Align trex 450 pro complete build video (freddy can fly)

[@MegaDieseldriver]

Thanks so much Freddy you are such a great asset to the r/c helicopter community. I learn so much from you.

[@west5500]

Really good approach to showing a heli build. One of the very best I've seen. I'm somewhat new to this hobby and enjoy seeing the individuality of people who really apply their skills and interest to rc helis. Great music, too! Thanks.

[@grongrod]

Great vid. Super job with the wires. Very clean look. Help me alot when building.!

[@trexinvert]

Thx Freddy for this awesome build video. Great for advance pilots. Even better than helifreaks(very thorough, but long/many). Shrinking down to 15 minutes with music/text is very professional video production.

[@vwbeetle5578]

dude ur videos are so easy to follow and understand. I bought my first 450 which was a fly bar and had endless hassles, so I bit the bullet and bought the 3gx and the flybarless head and main shafts and got to work. the thing is I used the same rd and tx and all my research said it didn't have enough channels. eventually I stumbled upon one of ur videos where I found it was possible. wish I saw this video before I did my upgrade for ur running of wires. by the way I'm still a beginner and can hover and that's about it. so all the way from Zambia i thank u Freddy!

[@t.rexxer5007]

I posted on another one of your vids but actually came across this one first. Was getting ready to start my 450 pro dfc build and looked at the manual. Sheesh. Your vid really simplifies the process. I built and flew an MA xcell 60 18 years ago and did ok, both build wise and flight. After a long time away, thought a t.rex 700e dfc would be a great way to get back into the hobby sans nitro. Then realized the 450 might be a less intimidating way to go, so your vid is a lifesaver. thanks much

[@dallas69]

I would pack the block/tail bearings On the 3 I made I found the bearing a little ruf and actually found Al shavings in the tail boom bearing. So I taped off the holes in the Al blocks and squeezed in Li grease into the bearings and pulled the umbrella gears and packed those then cleaned off all surface grease with Tequila (or any alcohol). On the first spin-up I cleaned off the excess surface grease. Li white grease shows up for clean up. Nice wiring!

[@Matt-lp6sv]

Thanks for this video. I got a used 450pro v2 off ebay yesterday and thanks to this video I stripped it down and built it back up after going over every screw and piece of the heli. You have one more subscriber.

[@tyee4u]

awesome video buddy! I thought no way would I ever attempt to build my own 450 or bigger but you take the fear out of the equation!! Looking forward to learning more. Thanks for posting!!

[@birdmanbl]

Dude this is a genious build video. I will keep it for my references. Just did my second flight on a 450pro conversion. Thanks again

[@t.rexxer5007]

I know this is an old vid but thank you very much for posting this. You take all the guess work out. I'm sure my build will be better now than if I tried it on my own. THANK YOU FREDDIE!

[@TheIvanroberto]

Congratulations friend! This is a very good job. You are helping a lot of people. People like you makes the world better. Thanks

[@Kidlat432]

This the THE most useful video on the 450 pro build! I'm going to refer to this video on forums often. Thanks!

[@banjopickins]

I'm looking to buy one of the 450's very soon. May try and buy a kit and put it together after watching your video...thanks for filming that.

[@willnate35]

I agree with Kidlat432, this video is excellent. I have learned so much that I may need to get a new heli, or just redo the ones I already have. Freddy you're the man!!

[@Twin_Flyer]

Great video! Working on a used heli and had a hard time trying to make the wiring neat. Unfortunately none of my ESC's fit inside the frame so it will have to go on the side, but the way you did your assembly helped a lot!!

[@33forsaken]

Hey thanks so much buddy, fly safe out there :)

[@thedoorsbiggestfan]

I like keeping all my wires out of sight too,I even use black heat shrink and wire mesh to match the frame color.I really like your build.But I like keeping the esc wires outside the frame,in case I need to unplug the motor for heli programming...its alot easier.Its going to be hidden behind the canopy anyways.Thanks for your tutorial.

