Hi from down under{AUSTRALIA}
Just bought a JR VIGOR off ebay and can anyone tell me thge best place to buy spares as the guys in Australia realy know how to keep you poor?

You can try HStore in Sydney - go to their website www.hstore.com.au and have a look around.

They know a LOT about rc helicopters, and have a web-based ordering too.... so you don't need to drive all the way up here..!!

The stuff that you order from them usually arrives next day, or the day after, by express post.

If they don't have what you need (which is unlikely ) then www.helihobby.com is a good place to start if you want to get into buying parts from overseas. They sometimes have specialist upgrade parts etc. that are too expensive for a retailer in Australia to bring into the country and on-sell, so it's cheaper to buy direct.

Hope this helps!

Nathan.

Hi Nathan,thanks for that ,Model hobbies only sell to shops and by the time they put there markup on !!!!!!
I can buy a Raptor 50 tail boom over seas for about $7.00 The JR just cost me $58.00 from model hobbies,
I will try overseas,Regards Ron

Who are Model Hobbies?

HStore have a tail boom for a Raptor 60 for $22... dunno about a Vigor boom tho.

For $58 - it'd want to be carbon fibre....

Nathan.

Hi Nathan,Sorry Model engines who are the importers but they sell only to shops,
No the tail boom was std ali I buy all my spares from helikraft in tiawan,like i said around $7.00 us
for a 50 boom so $58.00 was a shock,$200 spent and all i got was 1 x main shaft,fly bar ,boom and drive belt,
cant complain too mutch cause i only paid $160.00 FOR THE VIGOR off ebay,had only 1/2 hr on it when the guy crashed it,then he lost the tail section, has an os61 as well with it.Raptor parts fit the tail section so i am putting the Quick ali upgrade tail assembly on it,

Regards Ron

Hi Ron, Just wondering if you found any cheaper Vigor parts local or overseas. I also bought a vigor and find that the parts are very over priced. I still have not fixed my vigor as parts are so expensive. Hope you had some success with parts as I have not. Thinking of going to a raptor 60/90 if I can't find parts any chaeper!
Cheers, Brian.

Hi Brian,no i havnt found anywere yet but i have found you can sub the tail for raptor 50 parts ,i run a quick worldwide raptor 50 tail case grips and raptor 60 tail fin.works fine.i will keep searching though because the heli is such a nice heli to fly.i am going to try curtis web page next but i havnt got round to it.maybe the vigor is destined for a scale body and bite the bullet and go for thye raptor 90,regards Ron

Hi Brian ,have spoken to Curtis and have the following sites for you.....
www.ronlund.com
www.heliproz.com
www.cyberheli.com
looks like i will be buying overseas now ,if you need more than one part you will start to really save,
Regards Ron

Hi Brian,what parts do you need to fix your Vigor? I have just found that the Raptor 60 main grips fit straight onto the Vigor.So i am now looking at changing a lot of parts as they get crashed to raptor .am looking at now fitting the raptor 90 shaft drive to the Vigor that would help with cutting the belt in half io boom strikes which i seem to have a habit off.Regards Ron