Dyehard
Veteran
Location: Cedar Bluff, Va.
| I don't find any heli that much easier to build, just some parts on some helis easier. There was mention how hard an X-cell is build. I've got several of them, I've built two Futura SE's. It took just as long to build the Futura's as the X-cells. The heads have as many pieces, they all have to be assembled on both. The tail boxes have as many pieces, they both have to be assembled. The Futura frames have a few less pieces, because they are not stacked, but the tail drive shaft has many pieces, while the X-cell drive shaft is one piece. All totaled, it takes about twenty hours for me to to build and setup either an X-cell or a Futura, not counting paint. Some may build faster, I very seldom have any mechanical failures. Some parts on some helis remove quickly for maintaince, four bolts drop a Raptors engine out, but the only steps to add to that for a X-cell is to remove the muffler, and take out the needle valve, five minutes tops. Every heli has some parts that are quicker than the same assemblys on other helis to install or to take out when maintainence is necessary. When a total assembly is required, all the 60's take about the same time. The 30 won't be far behind, it takes as long to screw a servo to a Raptor as it does an X-cell, it takes as long to bolt a boom brace to a Raptor as it does a Futura. |
come on, i know some one out there own one ((you can omit it))
