Cruz: there looks like there is play in the rotor head as far as the grips are concerned, but when you put it all on the main shaft with the paddle control frames the blade grips shouldn't be able to be pulled or pushed across the spindle. The washers in between them should be able to move freely though.

And about that Blade: very impressive I must say, especially with the canopy and the brushless motors. However I'm still going back to my original argument about duking it out with this heli: it isn't worth it. Duke it out with a T-Rex or a similar-category heli that has the construction and competitively priced aftermarket parts out there that would allow you to change out specific parts and have more control over what you can install and where you can put it. But still, a very nice job.

The T-Rex and similar helis in its class are designed for maximum modifiability and performance (and it comes at a price, the T-Rex 450XL CCPM heli kit alone is $200 without any electronics!). The Blade is a great heli because it's something you can buy and just...FLY. There's no complex setups or assemblies to worry about, there's a minimal number of parts to break, aside from servos and motors, all the other electronics are in one nice little box....that's the genius of the Blade. When you go crazy and start converting it to brushless and using all sorts of insane setups, sure, you get an awesome heli, but it defeats the purpose of the Blade.

So that's my opinion. Still, I really like that uber-modified Blade. Puts my minimally-modified one to shame!