johnb
Key Veteran
Location: Guildford, Surrey UK
| let me first say that i'm friends with the guys at Blitz and seen the various stages of development over the past years but lastnight was the first time i got to see a kit - and it certainly doesn't disappoint.
The parts are all in perfectly labeled bags - some numbered relevant to the section in the manual and some labelled with what they are for 'Aileron bellcrank', 'Ailerson pushrod' etc. e.g. The servo mounting bag is about 4 inches wide by about 1 foot long and broken into heat sealed section with the bits for each subsection of the build - not a single bag for the entire section. Many of the more tricky parts come preassembled, the auto unit, the tail output shaft, part of the belt drive assembly....putting parts together like the main drive gear with the autohub oozed quality - trust me, i can't write how nice stuff 'felt' once you'd assembled it...and i've built a lot of heli's!
The manual, like the heli is a thing of beauty - consisting of exploded cad drawings and text for that section of the build. The build starts at the engine (if i remember correctly) moves onto the drive and then onto the frames, starting with the left and getting all components onto the frame and completing it with the right. The rest, head, tail have pushrods quoted to the exact lengths....
i tell you, those of you with one of these beasts on order will not be disappointed...enjoy it!
jb |
Nothing else needs to be said!
