Official Roban 700 Size B429 Heli Alps Scale Helicopter ARF Thread

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B429 Heli Alps 700 Size Scale Helicopter ARF (Almost Ready to Fly) from Roban - RBN-429HA-7S

This is the Roban B429 Heli Alps Scale 700 size ARF, a premium scale kit that offers unparalleled detail. From tip-to-tail the B429 body kit displays an accuracy of detail to the real aircraft not normally seen in the RC helicopter hobby.

This kit comes with a full scale detail cockpit with dashboard, joysticks, rudder pedals, aerials, windshield wipers and more. Full rear cabin interiors are included (not installed). Floor and ceiling details can be crafted so once the interiors are installed you have an impressively scaled cockpit/interior.

These scale kits house the cockpit in precisely the right location and the mechanics are built into the engine compartment just like in the full scale version. The B429 really impresses with the highly detailed and accurately scaled down profile.

Features:

• 4 Blade rotorhead and scale carbon fiber rotor blades
• 4 Tail blade head and scale carbon fiber tail blades
• Extremely detailed surface with molded panel lines and rivets
• Complete 7 seat scale cockpit
• Complete built In / partially pre-installed position lighting system (Controlled via AUX channel)
• Special CCPM mechanics built in the top section like the full scale
• Take off weight of 8kg (approximately double of a 700 3D helicopter)
• 1700mm long, 1/8 scale

Includes:

• Roban B429 Heli Alps 700 size scale body
• Full 700 size helicopter mechanics
• 4 Carbon fiber rotor blades
• 4 Carbon fiber tail blades
• Complete 7 seat scale cockpit
• Complete built In / partially pre-installed position lighting system

Requires:

• Helicopter flight controller - we recommend the BavarianDEMON 3X Flybarless System
• Electronic speed control (ESC) - we recommend the Castle Creations Phoenix Edge High Voltage 160A ESC With Cooling Fan
• Battery eliminator circuit (BEC) - we recommend the Castle Creations 20A BEC Pro
• Brushless motor - we recommend the Scorpion HKIII 4035-500Kv brushless motor
• Three cyclic servos - we recommend the MKS DS1220 High Torque Servo Multi-Pack (3 Servos)
• Tail servo - we recommend the MKS DS HBL669
• 12 Cell 44.4V 5000mAh LiPo battery - we recommend the Admiral 5000mAh 6S 22.2V 50C LiPo Battery Multi-Pack in series
• 8 Channel radio - select a minimum 8 channel radio with pitch and throttle curves from our Radio Collection
• 8 Channel receiver - select a minimum 8 channel receiver from our Receiver Collection

Important Information - Please Read
Roban Scale Helicopters are intended for modelers who have advanced level building skills. Both ARF and KIT product formats require you to install your own electronics (ESC, servos, motor, etc). KIT product formats also require you to install your own helicopter mechanics. Because helicopter mechanics can vary greatly in size and shape, you may be required to modify the fuselage slightly (including cutting, drilling, etc.) to achieve a perfect fit. Roban fuselages are all handmade from fiberglass and therefore may have slight variation in tolerances between body panels, doors, or windows. These variations do not affect flight performance and can be easily adjusted by an experienced builder with proper tools. These precautions are intended for novice builders; an experienced modeler should have no issue achieving perfect results with these premiere scale helicopters kits.

Product Specifications:

AGE LEVEL: 18 and up
SKILL LEVEL: Expert
BUILD TIME: 4+ hours

Class / Size	700
Power Type	Electric
Rotor Type	Collective Pitch
Body Material	Fiberglass
Overall Size (L x W x H)	1870 x 510 x 330mm
Flying Weight	8000g
Main Rotor Diameter	1560mm
Main Rotor Blade Length	700mm
Tail Rotor Diameter	280mm
Tail Rotor Blade Length	105mm
Tail Drive Type	Torque Tube
Cyclic Servos	3x Metal Gear
Tail Servo	1x Metal Gear
Power System	450Kv Brushless Motor
Electronic Speed Control	120A High Voltage with EC5 Connector
Recommended Battery	2x 6S 22.2V 5000 mAh LiPo with EC5 Connector (in series for 12S)
Battery Compartment Size (L x W x H)	N/A
Required Radio	7 Channel
Skill Level	Expert
Build Time	4+ Hours
Recommended Environment	Outdoors

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I think this is where I can put some pics of mine, please let me know if it's the wrong place?

I wanted something different, I've done the Bell 222 600 size and two Airwolfs, a 600 and a 700. My last project was a Funkey Jet Ranger, 550/600 using a stretch 500, I had to machine my main shaft and a lot of other parts, milled and machined 500 bottom half 600 top, anyway onto something different.

So there is no misunderstanding/disclaimer, I purchased this directly from the Roban factory.

It may be packed differently depending where you buy it from.

From China to the UK it took 12 weeks as it came by ship to keep the costs down, you need to be patient. The people at Roban give tracking info and regular updates, answering questions and I found them to be genuine suppliers who really do care about their customers. This is based on my own personal dealings with them.

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Whilst working on the nav light wiring, I had to chuckle to myself,,,, There's almost ready to fly and there's almost ready to fly. Mine is the latter as you can see from the pics, it's almost ready to fly.... 😅😁😁😁

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This was a nice surprise, the avionics light up. There's a little module in the console, pre wired, ready to plug into a spare RX channel.

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Landing lights and a spot light, switched separately wired up and fitted.
I noticed that on the real one there are white flashing marker lights just under each front cockpit door, You can just see them in the middle pic.
After a little more research on the bell website, it stated that some of the executive 429's have a blue cabin light for the passengers, I wired a spare one in. I've also fitted the batteries this way round to try to avoid the nose weight, bottom line is they don't fit side by side. 😅😂😂

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This is a tethered test of my Jet Ranger from 2019.

https://youtu.be/VrhdmLlrVm4

[sfcfury]

Looks good! What electronics setup are you going with?