Sorry, the pic is temporary from the Catalyst Machineworks site. I'll upload pics once the build gets started!
The name is the singular form of Crebain, the crows that Saruman used as spies in Lord of the Rings [thank you LOTR wiki]. It isn't a "droner" joke but it seemed fitting for a badass camera drone.
I haven't heard much about this scaled up 3" Massive Droner frame, but it looks amazing and hopefully lives up to the hype of it's 2.5" little brother. I'm using some spare parts from the drawer, hence the separate f4 flight controller replacement and overkill 38amp ESC [fingers crossed they play nice].
I'm not sure on the quality of the AKK vtx, but it's hard to say no to 600mw with smartaudio and a stack mount for $19 [with Amazon Prime shipping, no less!].
1407 motors have been my go-to in this size range for the past year, and I had a spare so I decided to stick with that. The new 15xx class look nice, but at this weight the 1407's will be plenty.
Parts should all arrive in the next week. Stay tuned!
Frame |
MORE Massive Droner 3 inch
(28 builds)
Catalystmachineworks.com
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$46.99 |
Flight Controller |
HGLRC F4 Flight Controller Replacement for F440, F438, F428, F410, F413, F425 20x20mm
Racedayquads.com
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$29.99 |
ESCs |
HGLRC F438 Replacement ESC
Racedayquads.com
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$38.99 |
Motors |
4 x BrotherHobby Tornado T1 1407 3600Kv Micro Motor3600kv
(193 builds)
Racedayquads.com
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$63.96 |
Propellers |
Gemfan 3052 - 3 Blade Propeller - Red PC (Set of 4)
(6 builds)
Getfpv.com
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$2.99 |
FPV Camera |
RunCam Micro Eagle 800TVL WDR 16:9/4:3 CMOS FPV Camera
(323 builds)
Getfpv.com
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See Site |
FPV Transmitter |
AKK FX3 FPV VTX
(142 builds)
Akktek.com
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$18.99 |
Antenna |
Lumenier AXII MMCX 5.8GHz Antenna (RHCP)
(70 builds)
Getfpv.com
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$14.99 |
Receiver |
FrSky XM+ SBUS Mini Receiver
(1149 builds)
Getfpv.com
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See Site |
Batteries |
Tattu 850mAh 14.8V 75C 4S1P Lipo Battery Pack (XT60)
(2 builds)
Getfpv.com
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$18.99 |
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