A friend of mine recently got a Blade MCX micro indoor RC helicopter. I’ve bought a few cheap ($50 and under) RC helicopters, and they’ve been fun – but the Blade MCX is really in another class. I don’t know what kind of black magic is going on in the electronics, but it has an electronic gyro that makes it really easy to fly. It seems tough too, we had a few spectacular crashes trying to perform stupid manoeuvres – and absolutely nothing on it broke. The Blade MCX micro helicopter isn’t a toy, and it’s not priced like one, but luckily it’s worth every cent. I give myself about 30 days before I weaken and buy one. Highly recommended for micro RC geeks.
Blade MCX $2.67 – E-FLITE EFLH2220 LOWER MAIN ROTOR BLADE SET (2) mCX
Kyosho’s ultra high tech dNaNo micro RC cars are almost getting affordable enough for me to buy one. They were very hard to find when they first came out, but prices and availability have settled down now. The only problem is deciding between the dNaNo Porsche 911 GT3 and the dNaNo Nissan GT-R.
Kyosho dNaNo $240.00 – dNaNo kyosho eclipse custom body paint
Takara have released a new range of Q-Steer micro RC cars – they’re based on the classic Tamiya RC buggies of the 80s and include The Frog, Hornet, and Grasshopper. Nice!
Q-Steer Tamiya $5.99 – TAMIYA Q-Steer Model AVANTE 4WD Buggy Toy RC Qsteer I
A friend of mine recently switched me onto Vislero lipo batteries, and I’m incredibly impressed with the bang for buck these little babies put out. I fly my RC planes nearly every day, using at least 4 packs per day – which means my lipo batteries get a fairly heavy workout. I’ve tried cheap lipos in the past, and have been burnt (literally!), but nearly all my planes are running on Vislero batteries these days, and after having used them for a few months I can’t see any difference between Vislero lipos and the ‘big brand’ batteries.
Anyone who’s been bitten by the PiccoZ micro RC helicopter bug will have probably already had a few nasty crashes – luckily most of the breakable parts the PiccoZ are repairable using a little bit of glue, but one thing you can never repair properly is a broken tail blade. Luckily they’re getting easier to find online. If you’ve got a PiccoZ, then buy some spares now while they’re still making them.
PicooZ $31.49 – Silverlit X-Rotor PicooZ helicopter silver metro Fly Z
