Helicopter PHOTO Gallery and Discussion: Post Yours

Your are going to love your mSR GC there great FUN specially on those rainy/dreary/bleak
days when you can't get out for your fun ...

But don't do what I did to my poor little mSR {LMAO} I rolled over the thing with my chair
and flattened it real good. They are tough and CAN take a beating but what I did was a too extrema!

These shot's were after the FIX ... Well sure I had to fix her with CNC, MicroHeli.com CNC {LOL}
Although I wouldn't or can't recommend to anyone as the CNC added too much weight and was
generally a BIG let down. I found mSR's are best flown with there stock parts FYI:

       



[glow=maroon,2,300]w00d[/glow]

EDIT: Since this is the gallery this was  my favourite shot 

   

When I ordered the new fuse for mine, I ordered a few spare parts and at the time I was really leaning toward the Microheli grips but stuck with stock parts.
My original stock ones got to where one screw wouldn't hold and partly slip out putting the head out of balance.
I've not run over mine,    but over the past year have replaced the canopy, blade grips, flybar and the skids due to running in to things.  :
It is amazing the beating these little helis can take with little to no damage.

When I bought mine, I liked the idea of being able get the full RTF then get other BNF models to work off the same TX. Last week I added to the collection with one of these.  ;D

I might have been OK with the "Microheli" Blade Grips but I think what put her over the edge was my CNC Swashplate. I also heard from people (Helifreak.com) that bought the Microheli aluminium frames for the mSR and had problems getting it to fly. Off course these same people went with the swash and blade grips .... Basically they bought everything they could in aluminium and sure it was too much, too much weight

Here are my Beam E4 450 size (front) and JR Vibe 500e 500 size helicopters.
This past weekend at the after-fly luncheon Tiger asked me when I was going to put my helicopter back together.  I didn't have a good answer, so here we go!
w00d - remember those amazing MKS servos we purchased some time ago?  Mine are still i the boxes.  I know you mounter yours, but have you flown them yet?

I'm beginning to see the effects of this hobby.
I too, have a heli in my small collection.
I picked up a Novus FP like the one pictured (not my photo).

I've already broken a main rotor blade.
Received the replacements but no #00 Philips to make the change. 

If you're going to fly these micro helicopters you should invest in a decent set of jeweler's screwdrivers.  The E-Flite Blade micro helicopters include a decent one in the box.

WooHooo more helicopter PICS ...

Yoda: Yes I have flown the MKS-DS95 (PIC here) but not at 6v. I think the extra voltage/speed would be lost on me. No doubt I love em but I'm more into Sport than 3D anyway ... Still it's All good

Hey this is COOL ... Before I got my MKS-DS95i Tail Servo I did work on a Drop-Down for teh Tail Servo (Futaba S9257) It's cheaper (even better) than teh store bought offerings because I  have the parts on hand, in my inventory. Cost $3 if store bought. It's just a voltage regulator, LM7805 Linear - 7 to 20 volts IN and "Regulated" 5 volts OUT. I thought would make an excellent Drop-Down, yeah --->

                   



Meh, now I'm just showing off

  w00d

Lord of The Rings Servo.

Some specs:

MKS DS95: http://www.servodatabase.com/servo/mks/ds95
MKS DS95i: http://www.servodatabase.com/servo/mks/ds95i

Don't come any better eh

[quote author=Smitty link=topic=284.msg2804#msg2804 date=1321641140]
I'm beginning to see the effects of this hobby.
I too, have a heli in my small collection.
I picked up a Novus FP like the one pictured (not my photo).
[IMGG]http://i879.photobucket.com/albums/ab359/CJay541/novusfp.jpg
I've already broken a main rotor blade.
Received the replacements but no #00 Philips to make the change.  [/quote]

Good looking bird ... Save me looking up what's her dimensions. Given all the CNC I'm thinking it's pretty big ??

Thanks GC, ya beat me to the punch.


If you think nano is small, how about those little bitty screws that require a 00 Philips?
Ya need tweezers and a magnifying glass to even handle them.


Lord help me if I drop one of them in the carpet!

Oh, there is nothin to it fellas.
Just pass your screwdriver over a magnet several times before you start, work over a white cloth with both elbows on the table, and ya have glasses on your face before even thinking about touching any thing. Lord, I hear ya.  ;D

I can still do every thing I used to do.. just a little slower. 

Thanks to some great prices today, I have a project, not a big one really and one that will take little space in the house.;D
My FBL 500 is going scale, well somewhat scale. I've ordered a 4 bladed head, a 5 would have been scale I think.
http://www.hobbyhut.com/Four_Blade_Main_Rotor_Head_Assembly_T_Rex_500_p/h50145.htm
along with this. http://helidirect.com/fusuno-500-md500e-scale-body-whitebluered-p-11511.hdx
Probably have to add some lights to.

WOW, those ARE very good prices!

I like the head for sure and Yes I do believe the MD500E is a five bladed bird. I don't believe we need to say, don't forget the pics. Hey Bill you planning on some flight stabilization (3-axis) or you going to wing-it without ?? {hehe} sorry for the pun ...

EDIT: {LOL} I've just been thinking I would like at least one of my birds to have some form of stabilization. If only to say I CAN and DID ...
Oh wait a min, I just read your post correctly {Do'h, Simpson is a dumb-ass} and I should have remembered your 500 is already a fly-barless heli making my question moot ...

  VBar.  ;D

Yep, got have some photos for this thread.
I'm going to have to go back and look at your posts about the lights you used. They are pretty cool. 8)

Thanks Bill ... If You need the prices all the manufactures links thus prices are in this thread

PS: Also if you want to play w/ teh software it has a demo mode where you don't actually need the controller nor LED's. Basically you can program the flashing sequences before you actually have the hardware, FYI:

Thanks wOOd.
Going back over that thread, a few of the photos show the lights attached outside others on the inside with what appear to be bulbs. Are they all the same system? Are the "bulbs" added over the diode that protrude from the inside out?

Those are 5mm LED (red and green) wired from inside the canopy and yes the system will support those.

However the 5mm LED's do need (we need to add) voltage limiting resistors ... Actually so do the DELight Ultra Bright LED except those are already built in for us, you can see them on the little green circuit board

Yeah baby!