October 31, 200718 yr What do you get when you combine... two guys who used to play war on the old church grounds and get chased off by the pastor 30th birthdays a present to a 6 year old Answer... Early birthday presents! My friend and I came to these small helicopters thru different means, he saw them on sale while browsing the Internet deals sites, I saw one a week before when my young nephew was given a small RC helo. Well, my friend mentioned the little zingers and I retorted that I saw some where you try to shoot each other down! That bore the idea, his birthday is in November, mine in January, we could get a pair of these fighting copters (otherwise known as Super Battle Planes) for each other for our 30th birthdays. The question quickly arose of it we had to wait until his birthday to open them, the vote was unanimous, we'd rip into them when they arrived (13 day transit from Hong Kong). I can say it was a purchase well worth it, the stupid things are a ball of fun, extremely vulnerable to air currents in the house but if you can play in a large room with furnace off and windows closed things will be a ball. Cats and dogs love them too and so far both copters are still operational (this is a few weeks after we got them). No doubt they are as cheaply built as can be, but irresponsible adults can manage. I had some extra minutes and had been sick so what better way to pass the time than by wrapping each helo. Yep, they are small, about 6" from stem to stern. If you want your own... http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.2378 (if you search the site for super battle plane you'll see some prettier but slightly more expensive variants) Beware Li-poly batteries, they like to blow up
October 31, 200718 yr Beware Li-poly batteries, they like to blow up I can hear Tony now..."Hey, check this out!...BOOM!"
October 31, 200718 yr Author Beware Li-poly batteries, they like to blow up I can hear Tony now..."Hey, check this out!...BOOM!" I haven't blown one yet, but the batteries are something to keep away from youngsters who can't wait for their batteries to cool before recharging. You could get away with treating NiCd and NiMH batteries pretty badly but Li-Poly will bite back. Just one idiot's curiosity http://www.rcstuff.us/battery/lipo/lipo_DNA.html That was one cell, for reference, the King Bee 2 helo from one of my other threads uses a 3 cell battery...
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