TomoQuads Kamikaze 3" Lightweight Build

By cutthenoise on May 14, 2018

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New 3" Micro Quad build with some lighter parts than the heavier 14xx and 15xx setups. Flies amazing on a stock butterflight tune, but there is still some propwash that could be tuned out. I really like this TomoQuads frame. Very simple design, bears some similarities to something like the Hyperlite Tooth Fairy. The Kamikaze comes with some 3D printed parts which are very nice and the carbon seems top notch. These 1304 RCX motors seem solid, but they are getting warm on 4S with these 3" props. Not sure if I can do anything about that or not, but I'm really enjoying the way it flies right now. Easily my best flying micro to date. Need some better spaces to fly this guy in besides my yard and neighborhood!

I really like the Monster Micro Pro, but my ultimate goal with this build is to try to squeeze in a runcam split mini. Will likely be updating this build and page as I go.

Part List

Frame	Kamikaze 3" & 4" Race Frame Kit New (2 builds)	See Site
Flight Controller	Mini Brushless F3 Flight Control System - $35.24 \|GearBest.com (10 builds) Gearbest.com	$35.24
Motors	4 x RCX H1304 5000KV Multirotor Brushless Motor for 120-150 Frame (7.5g) (11 builds) Myrcmart.com	$47.96
Propellers	2 Pairs Gemfan 3025 PC Propeller CW/CCW For 1104 Motor 120 150 160 RC Drone FPV Racing Multi Rotor (30 builds) Banggood.com	$1.99
FPV Camera	Foxeer 16:9 PAL/NTSC 1200TVL Monster Micro Pro WDR FPV Camera (3 builds) Foxeer.com	$32.90
FPV Transmitter	Eachine VTX02 Super Mini 5.8G 40CH 200mW FPV Transmitter for RC Drone FPV Racing (26 builds) Banggood.com	$8.38
Antenna	Realacc UXII Stubby RHCP U.FL/IPEX IPX 5.8GHz 1.6dBi Mini FPV Antenna For TX RX Fatshark Goggles R (28 builds) Banggood.com	$7.09
Receiver	Only 0.8g 2.4G Compatible DSM2 DSMX Pro Receiver for JR SPECTRUM Transmitter RC Drone (7 builds) Banggood.com	$10.05
Batteries	Tattu 4S 450mAh 75c Lipo Battery (2 builds) Fpvheadquarters.com	$9.99
Radio	Jumper T8SG V2.0 Plus Hall Gimbal Multi-protocol Advanced 2.7" OLED Transmitter for Flysky Frsky (7 builds) Banggood.com	$125.00
Radio	FrSky X-Lite 2.4GHz Radio Controller (Red) (65 builds) Getfpv.com	$121.99
HD Camera	GoPro HERO4 Session Video Camera GPCHDHS-102 (42 builds) Phaserfpv.com.au	$164.94
HD Camera	GoPro Hero5 Session, 1080p (302 builds) Amazon.com	$1.00

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allanjones83@gmail.com Jun 02, 2018

nice! you in the pnw?

cutthenoise Jun 04, 2018

Yeah I'm way out in Port Angeles.

volitant May 15, 2018

great build! I think these motors perform great even on 3s, if you still want to run 4s you could limit your max throttle to say 85-90% to reduce the heat a little

cutthenoise May 15, 2018

Good call I was actually thinking about that! I actually don't have any 3S batteries yet, but I'd like to try on 3S as well as the reduced max throttle thing too. I think I can just do that on my radio....

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