T-Rex 450X

[colson3265]

was trolling around the forum looking for this answer and could not find it. I have a 450X, yes not an SE or a Sport or a Pro..yup the old grey plastic 450X ( it has been " stretched " ). Over the years it ahs served me well but now I am looking to make some changes as parts get harder and harder to find. I will get to the point now. I am sure posted around here somewhere is a thread where people put tons of work in to cross referencing what parts work on what version of Align 450's. It woul be great if someone could link that for me. I need to replace a tail rotor grip and I decided to upgrade to an entire aluminum setup ( 99.00 from microheli ) . Some of us do have a family to support so I was looking at getting the OEM Align CNC from say an SE V1 or V2. Any insight would be greatly appreciated.

[Andy01]

Unless you go for "clone" parts, upgrading an old Trex with Align metal parts may be very expensive. You may almost be better off getting a used V2 or even a new Trex or similar and transferring the electronics over.

Any clone tail that fits a Trex boom should though (I think that the 450X boom is the same diameter, just different stock length to the later models) - I fitted a complete HDX450 tail to my SA (about $50), and CopterX was selling a metal head & tail combo for $50. The head may not work on an X though

Colin

[colson3265]

Thank you for the response. I fugured the diameter of the boom might be the same. I have done the " Stretch " on it already by putting a newer boom on it. I just wanted to make sure they did not change the belt or the geometry of the servo connecting to the whole tail system. Once again, thanks.

[Varc]

Hi there. My Trex started life as yours did. I fully upgraded mine with Micro-Heli, "before I knew better", but so far I've had good luck with it. What I liked about it was the combination packs and ready to install head and tail systems they have offered. So far, I'm happy with my Trex, but looking for better parts my self.
If you've flown yours and your ready for an upgrade, I'd just save up the extra money and get the newer versions that are already fully-alloy'd. I think would cost the same/more upgrading your current one versus getting a newer version that's already complete.
Good luck!

By the way, as I stated in another thread, mine started off life just as yours is now. But as of today, nothing stock is left. It is 100% upgraded. I just wished I used better alloy than MH.