Two very similar builds based on Bob Roogi's Babytooth formula and the (free!) PicklePick frame (hence the name). I live in Europe and most of the original parts for this formula are hard to get here, so this is basically all alternative parts that you can buy without having to order from the official FPVCycle store or from any other US stores (all parts are either from China, from the UK, or from Germany).
The blue guy is using Flywoo motors, HQ props, an XT30 connector, and a Runcam Nano (to make up for the weight of the XT30). The HQ props have a higher pitch and supposedly draw more amps and have a bit more punch, but I don't think I could really tell them apart from the Gemfan 3018.
The orange guy is using RCinpower motors (I've read somewhere that the original FPVCycle motors are just rebrands of these), Gemfan 3018 props, a Betafpv BT2 connector (with custom lower AWG wire), and the Caddx Ant Lite. I find that this build flies a bit smoother compared to the blue one (even when both are using Gemfan props). Probably because of the motors since everything else is pretty much identical? I don't find the voltage sag or flight time noticeably different between BT2 and XT30, so I would recommend BT2 since the connectors are lighter (a bit annoying to solder to though).
The PicklePick frame is awesome. Seems durable enough for this build, has little flex, and weighs only ~4.8 grams at 2mm thickness (lighter than the original Babytooth frame at 2mm). The JHEMCU Play F4 flight controller seems fine too so far (and super light, only 3g!). Only complaints are that the solder pads for the buzzer are very small and that the USB port is slightly too far in the middle of the board, so you have to unscrew the canopy a little bit to reach it when mounted facing up, but I think this has been addressed in the most recent version of the frame, which now allows for this board to be mounted with the USB facing down.
The VTX antenna on both is a Antennenfreund linear antenna custom cut to a specific frequency and total length (weighs about 0.25g or so).
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Both lovely builds! Just finished by 3" Caddx Vista build similar to these. But is 2S and by far the most fun quad I now own. Something to be said for light as possible and agile!
Great stuff bud.
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Look very great! Like you, I live in Europe and have a hard time buying those parts. What motor and prop combo do you recommend for a 5A aio board? From what I understand flywoo motors and hqprop t3x2 props are the most powerful combo. BTW I'm a bit skeptical for the 5amp esc. Thanks.
Thanks! Personally, I like the Rcinpower motors better than the Flywoo ones, but the difference isn't huge, they just feel a little bit smoother to me, but I might be imagining it :-) You can get them from unmannedtech.co.uk in the UK. I also like the 3018 biblade props a lot better than the T3x2.
As for 5A ESC: I have been flying this build for hundreds of batteries and the FC is still fine.