i got the 4G3 coz it can fly indoors (bigger indoor area) .. and its not expensive laa .. rm700 at uniquexme store ... considered a bargain liau
take into consideration ... crash oso not much to repair .. its the cheapest CP heli to crash i tell u ... wait for uniquexme to confirm laa .. hehehe
the parts expensive ?? batt is rm30 ... blades rm20 .. almost everything is quite alot cheaper than bigger size helis .. add the bonus of not easily damage coz of smaller force/size
try flying a nitro heli .. crash 1 time already rm1k gone MINIMUM ... hehehe
Added on May 19, 2009, 6:02 pmQUOTE(yeeck06 @ May 19 2009, 05:00 PM)
Guys, in future if I want to upgrade my coaxial lama v4 to conventional helicopter (with tail rotor), do you think I should go for smaller size helicopter like walkera 4G3 or straight go for 450 size (Copter X). I understand that smaller size heli is difficult to fly.
it all depends on what u want ..
if u can afford it then go ahead and do a 450 heli ... crash and parts will more damage compared to smaller heli coz of the BIGGER SIZE FORCE (momentum) ... parts are not cheap .. batts for long fly time oso will kill u liau .. hehehe
smaller helis are much more difficult to learn coz they are very sensitive and quick compared to bigger 450s ... the good side is they are not easily damaged due to the SMALL SIZE FORCE laa
if i were u ... i would not get the 4G3 ... too much headspeed to deal with .. too many parts to damage coz it s a CP
i would recommend the 4#3B that uniquexme is selling ... hard to break (but not unbreakable la) and parts are not that expensive ... batts are cheap so u can have many batts for long flying time ... its a FP so u will have less things to deal with in terms of parts and crashes ... and its only rm500 RTF !!!
when u mastered the 4#3B then u can move on to bigger helis with the knowledge that u will crash 10 times less compared to if u start with the 450 .. hahahhaa ... so rm500 -rm1000 (spare parts upgrades etc etc) is really worth it but u will have a very steep learning curve laa

Added on May 19, 2009, 6:07 pmps .. start up cost of bigger 450 helis much much higher
CX450 SE V2 RTF version is rm1350
if u get the kit and build it up with good electrics .. at least rm2.5k (not including spare parts and upgrades)
so i think 4#3B is the best option and best fastest way to your single blade heli liau for rm500-1000
This post has been edited by QiW: May 19 2009, 06:07 PM