mflander
08-20-2009, 01:43 PM
Well I got me a $50 Gaui 425 at IRCHA. After doing some research on what is needed to finish it, I decided to build it.
Since I have to purchase everything for it(motor, esc, servo's, receiver, gyro, etc.). It isn't going to be the cheapest build in the world. Some would even argue it would be a better deal to do a 500ESP or something similar. I decided to build it though simply because all the components needed will go nicely into a Logo 400 down the road. And after IRCHA, I was really impressed with the Logo line of heli's.
Set-up planned as of right now:
Turnigy Typhoon 500 motor ($25)
Turnigy Plush 80a ESC($50)
Align 510 servo's on cyclic
Align 520 on tail
Probably get some decent blades for it. Most likely some radix 430's if I can get them.
Not sure which Gyro yet, although most likely a mini-g.
Either going to use blurr 6s packs, or I might try some Zippy packs just for kicks. I have never purchased anything from Hobbyking, but for the price, it's hard to beat for this particular heli.
The motor/esc combo is the cheapest combo I could find that any of the forums had anything good to say about it. I'm not expecting a lot from this combo, and am planning on buying a scorpion combo down the road.
I have the frame put together. It goes together with a ton of screws and some tiny little nuts. You have to put the bearings in place in the frame before assembling the frame, which means that you have to dissassemble the entire frame to replace the mainshaft and the tail drive bearings. We'll see how this works out in the end, but for now I am not liking this.
Land gear went on easy. The canopy mount attaches to the front landing gear with 1 phillips head screw that doesn't bite the plastic very well. What do you expect for $50 I guess.
That is all the further I got so far, pics to come soon.
Since I have to purchase everything for it(motor, esc, servo's, receiver, gyro, etc.). It isn't going to be the cheapest build in the world. Some would even argue it would be a better deal to do a 500ESP or something similar. I decided to build it though simply because all the components needed will go nicely into a Logo 400 down the road. And after IRCHA, I was really impressed with the Logo line of heli's.
Set-up planned as of right now:
Turnigy Typhoon 500 motor ($25)
Turnigy Plush 80a ESC($50)
Align 510 servo's on cyclic
Align 520 on tail
Probably get some decent blades for it. Most likely some radix 430's if I can get them.
Not sure which Gyro yet, although most likely a mini-g.
Either going to use blurr 6s packs, or I might try some Zippy packs just for kicks. I have never purchased anything from Hobbyking, but for the price, it's hard to beat for this particular heli.
The motor/esc combo is the cheapest combo I could find that any of the forums had anything good to say about it. I'm not expecting a lot from this combo, and am planning on buying a scorpion combo down the road.
I have the frame put together. It goes together with a ton of screws and some tiny little nuts. You have to put the bearings in place in the frame before assembling the frame, which means that you have to dissassemble the entire frame to replace the mainshaft and the tail drive bearings. We'll see how this works out in the end, but for now I am not liking this.
Land gear went on easy. The canopy mount attaches to the front landing gear with 1 phillips head screw that doesn't bite the plastic very well. What do you expect for $50 I guess.
That is all the further I got so far, pics to come soon.