Getting the mechanics into the Roban 800 fuse has been an enjoyable process, but now I have to think about wiring the lighting which DOES NOT seem like a small job! Need to get my pilots to work for me while I'm not home (LOL).
Anyone have any tips for Changing out the pre-painted roof glass that appears to be incorrectly tinted? Just replace it or should I try and remove the paint somehow?
Really looking forward to officially becoming a scale Heli guy! Thanks to Helistorm, I was able to snag this in the silent auction for a great deal! The crazy part? I found out that my uncle in Germany actually flew on the German SAR Huey in the 80’s. WILD!!
I’ll be getting this dialed in with the squadron info from his pictures.
Finally finished building my Roban UH-1D Huey 800 size. These are shipped painted the wrong color so I did a total repaint, decals from Caligraphics, running 12s packs. Finally got the rotor balance kit on which gives it a much better scale appearance as well as added custom made steps on the front landing skids.
I wanted to share some pictures of my mechanics testing sled that I built. Right now it has a Roban 800 mechanics on it so I can test and make any necessary adjustments before I put it in the fuselage.
I have a Roban 800 size huey… I want a set of good Army decals for the model. Thank you
Just finished 3D modeling the belt buckles for the Roban size Huey. With a little light green ribbon for belts these will look great.
Just finished up painting the prototype replacement rocket launcher ends. These little upgrades make a big difference. The before and after side by side.
Functional Water Tank (Over The Top)
One of several new products from Heliworkshop OTT collection 2023 The tanks are sized to fit 1/7.5 - 1/5.5 UH 1 Huey series helicopters. They are going into final testing very soon and will be available in static unpainted up to functional plug and play. The smaller size will hold up to approximately 40 oz of water and the larger about 90 oz. Servos are...
Functional Water Tank (Over The Top)
One of several new products from Heliworkshop OTT collection 2023 The tanks are sized to fit 1/7.5 - 1/5.5 UH 1 Huey series helicopters. They are going into final testing very soon and will be available in static unpainted up to functional plug and play. The smaller size will hold up to approximately 40 oz of water and the larger about 90 oz. Servos are installed in the tank and are water proofed. The tanks can have either 1 or 2 individual water compartments for one large drop or one large and one small secondary drop. I’ve experimented with water/milk mix which gives a good visual effect with the water drop against bright sunny days, looks very nice. Hopefully I can get some good video soon. One of the test helicopters is the Roban 412 with tall landing gear. I will provide a update regarding pricing once testing is complete
Voila une petite vidéo concernant le module d'eclairage Optotronix Aurora LCU EVO2
Hello,
Après plusieurs hélicoptères Vario (Bell230, Cobra, Lama, MD500E, Ecureuil) j'ai décidé de tester un modèle Roban.
J'ai choisi le UH-1D série 800.
Malgré que la qualité de soit pas au niveau de Vario on peut en sortir quelque chose de sympa après quelques modifications.
Photo avant et après modifications
Roban 800 Huey. My first Scale Heli. I was flying a Trex 450 and decided to take the plunge. Finally learned how to nose in hover the Trex so I have the Huey a go. Steep learning curve. Got some great help from friendly experts.
I made a test rig from some snow skis I built for a plane project. After that flew I stuck the mechanics in the fuse. Looks so nice in the air.
Running -2°/9° pitch...
Roban 800 Huey. My first Scale Heli. I was flying a Trex 450 and decided to take the plunge. Finally learned how to nose in hover the Trex so I have the Huey a go. Steep learning curve. Got some great help from friendly experts.
I made a test rig from some snow skis I built for a plane project. After that flew I stuck the mechanics in the fuse. Looks so nice in the air.
Running -2°/9° pitch curve with gov set to 1250/1350/1450 in idle up. Hovering the motor gets hot but with forward flight and the doors open, it's barely warm after 6 minutes of flying. That's about all my nerves can take right now as I'm learning.
Definitely have to be proactive on the throttle/pitch.
I'm eager to learn how to fly it in a more scale manor.
Still dialing it in but tons of fun. Might repaint it in a proper dark green color. But gonna learn to fly it first.
Any advice is appreciated!
Roban 800 Kit
Promodeler DS630BLHV on Cyclic/Collective
Promodeler DS135BLHV on tail rotor
Bevarian 3X gyro
align 750MX 530kv motor
Castle 160amp ESC
FRSKY X20S Radio
FRSKY TD10 RX with TDMX satellite 2.4/900mhz
Pulse 3800mah 2S Life for radio
Jetti 1300mah 2S life for lights, fans, pilots
The RC Geek random servo motion generator
Warbirdpilots.com 1:7 scale pilots
Some videos here
Thank for looking. You can follow me on
Instagram: balsadust_enterprises
TikTok: balsadustenterprises
YouTube: BalsaDust_Enterprises
Reddit: BalsaDust
My "puny" 800 size Huey none-to-nose with Michael's Heliclassics Mi-171 at the Warbirds and Classics event at tbe Arvada Associated Aeromodelers field today in Arvada,CO.
matthew S.
Bill L.
Tyler G.
Mark S.
ScaleHeliPilot G.
