single purchase like that so I hoped to buy it piece by piece.

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01-08-2011, 01:52 PM	#2 (permalink)
antennaman Registered Users Join Date: Feb 2008	Personally? If it were between buying a clone kit and parts brand new or finding an actualy 450 that's been used... I'd go with the latter. I bought my Trex 450SA from rcuniverse.com classified. It was in excellent shape. I flew it for years before recently selling it to a friend to fund my new, larger heli. By the time I sold it it was a bonified SE V2. Unbelievable machine! As far as parts go, I'd recommend going with a strong servo such as an hs-65 for the cyclic as weaker servos won't center well and the heli will be all over the place.Also, it's worth your money investing in a nice gyro/tail servo combo. Just buy a recognizable name : Futaba,JR,Quark,Hitec. With my 450, I never had any power issues with the stock align motor/esc. I only noticed it was a little weak once I started practicing tic-tocs. just my $0.02

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