Can't put it down, 06 Jul 2008
Friday morning, both helicopters arrived, very well packed. Instructions very clear and well, everything looked really easy. Batteries in, and great both helicopter's already had a little charge in them, so lets get it flying.
Whatever we did the copter would not lift off, just imedediatly leaning over to the left and the rotors hitting the floor. Very frustrated and dissapointed.
Tried the 2nd copter, exactly the same problem, would not lift, just tilting over to the left and rotors hitting the floor.
Just about ready to pack them back up and return (as well as giving major neg feedback!!!!) when we noticed that both copter's main rotor shaft were mounted so they leaned over to the left. After a little twisting and light forcing, we decided to try again.
Fantastic, both copters lifted straight up, with minimal spinning. A little bit of trim soon sorted this. The whole weekend has been spent between 20 mins charges and then 10 mins flights. No major probs with damage, so far, although any heavy landing or bumps do mean re-trimming is required, but this is dead easy and part of the fun. Some damage to the polystyrene has not had any significant impact of flight ability yet. No damage to rear rotor yet - don't know what others have done to break this so easily (see others feedback!!!).
My 7 year old daughter, 10 year old son, me a ham fisted 42 year old and even my 36 year old wife, have all mastered the controls and can't put them down. Biggest problem is now trying to share 2 copters with 4 would be pilots. Need to order 2 more me thinks!!!
Great toy, but initial perseverence needed, but well worth while - one of the best toy's ever.



A must have boys toy!!!!, 25 Mar 2008
I bought this for my son and he hasn't stop playing it since. I would recommend this toy as a must have for all boys above the age of 6-66! It gives hours of fun to all ages alike and the only disappointment is with the charging of the helicopter which takes 20 minutes but the charge lasts for only 10 minutes, otherwise a big thumbs up!!!!!!!

Terrific fun, 05 Mar 2008
I bought a PicooZ for my son and very soon realised that I should have bought two, the other for me. I looks fragile however is very robust and flies well -despite having had the tail chewed by the cat. I eventually bought one for me which failed after a minute - the tail rotor motor stopped. After a few weeks delay I got a replacement from Amazon and it was well worth the wait. The PicooZ is simply great fun and it takes a little practice and many crashes to get the hang of it. Fully charged you will get 5 to 6 minutes flying time and now I need a bigger house as I have now explored every aspect of our living room. Buy one, you won't be disappointed.

Seriously cool - easy to learn, hard to master, 19 Feb 2008
Barcode: 4891813856153

I got given one of these for Christmas and i have to admit, they're damn cool. It's very easy to learn how to fly and it's a great feeling when you get the hang of it. For a very reasonable price you're getting something pretty sophisticated - it seriously can hover and although it doesn't look it, it is extremely durable, and trust me that's a good thing - you'll be crashing a lot.

However, as easy as it is to learn, it is very hard to master. And this is hampered by the fact the batteries last about 15 minutes before they have to be recharged. And even though it is durable, it looks so flimsy you're always worrying about crashing it - it puts your concentration on a knife edge. It's a great toy but like so many other things, you really need a lot of time to be able to enjoy it to the full. I'd say a group of young students would be able to get the most fun out of it as everyone can take it in turns whereas families with young kids will find it has limited appeal.

Helicopters for dummies, 12 Feb 2008
I got given one of these for Christmas and it has taken everything I have thrown at it: Attacks from other flying objects, being flown into walls, 40ft freefalls onto concrete and more. Having said that my brother broke his within a day so there seems to be some variability in build quality. Having said that he's a bit of a neanderthal and could probably break an aircraft black box within a few seconds. All in all these are cracking little toys and for the modest price you can't go far wrong.

Big Boys Toy, 26 Aug 2008
I bought this as a birthday present for my husband and have had great fun watching him trying to master the art of flying!! We've both been amazed at how the helicopter has stood up to the number of crash landings and bouncing off walls and ceilings. Now he's getting the hang of flying it's been quite interesting to see how the helicopter works and responds to the controls, such as hovering for instance.
Highly recommended; in fact, it looks like his work mates are starting to drop hints to partners ready for Christmas.....

