17-03-2013, 07:26 AM
That's the heli I bought in 2009. It's a belt drive (good for a learner if the tail strikes the ground). Get extra blades though. The ones in the kit are rubbish. The canopy is awful too. They are cloned from an Align 450 SE. This model didn't clone Align's second generation (version 2 or V2) 450 so look for an Align 450SE manual on the interweb.
450 size helis have small parts and small screws so the scale fuse will be a tad "fiddlesome" but plenty out there put scale fuses on 450s for looks. That reminds me, you will need some tools to put a heli together (hex drivers, loctite, pitch gauge, etc). This kit has soft metal screws which strip out if you use the wrong hex size tool. From memory, some screws on the frame weren't metric to make life just a bit more complex.
This is the motor in my 450. http://hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/__8...700kv.html
It's been flying for years now. I have a 12T pinion on it.
450 size helis have small parts and small screws so the scale fuse will be a tad "fiddlesome" but plenty out there put scale fuses on 450s for looks. That reminds me, you will need some tools to put a heli together (hex drivers, loctite, pitch gauge, etc). This kit has soft metal screws which strip out if you use the wrong hex size tool. From memory, some screws on the frame weren't metric to make life just a bit more complex.
This is the motor in my 450. http://hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/__8...700kv.html
It's been flying for years now. I have a 12T pinion on it.