Originally Posted by
Dick T.
Wrong on the missing ball links. That is a first generation Heli-Boy which did not yet have bell mixers. Collective pitch with direct Hiller flybar control. Also two piece brass flybar weights. Very stable, smooth flying heli.
Bell mixers later became an option and were included in Gen 2 kits. Made the Heli-Boy the first insanely aerobatic RC helicopter. Later flybar weights resembled elongated wheel collars.
I still have an original NIB Heli-Boy kit.
Now, back to you boys bashing each other.
LOL Dick. When I bought my first Heli Boy in 1983 it had the Bell/Hiller mixing arms and gave the option to install them or to omit them and have Hiller only control. They referred the Hiller only option as trainer mode. I’ve already located the Bell mixers on EBay and ordered them. The bushings may take some searching. If you look at the second picture you will notice the Hiller pushrod has a broken link at the Swashplate. Something that was missed in Astro’s haste to attempt to annoy me.