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SurfCity
03-19-2008, 02:22 AM
Not a big fan of the Batman tail fin, I ordered from Flying-Hobby (http://flying-hobby.com/catalog/index.php?cPath=3_5_8) a more conventional tail fin plus the CNC tail servo mounts. I included an extra $6 for "Speed Post" shipping. The good news is that the service was excellent. I ordered on the 11th, and my package arrived at my office from China on Saturday the 15th. I wasn't there, so they brought it back on Monday the 17th.

But neither item is quite as I expected. The tail fin is much wider than I judged by the catalog -- proportionally too big for this small heli, to my eye -- and the carbon fiber material is twice as thick. It's also .7-gram heavier, so I won't be using it. The servo mounts are better; they look great, very precise, but they weigh twice as much as the stock parts. I may use them anyway.

Mr. Slumber
03-19-2008, 02:33 AM
What a cool scale by the way... :thumbup:

And sorry to hear about the heavy tail fin...:(

xrbcoronalogoflyer
03-19-2008, 03:10 AM
i didn't like the 'batman' tail fin either...took care of that with my dremel...actually killed two birds with one stone -- no batwings, and lighter...ken

SurfCity
03-19-2008, 10:47 AM
What a cool scale by the way... :thumbup:

It's exactly the size of a CD case. Mine measures tenths of a gram, but it was recommended that hundredths of a gram would be better. You can get one here (http://www.gramscales.com/product_info.php?cPath=24&products_id=522) for $45.

Mr. Slumber
03-19-2008, 11:23 AM
Thanks for the link :thumbup: