Esky BIG LAMA - 4x Must Do Mods!!!

This should be everyones first CP heli... A HK450, buy it, build it, you wont regret it!

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This video shows the four main modifications to do to your Esky BIG LAMA to enhance its performance, and help sort out the small problems that the stock heli has(blade strike, motors overheating, and un-balanced/tailheavy).

Mods include:

Extended shaft

Upgrading the blades

Fitting motor heat sinks

Modifiying the battery mount.(DIY mod)

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[HeliPilotWill]

Hey Booger. :) I'm thinking of getting a Big lama but people are saying get an msr aswell. i really like your vids on the lama.. would you recommend it though??

Thanks dude.

Will.

[msteer79]

@HeliPilotWill Hey man, they are fun, but I would go for a honeybee fixed pitch V2, or a MSR, and Ive had both. You soon get over co-axials, although they are fun!

[smokee38]

I upgraded my big lama matal,new blades but no extreme inner shaft,will do later. but after i put on the new frame my heli works but wont lift off the ground. Both blades spin but will not lift off the ground just spins circles. I replaced motor B but still just spin with good battery, just seem as if it done not have power to take off ...help can anyone think what I should do. I wish there was someone that video the repair of all parts..

[msteer79]

@smokee38 Have you got the blades on the right way???

They are different for upper and lower

[OregoNgEEz]

Hi, just want to thank you for the tips. I did all 4 mods and it makes a world of difference. After putting on the shaft and extreme blades I haven't broken one blade. I went through all the included the stock blades in my first 3 flights. The heat sinks came today and the battery mod really gets the heli going good forward now. Great job!

[msteer79]

@OregoNgEEz No problem mate, glad to help other out! I just saw that I had 13,000 views, I had no idea it was up to that many! I may have helped out 13,000 people! =-)

[carr869]

ThinkRC has the extreme blades and the extended shaft. Mine just arrived.

[441rider]

Aluminum foil makes for adjustable heat sinks. Old trick more cooling surface depending on how you fold.

Nice vid, getting green one soon I hope.

[jerseymikekey]

I hated my Big Lama. It was only good for hovering (which it does by itself - yawn) and very slow speed flying, ideally indoors as you don't have enough control authority to fight anything but the lightest breeze. Trying to actually *fly* it always resulted in the "roll of death", (rolls over and smashes itself into the ground), despite all the mods. Sold it on eBay for spares and bought a Blade 400 which actually flies like I expect and doesn't stuff itself into the ground unless I tell it to!

[tatoghe]

where do you get these blades man? tried to search for it online, but no results :(

[shebotnov]

do you have problems with gyro overcompensating the rudder movement? I set the gain to minimum but it still overcompensats when giving throttle or rudder :(

[shahram72]

I installed the longer shaft but it wobbles and the flybar does not fit, it's too snug and should be loose. Any ideas?

[shahram72]

Great video. Just got my Big Lama this weekend and I am already grounded as I have already destroyed both sets of blades it came with. I have ordered this extended inner shaft and extra blades. Can't wait to fly for an entire battery. Wind really catches it, tho.

[IIIIlllllll]

can u tell me if the STOCK B MOTOR goes in the front or back of heli

[lionshahputra]

thanks bro, I am from Malaysia..... Beginner of course... ordered my big lama....maybe tomorrow will get it....Can't wait to do this 4 things..... :)

[michaelschollum]

Hi again

Do you know anyone or any place in Auckland that has a receiver for a big lama 2.4ghz? the usual places can't seem to get them in which I thought was weird and a pain :)

Hmm any idea if a receiver from a lama v4 would do the trick?

Thanks in advance! :

Mike