blade 700 RTF????

[blade450s]

i was in the hobbie shop the other day and some body told me that blade was coming out with a 700 RTF ? yea i dont know about that iv been looking around on the internet but i have not seen anything about this.anybody else been hearing anything about this 700 RTF???? but i think it is

[bart2546]

I too would call BS. 500 yes, 700 not so much. Unless someone is reallllllly in the know.


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[Epoweredrc]

Someone said something over on RCG yesterday about a 700 RTF too, maybe there working on one and someone let it slip out but they wont admit it, I would be kinda scared of a 700 heck the 500 scary lol. Naw it seems the bigger birds fly good the 4503d and 450x seem very popular and good

[MikeO.]

That's weird someone just told me that this was coming in soon and I quicky said you mean the 500.. But now I see this, kind of funny lol.

Mike

[Napoleon_Tanerite]

I think it is one of those self-perpetuating rumors. A Blade 700 would be a disaster. That market is as crowded as the 450 market, and buyers of 700 size do not generally think highly of Blade helis.

[CrazyComi]

Ya it's doubtful, but it does sound like Blade to stay RTF over 450 size lol I can see people buying these as newbs 700 rtf to a new comer sounds like a good idea. Plus i remember when I was starting out how many people recommended me to go 550 + size to start with personally I am glad I started on micros but that's a discussion for a whole other thread.

[BadVad]

Looking at the 500x, it's pretty clear that they are stepping up their game. I don't see a 700 RTF in the near future, but I wouldn't be surprised if there was a 550x by next spring. I'm actually expecting it. Maybe even a 600x. With their recent high sales volume of their latest models, who knows, they may have dished out some serious cash and went after a few more pro level pilots with plans of getting into the competition scene. I would've said Tareq, but too much bashing would probably occur. Hey, I've seen stranger things happen! But for now, I think they have done a great job with their latest releases. Keep up the good work!

[Napoleon_Tanerite]

Originally Posted by BadVad

Looking at the 500x, it's pretty clear that they are stepping up their game. I don't see a 700 RTF in the near future, but I wouldn't be surprised if there was a 550x by next spring. I'm actually expecting it. Maybe even a 600x. With their recent high sales volume of their latest models, who knows, they may have dished out some serious cash and went after a few more pro level pilots with plans of getting into the competition scene. I would've said Tareq, but too much bashing would probably occur. Hey, I've seen stranger things happen! But for now, I think they have done a great job with their latest releases. Keep up the good work!

If they want to release anything this spring they would have announced it already, with an initial ship date of September, which would slip to November, which would slip to March, with a POSSIBLE ship date mid-late May

I love Blade helis, but Horizon's ability to deliver product even REMOTELY close to their announced times has become nothing but a running joke.

[EEngineer]

Originally Posted by Napoleon_Tanerite

I think it is one of those self-perpetuating rumors. A Blade 700 would be a disaster. That market is as crowded as the 450 market, and buyers of 700 size do not generally think highly of Blade helis.

I disagree.....if the 450 market is so crowded, why are the 450X's selling so well?
So after the 500X, you're suggesting that they'll just stop coming out with more advanced products?

And, I for one, think that Align's customer support SUX!!!!!!...whereas HH's customer support is the BEST that I've ever experienced..... Not that Align is the only manufacturer of large helis.....

But having said that, Blade will definitely have to make great strides with regards to Q/C if they are to produce large BNF helis....

From what I've seen the stock 500X has a some bling right out of the box......If Blade keeps that up, big Blades won't look that bad......for me, it's the Q/C issue......

While building a kit is educational, I'd rather get a BNF......thoroughly check it out....and go fly.......and I really like this BeastX FBL action....

[Napoleon_Tanerite]

Originally Posted by EEngineer

I disagree.....if the 450 market is so crowded, why are the 450X's selling so well?
So after the 500X, you're suggesting that they'll just stop coming out with more advanced products?

And, I for one, think that Align's customer support SUX!!!!!!...whereas HH's customer support is the BEST that I've ever experienced..... Not that Align is the only manufacturer of large helis.....

But having said that, Blade will definitely have to make great strides with regards to Q/C if they are to produce large BNF helis....

From what I've seen the stock 500X has a some bling right out of the box......If Blade keeps that up, big Blades won't look that bad......for me, it's the Q/C issue......

While building a kit is educational, I'd rather get a BNF......thoroughly check it out....and go fly.......and I really like this BeastX FBL action....

