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This one might have cleaner lines in the pic, especially around the top of the canopy. It was a later version. I also put in a pic of one completed and glued with a glue stick (paper glue the kids use). It's not on glossy photo paper, but you'll get the idea.
[edit] I almost forgot. I glued or stapled a piece of clear plastic (packaging from something I bought) to the piece of the canopy that's on the bottom. It was long enough to tuck on top of the battery to help hold the canopy in place. The screws go in the stock place.
< Message edited by GTX SlotCar -- 12/7/2005 5:36:41 AM >
There you have it. Testfitted it with plain paper, fits just fine. Download the template and art around with it, then print it out on 100% and it will fit like mine.
Thanks Gary!
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looks good! heh wish I had that template sooner... I was trying to make the lines and remove all the slightly different colored green from GTX's model
not finished with it yet, but it's starting to look pretty good... I'm doing all that at the pixil level so it's slow going, but, I've got no limitations!
Since I don't have one yet how large is the wingspan? and how fast do the blades spin in a hover? Also how much does that tail weigh/ how much do the flybar paddles weigh? I'm thinking of maybe some major mods...
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Ill have to finish up at work, but I will awnser your questions shortly.
I also have a vector version of the template if you wish. All it takes is chaning the fill color and it does the rest.
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ORIGINAL: thecheatscalc looks good! heh wish I had that template sooner... I was trying to make the lines and remove all the slightly different colored green from GTX's model not finished with it yet, but it's starting to look pretty good... I'm doing all that at the pixil level so it's slow going, but, I've got no limitations! Since I don't have one yet how large is the wingspan? and how fast do the blades spin in a hover? Also how much does that tail weigh/ how much do the flybar paddles weigh? I'm thinking of maybe some major mods...
Rotor disk is 340mm. Tail weighs 10 grams, screws not included. Flybar in its whole weighs 8 grams, little linkage included. Just the little weight on the end 3 grams each. Dont know howfast the blades go in hover though, but I assume its perty slow due to 2 rotors working together.
< Message edited by Freakazoid -- 12/7/2005 2:11:16 PM >
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Received my Lama 2 lastnight and so far I like it. Glad I read about the main shaft collar. I noticed the shaft was sliding up and down and was wondering if that collar was in the wrong place.
Here is something I cant figure out. Most of the online stores I have looked at that sells this Lama dont mention and dont show the AC wall wart you get for your DC charger. They only show the pigtail to connect to a DC source.
Now, here is something that I almost missed.
This wall wart adapter is TAPED to the bottom of the styrofoam box the Lama comes in. If I hadn't noticed that this foam felt heavy I would have never known it came with one!
I know the Blade CX dont come with it. So the $117 I paid for this is a VERY sweet deal.
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Lama 2 are great helis they are so stable that cannot believe. the blade cx is a rebagged ones from the lama2. they will be much more expensive than lama2
Why do people insist on sharing *facts* with others without having a clue what they're talking about?
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If you put the tabs on the center section (top of canopy) you can make them bigger (easier to handle). It's also easier to to fold because you fold them with the windshield and cut later. Also, when you get around to coloring it, remember to change the black lines to the color as well or they'll show. Just a couple suggestions.
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I was going for fancy, but simple sometimes is better I see.
And I kinda like the black lines, it makes it look a little "chiseled".
LOL. Ya, you don't want to over engineer somthing like this. Actually, I did it the same way at first. I changed the tabs on a suggestion from my 11 yr. old son.
If you like the chiseled look, you could change the windscreen to look kind of like the Blade CP - and make the lines the same hue as the body, but darker.
Now, someone on one of these forums made a new tail boom out of a cheap carbon fiber arrow and added a tail wing and 2 rudders. It was for a Hirobo XRB, but the idea would work. I was thinking of something similar, but keeping the dummy rear prop. It would change the Lama 2 into a sport heli.
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Testfitted it with plain paper, fits just fine. 
Glad I read about the main shaft collar. I noticed the shaft was sliding up and down and was wondering if that collar was in the wrong place. 
