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Butch Wellmaker

Nice looking machine.

Thanks for sharing,

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Pilot Lounge > GeneralOther Scale Makes > Hirobo

5/14/2024

Michael Kranitz

I love the 5-blade head!

what size is it?

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Hi heli people.

Ok, I'm looking for a new project and would like to get my hands on a Hirobo EC120B. It looks like they are very hard to find as Hirobo is a dying breed in the scale. world I found one for sale in Singapore, but they have doubled in price from $3300 Singapore dollars to now $7742. A...

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Rémy Fehlmann

The Hirobo kit # 0414-911 looks discontinued so not an ideal investment as flyer, whatever price. It's like buying an expensive watch, while not sure can be further maintened or repaired. Difference is that a watch can still have good value on the market, whatever state, which is much less obvious f...

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I have to agree with Remy. For that kind of money, you can get a Roban and detail it bits or even a Vario (Chinook, Baby Lama, Baby Robinson, etc.)

@Nick - find link for good recap of EC- (not 120) fenestron Roban models. Search for EC-

Look full container from Roban recently received in Switzerland, this is not the first time... Strong investment and trust.

https://www.modellhubschrauber.ch/Fuselages/Roban/700-size.htm?shop=helibaumanne&S...

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Well, after many years of toying around with having a MD500e with a 5 bladed head, the up's and downs of freight damage of my MD500 from Hong Kong( thanks to James Kong from jet tech for sorting that out great service) Shit blades from spinblades etc, the fleet is now complete with the new addition....

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Pilot Lounge > GeneralPilot Lounge > Product Review/AnnounceComponents > Main Blades

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Sweet!!

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Spinblades review.

Well, Where do I start?
I don't like doing this, but I don't want others to go down the same road I did, but if you do, this could happen to you.

On the 20th September 2022, I purchased a 5 blade set of Spin blades for my 60-90 Size MD500E from Germany. After looking around for ...

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Butch Wellmaker

WOW!!!

Custom sized or not they should stand behind the product.

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1/11/2023

Michael Kranitz

This looks like a thorough review! Warning noted! The quality sure does look suspect.

Flying > Main Rotor Engines > XicoyRoban ARFs > MD-500E (700)

1/11/2023

A G van Denderen

That is terrible , and there answer is ridicilus ,.Big shame to them

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OK heli guys, so the next step for my MD500E 700 size is putting on a set of 5 blades and head. So I've got the Roban head and now looking at the blades.
The only 2 brands that I'm looking at are the Spin Blades that are Asymmetrical and a good price. The other is the Witte blades that are full symm...

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Uwe Behr

I also fly a T-Rex 700 with a gear ratio of 8.2:1:4.54 and the Spin Blades, which are asymmetrical. The Roban head rotates in a range of 1300-1400. I fitted the Wren 44i which is also very comfortable at rpm output – 12,000rpm.
At this head speed, the Spin Blads work very well. So for the price I ca...

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You can watch the flight behavior in this video. But there is still a slight nod that results from the poorly adjusted blade tracking.

https://youtu.be/yUYrWubJ9OE