Second helicopter- early report, 20 Aug 2008
Hello again,

here's my early review of the TandemZ twin rotor Sea knight/Chinook from Picoo.

As with the first report I would qualify the various star ratings ive given with further detail but since ive done this already in the PicooZ Metro City and they remain the same- just have a look at the first bit of that one for further explination.

As with the first, if you want a quick snapshot review here it is:-

Great fun, more visually imposing, louder and powerful than the PizooZ chopper but much less forgiving thrust/lift when your not on your game. Easier to point and shoot when the trim is sorted out. A longer learning curve involved to master and expect more catastrophic crashes while you get to grips with it but that's why you want one isn't it?

Ok, so I got the PicooZ Metro City a couple of days ago and i'm clearly no master pilot but what follows is the thoughts of someone who's had 24 hours with a Tandem and 72 with a PicooZ.

Hardware- the 'copter you know all about if youve read the other reviews here so i'll just add a bit about the RC unit. Instead of a single trim toggle just under the direction(right hand) stick as with the PicooZ we get two seperate trims in the form of circular dials which are positioned to fall naturally under your index fingers when you hold the unit. This means you dont have to remove your right thumb from the right stick to trim the 'copter- just dial in your trim and away you go. The left trim controls static pitch - i.e how quickly the copter moves forward/backwards without additional input from the right stick(which has a removable idiot grid over it when it arrives- stops all the scary advanced diagonal turn and move combinations that a beginner should be wary of)

Start-up - ive had a few problems with this. Power up RC Unit then power up 'copter at which point the rotors go crazy and the landing light comes on. This can be corrected by holding the copter in your hand, switching on then pressing the landing light button which cuts the light and for some reason the power .From there put it down and crack on as normal. Weird but there you go.

Thrust/lift- personally I find this a lot harder to get right. The toy weighs much more so needs a more positive and progressive punch of power to get airborn. Having done so you need to ease off quite quickly (unless you use it in a church or somewhere with loads of verticle space) as it rockets up quite rapidly. It really requires quite some practice and skill in a normal height room to lift it , ease off but without killing it and then easing the throttle back in to keep height. The weight of it means that if your a bit jerky with it you've had it and the floor beckons!

The single blade PicooZ will forgive you far more lapses of concentration with thrust than the Tandem Z will and I can only put this down to weight.

Trim- because of the additional concentration required to get airborn and stable the trim is going to have to wait a second longer. That second can be catastrophic though as constant crashing and a more sophisticated front rotor action means you have to get the trim sorted qucker or you'll bin it!...again.

Untrimmed, the Tandem has a propensity to yaw and pitch off after liftoff very quickly and this, as already suggested means, the Tandem favours a larger area to get it sorted out in.

I'm afriad I can only give scant report of the third channel- i.e. forward as I crashed so much I think ive upset the front servo in it's casing so that even a fully retarded trim has it dashing forward and the turning control barely works at all.

What I can say though is that I can see how this offers more of a challenge and a reward if you can get it going well. It doesn't do the dip-a-bit-move-a-bit-spin-a-bit repeat that the single does and even though I virtually destroyed mine in one single day I can't really fault it.It's my lack of skill and finess and not the models failures that have caused it.

Am I going to get another and try again?




Does night follow day?

TandemZ, 29 Jul 2008
Having owned 3 PicooZ helicopters, I thought I ought to give the TandemZ a try. It's more versatile than the PicooZ in terms of control, although trickier to master. I found that in a small room, it's easier to control forward motion using the forward/backward trim than with the joystick. The experience is somewhat more exciting for the addition of forward motion to this model; whereas the PicooZ kind of randomly hovers forward, the TandemZ zips around the room. Expect more extreme crashes when it goes wrong!

better than most !!!, 04 Jul 2008
i have purchased several r/c helicopters/aircraft. this rates the best, i can control this better than the others. i am now looking for a larger outdoor model.

hours of entertainment.

i managed to dislodge front stabaliser within minutes, no need for this as i then found it much easier to control the helicopter. this is my favourite SO FAR!!!!!