[@mountaindewdude76]

I was doing a search for different 450's so that I could see how the servos get mounted and I found this video. Outstanding! I like how you ran all the wires. Even the rudder servo wires are cleverly done. Great video! I sub'd to your channel.

[@33forsaken]

thanks you very much :)

[@kachur777]

few thigs i would like to add, i put some electrical tape or heatshrink over the bullets after u connect them also i drill a hole in the boom support and add machine screw to hold the boom from moving great vid likr the way u did the wirring

[@bushpilot4234]

Thanks freedy! My T-rex 700 E had tail blades mounted backwards. Belt drive birds use tail blades mounted in the opposite direction. Checked myself using your video, your 450 is torque tube also. My T-rex 600 is belt drive tail and turns in opposite direction. Thanks for the check.

[@bushpilot4234]

I was wrongy 600 turns same direction. It was my Blade 500 that turns opposite direction.Align tail blades spin counter clockwise and Blade tails spin clockwise, a little confusing. Great build vid!

[@TheMV70]

Well Done Freddy! Liked the video and some tips. Keep going and thumbs up!

[@nafear72]

I wish I would have found you when I started.I just want to say..Good job bro...a lot of guys are going to enjoy every bit of your videos I am sure of it.It takes passion to do what you are doing..keep it up.

[@slinkytreekreeper]

Really helpful build vid for the new to kits. Thanks for taking away a bit of the fear and the little juicy tips too.

[@Hugo-fr4nq]

I got to say wow! Man you really know how it works. Congrats I was looking for a good Heli and I just found it ! I want one of this and thanks to you're video I got the help to do it. Thanks again !

[@2010jarizaga]

Hello friend. - Congratulations! This is a beautiful video. - Excellent images, music, the tips (info written on screen.) - Perfect compilation of video. - Thanks, rescue many tips trex 450 pro version I feel great! good flights. - Jonathan

[@grongrod]

Great vid! Helped me alot. Very smart way to build in this fashion. Must say that the manual is not very helpful when it comes to showing how to assemble so that you don´t have to take things apart in order to fit components later in the build. Big thumbs up to Freddy!

[@DanielArnolf]

The editing is amazing...thank you so much.

[@VFRLuke]

Just put my 450 pro dfc together and I stole some of your wiring ideas. Thanks for this. Now I have to figure out hot to set it up properly.

[@ricajesse]

Without words, perfect and great instruction video i am your fan good luck.

[@WideAppeal]

This video is an excellent resource. Well done.

[@TheJfs75]

Great video! It's a tremendous help for a beginner like me. Thank you very much for making and publishing the video.

[@madison0348]

thanks for the nice build video.i tried the 3gx on a 700 trex and i had alot of problems.I went wit a v-bar but i still have the 3gx so i might get one of these 3gxless,thanks again

[@jpthsd]

the rise of drones (like DJI Mavic and other drones) eats quiet shares of rc helicopter markets!! I loved 3d with rc helicopter but too much time consumption for buidling & repairing!!!! Keep it up everyone!

[@StefanHessenbruch]

Absolutely agree! Best Vid building instruction with very good hints! Thanks for your work, I really appreciate it!

[@jbuterba71]

Awesome build video! I was torn between doing a T-Rex 450 pro dfc build or just getting the plus dfc RTF. After watching your video, I have decided to do my first build on the pro dfc and pairing it with a Spektrum DX8 w/Telemetry Module & AR8000 Receiver. Again awesome job! I am sure I will have questions next month. I am still in the homework beginner stage.

[@theburkett67]

Thanks for the video, and I was a little shocked at first to hear Andy Mckee ,I did't expect that little suprise... I have been a fan of his for a couple years at least, and alot more people should check him out.. Peace B-)

[@windfarm9]

I know there are lots of compliments already but heres another one . well done great video and will look at it again if i go to assemble a 450 size heli .

[@MrCanum]

Great Video thanks for taking the time to post , very good quality video.

[@darkhorse2reign]

great vid... you paid attention to having excellent lighting. thanks.

[@jeanduplessis438]

Building mine this week. Will refere back to it. Thankx!

