As I get more time on the Align BlackShark there’s more tweaking and adjustment going on. Here is the latest round of modifications I’ve made to my machine to suit my tastes, and the reasoning behind them..

1) Gear Ratio

Out the box the Trex 700F3C runs a 9.33:1 gear ratio with the 470KV motor. This setup leaves very little headroom at the top end …
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With almost a complete week of flyable weather (shock, horror), I’ve been able to get some serious airtime on the Align Blackshark body that I reviewed in a previous blog entry. During this time I’ve made some modifications to better suit the model to me. That’s not to say the original setup is wrong, far from it, however everybody has their own personal preference on …
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The Shark fuselage by Black Products Japan has been synonymous with F3C since the late 1980′s. Having graced a number of World Champion models it has stood the test of time and is still “the” fuselage for F3C flying over 20 years since its first appearance.

Black Products have for a number of years worked very closely with Hirobo, and the BlackShark body has almost …
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Hi all,
After purchasing a Mikado Logo 700 Xxtreme I found a couple of issues with the build. I hope my build tips bellow iron out any problems you may encounter whilst building the awesome 700 Xxtreme !

• I found the main aluminum hub didn’t fit correctly into the main gear causing the gear to appear warped when assembled in the Heli for …
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After purchasing a Mikado Logo 700 Xxtreme I thought it would be great fun to produce a time lapse video of the build !

I hope you all enjoy it !

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After looking at a couple of mounting options, I decided to try and look at this in a little closer detail.

As some of you may know I have OCD when it comes to helicopter wiring and despite my efforts the pictures below still look a little messy but in this case there’s nothing I can do due to the Kosmik connectors.

In this instance …
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On larger electric models we usually need to connect two LiPo’s together in Series to give us the required cell count for the model. This might be two 5S packs to make 10S for a Logo 600, or two 6S packs to make 12S for a T-Rex 700, for example.

When using standard single bullet connectors on the batteries and the ESC, this is easy …
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Horizon Hobby sent me a Blade Nano a few days ago which is their latest “micro” or “mini” 3D Helicopter. I thought I would share my initial thoughts and experiences flying it.

I guess the nearest model comparison will be the BLADE mCPX which was released last year(2011) . I would say the BLADE mCPX was a helicopter that perhaps “broke the mould” and opened …
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I though I’d post to let you guys know I’ve done a flight review of the BLADE 300x from Horizon Hobby.

The design is very similar to the Blade 450x but is probably around 20% smaller in overall size. It’s a very capable heli which comes as standard with the AR7200BX Receiver/Flybarless unit. If you are a new pilot or wish to move up from …
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For the 3D Masters 2012 in Venlo this year, we decided to take a new style of trade booth. One which not only had a handful of hot selling stock items available to take away, but also making use of some technology as well.

We built up three consoles where people could place orders on our live stock website, and take advantage of a special …
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