World Tech Toys RC Hercules Helicopter (DO NOT BUY ONE)
Posted: Mon Dec 29, 2014 3:31 am
I'm on a roll tonight with the radio controlled topics.
Two of my friends who are brothers, both received gift RC helicopters for Christmas. They're both made by World Tech Toys. It's called "Hercules" and its touted as, according the box cover "the first unbreakable helicopter". It even depicts a person stepping on the chopper and mashing the shell in. So far...the issues they are having, are not with the durability of the body or propellers.
Both helicopters quit operating after their maiden flight(s). They brought them over to my house so we could all fly our new toys together. All went well...or so we thought. After we all recharged our batteries, we went to fly them all again. This time, both their helis would just spin in circles and not even lift off the floor. Heli 1 had lost the brass gear from the motor shaft that turns the center prop and heli 2 had broken the plastic gear that's attached to the center prop. Apparently the set screws on the heli 2 gear had been tightened too tight and caused the plastic to break. We found the brass gear inside the heli 1 frame and glued it back onto the shaft. On the broken plastic gear of heli 2, we glued it as well. Both flew once more before breaking the OTHER gear sets for the upper prop. For a helicopter that's boasted as unbreakable it sure broke...twice...on two separate choppers now. Don't buy one.
Now, after reading some reviews online, it looks like this is exactly what's happening to everyone else who buys one. Neither of my buddies have the heart to say a bad thing about them to their mother. She meant well, of course. Just didn't do her homework is all. Apparently it wouldn't help if they did tell her...from what we can tell, customer service is non-existent. Everyone says they don't return emails and their voice mailbox is full all the time. Sheesh.
Two of my friends who are brothers, both received gift RC helicopters for Christmas. They're both made by World Tech Toys. It's called "Hercules" and its touted as, according the box cover "the first unbreakable helicopter". It even depicts a person stepping on the chopper and mashing the shell in. So far...the issues they are having, are not with the durability of the body or propellers.
Both helicopters quit operating after their maiden flight(s). They brought them over to my house so we could all fly our new toys together. All went well...or so we thought. After we all recharged our batteries, we went to fly them all again. This time, both their helis would just spin in circles and not even lift off the floor. Heli 1 had lost the brass gear from the motor shaft that turns the center prop and heli 2 had broken the plastic gear that's attached to the center prop. Apparently the set screws on the heli 2 gear had been tightened too tight and caused the plastic to break. We found the brass gear inside the heli 1 frame and glued it back onto the shaft. On the broken plastic gear of heli 2, we glued it as well. Both flew once more before breaking the OTHER gear sets for the upper prop. For a helicopter that's boasted as unbreakable it sure broke...twice...on two separate choppers now. Don't buy one.
Now, after reading some reviews online, it looks like this is exactly what's happening to everyone else who buys one. Neither of my buddies have the heart to say a bad thing about them to their mother. She meant well, of course. Just didn't do her homework is all. Apparently it wouldn't help if they did tell her...from what we can tell, customer service is non-existent. Everyone says they don't return emails and their voice mailbox is full all the time. Sheesh.