Custom retracts TRex 450 airwolf Bell 222 Heliartist

[blueskytomas4]

bluesky89

[Excelsior2007]

Interesting colour scheme for an Airwolf. I like it.

[ThePlaneboys]

@Excelsior2007 looks nice though dont you think a bit different

[robbiethehood]

Nice buy

[PTBSlovak]

how much you paid for that?? i always want one i still dont know if airplane would be better for me what is easier to control?

[PTBSlovak]

where can i buy this helicopter?

[frogbmth]

You can buy the mechanics, trex450seV2, in almost any RC hobby store. The fuse is from HeliArtist, I got mine from flying hobby in Hong Kong.

[peterrobann]

@frogbmth where in hongkong exactly and the name of the hobby shop did you purchase your heliArtist blue wolf fuselage. . thanks.. an anwer would be appreciated . .

[frogbmth]

@peterrobann From flying-hobby but I think this paint scheme is now out of production

[skl1cent]

hey i got another question. is it better to have 3A or 6A. here my setup, Futabas S9452 on cyclic. JR 7703D gyro with servo combo. I have the stock align BEC battery. 1,800mah 7.4v. and my main battery is a 22.2v 5000mah 6S.

[skl1cent]

well i checked my pitch on the blades their both equal. all the shafts are straight also. my swash is leveled pretty good, i Centered the servos and all. there is really no reason for it to vibrate i dont think. I may have to try to blade balancing maybe? I have ciberglass aligh blades. I'm going to watch finless bob vids to see, if maybe I missed as step. thanks man, if any other advicce let me know thanks. maybe ill make a vid when i get my new BEC in a day or 2.

[skl1cent]

my gyro is good now, but the vibration basically happens after mid stick, the last time it happened 1 blade gave me negative pitch for some reason and burned out my BEC. so I got a new one now. and my heli is the 600e. I saw a video of a raptor with that problem. after spin up. Som1 said that the blade grips were loose. Though mine do not look loose. But yea, have any suggestions?

[frogbmth]

Did you watch the finless bob setup vids? Tracking needs to be spot on with a 600, sounds like you have different pitch on each blade. Get the swash level at all positions and then use a pitch guage to get the blade pitch spot on.

[skl1cent]

just tried it, gyro is all set :) now before half stick, i have a severe vibration

[frogbmth]

That could be many things. Something out of balance possibly. Nitro or Electric? Does it go away as you spool up higher?

[skl1cent]

ok thanks man ill give that a shot :) I have a G7703D/S8900G Gyro/Servo Combo Pack its gonna be tuff to reverse it, specially since its inside a jet ranger body lol

[skl1cent]

hey i want to ask you a question. I just set up my trex 600 and basically whats happening is when i spin up the heli, the tail seems to rotate very fast! when i give it rudder and it seems to stay stuck at the current position so its like manually moving the pitch on the stick. it doesnt self center after i let go of the stick. which is weird. But when I rotate my heli while its on, I do the gyro working. any suggestions?

[frogbmth]

It sounds like you need to reverse the gyro. Not in the radio, the switch on the gyro itself.

Andy

[freddys2fast4u]

Where did u jet your retracts? They look GREAT. Nice job with the delay.

[frogbmth]

Hey thanks. They are a causeman set though highly modified

[craig3008]

Those retracts look fantastic. Nothing worse than the really fast, fake-looking retracts. Just a question re the body.. where did you get that one from? Was it pre-painted or did you do it yourself? Looks awesome. I have a T-Rex 450SE V2... when you say it's 'heavy'..you mean that it handles more slowly... does it tame the Rex down a bit?

[frogbmth]

Hey thanks! I got the prepainted boddy from flying hobby, and they now do a version with retracts included. The heli just feels less jumpy and light, it takes longer to react and feels more sedate if that makes sense. Andy

[craig3008]

Ahh actually I found where you got it from! Forget that last question!

[rcguy911]

Thats the best looking retracts I've ever seen on a 450. I have a 500 How can I get my retracts to work like yours. The ones I've seen moves too fast and looks toyish and not as realistic.

[frogbmth]

Hey thanks! I used the NFSD1 servo slowdown unit with variable speed control. This works with any normal servo but will not work on a retract servo.

[RotorHead2652]

Sweet ....... Heavy ??

[frogbmth]

Its a lot heavier than the standard hei, you can feel it in flight big style. I'm still playing with headspeed and pinion options to get a good feel.

[317stinky]

that is an amazingly nice heli