Nick Wisdom

Hi All.. Michael convinced me to start a thread over here documenting the build. But I want to preface it first. I have no idea what I'm doing. I've flown 3D helicopters for years, and also host a popular podcast on the subject (Rotor Revolution RC Podcast). But I've only ever build one scale helicopter, and that was just a matter of throwing a 3D heli inside a pre-painted fuselage and calling it done. This build is a massive departure from that. So take nothing I do in this thread as advice, even if I'm confident in it. LOL. Just know I'm a raw beginner in the scale world and I tip my hat to all the top shelf builders in this community and enjoy learning from you all.

The Build: You can see a photo of what I'm hoping to achieve attached to this post. I hope to make this build as detailed as I can and may even attempt to compete at NATs with it for the fun of it if it goes well. But that's a longshot. I just want something to make me smile and challenge me in a new way. I'm starting with the Roban 800 size EC135 white painted fuselage kit with mechanics. I have ordered a ton of 3D printed scale accessories to add to it, a much better lighting system from unilight, and will be outfitting it with an Egodrift motor (I fly for team egodrift), a Spirit FBL with their Wave radio system (I'm on the Spirit team too), a Hobbywing ESC, Pulse Capacitor Backup, Unilight BEC system, running on 12S 5300 and trying some new servos which are high torque and run on a 12Volts. But I may change my mind on the servos.

For now I'm slowly working my way through the mechanics and electronics and getting close to being able to maiden the mechanics on a test sled in a week or so.

Hope this thread gives someone the confidence to jump in with two feet while clueless, or at least gives you all something to laugh about!

-Nick