[@33forsaken]

both main and rudder blades should be tight enough to hold them selfs in place but can easily colaps with litte effort. This is important for the blades to find there center once the head spins up. if they are to tight u can get vibration and flight problems, also if they are to loose they will colaps when u wind up

[@trexinvert]

Hey Newb, I totally agree with Freddy. I'm "rebuilding" a 450 pro for a friend and I gotta tell you. It's a real bitch to do maintenance. Can't easily get to things. Have to remove a lot of parts just to get to a few. The pro designs is very "slim" so also a problem hanging/hiding electronics easily. As a newbie you will crash/rebuild many times. The sport or even older 450's are much easier to unassemble. Good luck.

[@Airwolf8157]

Very nice , you did a good job on the build.

[@tommycho3971]

Thanks, Freddy!!!

[@33forsaken]

You are very welcome :)

[@markabercrombie8956]

I saw your 550 build using a AR7200BX, looks like that answered my question!!

[@vntran19]

Great job! Hopefully I have no problems building my TREX .

[@Nish78pu]

Freddy can you post a video of assembling a Trex 250 same as this video? for most people who are getting to RCs it will be helpful. New comers will not start with a 450 of above I guess. Thank you so much for your effort and help

[@lifestooshort44]

dude, AWESOME video!!! you truly are a master at building a REALLY nice CLEAN helicopter!! Great tips and tricks man!! Keep up the awesome builds!! RC HELI'S ALL THE WAY!!!

[@jimaska1982]

Good job.Very nice video edit

[@heliman85]

Very nice and neat build! Thanks for sharing! :)

[@33forsaken]

yes once they are 90 both mechanicaly and electronically they will remain that way unless u crash or damage a servo. then that servo will have to be replaced or repaired and re 90d

[@MyOnehand]

beautiful bird nicely done my friend !!!

[@asifheliRC]

Cool.Thanks.Great and simple build.

[@RCFunTime]

This vid is very well put together. good job dude!

[@jfh667]

Awesome build.

[@eranbw]

Very good, informative video!!

[@33forsaken]

u should be able to chang the head out with no probs. and as for the canopie i do belive they are the same.

[@GPOutdoors]

thanks for taking the time to put this together. just a question, how do you 90 the servo horns ? i assume you must connect them to the receiver unit and power it up through the ESC and then see where they sit and then put the horn on the servo?

[@Choppernoob]

Great video, thanks for taking the time to make this and post it :)

[@Iceberg86300]

Great vid, glad I happened upon it. You look and sound pretty experienced, so I wanted to ask a Q. Have you ever had a problem with with the main shaft & gear set being EXTREMELY tight? When putting the Jesus bolt through the auto gear everything binds up REALLY tight. I've had this kit 95% built for ~4 years, the only problem being the gears almost locked together and the main shaft being far from free turning even with no gear meshing. With the motor engaged when I try to “auto” the head it actually spins the motor. Really not where to start. I just can't imagine the tolerance stack being THAT bad. One-way sleeve cross drilled hole lines up with cross hole in the auto gear, but the main shaft hole is off. Got a pack of main shafts and they are even worse, compressing by hand you can only see ~3/4 of cross hole in the main shaft when ready to put the Jesus bolt. I'm lost here, as I live just down the road from assurance RC and we nearly rebuilt the thing with new parts. Any suggestions? That goes for anyone with experience building the 450 pro V2, or any kit where you may have run into this problem.

[@dallas69]

Only 2 omissions that have to be done on a build. 1 Paper shim the pinion to main gear. 2 Tail assembly angle SB same as frame angle. Suggestion add a note on vid or a note in tex There is other things like the hex rods on the tail drive gear and housing should slide or be lose. I found on 4 builds these were all tight which prevent a good clamp up of the tail boom and some flyers have blown out the whole tail boom during hard 3d.

[@onnobeckerhof5790]

Looks great! Thanks for sharing. Can you give a tip on understanding position of the heli during flight? I often find myself disoriented on how the heli is positioned. How do you know the direction / orientation of the heli during flight? Is there a trick one can use?

