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Remote Control Mini Helicopter

Postby jayod12b » Sun Dec 20, 2009 2:41 pm

Got one of these from hong kong last week have too say im having great fun with it :D :D
Quality is excellent too for the price
Also seen them in a hobby shop in blancherstown yesterday
49.99 :shock: :D and your one said they were flying off the shelf

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Re: Remote Control Mini Helicopter

Postby colm_mcm » Sun Dec 20, 2009 9:50 pm

They have them in Lidl or Aldi for €25 or so.
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Re: Remote Control Mini Helicopter

Postby jayod12b » Sun Dec 20, 2009 10:01 pm

Yea i seen them too dont like the plastic look of them
Metal frame in the hong kong one is cool

Even though youll be waiting a while with delievery
I think all in for 15.20euro delievered is pretty good :D
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Re: Remote Control Mini Helicopter

Postby gfalls » Mon Dec 21, 2009 5:25 am

jayod12b wrote:Yea i seen them too dont like the plastic look of them
Metal frame in the hong kong one is cool

Even though youll be waiting a while with delievery
I think all in for 15.20euro delievered is pretty good :D



Now I've gone and ordered one :roll:
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Re: Remote Control Mini Helicopter

Postby jayod12b » Tue Dec 22, 2009 1:25 pm

Youll knock great craic out of it gfalls :D :D

Its tricky enough to get the hang of manoeuvring it around,
Also theres ment to be huge delays in postage from hong kong right now so expect a couple of weeks id say.
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Re: Remote Control Mini Helicopter

Postby keenan » Tue Dec 22, 2009 1:56 pm

i just ordered one 2 !!!! they look good for that price !!!!!!! thanx 4 puttin up d link !!!!!!!!! :D
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Re: Remote Control Mini Helicopter

Postby jayod12b » Tue Dec 22, 2009 2:10 pm

keenan wrote:i just ordered one 2 !!!! they look good for that price !!!!!!! thanx 4 puttin up d link !!!!!!!!! :D


Ya wont be disaapointed keenan
I should be getting commission lol :D
Theres tonnes of you-tube videos of them in action http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ND5VXK_wBKQ
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Re: Remote Control Mini Helicopter

Postby mcgon1979 » Tue Dec 22, 2009 2:50 pm

haha
cheers, great link. I've only gone and ordered one too. worth 15euro or so anyway. :lol:
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Re: Remote Control Mini Helicopter

Postby Mitsumaniac » Wed Dec 23, 2009 7:46 am

mcgon1979 wrote:haha
cheers, great link. I've only gone and ordered one too. worth 15euro or so anyway. :lol:


+1 :lol:
wonder if they`d take a wifi micro camera on board... I have very attractive neighbour :smt007 heheheh
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Re: Remote Control Mini Helicopter

Postby TopCat » Wed Dec 23, 2009 12:51 pm

Just ordered 2 as well. Complete impulse buy, but sure fcek it, it's Christmas! :D
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Re: Remote Control Mini Helicopter

Postby CJ » Wed Dec 23, 2009 1:37 pm

I bit the bullet also, for the money, you can't go wrong!

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Re: Remote Control Mini Helicopter

Postby Muad_dib77 » Wed Dec 23, 2009 3:36 pm

I predict a helicopter race at the next meet...

I wonder if they'd do one with wee guns on it.
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Re: Remote Control Mini Helicopter

Postby colm_mcm » Wed Dec 23, 2009 5:58 pm

Won't they all be using the same frequency though? :smt017
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Re: Remote Control Mini Helicopter

Postby Muad_dib77 » Wed Dec 23, 2009 6:05 pm

colm_mcm wrote:Won't they all be using the same frequency though? :smt017



Oh yeah..prolly.. all the more fun though :-)
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Re: Remote Control Mini Helicopter

Postby jayod12b » Wed Dec 23, 2009 10:33 pm

What have i started :lol: :lol:
A mini-copter club :D

Brought mine into work today for last day and all the boys want one.
Couldnt believe the quality for the money

Sent the fella in hong kong asking would he do a deal for a couple of sets and he said

Hi, thanks for your interest in our products.
We can offer item#140310721414 at GBP12.49 each (postage included).
Total amount of 10 units will be GBP124.90 (including postage cost)
Look forward to hearing from you soon.


A saving of a pound on each not too bad,
It just goes to show what profit the shop in blanch are making 250% :roll:

Anyways yeall all love them :D


colm_mcm wrote:Won't they all be using the same frequency though? :smt017



It will have to be a 3 helicopter race
Theres a 3 band selector on the controller
Go on colm buy :D U know you want too lol
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Re: Remote Control Mini Helicopter

Postby colm_mcm » Wed Dec 23, 2009 11:27 pm

I'll probably order one tomorrow!
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Re: Remote Control Mini Helicopter

Postby Wildhound » Thu Dec 24, 2009 12:09 am

Now I want one...
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Re: Remote Control Mini Helicopter

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Re: Remote Control Mini Helicopter

Postby Mitsumaniac » Thu Dec 24, 2009 12:40 am

Bernard wrote:Here's something for around the same price...
http://www.rb-performance.co.uk/catalog/product_info.php/cPath/23_26/products_id/363

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Re: Remote Control Mini Helicopter

Postby colm_mcm » Thu Dec 24, 2009 1:29 am

that's just a curved piece of steel right?
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Re: Remote Control Mini Helicopter

Postby optical illusion » Thu Dec 24, 2009 3:23 am

Just gone and bought one ;)

Thanks! Always wanted one but always too expensive for what they are!
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Re: Remote Control Mini Helicopter

Postby gfalls » Thu Dec 24, 2009 7:00 am

We'll have to start a whole new site, dedicated to choppers.... :lol: (Cue Bernard...!!)
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Re: Remote Control Mini Helicopter

Postby Mitsumaniac » Thu Dec 24, 2009 8:35 am

colm_mcm wrote:that's just a curved piece of steel right?

Exactly :roll: I`m not sure if it does its job but at least loks nicer than filter itself
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Re: Remote Control Mini Helicopter

Postby mcgon1979 » Tue Jan 12, 2010 9:55 pm

I had to come back with an update. the chopper is COOL! so cool I bought a second one just to have so I can charge it while flying one.
took a while to get the hang of it, but I discovered that once you have forwar dmotion they are easy to fly straight and around the room etc. hovering can be hard to stop them spinning though.
great craic. for 15euro. unreal. value at last. great posting again lads.
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Re: Remote Control Mini Helicopter

Postby optical illusion » Wed Jan 13, 2010 12:25 am

Still haven't got mine yet.
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