It was last December that I took a stroll down 'internet way', self-tasked with finding a fun and innovative gadget/toy to be gifted to my 10 year old brother for Christmas. Model cars, planes, tanks, helicopters and the like were always there, playing on my mind, as potential gifts. But I didn't think I'd find anything of that sort (of any quality) within the price range I had envisaged. That was until I stumbled across a YouTube video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_IUQcmeyMU) demonstrating a small remote controlled 'micro' helicopter called the Syma S107. The video showed a rather spindly, but nevertheless intricately constructed, and accurately flown little ...  Read the complete review

It seems the longer I've been with Jen, the more her family seem to be realising that I'm quite like her dad. We both have a passion for anything remote controlled and it is perhaps no coincidence that we both received a Syma Infrared Controlled Helicopter for Christmas. In fact the only difference between the two presents were the colour. Now I'd previously considered buying myself one of these a couple of times, but just couldn't quite justify the expense, so getting one as a present was the ideal solution. Looking Sharp This model is one of a new generation of RC Helicopters and certainly is far better than any of the previous ones I've ...  Read the complete review

As a child, I rarely had access to remote controlled vehicles, as my parents knew I didn't have the fine motor control skills required to avoid smashing it up against the skirting boards of leaving long rows of dents in their furniture. As an adult, despite being impressed by technological advances which have made toys far more fun now than they were when I was younger, I've still tended to avoid them, as I still lack the necessary fine control skills - to the extent that I'm the only person I know to seriously consider putting stabilisers on a motorbike. Fortunately, I have friends who like buying nice shiny gadgets and so I was presented with an impressive ...  Read the complete review

It's true what they say about boys - they love their toys and this Syma Helicopter has been one of my favorites. During a rather random shopping trip in Cardiff I popped into the Modelzone model shop for some 'me time' and I discovered this fabulous looking machine. The staff members were doing their usual demonstrations of the helicopters right at the main entrance of the shop which to my surprise went totally wrong and it resulted in a lady having one of these helicopters stuck in her hair for the whole 10 minutes that I was in the store. However before this incident the helicopter had impressed me so much that I had to pick one up. The usual price was £29.99 but I had  Read the complete review

I bought this helicopter mainly due to the fact that I've got a bit of a thing for remote control gadgets, especially flying gadgets, so when I saw this one being sold for £10.00 I jumped at the chance. When I first started using it, getting used to the way it manoeuvred around the air, and the way it rose, dropped and even turned I was in my element. Sadly though, after a few flights, with a few knocks, mostly gentle ones mind you, the top rotor blade holder seemed to drop out of position and on closer inspection I noticed that the tiny little plastic 'bobble' thing that holds the rotor blades in position whilst allowing them to spin freely, had both ...  Read the complete review