The 450 is still a beginner heli, or at least a first step out from the beginner world. Cost is one of the major driving factors in the 450 world, whereas performance and (perceived) technological supeiority are the main drivers in the 700 world. Despite the AR7200BX, Blade helis are still perceived as cheap plastic toys, even if they are superior (like the B450X vs the TRex 450 3gx)

[EEngineer]

I can't argue that....that cost is the driving factor in the 450 realm....

The 450X is so inexpensive....that unless I have just a minor mishap....I won't even waste my time trying to figure out which of many parts could be bent....I'd just get another.

I think I see where you're coming from, though.....Correct me if I'm wrong, but you're saying that since the 700 crowd thinks it's cheap, then sales will be poor as a result.....

My hope is that Blade will take note of this perception and take the proper steps to come out with a quality big heli so that perception goes away....should they get into that market...

[helicub81]

I wouldn't want to be around a 700 size helicopter made by blade. Even with the 500x, I'd stand a bit farther back than I would with an Align helicopter

[helicub81]

Originally Posted by EEngineer

Correct me if I'm wrong, but you're saying that since the 700 crowd thinks it's cheap, then sales will be poor as a result.....

I don't think that the larger heli crowd 600/700 would think that a Blade 700 is too cheap. In fact, if you look at the 500x, that's going to be sold for close to a thousand dollars while a trex 500 is about 600 dollars?

Personally, I don't trust blade with the larger helicopters. Even with the micros, they have blades flying off, blade grips failing etc... with a bigger helicopter, poor quality like that can get somebody seriously injured + very costly to repair.

[wxdude]

Originally Posted by helicub81

I don't think that the larger heli crowd 600/700 would think that a Blade 700 is too cheap. In fact, if you look at the 500x, that's going to be sold for close to a thousand dollars while a trex 500 is about 600 dollars?

Personally, I don't trust blade with the larger helicopters. Even with the micros, they have blades flying off, blade grips failing etc... with a bigger helicopter, poor quality like that can get somebody seriously injured + very costly to repair.

I think the term "cheap" in this use is aimed at the design and construction of the heli not necessarly the price. You said exactly the concern that Napoleon was refering to. That the quality, or perceived quality, will not be there that you need in a large heli.

[Allen_H]

I realy don't think blade should be releasing any type of new heli not even the 500 they have so many problems with the new 130x its not even funny. Pluss they can't keep up with parts demand now. Its sad to see a company push there self in the ground win they try to get to greedy and money hungry then they get to big for there pants and shut down. I would not by a nother blade heli but that's just my OP.

taptalk 2

[Varc]

Na, you guy's are wrong. It's a 1000x that's coming out around Christmas time. LOL!

[David Eichstedt]

<sarcasm on>

We decided to skip the 700-class and go straight for a 1400. Twice as good, right? Industrial DC motor, Sears Diehard battery, plastic frame, dd tail using the plastic brushless motor from the ParkZone Bf-109. Going flybarred for electronic simplicity, with linear servos and integrated 4-in-1 unit.

<sarcasm off>

If you can't laugh at yourself from time to time, you're just too darn serious!

[litehawkdown]

Originally Posted by David Eichstedt

<sarcasm on>

We decided to skip the 700-class and go straight for a 1400. Twice as good, right? Industrial DC motor, Sears Diehard battery, plastic frame, dd tail using the plastic brushless motor from the ParkZone Bf-109. Going flybarred for electronic simplicity, with linear servos and integrated 4-in-1 unit.

<sarcasm off>

If you can't laugh at yourself from time to time, you're just too darn serious!

I think you guys Have seen the light.

1 the world is getting smaller (no place to fly).

2 peoples wallets are getting thinner (Less money for man toys).

3 time is not something that one has anymore (KIDS and work are driving us crazy).

People need something that they can buy RTF or BnF for their back yard. Keep working in that direction and the new age of heli's will be all yours MUHAHAHAHAHAHAH! I think Blade could easily find it's self with a good share of the RC hobbiest if it continued to develop it's micro lines. If you guys perfect the micro fliers you will turely be #1 in design!

[spykez]

^ what he said.

Incidentally I believe the mCP X is the best blade heli yet. I'm still waiting on my 130X, that may (or may not) change this opinion.

[tacomaster]

Originally Posted by Allen_H

I realy don't think blade should be releasing any type of new heli not even the 500 they have so many problems with the new 130x its not even funny. Pluss they can't keep up with parts demand now. Its sad to see a company push there self in the ground win they try to get to greedy and money hungry then they get to big for there pants and shut down. I would not by a nother blade heli but that's just my OP.

taptalk 2

130x is amazing, u think it has tons of problems because everyone with problems comes online to complain. People won't go out of their way to praise a product, well besides me. The new blade quality is great, have u flown a 450x compared to a 450 3gx? Lol night and day in favor of the blade.