[@33forsaken]

Yes go into my play lists and watch the Freddys Flight Academy videos for help with this :)

[@Scottsr450]

Just bought this heli assembled it yesterday. Need to know what receiver your using for the 3gx? I see you put it on the back but you didn't show the receiver. Couldn't get mine to work. So today I bought the beast x by spektrum . That has a glitch in it so Horizon is sending me a new one. Gotta love this hobby.

[@GasCanZa]

Amazing editing. Must have taken days to complete

[@33forsaken]

It actually was only about 2-3 days.

[@33forsaken]

its an align heli matt. you have to buy and align 700 kit to get one

[@valensia777]

excellent video thanks for posting.

[@rcfreak1234ify]

its all good I'm wondering though what thread lock should i use on the whole heli and also i didn't see where you applied thread lock on the head and what type to use on the head? just out of curiosity i only put thread lock on metal to metal correct?

[@orjanb314]

When mounting the main blades to the head of an RC Heli do you tighten the screws so the blades won't budge, or do you leave it loose enough so you can move the blades relative to the head with ease? I saw in one of Freddys other videos that the latter is the case with the tail rotor blades.

[@norrinradd9373]

thanks for the info...it helps a lot and makes deciding a little easier. I don't like the blades cuz they seem cheap but I have never flown one before. I hear they are better than syma and more hobby level than toy level syma?!??? I am bidding on a kit on ebay and just thinking of buying it piece by piece, trex 450pro dfc. I think I just really want to build one just to say I did..lol. Please keep me interested with your helpful input...thanks again..Peace

[@ErlangenRC]

Great video - very informative AND fun to watch! Where did you decide to mount the receiver/satellite? I watched this video 2 extra times with the intention of figuring that out, but I must have kept getting mesmerized by the time lapse video because at the end, I couldn't remember if you mentioned it or not!

[@MrCatra21]

hey freddy thank for the videos,i fallow all your steps of this video,i use hs45 hitech servos and my lead were shorts so i run the cables on top steel looks nice,i use a x-heli 450 pro i fit my best it hover just fine just my tail drift to the right what i can do to fix the issue.

[@33forsaken]

lol no i did not mentioin where to mount it and for that i am sorry.... if u watch right at the end when i do a pan around u can see it on the side of the heli. but really you can mount it any where you wish buddy.

[@TheDedados]

+nick lower u need to increase ur travel adjust in ur radio for rudder. don't forget to change it in both directions!

[@geoffW1997]

Very nice and detailed. Help me on building my own 450.

[@Bomberomusician]

Where is your RECIEVER ? I am a newbie and have the same Heli. I can't figure out how to connect my Spektrum 6210 w/Sat with the 3GX. The manuals aern't helping me at all. Please help. Great video. Wish you had shown the actual wiring of your reciever and 3GX.

[@SuperNickd21]

Freddy awesome video im going to use it to build my 450 pro. BUT like 3 or 4 of the other guys said where is your receiver i never saw it or herd you talk about it the hole time??? I want to run a DX8 but don't know what i need to do or get to hook it up right would you mind telling use or is this a dumb question and i should no this is my first big build anything would help thank you sir.....

[@norrinradd9373]

New-comer to helis but love anything that flies. Would this be good build/heli for a beginner like me. I've just heard a lot of good things about them(T-rex 450) and figured I'd just get it?!? Just getting a NO Electronics kit and buying it in pieces then build. Also I will be flying mostly 3 and 4 channel micro and med size helis until build is complete. THANKS.. Helpful input will be just that... Peace..

[@joeyjacildone4500]

nicely done.

[@Golgafrinchamdent]

Hi, I enjoyed your vid... very informative and great editing. I wonder if you considered doing a 6s setup? They seem to be getting more popular and there seem to be many benefits... More power, longer flight times and a cooler more efficient system which contributes to longevity, especially with the lipos. Actually, I did find a vid which claimed to use the stock 450mx motor on 6s. Maybe 6s would only require a new ESC? Anyway, great vid and thanks for any input you could offer! Cheers!

