Hi bdavision, I went back to xheli and looked at this kit. I noticed there was no landing gear or tail boom supports in the photo. Are these parts that will need to be ordered seperately?

I also see there is a EXI 450 SE kit for $49.00 they claim has the "new body frame". What would be the "pros & cons" of ordering this SE kit, or the 450 Pro CF Belt (I see they offer a belt drive in the pro version) Drive kit vs the 450 plastic version 2? Would any of these kits be easier to upgrade later? If spending a little more money now will save money later, I would probably be wiiling to do so.

I checked out the metal head/metal tail kit @ hobby partz. Have you been happy with these kind of upgrades from EXI? I know some fliers recommend buying T-Rex for all upgrades, but if these less expensive parts will do the job (I wont be doing any inverted grass mowing just yet) I would like to keep my cost on such upgrades low at this point. Actually, I don't know that I will ever be interested in doing extreme 3D flying, so I may be able to get by without the most expensive upgrades for now.

blufrog