Two rotors can double your fun!, 10 Jun 2008
This is a logical evolution of the original single-rotor Picoo Z, which set a new standard for remote control helicopter price/preformance. Its design is a fascinating departure from conventional solutions, and has great educational merit.

With helicopters, performance means stability, not speed. It is said that aeroplanes want to fly, helicopters want to fall..... And that is doubly true of models, which are much twitchier than bigger ones.

Full-scale twin-rotor machines like the military Chinook demonstrate much improved pitch stability over ordinary single-rotors, and the twin-rotor Picoo benefits from this. If you have tried the single-rotor Picoo-Z and found it a bit lively, this is much more stable and easier to fly, especially for beginners. There are also some clear fins (not shown on the illustrations) which increase the damping in yaw, so that the aircraft is less nervous when turning. The fins also help with anti-torque. Nice one.

Chinooks use contra-rotation to cancel the torque from the engine - front rotor turns one way and the back one turns opposite so the helo does not spin around. No need for a Sikorsky-style tail rotor.

But this 2-rotor Picoo uses a novel approach - both rotors turn the same way and appear to be identical to the rotors on our 1-rotor Picoos. That ensures that spares are available and will have saved a few bob developing a rotor that turns the other way. So to stop it spinning they have leaned the front rotor to one side, the back rotor to t'other side. Clever.

This cancels the torque quite effectively, and the 'rudder' control tilts the front rotor assembly left and right in order to steer.

With the second rotor we gain some 'pitch' control - moving the right stick forwards now makes the aircraft fly forwards. Moving it right and left initiates a turn, and it will turn quite tight but well controlled.

The left stick is the up-and-down control and there is power to spare - on one trip outside it went up like a Guy Fawkes rocket. Scary.

But.... Outside is not the best place for most of these small, light models. Any air movement at all will blow it away, and the sun can interfere with the Infra-Red remote control, trust me, you don't want that! On a dead calm overcast day you might be OK, but....

Fortunately this model is steady enough and controllable enough to fly well indoors. Taller rooms are best, and less furniture is obviously better - we find bedrooms can be good for soft landings on the bed.

It's quite tough, no breakages yet, but the paint suffers from impact with hard stuff, so it does pay to pick a soft surface to fly from.

We would recommend setting up the two trim controls so that it flies forward very slowly whilst circling gently. This means you can concentrate on getting the hang of the up-down control without worrying too much about walls and things. Then maybe try some tighter circles, figure-8s and finally some more speed. It is fast enough to get out of hand if you are not on top of it.

Over a couple of years we have bought lots of these small models in the family - the Picoo, the Alany Mosquito, the newer Mosquito with 2-blade rotors, many derivatives of these designs. they are all great fun, but this Picoo is even better than the new 2-blade Mozzie.

Strongly recommended for model flyers of all ages - ideal for beginners too.


Good but lots of vibration, 15 Aug 2008
I bought this one for my 5 year old, but the wheels are very hard and there is a lot of vibration and noise, so she refused to ride it, but it doesn't bother her sister. Her sister also tends to over-steer and the front wheel sometimes jams. We also have the 3 wheel flashing scooter, and have had the wheels fall off. We do ride them to school most days though, and they don't get much maintenance, so probably my fault.