[@Galadhriyan]

THAT was superb. I have a third hand but lightly used trex 450pro. I'm thinking of taking it apart clean and grease it. This video will be of immense help. Thanks. I'll come back when I'm ready after I get my spares and battery charger. Do you think I need to replace anything? The heli looks good. Blade spins smooth.

[@BladeScraper]

Grease them every 50-100 flights would be my guess. Oil the motor bearings (try Scorpion Motor Bearing Oil) every few flights to keep it in tip-top condition.

[@RotoRCol]

great video

[@luck02]

Just wondering, do you think these models need a dedicated BEC? Also, thanks for the video, i'm going to start assembling mine next week :)

[@pavotibio]

Hi Freddy, greetings from Chile. Listen man, is there a special reason you didnt place the gyro under the main gear as suggested in the manual. Are there "in flight" differences to consider?. Cheers and thanks for these videos, they´re great help.

[@GaryX1001]

nice video, great build! i only wonder about the ESC, do you think it will get enough cooling in that position? sure it's a nice place because it is not seen from outside, but do check the ESC temp after your flights to make sure it is ok.

[@andyman7126]

It's so good! Thanks!

[@TheGeneralx5]

Hey Freddy, Why do we adjust for a level swash when we know that in hover flight, the tails translational thrust will force the heli bank right. so we would have to constantly correct for this banking during flight if we have a level swash... What do you think? Should I be triming it after everythings setup?

[@Harry0Harris0RC]

Nice build freddy ill have to make a video of my 500 see what you think of the way i have it setup

[@33forsaken]

just use standard blue locktight and yes anything metal into metal uses locktight.. anything metal into plastic i use epoxy for strength

[@dirtbikegy]

Which satellite receiver did you use? I know there are four different ones for Spektrum. And where did you mount it? Is one satellite receiver really okay, or should I use two?

[@irvinepark73]

Very nice!

[@MrSomeofthem]

Any tips to set the mesh? Once the servos are installed and the motor is in, it’s very difficult to tighten the screws of the motor :( Thanks! And very helpful video!!

[@nicklower4260]

Hi Freddy,I have the trex 450 pro flybar version . im loving the hobby and been learning on the sim for 2 years or more. finally did some hovering and moving it around but i want the tail to move around quicker when moving the collective stick left/ right. I have a spartan quark giro and futaba S9257 tail servo. hope you can help. many thanks :-)

[@jean-marc-zuliani]

thank you to share this with us: very useful Had no choice but to subscribe want for more

[@33forsaken]

hi bud thanks and its not a must do i have never used one :) but for fine tuning its use full

[@josemariacalebgarciayamin5250]

Excelentes videos.

[@bobsalvesen2070]

Freddie I loved your video on hiding your wires real clever. But I want to know how did you get the ESC between the frame , I have to turn it sideways. I have the 45P ESC?

[@33forsaken]

The align one fit perfectly stock, did you say you have a different ESC or is it the stock one.

[@bobsalvesen2070]

@@33forsaken I have the 45 p as in Peter ESC

[@nicklower4260]

thanks a lot Freddy ! this is becoming a real passion of mine , and i often talk to Ray (nitrokyosho) you both care and are pros. My 450 pro was set up by a friend who lives miles away? I think he used end points for giro? reason for asking is the tail DOES NOT move very quick? Im using Spartan Quark giro? many thanks nick

[@MrShniz]

Hey Freddy. Nice vid. Just a question. Do you grease your servos too? Because when I built my 450L, I was told to open up every servo and apply a tiny dot of grease just to keep it moving smoothly. Which grease did you use for your gears? And which epoxy do you use for the metal to plastic screw contacts? Too bad I can't use your wire placing ideas on my 450L because they are mounted a little differently and the motor is facing upwards :( Thanks for the vid though!

[@33forsaken]

i have never done that. new servos should have factory applied grease

[@33forsaken]

Thanks u guys :)