Little-Miss Posted December 14, 2008 Posted December 14, 2008 For my bro's birthday this year i bought him a micro RC Helicopter which was really cool. My dad was quite jealous and i think played with it more then my bro did. For xmas my dad wants something similar but a bit bigger. He reckons he's seen them for £30, i dont mind paying £40. There are loads on Play and Amazon, but i dont really know what im looking at. Can anyone help?
somabc Posted December 14, 2008 Posted December 14, 2008 This one looks quite good. Science Museum Nanocopter Pro from The Science Museum London
Jay Posted December 14, 2008 Posted December 14, 2008 Maplin sell a load as well. A mate at work brought a little £25 one in and was mucking around with it. This looks like the one he used. PicooZ Atlas 3-Channel Remote Controlled Helicopter > Maplin I do know that 2 channels usually gives up/down and rotate left/right, 3 channel adds forwards/backwards and 4 channel left/right movement. I'm no expert though.
witch Posted December 14, 2008 Posted December 14, 2008 (edited) For my bro's birthday this year i bought him a micro RC Helicopter which was really cool. My dad was quite jealous and i think played with it more then my bro did. For xmas my dad wants something similar but a bit bigger. He reckons he's seen them for £30, i dont mind paying £40. There are loads on Play and Amazon, but i dont really know what im looking at. Can anyone help? Sounds like you bought your brother a Silverlit PicooZ (or clone) These now seem to be going for ~£12 upwards Take a look at RCGRoups.com - lots of advice there Multi Rotor Helis - RC Groups and Micro Helis - RC Groups If you want something bigger than a Silverlit Picooz Then you are probably looking at the coaxial Helis like ESKY Lama - ~£70 Blade CX / CX2 £more MAKE sure that you are buying a Ready To Fly (RTF) package - Make sure that whatever you buy includes the Transmitter - some of the Blade CX2 adverts are not clear on this Not sure what you've been seeing at around the £30 - £40 mark They're probably not much different to the Picooz If you want something more challenging then look at the ESKY Honeybee Fixed Pitch 4 Channel Helicopter (lots of people start with these) Hope this helps Witch's partner Edited December 15, 2008 by witch 1
sippo Posted December 15, 2008 Posted December 15, 2008 In sainsbury's they have remote controlled mosquito's....
Butuz Posted December 15, 2008 Posted December 15, 2008 I know you wanted to spend around £40 - but have a look at this: Fast Lad Performance It is absoloutly fantastic, its sooo small and cute, and yet at the same time sooo stable and easy to fly, and it seems to be semi-indestructable. If you can possibly afford it - get that one as it is by far the best of it's kind. Butuz
Little-Miss Posted December 15, 2008 Author Posted December 15, 2008 (edited) Thanks Witch's partner... lol while i was reading it i was thinking wow, Witch really likes her helicopters! That's brill thanks! My dad reckons he's seen them for £30, but he's getting on a bit lol Edited December 15, 2008 by Little-Miss
OutToLunch Posted December 15, 2008 Posted December 15, 2008 Doh, if you'd asked on Friday I was sat at work being sorely tempted by BOFFER BLOG !! :: www.boffer.co.uk - One Big Offer Everyday! - 2 for £20!
witch Posted December 15, 2008 Posted December 15, 2008 How about hitting the thanks button, Little Miss - the old man would be thrilled!!
jamin100 Posted December 15, 2008 Posted December 15, 2008 The picoz's are currently £9.99 in toys r us.. had to get 2
pscott Posted December 15, 2008 Posted December 15, 2008 If you find any sub £50 4 channel helicopters, please let me know!!!!
Little-Miss Posted December 15, 2008 Author Posted December 15, 2008 Right, i've found 2. They're not brill, but it'll do for my dad to pla with. There's this one....2 channels, cheap, a looks quite big which is good as my dads eyesight isnt brill... R/C Outdoor Helicopter, Gadgets Boys Stuff Big Boys Toys, Gifts For Birthday, New Gadgets, Weird Ideas, gifts for men, Mens Gifts & Mens Toys Or this one...3 channels.. Play.com (UK) : Salvation 4: Three Channel Radio Control Helicopter : Gadgets - Free Delivery My bro is going to check Maplins in town for me...
