View Full Version : Trex 500 within 30 Days
Well folks this may turn out to be fodder, but I am hearing from reliable sources (a field rep Align pilot) that the Trex 500 is going to be introduced "within 30 days".
Sure I may be wrong and this info could prove to be incorrect... but if I am right I want you to remember where you heard it first. :smokin:
And to add more fuel for the fire... my LHS will be taking pre-orders shortly for it.
*No warranties expressed or implied with this post.
kama1
09-24-2007, 09:14 PM
oh it would truly be nice.
but i personally think its vapor ware.
not gonna hold my breath
I really dont think so... I am the webmaster for my LHS and they are emailing their customers about it... so I dont know.... just maybe.....
kama1
09-24-2007, 09:33 PM
well if it does turn out to be true...ill remember this thread.
and ill know what i should put on my christmas list.
only time will tell
Finless
09-24-2007, 09:36 PM
I know the 500 is close but I seriously doubt 30 days in my opinion (MY OPINION FOLKS)...
Don't get too excited... it may be 30 days from announce but it will take longer to fill the pipeline and get it main stream! The Trex600 took 5 months before us "regulars" could get one AND the parts to support it!
If Align does better this time COOL BABY! But as fast as they are it still takes some time from announce to a full pipeline....
Bob
Bob... totally hear ya.... actually I really pushed back hard on my LHS when they told me about this... especially since they plan on taking pre-orders very soon.
I, too, wonder about pipeline and availability.
TheBum
09-24-2007, 09:39 PM
I've been curious: Can anybody tell me the advantages of the 500 class helis compared to 450 and 600 class? Are they cheaper to repair than the 600s? Are they much more stable than the 450s?
munner_23
09-24-2007, 09:42 PM
Do you think any of the T-rex 450 or T-Rex 600 parts will be compatible with the T-Rex 500 What size batteries would the T-Rex 500 take?
Michael
Jason Bell
09-24-2007, 09:52 PM
http://www.helifreak.com/showpost.php?p=413498&postcount=6
HOLY SH**T!!! My peeps were right.....
fogger
09-24-2007, 10:46 PM
They haven't posted a single pic of it, not one measily frame of video, not even a proper spec sheet with size, power system requirements, nothing concrete, just piles of speculation. I can speculate too: I don't see this happening for months and months. -Maybe- by x-mas. If they were that close you'd have seen "at least something" at ircha to get the real buzz going.
-Fog
They haven't posted a single pic of it, not one measily frame of video, not even a proper spec sheet with size, power system requirements, nothing concrete, just piles of speculation. I can speculate too: I don't see this happening for months and months. -Maybe- by x-mas. If they were that close you'd have seen "at least something" at ircha to get the real buzz going.
-Fog
Did you not click on the link in this thread... its from someone at Align... they confirmed that the 500 would be here in November.
s9joe
09-25-2007, 01:18 AM
or yes baby hope this is true!!!!
Hulley
09-25-2007, 05:20 AM
Oh hell, I was planning on buying the 450SE V2 to get myself back into the hobby and now THIS? GREAT....Do I wait or what? I can only afford one bird and am not very patient!!!!!!
dalepw
09-25-2007, 05:29 AM
Oh hell, I was planning on buying the 450SE V2 to get myself back into the hobby and now THIS? GREAT....Do I wait or what? I can only afford one bird and am not very patient!!!!!!
I am wondering this as well, 450 SE V2 now, or wait for the 500? Which would everyone recommend? :confused:
brovic777
09-25-2007, 05:30 AM
I'm considering the Align 500. I'll sell one of my two 450's to get one if I have too!!! :)
Ginvent
09-25-2007, 09:03 AM
Personally I think a 500 or 550 class heli is my next logical step but untill I'm out of High school ill wait and buy then I should be able to get one used for cheap
Gearswinger
09-25-2007, 09:34 AM
Of course the 500 will be announced within 30 days. I've been waiting for it, and finally gave up and bought a new 450SEv2 yesterday. If there's anything else people are waiting for, just let me know, and I'll go buy the smaller or not as good current version so it can be announced and you won't have to wait anymore. Damn, that always happens. Oh well, the SEv2 is sweet, I got a great deal, so I'm not too disappointed, hopefully the 500 will use the batteries from the 450, so the $300 I dropped on packs can transfer.
Mavdriver
09-25-2007, 09:57 AM
Of course the 500 will be announced within 30 days. I've been waiting for it, and finally gave up and bought a new 450SEv2 yesterday. If there's anything else people are waiting for, just let me know, and I'll go buy the smaller or not as good current version so it can be announced and you won't have to wait anymore. Damn, that always happens. Oh well, the SEv2 is sweet, I got a great deal, so I'm not too disappointed, hopefully the 500 will use the batteries from the 450, so the $300 I dropped on packs can transfer.
Don`t count on it the batteries are going to be bigger , i`m just hopeing the main gear will resemble the lepton style , man that will be sweet .
zurie
09-25-2007, 10:07 AM
maybe the tail with be a drive system and not a belt! :D
Of course the 500 will be announced within 30 days. I've been waiting for it, and finally gave up and bought a new 450SEv2 yesterday. If there's anything else people are waiting for, just let me know, and I'll go buy the smaller or not as good current version so it can be announced and you won't have to wait anymore. Damn, that always happens. Oh well, the SEv2 is sweet, I got a great deal, so I'm not too disappointed, hopefully the 500 will use the batteries from the 450, so the $300 I dropped on packs can transfer.
eurylokhos
Well, if thats the case... can you go purchase an Avant EFX so the Aurora will come out???
Joe
Steel Butcher
09-25-2007, 10:32 AM
Bob makes some good points. I had been considering asking about pre-oders, but it won't do any good to have 500 if you can't readily get parts for it. I recall the SEV2 guys waiting a long time.
theglennster
09-25-2007, 11:21 AM
http://www.siec.k12.in.us/west/proj/oink/halegraf/FLYPIG.GIFhttp://www.siec.k12.in.us/west/proj/oink/halegraf/FLYPIG.GIF (http://www.siec.k12.in.us/west/proj/oink/halegraf/FLYPIG.GIF)http://www.siec.k12.in.us/west/proj/oink/halegraf/FLYPIG.GIF (http://www.siec.k12.in.us/west/proj/oink/halegraf/FLYPIG.GIF)
fogger
09-25-2007, 11:50 AM
Did you not click on the link in this thread... its from someone at Align... they confirmed that the 500 would be here in November.
Kyna assured me that Assurance R/C is NOT Align, despite the mislleading website name they have chosen. This when I asked for some minor compensation for the FG code blades destroying my 600.
-Fog
lovespicyfood
09-25-2007, 11:52 AM
Don`t count on it the batteries are going to be bigger , i`m just hopeing the main gear will resemble the lepton style , man that will be sweet .
I was under the assumption that the main advantage of a "500" size helis is that you can use TWO of your "450" size batteries hooked up in series. It seems logical to me from a business standpoint that Align would conform to this "standard" because they want to "coax" their immense "450" audience into the next level up (besides the pricey 600E) and not alienate them by forcing them to buy new bigger and more expensive packs. We all know how "great" the Align packs are! (note sarcasm)
I'd also like to note that you're all a bunch of impatient bastards! This coming from a person who just bought a 600N Pro because he couldn't wait for the 500! :)