Little Mantis

By maulous on Nov 01, 2019

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This was a standard BabyHawk R Pro 2.5" but a tree jumped into my flight path so had to rebuild it.................even better, faster, stronger, etc.

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LucaFur23   Nov 27, 2019  

Was the body 3D printed or was it custom made from an aftermarket shop? Or was this handmade by you?

maulous   Nov 27, 2019 

The body was designed, 3d printed, and painted by myself.

jdmkramer   Nov 10, 2019  

Very impressive design and execution! The canopy lines work so well with the prop it looks natural. So cool :)

Junnicutt   Nov 02, 2019  

Yeah that's epic. Crazy good design. Is that color effect the filament or a paint job? Do you upload or sell any of your canopy designs?

maulous   Nov 02, 2019 
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The canopy is a painted colour shift paint. Changes colour depending on the light and angle. All my work is uploaded to thingaverse.

Rice_Bowl   Nov 02, 2019  

i mean if you crashed this one harder, you could build it better fast stronger ;D also wowwww that such a pretty drone its almost as if it was metal!!!

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