ORIGINAL: stepsez
Im also kinda of a newbe to the helis , Ive been flying my 120sr for about a year now, and wanted to go with somthing bigger and a club member says just make the leap forward w/ a nice new Goblin 700, so im nockin it around... I think money one minute and then I look at them and they sure are pretty, ... I would imagine they fly really nice, but who am I to say... I know with my bigger planes the fun factor is greater so I would imagine it would be the same w/ a heli as well.... thoughts ??
If you have the money...sure, go with a 700. BUT, not only does a 700 kit cost a lot more...so does operating cost. It will have to run on 12 cells so be prepared to spend at least 130 bucks for a pair of "cheap" batteries....all the way up to 150 or more a piece if you buy the higher priced "brand name" batts.
If you ask me...which you didnt, lol...but I'll give you my opinion anyway. If you want a large heli that wont break the bank, go for an Align Trex 550 or a clone of it. The 550 is a large helicopter that will run on 6 cells. Will cost less to repair when crashed than a 700 too.
I just bought a clone and am building it now. Its almost as big as my 600...just shorter blades and boom. I really like my 600 size heli, but since its a Nitro I dont fly it as often because fuel costs.
If you just have money around burning a hole in your pocket...by all means get the 700. But if you want a nice large heli that wont break the bank to build, crash or operate...Id go with a 550.
goodluck.