Ohiowoodsrider- Just thought I'd chime in with a couple things for you to check.

First, before you adjust the servo pushrods, make sure the swashplate is pressed tightly together. The upper & lower halves of the swashplate have a habit of separating in a crash. When it does, the heli won't fly right at all. That's what the red calibration tool is for, it doesn't really "calibrate" anything but it allows you to place your thumb on top of the rotor head & pull up on the lower part of the swash with your fingers & squeeze the swash back together without damaging the tiny plastic links or balls. It's a good idea to check this after every crash.

Second, when you level the plate, center your cyclic trims on the tx, the adjust rods so plate is level in relation to the mainshaft, not the heli. The shaft is angled a few degrees to the right, so the plate will be at the same angle. Once you get it close enough to fly, you can fine tune them so it hovers hands off with trims centered.

Also, double check to see if maybe the anti-rotation collar might be upside down. If it is, the flybar links will be reversed & make it unflyable. (probably not likely if it was NIB, but something to check) The little guide fingers should be just to the right of the screw when viewing from the side. Make sure when u plug the battery in, follow dustins procedure in earlier post.

Hang in there bud, you will love it once you get it working right.

-Rep