Trex 450 CLONE WARS
04-08-2009, 08:21 PM
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RE: Trex 450 CLONE WARS
I think I may get a HK450 and see how much I can cut off of The frame to save weight, if I mess it up I will just have spare parts.
And for some spare cash, I put my Nitro QUAKE on Flee bay.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=290308932881
And for some spare cash, I put my Nitro QUAKE on Flee bay.http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=290308932881
04-08-2009, 08:29 PM
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RE: Trex 450 CLONE WARS
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Ok, I just picked up the clone SEV2 from Aerialhobby 1 hour ago. I attached some pictures I took below. Few things i noted:
1) There was no manual attached. Although i was assured that the TRex SEV2 manual can be used.
2) Ok, the box was nowhere near that of Align. But at least, it looks better than the while box of HK450... [sm=biggrin.gif]
3) The entire head has already been pre-assembled. But i think i am going to strip everything apart to check for loctiite. For this price, i am skeptical if loctite had been used in the assembly.
4) The tail is also pre-assembled. You just need to insert the belt down the boom.
5) Black CF body, tail and stabiliser fin.
6) Fibreglass canopy (as shown in one of the attached pics below)
7) A pair of fibreglass 325mm blades are bundled in.
8) No decals... [sm=tongue_smile.gif]
Overall, a very nice looking clone. Head and tail assembly is full metal so no upgrades are necessary. First glance of the heli, it does indeed looks like the TRex SEV2. In fact, I am pretty sure it's a 100% replica...
Now the only question is if it will fly as well....
Can't wait to set it up and do a test flight on it![sm=lol.gif]
Ok, I just picked up the clone SEV2 from Aerialhobby 1 hour ago. I attached some pictures I took below. Few things i noted:
1) There was no manual attached. Although i was assured that the TRex SEV2 manual can be used.
2) Ok, the box was nowhere near that of Align. But at least, it looks better than the while box of HK450... [sm=biggrin.gif]
3) The entire head has already been pre-assembled. But i think i am going to strip everything apart to check for loctiite. For this price, i am skeptical if loctite had been used in the assembly.
4) The tail is also pre-assembled. You just need to insert the belt down the boom.
5) Black CF body, tail and stabiliser fin.
6) Fibreglass canopy (as shown in one of the attached pics below)
7) A pair of fibreglass 325mm blades are bundled in.
8) No decals... [sm=tongue_smile.gif]
Overall, a very nice looking clone. Head and tail assembly is full metal so no upgrades are necessary. First glance of the heli, it does indeed looks like the TRex SEV2. In fact, I am pretty sure it's a 100% replica...
Now the only question is if it will fly as well....
Can't wait to set it up and do a test flight on it![sm=lol.gif]
04-11-2009, 12:29 PM
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RE: Trex 450 CLONE WARS
Must be (ya...hoo to Capitalism in China) ripping off the factory and paying
off certain so and.. so's..... to see so many exact products of the same bird
repacked (in a plain brown wrapper if ya know what I mean).
Sounds like the Soprano's are alive and well hijacking in Asia.
Good to ya...
off certain so and.. so's..... to see so many exact products of the same bird
repacked (in a plain brown wrapper if ya know what I mean).
Sounds like the Soprano's are alive and well hijacking in Asia.
Good to ya...
04-14-2009, 08:23 AM
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Must be (ya...hoo to Capitalism in China) ripping off the factory and paying
off certain so and.. so's..... to see so many exact products of the same bird
repacked (in a plain brown wrapper if ya know what I mean).
Sounds like the Soprano's are alive and well hijacking in Asia.
Good to ya...
Must be (ya...hoo to Capitalism in China) ripping off the factory and paying
off certain so and.. so's..... to see so many exact products of the same bird
repacked (in a plain brown wrapper if ya know what I mean).
Sounds like the Soprano's are alive and well hijacking in Asia.
Good to ya...
04-19-2009, 06:43 PM
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rog your friends mistake was trusting the people of china to make the plane.
but hay they work for what 5 cents a day the new slaves of the world
but hay they work for what 5 cents a day the new slaves of the world
04-22-2009, 08:04 PM
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RE: Trex 450 CLONE WARS
What is the difference between the two?
