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Timeline & history of available micro heli's
Can any oldtimers give a online evolution of the presently available helis ?
- Something like Brand x was first made in europe by ???, - then copied be taiwanese company X under the name XX, they changed this feature for the better. - Them x & xx models are now build in china, x features were changed to be built cheaper For new members it would be good to know some history & what models that parts can be swapped on etc. Thanks |
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Looky here heli time line
Although the Piccolo and Hornet revolutionized microelectric helis there were a few well before their time. If only they had LiPolys and piezo gyros back then....sigh.... The Master Mini Eh and the Kyosho Convert are of worthy note. I passed up the opportunity to buy a Convert in Singapore while I was deployed overseas, still kicking myself in the### for not getting it. Some folks automatically assume the Europeans started everything and the Asians copied. If we were talking strictly Piccolo then yes, there are all the Skylark, Feda , whachamacalit clones out there. As for compatability someone will have to chime in as I only have Piccolos and a Hornet. I wish some of them companies that made that stuff way back then would try again as the competition would bring prices down me thinks. ![]() |
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wow this thing is smaller then pic and hornet and almost twenthy years old !!!!!
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Last edited by mattijs321; Jan 04, 2004 at 10:13 AM.
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I begged my father to get me one (Master Mini EH) when he went to Japan on a business trip. I first saw it in Model Airplane News ('86?)and had to have it. Unfortunately, he couldn't find it. But it planted a bug in my head which was finally cured by the Piccolo.
![]() If only those folks would get a clue and start producing those or improved versions again. Especially the Kyosho Convert..sigh... I swear Kyosho couldn't market a box of pardons in a Jail. Sorry about my soapbox all. Glad you guys liked the link. ![]() |
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That list sure brings back some memories. Re. Kyosho's marketing I'm not so sure if it's Kyosho or their distributors. I've flown some Convert EX's back in '90~92 I wish I'd got myself one and just kept it, with 5.4 gm servos and LiPoly's it would fly a treat now! What I have got though is a fully serviceable example of the first one on the list, an Ishimasa Skylark from around '78, still got old Futaba M series 27Mhz radio in it and 3 X 20 gm servos with a mechanical resistor type speed control on a full size servo. If anyone is interested I'll try and dig out some photographs of me flying a Convert EX outside the hobby shop I worked at. I'll need to scan them and post them however.
Regards, Andrew |
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Last edited by C Andrew Green; Jan 04, 2004 at 05:04 PM.
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Andrew I'm jealous!! please post pics when you get the chance.
Say, I couldn't talk you into parting with that Ishimasa skylark could I? RE: Kyosho marketing or distributors, yes, it is hard to say who's to blame. I know its easy to say "I would of done this" etc. But pity them for totally missing out on the micro boom. ![]() ![]() |
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Have you guys seen this thread...... https://www.rcgroups.com/forums/show...hreadid=187350 ? Sounds like someone unearthed some old stock !
Andrew |
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Ginsu,
Here you go... two off the list one flew fine the other I never did get airborne, both had a similar setup 3 X Futaba servos, FP..forgotten the number about 15 Gms each I think, smallest Futaba ESC and a small Rx no gyro however as the smallest (still mechanical in 1982) was just about OK for the Concept EP Kyosho Convert EX ![]() ![]() ![]() Honey Bee (I can't remember the manufacturer) ![]() |
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Last edited by C Andrew Green; Jan 11, 2004 at 05:18 PM.
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AAAAAAAHHHHHH! I want I want!!
![]() You rule Andrew, love the pics! Now I really wish I picked that up in Singapore. Think what it'd do with "Today's" stuff. I wonder about the Honey Bee's origin. Heli Time line Doesn't give much info on it. I'll post any findings on it. I'm going to keep an eye out for a Convert. I'm still contemplating the EH 550, but 230 bucks? is too much. Hopefully, the price will come down to fair and reasonable. Thanks again for sharing, it's a real treat to see a pic of one flying. I tried to find the article of M.A.N. that had a pic of the Master Mini Eh flying on a tether. That article planted the Micro Heli bug in my head. BTW it's also a treat to see pics of the Grasshopper and Monster Beetle. Regards, Jiro |
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