A top mounted “toothpick” build!
Interesting note is that the backpack VTXs will bolt right up to 16x16 mounts that this frame also has.
Depinned motor connectors on the FC, mounted it 90 degrees rotated and upside down for easy usb access and also the antenna can freely point up.
There is a nice canopy as well if one goes the bottom mount option
Cant wait for the maiden!
--Update 17th June 2019
After multiple maiden attempts and getting technical issues I finally got a few packs in. Here is one of them:
--Update 23rd June 2019
changed motors to br1103b 8000kv racerstars. The four bolt pattern seems more secure on this prototype. (3 bolt pattern has been beefed up on the final release)
Photos
Part List
Frame |
Bandito 2.5
(3 builds)
Armattanproductions.com
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$14.99 |
Flight Controller |
Racerstar Crazybee F3 Pro Flight Controller Mobula7 5A 1-2S Compatible Flysky/Frsky/DSMX Receiver
(9 builds)
Banggood.in
|
$39.00 |
Motors |
4 x Happymodel EX1102 9000KV Mobula7 HD Original Brushless Motors for 2s-3s 75mm-85mm Whoops DIY FPV Drone Quadcopter
(4 builds)
Taco-rc.com
|
$27.96 |
Motors |
4X Racerstar Racing Edition 1103 BR1103B 8000KV 1-3S Brushless Motor Black For 50 80 100 RC Drone FPV Racing
(18 builds)
Banggood.com
|
$45.98 |
Propellers |
3DPOWER 10 PAIRS 65mm PROP v2 With 1.5mm Hole (10CW+10CCW)
(2 builds)
Taco-rc.com
|
$4.99 |
FPV Camera |
Caddx Turbo EOS2 4:3 1200TVL 2.1mm 160 Degree 1/3 CMOS Mini FPV Camera NTSC/PAL For RC Drone
(40 builds)
Banggood.com
|
$14.90 |
FPV Transmitter |
FSD TX200 VTX 48CH 25mw-200mw 2-4S Pwoer in
(3 builds)
Fullspeedrc.com
|
$10.99 |
Batteries |
Turnigy nano-tech 300mAh 2S 35~70C Lipo Pack
(28 builds)
Hobbyking.com
|
$4.99 |
your builds are always very beautyfull and innovative - an inspiration. thank you for share, i love your builds.
i love the top mount dude!! ive always wanted to turn these micro 2.5 whoops into a top mounted quad just cause its my preference. and omg that is a really short frame!!! its just sooo good looking and suprisingly lighter than what i thought. Also i noticed that maybe its lighter because of the 1102 motors. would you prefer 1102 over 1103?
havent flown this build yet besides a test hover. Ive had the old racerstar 1103 that were only a bit more powerful but these are smoother. probably a higher kv would be fine if you want more power but yeah these ex1102 are super light. fingers crossed on their durability.
st measured motor to motor - 92mm left to right. 90mm front to back and 128mm diagonally
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sweet, you going canopy or top mount? yeah, looks good and flies good
however it comes to start. I actually have been looking for a top mount 2.5" gonna run 3s on 1104 8000kv i think. not sure though, may bump up the motor size amd go 7500kv. Im using a betafpv 2-4s 12amp.