i am leaning towards the GF kit cuz i don't think the different materials would matter at all
Tarot 450 CF
http://cy-model.com/osc/product_info...jht4e6a61bomo3
Tarot 450 GF
http://cy-model.com/osc/product_info...jht4e6a61bomo3
i am leaning towards the GF kit cuz i don't think the different materials would matter at all
Tarot 450 CF
http://cy-model.com/osc/product_info...jht4e6a61bomo3
Tarot 450 GF
http://cy-model.com/osc/product_info...jht4e6a61bomo3
04-24-2009, 02:45 PM
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RE: Trex 450 CLONE WARS
hi everyone, i used to fly walkera 22e and 60, and now dicided to get a bigger heli, so i just get this clone trex 450 kit, i dont know if it´s good or not, and i wood like to have your opinion about it. i´m planning on gatting a futaba RX/DX, head and tail rotor from ALIGN, a good motor ESC and Gyro, it will take a wile until i can aford to get alll this, so please let me know what you thing about it. thanks, and thankis for all the links, there are chip things outsaid ebay 
http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-3D-6Ch-CNC-M...3A1%7C294%3A50
http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-3D-6Ch-CNC-M...3A1%7C294%3A50
04-27-2009, 06:58 PM
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RE: Trex 450 CLONE WARS
This is so low cost it is obscene,[X(] and the head block and fly bar seesaw looks metal.
http://www.hobbydaddy.com/shop/produ...ducts_id=10387
However shipping is too pricey to me.[&o]
http://www.hobbydaddy.com/shop/produ...ducts_id=10387
However shipping is too pricey to me.[&o]
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RE: Trex 450 CLONE WARS
I dodged a bullet today...my tail gear drive's upper pulley no longer turns the belt and has broken it's seal with the shaft. Fortunately I was bench testing my heli on a modified lazy susan setup to test the gyro when I noticed an increasing lack of tail movement until the tail just plain stopped. This is a well documented problem with the HK-450 kit and some folks have found a way to fix it.
This video is a similar type of repair for the lower gear, but I suppose the same procedure would work for the pulley: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJtdtneDCSU
I decided to order Align's HS1216-84 Metal Tail Drive Gear Assembly (2 sets for each of my kits) and Align's HS1018-06 Stabilizer Set since the fins that came with the kit are junk. I highly recommend all HK-450 owners to just either get Align's (or the Micro Heli version) tail drive gear assembly or just loctite it before you crash.....it will slip on you sooner or later!
This video is a similar type of repair for the lower gear, but I suppose the same procedure would work for the pulley: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJtdtneDCSU
I decided to order Align's HS1216-84 Metal Tail Drive Gear Assembly (2 sets for each of my kits) and Align's HS1018-06 Stabilizer Set since the fins that came with the kit are junk. I highly recommend all HK-450 owners to just either get Align's (or the Micro Heli version) tail drive gear assembly or just loctite it before you crash.....it will slip on you sooner or later!
05-07-2009, 10:17 AM
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RE: Trex 450 CLONE WARS
Hi,
Amazing models showed...
I bought one clone 100% Trex V2 compatible from KIMURA ([link=http://www.virtualhobbyshops.com/index.php/cPath/18]KM-450[/link]):
http://www.virtualhobbyshops.com/index.php/cPath/18
Total $76.96 ($45.16 + $31.80) : one [link=http://www.virtualhobbyshops.com/product_info.php/cPath/18/products_id/999/language/en/KM450X-02_KIT_Plastic_Head_Tail_Canopy_and_Metal_Frame.ht ml]Trex 450[/link] SA clone with Express Shipping to USA included ($45.16 + $31.80):
http://www.virtualhobbyshops.com/pro...tal_Frame.html
Total $171.72 ($139.92 + $31.80): rotors metal and glass fiber frame and canopy + motor + esc:
http://www.virtualhobbyshops.com/pro...r_esc_tre.html
I bought these last one, because it is my second heli... HDX (my fisrt 450) never more.
Thanks
Amazing models showed...
I bought one clone 100% Trex V2 compatible from KIMURA ([link=http://www.virtualhobbyshops.com/index.php/cPath/18]KM-450[/link]):
http://www.virtualhobbyshops.com/index.php/cPath/18
Total $76.96 ($45.16 + $31.80) : one [link=http://www.virtualhobbyshops.com/product_info.php/cPath/18/products_id/999/language/en/KM450X-02_KIT_Plastic_Head_Tail_Canopy_and_Metal_Frame.ht ml]Trex 450[/link] SA clone with Express Shipping to USA included ($45.16 + $31.80):
http://www.virtualhobbyshops.com/pro...tal_Frame.html
Total $171.72 ($139.92 + $31.80): rotors metal and glass fiber frame and canopy + motor + esc:
http://www.virtualhobbyshops.com/pro...r_esc_tre.html
I bought these last one, because it is my second heli... HDX (my fisrt 450) never more.
