After first watching one of Kebab's Toothpick flights I decided i had to build one. Unfortunately, his frame will not be in stock for a few more weeks.
This is my second quad built and I've got to say, it was pretty simple compared to a larger 5".
The Hive 16 Stack is great. At the moment i have the newbee camera simply plugged into the jst located on the stack. But it also has video, power, and ground pads available. I plan on using a spare Caddx eos2 once I get a mount that fits it (The newbee mount does not without major dremeling. And then it's not too stable).
The esc tabs are very conventiently placed around the bottom of the stack. I very easily soldered the motor wires to them and the connections are solid.
So far I've only had a chance to do a short test hover indoors and I'm honestly not too sure how optimistic I am about the Racerstar Motors. They seems very loud, weak, and rattle. So I'll most likely replace them with something else.
But I'm planning on an outdoor test flight tomorrow.
Weight comes in at about 70 grams with the battery.
Frame |
Simple X-110 FPV Drone Frame
(4 builds)
Flexrc.com
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$12.86 |
Flight Controller |
Blow Out: NewBeeDrone Hive 16 - Micro AIO Stack
(3 builds)
Newbeedrone.com
|
$19.99 |
Motors |
4 x Racerstar Racing Edition 1103 BR1103B 8000KV 10000KV 1-3S Brushless Motor Pink For 50-100 RC Drone FPV Racing
(5 builds)
Banggood.com
|
$34.76 |
Propellers |
10 Pairs Kingkong 65mm Blade Propeller Prop 20Pcs for 720 8520 Coreless Motor DIY Micro Quadcopter
(30 builds)
Banggood.com
|
$4.99 |
FPV Camera |
NewBeeDrone BeeEye FPV Camera
(23 builds)
Newbeedrone.com
|
$12.99 |
Batteries |
Gaoneng GNB 7.4V 2S 450MAH 80C Lipo Battery XT30 Plug
(47 builds)
Banggood.com
|
$8.99 |
Misc Parts |
NewBeeDrone BeeBrain V2 Camera Color Mount
(32 builds)
Newbeedrone.com
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$2.99 |
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