Goblin 380

[KevG]

Well they have released the price of the goblin 380 to be $395 or £295 so guys who's gonna be the first to sink £750 min for good spec into one of these or $1100 ish I knew it was not going to be to cheap but come on you can get a 550 Rex for that,

[Tony]

Wow, that's a lot of cash for the size of it. I'd rather have the 550 thanks

[danhampson]

Wow that's too rich for me at the moment, I could build 2 extreme flight 50" 3d planes for that sort of money. So it looks like I'll be sticking with my 550 for now.

[pvolcko]

$1100 with electronics and battery? That's with crazy spec, top end gear. Should be able to do this for $700-800 all up without much trouble, $600-700 if you scrimp a bit. Still a chunk of change, but this is a true 380, more or less comparable in size to a traditional 450. Pricing seems a little high, but reasonable given the quality and performance potential one would expect from a Gob.

And how's the pricing compare to a Warp 360, amain has those kits going for $399, including a motor. So The gob is a little more expensive, but not much. It is a little larger, has the full wrap around canopy and CF boom typical of Goblins. Given it is new and in pre-order, pricing is going to be at a premium compared to the Warp which has been out for some time already. Seems all perfectly reasonable to me.

Will I be getting one?

Maybe, if Santa is nice to me this year.

I may be waiting until Spring and instead opting to pick up a new Blade 180 for the winter for some indoor flying.

[Tony]

Yeah I think indoor or waterproof craft are the way to go till spring now....

[KevG]

Yeah but Paul, no one is gonna want one of these and not put BK or MKS servos on it and a decent castle esc and the motor is gonna be $150 on its own then fbl, can't see people kitting this out for 200 - 300 for the elects,

Bling factor baby,

[Graham Lawrie]

Cameron is getting one:) I nearly did:( but.........looking at £500+ sooner get a new TX DX9:) after the 150 release...this guy is gonna wait.......impatiently:(

[KevG]

Is Cam replacing the Protos with this goblin 380 then,

Hey Graham I still see it a fair bit over the £500+ mark though, that is as I said before you don't go low end and give this heli what it needs to come alive

[Graham Lawrie]

Think so Kev:) I got the offer of his Protos and if i had the cash i would have got it. It is part Dans old one and part Camerons.

[KevG]

Good old bird mate, shame I got the trex or I would have made him an offer

[Graham Lawrie]

It is solid Kev:) First one i flew and i loved it:)

[danhampson]

Fantastic bird the protos if I could have re kit mine at the time I would have.

[KevG]

Yeah if I could have found one for the price of my Trex when I bought that I would have had the Protos, but now I have the brain on the Trex I just need airtime to get it dialled in perfect,

[Graham Lawrie]

I will one day get a Protos, just love the sound they make:)

[murankar]

Sell ya my protos mini; lol. Naw I think I will sink the money into it soon, I think.

As for the gobby, well yeah its expensive did you expect it to be cheap! I knew it was gowing to be close to $300 for the airframe but was not expecting it to be close to $400.

With the Goblin being 380 and bigger than a 450 I think there is going to a bunch of reclassing.

[Derek]

yeah....I think it's safe to say that I won't be getting one of these any time soon, lol.

[KevG]

Yeah Derek my thoughts exactly

Uri, I knew it was not going to be cheap, but to do it justice you could spend the equivalent of a 550 dominator super combo

And as for reclassing Aling are diff from SAB who are diff from Gaui who are diff from mikado, who's right where is the common classification

[pvolcko]

Hitec does some nice servos and usually come in cheaper. Savox are fine too. ESC, depending on motor requirements I would expect this to only need 75A and probably a lite model. Motors will be tough. Not sure there will be a lot out there for 6S at this size range. Could maybe opt for a high strung 4S setup instead and save some money, especially if you aren't crazy into the smack or trying to make it into a mini speed demon. Vortex, 7200BX, and some other decent FBLs without breaking the bank. And there are cheaper options besides those that may well be fine for 80% of pilots out there.

Just saying there are options that can get it in the air without sacrificing much for most pilots.

That said. Yeah. Even though I wouldn't have the skill to utilize it. I'd kit this thing out with BKs probably. Edge 75 lite ESC. I have some FBLs here to try on it, or I might opt to try out the Vortex, just to give it a go. I'd have to research motor options. I'd likely stick with a Quantum or maybe spring for a KDE. X-Nova possibly. Not buying Kontronic. Ever. I drewl at their stuff, but can not justify the prices.

[Derek]

Not buying Kontronic. Ever. I drewl at their stuff, but can not justify the prices.

ha ha ha, enough said there, lol

[Lee]

$395 for the kit + $5 of Turnigy gear = $400
Doesn't seem too much to me LOL