Thanks
05-09-2009, 10:43 PM
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RE: Trex 450 CLONE WARS
ORIGINAL: evandro_net
Hi,
Amazing models showed...
I bought one clone 100% Trex V2 compatible from KIMURA ([link=http://www.virtualhobbyshops.com/index.php/cPath/18]KM-450[/link]):
http://www.virtualhobbyshops.com/index.php/cPath/18
Total $76.96 ($45.16 + $31.80) : one [link=http://www.virtualhobbyshops.com/product_info.php/cPath/18/products_id/999/language/en/KM450X-02_KIT_Plastic_Head_Tail_Canopy_and_Metal_Frame.ht ml]Trex 450[/link] SA clone with Express Shipping to USA included ($45.16 + $31.80):
http://www.virtualhobbyshops.com/pro...tal_Frame.html
Total $171.72 ($139.92 + $31.80): rotors metal and glass fiber frame and canopy + motor + esc:
http://www.virtualhobbyshops.com/pro...r_esc_tre.html
I bought these last one, because it is my second heli... HDX (my fisrt 450) never more.
Thanks
Hi,
Amazing models showed...
I bought one clone 100% Trex V2 compatible from KIMURA ([link=http://www.virtualhobbyshops.com/index.php/cPath/18]KM-450[/link]):
http://www.virtualhobbyshops.com/index.php/cPath/18
Total $76.96 ($45.16 + $31.80) : one [link=http://www.virtualhobbyshops.com/product_info.php/cPath/18/products_id/999/language/en/KM450X-02_KIT_Plastic_Head_Tail_Canopy_and_Metal_Frame.ht ml]Trex 450[/link] SA clone with Express Shipping to USA included ($45.16 + $31.80):
http://www.virtualhobbyshops.com/pro...tal_Frame.html
Total $171.72 ($139.92 + $31.80): rotors metal and glass fiber frame and canopy + motor + esc:
http://www.virtualhobbyshops.com/pro...r_esc_tre.html
I bought these last one, because it is my second heli... HDX (my fisrt 450) never more.
Thanks
Flasher 450PE: http://www.snhobbies.com/product_inf...roducts_id=460
or
Flasher 450SE: http://www.snhobbies.com/product_inf...roducts_id=461
or
HK450: http://www.hobbycity.com/hobbycity/s...Helicopter_Kit
06-07-2009, 03:19 PM
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RE: Trex 450 CLONE WARS
It truly dose look like it is the YEAR of the 450 CLONES, the flasher looks great for having a full metal head and free shipping for $60
thanks Don
The shipping has dropped on the DragonSky, bring it to $54 shipped in US It looks like it has metal only were needed keeping weight down.
http://www.hobbydaddy.com/shop/produ...ducts_id=10387
http://www.hobbydaddy.com/shop/produ...ducts_id=10387
06-15-2009, 08:22 PM
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Hi guys, I have posted this before, The flasher metal head and tail are very soft . You can solve this by installing a copterx head. I have both, the copterx looks like its machined and the flasher looks like thepieceshave been cast. My opinion is that if you want a v2 get the copterx, better fit and finish and higher quality aluminum .
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06-17-2009, 04:58 PM
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RE: Trex 450 CLONE WARS
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Hi guys, I have posted this before, The flasher metal head and tail are very soft . You can solve this by installing a copterx head. I have both, the copterx looks like its machined and the flasher looks like thepieceshave been cast. My opinion is that if you want a v2 get the copterx, better fit and finish and higher quality aluminum .
Hi guys, I have posted this before, The flasher metal head and tail are very soft . You can solve this by installing a copterx head. I have both, the copterx looks like its machined and the flasher looks like thepieceshave been cast. My opinion is that if you want a v2 get the copterx, better fit and finish and higher quality aluminum .
STAIN can you post photos to back up what your saying
06-18-2009, 06:01 AM
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RE: Trex 450 CLONE WARS
I find this price hard to believe, an actual Align head for $29.99 FREE SHIPPING>
Is this a clone?
Align 450 V2 Metal
06-19-2009, 10:15 PM
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ORIGINAL: stainlesss
Hi guys, I have posted this before, The flasher metal head and tail are very soft . You can solve this by installing a copterx head. I have both, the copterx looks like its machined and the flasher looks like thepieceshave been cast. My opinion is that if you want a v2 get the copterx, better fit and finish and higher quality aluminum .
Hi guys, I have posted this before, The flasher metal head and tail are very soft . You can solve this by installing a copterx head. I have both, the copterx looks like its machined and the flasher looks like thepieceshave been cast. My opinion is that if you want a v2 get the copterx, better fit and finish and higher quality aluminum .