Had some spares lying around so bought a cheap Martian frame, sprayed it white and put it all together.
Frame |
Martian II 220 220mm 4mm Arm Thickness Carbon Fiber Frame Kit w/ PDB For RC Drone
(90 builds)
Banggood.com
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$31.58 |
Flight Controller |
Cicada AIO Flight Controller (F4, 30x4 BLHeli_S DSHOT ESC, OSD, PDB w/BEC, Current Sensor)
(16 builds)
Getfpv.com
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$67.99 |
Motors |
4 x T-Motor F40 III 2306 2400KV 2600KV 2750KV Brushless Motor For 210 220 250 260 RC Drone FPV Racing Multi Rotor
(10 builds)
Banggood.com
|
$103.88 |
FPV Camera |
Foxeer Micro Falkor 1200TVL Camera 16:9/4:3 PAL/NTSC Switchable GWDR
(75 builds)
Foxeer.com
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$36.90 |
FPV Transmitter |
TBS Unify Pro 5G8 HV SE (MMCX)
(10 builds)
Team-blacksheep.com
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$44.95 |
Antenna |
Foxeer Lollipop 2 2.5DBi 5.8G Super Mini Antenna For FPV Racing(2pcs)
(3 builds)
Foxeer.com
|
$19.90 |
Receiver |
TBS Crossfire Nano Rx - FPV LONG RANGE DRONE RECEIVER
(1499 builds)
Team-blacksheep.com
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$24.95 |
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Love the look of the white paint, but I just wonder how long that nice finish will last ;)
Rotorbuilds - the site where you can reminise how your quad used to look before you flew it ;)
Totally don't expect it to be this pristine after the weekend! At least i don't fly in the snow ;)
If you give it a good sanding before paint (sealing the edges with CA glue) and sand between coats it will stick pretty well and last quite a while. I paint most of my frames and they have held up really well when I have taken the time to prep them.
Thanks for the advice. This was an experiment with spares and didn't really put that much effort in the spray painting. Next time will try your method!
it looks awesome by the way. Really dig the black and white theme. I love doing theme builds.