Great value!, 30 Jul 2008
I just got this for my 5 year old, and for him it is great. It is a good basic scooter and surprisingly well made for the price. Even I have had a go on it, is fab!
The foam on the handles could be a little firmer, I don't think it will last, but at this price, is a risk I can take.
Easy to fold and light weight to carry, yet surprisingly sturdy. Five stars from me!

do not buy!, 13 Mar 2008
this product has very loud plastic wheels(bronken within a week) very bad bearings, way too small and nowhere near the weight of what it says. my advice is YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR if something is too good to be true... it probably is.

zoom!!!, 21 Jan 2008
This is the second ozbozz nebulus scooter we have bought for our son(now9).
The first lastest a couple of years and was bullied a lot.great for jumps and skills.my son had more fun on this than his bike.
The only thing that was difficult was folding it down flat.
It was replaced when a nut broke.This was a great dissapointment to him!
This xmas he had a new one and i feel it is a little small in height.He leans over quite a lot to reach the handles,his size 6 feet only just fit the foot pad too.(BUT),this has not stopped him having fun!(i only wish i could find a higher one).never mind,it still keeps him happy.And it was not very expensive.(well worth the £ if your child is not too tall or has size 6 feet).

Nebulus Nectar Small foot plate, 16 Nov 2007
Bought this for my 11 year old son for xmas 06, he is now wearing an adult size 7 shoe & he can't get his foot on the plate, so am looking for a new longer one. When he did use it, it took all he could throw at it, i.e wheelies, jumping etc. The folding mechanism is very difficult.

Huge fun, but slightly erratic, 04 Sep 2008
Technically very clever, this is an evolution of the tiny Picoo Z 2-channel machine that has taken the world by storm.
What they have added to this is a 'Forward' button that gives a surge of forwards movement to the otherwise very slowly moving helicopter.
But....
This surge forward comes after a slight but unpredictable delay, and the yaw control (left/right steering) on this machine is less good than on the Picoo Z.
So you might have this little machine hovering, and want to buzz it across the room, but it is twisting to the right, OK?
If you try to stop it twisting the sticky yaw control can set it spinning left, and the trim is not a lot of help in this - unlike the older Picoo Z. If you take pot luck and wait until it lines up on your destination, the forward button may delay enough until it aims you at the wall!
So it can be a bit of a lottery, but still great fun.
Fortunately it seems just as tough as the Picoo Z.
The tiny actuator mechanism for the 'Forward' control is jewel like and a very neat bit of model engineering, significant educational value, as always - but the way the whole machine flies is not so good in the ways described. Pity.
Oh, and it has a remote controlled light on it. Might add fun to the arrival of the Xmas pud? Just don't get too near the flames!
Still recommended, but for fun rather than precision flying.

Good Bike for so little money, 27 Aug 2008
Bike was delivered on time and assembled in 10 minutes using a little common sence and the instructions ( Its hard to think why this could be an issue for most people). In my view the bike is great value for money, I would not expect top spec for a bike that cost me £62 delivered and could have spent the same money on a rusty second hand bike with lots of issues. In summary it does whats on the label and should continue to do so for sometime, if your a serious biker then your going to be dissapointed but then you would not be looking in this price range. if you want a bike to use for normal recreation use then in my view you can not go far wrong with this bike.

Great, 18 Aug 2008
This is an excellent bike for the price. Only took an hour or so to assemble and that was mainly spent getting the brakes adjusted. Instructions were ok but not great, however don't let this put you off. My wife has already taken it out and loves it. Would certainly recommend to others.

exellent, 15 Aug 2008
this bike was delivered very quickly exellent instructions easy to assemble very good value for money would recomend to anyone.

Brillant Bike, 31 Jul 2008
This bike is superb value for money. It was delivered promptly and undamaged. It was very easy to put together with very clear instructions. One minor piece did break during the assembly but that was more due clumsiness than any fault with the product. We rang up Universal the next morning and they put a replacement straight in the post, although we did have to pay £1.95 postage and packaging. Once put together the bike worked really well and many of my friends commented on how good it looked and how comfortable it is.

Good Ladies Bicycle, 16 Jul 2008
Speedy delivery!!

Had been looking for a bike for a while but didn't want to spend a lot of money. This one fit the bill.

It was easy to put together, even if we did struggle a little to remove one of the nuts.

Looking forward to putting it to good use.