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Showoff! You know you want to. - 5/15/2008 2:01:46 PM

jp473

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I’ve often started searching the net for others that enjoy this hobby along with photography. To see what people are doing, how they are doing it and so on. So, I’ve just completed my first attempt at multi tasking my limited flying ability with a crude attempt at cinematography.

Ok, I not a famous but I showed you mine, now you show us yours.

http://rcuvideos.com/item/4CYXL9YCVLYBPZBJ

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RE: Showoff! You know you want to. - 5/15/2008 3:07:02 PM

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The vid was good but we only saw half of the heli most of the vid.

Try again with the camera pointed down a bit and we'll get to see the bird.

Other than that you did pretty good. What was factory if all that stuff was trex?

LOL

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RE: Showoff! You know you want to. - 5/15/2008 3:36:40 PM

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It was not my intent to start a blade/rex war. Just show us your stuff. If you have the feathers from a dodo bird attached to your rotors and it works for you, why not. I saw one with a squirrel tail on a cx with a hand painted canopy. Hay Bullwinkle, a real flying squirrel.
I like the smother flight of the align 325 wood blades. They flex less and cost the same as stock. Much smother rotation with less drag. The tail fin was to give a little extra length and support so the tail rotor won’t bite the ground on a tail strike. The feathering shafts, well, necessity being the mother she is…everyone was out of stock shafts and the align not only fit but are stronger. As for the canopy, I just prefer the shape. And I’m not trying to imitate a rex, just found a few things I like and used them to enhance my bird. It’s still a Blade 400
And yes, next time I get someone to give me a verbal reference of the framing limits

Now...show us yours.

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RE: Showoff! You know you want to. - 5/15/2008 5:01:50 PM

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Sorry if you intended this to be a video thread, but here's some still pics.

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RE: Showoff! You know you want to. - 5/15/2008 5:34:21 PM

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Hey Wolf, Whens the party at your place? You always have the greatest views in your pictures.

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RE: Showoff! You know you want to. - 5/15/2008 6:06:33 PM

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It's always a party here.

OK, when I'm not working at one of my two jobs.

...a small price to pay for living in paradise.
Thanks for the good words.

Keep your eyes out for pictures of the local flying field I just discovered.
I'll post them as soon as I can get some, if it ever stops snowing.

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RE: Showoff! You know you want to. - 5/15/2008 8:13:29 PM

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pics, vids what ever you got. Howed you get that bumble bee stinger to stay on? Tail rotor looks larger. Is that for the thin air maybe?l

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RE: Showoff! You know you want to. - 5/15/2008 8:32:58 PM

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Here is some videos of me flying my Belt CP and CX.

http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=evdreamer&search_type=&aq=f

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RE: Showoff! You know you want to. - 5/15/2008 9:09:53 PM

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edit:Oh, forgot I was in the eflite forum, are we only showing of eflite's? Ooops. Don't have any pics of that

Aha, to make this on topic I found an old video of one of my first flights with the Blade CP

http://youtube.com/watch?v=MnLBa6pIzO8

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RE: Showoff! You know you want to. - 5/15/2008 10:01:21 PM

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quote:

pics, vids what ever you got. Howed you get that bumble bee stinger to stay on? Tail rotor looks larger. Is that for the thin air maybe?l

I used my fly tying tools to wrap a thin gold wire around the stinger and the little tab that sticks out from the bottom of the fin.
Then I used clear epoxy to strengthen the wire wrap and stick it to the bottom of the fin.
It has survived several hard landings so far.

I'm using K&B tail blades with Align grips, the blades are too thick for the stock gips.
I was indeed trying to get more thrust fom the tail because of the altitude here, but it didn't make much of a difference if any.
The K&B blades are much more durable and I like the yellow so I'll stick with them.
Both the grips and the blades are longer than stock.

BTW, I was going to add some black stripes to the main and tail blades and call my heli the Wolfpackin Wasp.

Here's a closer pic of the tail stinger.

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RE: Showoff! You know you want to. - 5/16/2008 12:57:04 AM

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Thanks for the tip (Ouch! lol, pun intended)

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RE: Showoff! You know you want to. - 5/16/2008 1:01:24 AM

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I miss my b400 so please dont bash me for the videos cause Im just shareing.I do plan on getting a PNP B400 to build a scale heli.but heres some videos if anyone wants to see them.Ive only been flying for a total of 5 months,I hope you guys like them.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRWyCKeZQmg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTVkTt6girM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bsSODcfLldQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYxfI28xGiE
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RE: Showoff! You know you want to. - 5/16/2008 2:28:30 AM

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for 5 mths with that wind, i dont think you are doing that bad. This being from someone who has flown collective 1 mth.

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RE: Showoff! You know you want to. - 5/16/2008 3:34:51 AM

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I also want a scale body for a 400. Someday.

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RE: Showoff! You know you want to. - 5/16/2008 8:51:51 AM

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Thanks,ive been on the sim 3-4 hrs a day for the past 2 months killing my eyes lol.

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for 5 mths with that wind, i dont think you are doing that bad. This being from someone who has flown collective 1 mth.

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