450X Released

[litehawkdown]

Originally Posted by jrod155

really hope my decision to switch my order to the 300x was a good one.

The 450 looks awesome.

You can always change it back..................

[TheHeliDude]

Originally Posted by GeneralAntilles

Has anybody who pre-ordered from ampdraw.com received a shipping notification yet?

I talked to them yesterday and they are shipping them out in the order that they were preordered in. They had only received 1 so far and had shipped it out already. The rest should be on their way. They sound like they are on top of it. I'll post here when I have an update

[450X]

I perordered mine from Ampdraw 1/1/12. Still no joy.

[TheHeliDude]

Originally Posted by 450X

I perordered mine from Ampdraw 1/1/12. Still no joy.

I ordered 5 days before you

There's only 1 person ahead of me so its just a matter of them being received from HH. I think they should be coming in any day now. I'll let you know if I hear anything else.

We're going to have to fly carefully though because spares aren't available yet. For some reason I feel like I'm specifically going to break a blade grip but hopefully I'm wrong. Does anyone know ETA on parts?

[ahahn]

Originally Posted by TheHeliDude

I ordered 5 days before you

There's only 1 person ahead of me so its just a matter of them being received from HH. I think they should be coming in any day now. I'll let you know if I hear anything else.

We're going to have to fly carefully though because spares aren't available yet. For some reason I feel like I'm specifically going to break a blade grip but hopefully I'm wrong. Does anyone know ETA on parts?

The argument for the release was that they wanted the parts available (see the other thread in this forum on the 450X delivery date-here is link https://www.helifreak.com/showpost.p...&postcount=153). Not sure if that means at the LHS or at HH.

[dribbe]

Hi,
The best compromise in a non-perfect world was to make sure the parts were enroute via Fed Ex before release (had left the factory for WW availability)... We would not ship until we had a confirmed near term timeline.
In theory that means that the vast majority of the 450X specific parts should be showing available over the next 3-6 business days... allowing for customs and QA.
It is being followed closely.

David

[jorge141020]

Hey David,

I know this is a bit off topic but I just wanted to thank you for taking the time to post here, helping us HeliFreaks out with our questions. It is very much appreciated and a big to you for doing it and Horizon for allowing you to.

[GeneralAntilles]

Originally Posted by jorge141020

Hey David,

I know this is a bit off topic but I just wanted to thank you for taking the time to post here, helping us HeliFreaks out with our questions. It is very much appreciated and a big to you for doing it and Horizon for allowing you to.

+1

It's a tough position to put yourself in, but it's certainly appreciated.

[dribbe]

Thanks guys... Nice to hear...
I will be hit or miss for a while... going to be spending some time riding on airliners and visiting far away places....

Best Regards,
David

[mtuccio]

Here's a few pics of the one that I picked up at lunch today...I haven't had a chance to power anything up yet or check anything out but will report back later once I've had a chance to go through and re-check all the set-up...



My first impressions:

• Whole assembly feels kind of light (Not a bad thing)
• Canopy is very nice
• Carbon blades are a nice touch
• AR7200BX is great (Why I decided to buy this!)
• ESC heatsink is pretty good size...(Hope the BEC is up to the task)
• Head design and geometry looks pretty good
• Ball links are free moving and feel good
• Servos look better than B400 but still look like they could be a weak point
• Chinese weight on tail grips is a nice touch
• Everything else is typical Blade quality

Hope this helps....

[mtuccio]

Originally Posted by dribbe

Thanks guys... Nice to hear...
I will be hit or miss for a while... going to be spending some time riding on airliners and visiting far away places....

Best Regards,
David

David,

Thanks for posting and safe travels...You wouldn't happen to be heading to Taiwan? Taichung to be more specific? I'm heading over for work later part of next week. Send me a PM and I will forward you my contact info. We can grab some dinner or something if you are interested....Have a good one...

[dribbe]

Originally Posted by mtuccio

David,

Thanks for posting and safe travels...You wouldn't happen to be heading to Taiwan? Taichung to be more specific? I'm heading over for work later part of next week. Send me a PM and I will forward you my contact info. We can grab some dinner or something if you are interested....Have a good one...

Close, but not hitting Taiwan this trip! Thanks for the offer!

David

[litehawkdown]

Who's do I have to kiss to come play...I mean work for HH?

[450X]

I see Ampdraw no longer has the 450x listed as backordered.

[David Eichstedt]

Originally Posted by litehawkdown

Who's do I have to kiss to come play...I mean work for HH?

Mine & Ribbe's!

Did you know we have an opening for a heli developer right now?

Gotta be legal to work in the US...see http://www.horizonhobbycorp.com/Careers/USA/ for more information about the job and how to apply.

[dbarhsi]

I, for one, salute you brave, early unpaid beta testers of a new release HH product.

May your bugs, glitches and/or mechanical failures be few and far between. I, along with others, await your early reviews and will continue to follow the saga of the 450 X before ordering one (maybe) in, oh, say... Jul/Aug or so...

[dbarhsi]

Originally Posted by mtuccio

My first impressions:

• ESC heatsink is pretty good size...(Hope the BEC is up to the task)

Isn't it the same one that's in the 450 3D? If so, it's held up well in that model, but we are dealing with a more powerful motor in this one.

Servos look better than B400 but still look like they could be a weak point

They are the exact same DS76/76T servos as in the 450 3D. They work well enough, but aren't very durable in the slightest of crashes, so be sure to pick up some spare gear sets. They're only $2.99 each...IF they're in stock at HH. They were backordered for a very long time last year, so I grabbed a bunch when they finally came in.

• Everything else is typical Blade quality

It would have been nice to see them beef up that cheesy threaded screw/plastic frame interface at the tail boom junction...but no dice...

[fr34k]

Perhaps it would be worth replacing the servos with higher quality better performing servos with metal gears?

Would the BEC handle the additional current draw?

Any suggestions for suitable candidates?

[dbarhsi]

Originally Posted by David Eichstedt

Mine & Ribbe's!

Did you know we have an opening for a heli developer right now?

Gotta be legal to work in the US...see http://www.horizonhobbycorp.com/Careers/USA/ for more information about the job and how to apply.

Would they have to move to Illinois?

[litehawkdown]

Originally Posted by David Eichstedt

Mine & Ribbe's!

Did you know we have an opening for a heli developer right now?

Gotta be legal to work in the US...see http://www.horizonhobbycorp.com/Careers/USA/ for more information about the job and how to apply.

I'm a total noob and a carpenter. I could bring a whole new perspective to the design of Blade helis.