Catalyst MachineWorks 4R

By RotorQuad Squad on Feb 15, 2017

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Customer Build

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Part List

Frame

Superlight 4R (4 inch) (11 builds)
Catalystmachineworks.com
$64.99

Flight Controller

Mantis F3 Flight Controller
Catalystmachineworks.com
$25.00

ESCs

4 x X-Racer Quadrant 25A 4~6S BLHeli_S (SINGLE ESC) (2 builds)
Catalystmachineworks.com
$39.96

Motors

4 x Brother Hobby 1407-3600kv Motor (193 builds)
Catalystmachineworks.com
$51.96

Propellers

DAL J4045 FPV RACING PROPS (4", 2 BLADE) (3 builds)
Catalystmachineworks.com
$1.95

FPV Camera

Runcam Swift FPV Camera (Rotor Riot Special Edition) (144 builds)
Catalystmachineworks.com
$39.99

FPV Transmitter

Hawkeye 200mW FPV Video Transmitter (w/ Raceband) (9 builds)
Catalystmachineworks.com
$16.99

Antenna

TBS Triumph-Stub FPV Antenna (SMA) (143 builds)
Catalystmachineworks.com
$39.95

Receiver

FrSky XSR Receiver (481 builds)
Catalystmachineworks.com
$15.99

Batteries

4S Tattu 850mah 75C (3 builds)
Catalystmachineworks.com
$14.99

HD Camera

GoPro HERO3: Black Edition (4 builds)
Amazon.com
$555.96

HD Camera

GoPro HERO3: Silver Edition (2 builds)
Amazon.com
$319.99

HD Camera

GoPro HERO3: White Edition
Ebay.com
$128.00
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Discussion

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symonorama   Feb 26, 2017  
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I just finished the build on my SL 4'. Was my first so no real feedback on difficulty. Like the looks of your electronics though, my VTX and receiver feel a bit jammed in. Had seen some of your prior builds and they were a bit of an inspiration towards my choice of Catalyst. Well happy building.

RotorQuad Squad   Feb 27, 2017 

hey congrats! Glad to see you are enjoying the frame!

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