there are lots of blades that can be used, as for the brushless set-up I don't think theres a way to get around soldering at least something, but heres something else you can use,
[link=http://www.horizonhobby.com/Products/Default.aspx?ProdID=ORI61107]Slo-Max Motor[/link]
[link=http://www.heli-world.com/detail.aspx?ID=3397]Long Carbon Blades[/link] - $10 but I tried long plastic blades, made the tail bounce something fierce, haven't tried these
[link=http://www.heli-world.com/detail.aspx?ID=3685]Standard size carbon blades[/link]
[link=http://helihobby.com/html/main_rotor_blades.html]Flat bottom wood blades[/link] - like the 7th pair up from the bottom of the page
thats just some of the options