Jay Posted December 15, 2008 Posted December 15, 2008 Chap i work with just bough 10! of the 3 channel PicooZ things for presents. At £15, I think I might buy a few myself. (I have nephews and nieces over for christmas, quiet at any price is good value.). http://www.toysrus.co.uk/Toys-R-Us/Gadgets/Flying-Toys/Silverlit-Atlas-3-Channel-Picooz(0034859)
witch Posted December 15, 2008 Posted December 15, 2008 Right, i've found 2. They're not brill, but it'll do for my dad to pla with. There's this one....2 channels, cheap, a looks quite big which is good as my dads eyesight isnt brill... R/C Outdoor Helicopter, Gadgets Boys Stuff Big Boys Toys, Gifts For Birthday, New Gadgets, Weird Ideas, gifts for men, Mens Gifts & Mens Toys Or this one...3 channels.. Play.com (UK) : Salvation 4: Three Channel Radio Control Helicopter : Gadgets - Free Delivery My bro is going to check Maplins in town for me... R/C Outdoor Helicopter, Gadgets Boys Stuff Big Boys Toys, Gifts For Birthday, New Gadgets, Weird Ideas, gifts for men, Mens Gifts & Mens Toys - This is a 27MHz RC Helicopter - not legal in the UK (should be 35MHz) Salvation-4-Three-Channel-Radio-Control-Helicopter for £39.99 at Salvation 4 radio controlled helicopters, Free UK delivery. Really don't know anything about these - you might find it hard to get spares If you do buy one - be very careful with the Lithium Polymer batteries Hope this helps Witch's partner 1
Little-Miss Posted December 15, 2008 Author Posted December 15, 2008 (edited) lol, ive just watched a you tube video about those batteries.....scary!!! Dont wanna blow my dad up!! [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3o_2mwRPdw]YouTube - Lithium Polymer Battery Explosion's (liposack)[/ame] why is 27MHz illegal? out of interest....does it interfere with something? http://www.ukrcc.org/27mhz.html Back to the drawing board. This is harder then i thought. He's already played with my brothers silverlit(?) one, he wants something differnet, a little bigger.. Edited December 15, 2008 by Little-Miss
witch Posted December 16, 2008 Posted December 16, 2008 Ohh - all this thanks! I didn't even know he had answered you again - I'd gone to bed.
plexer Posted December 16, 2008 Posted December 16, 2008 Salvation 4 radio controlled helicopters, Free UK delivery. They stock spares for them including tail rotor which is most likely to get damaged plus spare main rotor. I'd buy a couple of each at the same time as the heli. Ben
Little-Miss Posted December 16, 2008 Author Posted December 16, 2008 (edited) do Lithium Polymer batteries blow up often? The more i read about them, the more i am put off by this heli.. other one does look a little pants as someone pointed out and Mr Witch thinks there may be issues with its...mhz. But it looks safer!!! Edited December 16, 2008 by Little-Miss
plexer Posted December 16, 2008 Posted December 16, 2008 http://www.atbatt.com/blog/2.asp Gives some good advice especially about never leaving them unattended. Ben
plexer Posted December 16, 2008 Posted December 16, 2008 Also: Flying Sites - R/C Aero Portal - FEATURES - LITHIUM POLYMER BATTERIES & MODEL FLYING
Little-Miss Posted December 16, 2008 Author Posted December 16, 2008 Would you use something with a liPol battery? Am i just be paranoid?
pscott Posted December 16, 2008 Posted December 16, 2008 Chances are you probably have a gadget that already uses them!
plexer Posted December 16, 2008 Posted December 16, 2008 I would yes but then thats not to say it's the best choice for your dad I suppose. Ben
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