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Old 05-08-2006 | 11:16 PM
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Default RE: Radio Shack Now Has Bladerunner Heli, $49!

Radio Shack Mini Blade Runner, Mini-Review
http://www.interactivetoy.com/helicopters.htm

The RS Mini-BR is a 2CH version of the 3CH Blade Runner. It goes up/down, turns left/right and always a very, very slow forward crawl. The controller has a trim to center the left/right.

The Mini-BR is very easy to fly, much easier than the previous Spin-Blade Heli that Radio Shack sold. The most annoying feature is the need to constantly adjust the trim while in flight. The 2nd most annoying thing is the very very slow forward crawl (much slow than the Spin-Blade), yet this makes it very easy to fly, especially in a small area.

The Mini-BR comes with a little toy army man with hooks on his head. There is a loop of rope on the Heli to hook the man. This task is quite easy, given the slow rate of forward crawl.

Again, the Mini-BR heli is very slow. Its fine for playing around in a tiny room or a table top. Its far too slow forward to fly around a moderate sized room. You'll be boored to death, before it travels 2 meters forward. As a child toy, this could actually be a good feature.

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PS I bought the RS Mini-BR for my kids. Our next toy Heli will be the Winner 3CH from Hobbytron. Its in the mail. $45 including shipping. I'll post a review here when it arrives.
http://www.hobbytron.com/Winner-Full...elicopter.html