Lawrence,
I was at a hobby fair last weekend and Multiplex had a small booth there, among other things they had a Funcopter on a stand.
One thing I noticed was the swashplate, that is totally diffrent from LMH design and off course the direct driven mainshaft..

I'm going to pick up where I left my heli.. create a plate for the engine mount to clamp it to the crutch so the mount doesn't move...
Then all I have to do is syncronize my "free time" with "calm weather"..

//Peter