This has been my first full build. I’ve repaired many before, but have never started from scratch.
After spending some time looking around at frames, I was taken by the Catalyst Machine works Shocker frame. Having the chipsets hanging from the bottom and the motor platforms being higher sounded like it could have great potential. I decided to go for the 4” frame as I already had a 5” and a 3” drone.
This frame was designed to handle two 20x20 stacks. I decided to go for the Mamba F722 mini stack, which are fitted into the front bay. The rear bay houses the TBS crossfire nano and the TBS Unify pro32 nano (on the same board), along with a spare board being used to mount a battery-operated buzzer.
With the battery shortage I’ve not managed to fly this yet, but I’m hoping to use some 4s 850mah lipos to power this.
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Part List
Frame |
The Shocker 4”/5” Ultralight Long Range + Freestyle Frame
(7 builds)
Catalystmachineworks.com
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$61.99 |
Flight Controller |
MAMBA Stack Basic F722 Mini MK3 40A 6S 32bit M2/20MM
Diatone.us
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$95.99 |
Motors |
4 x MAMBA TOKA 2004 1700KV/2900KV Racing Motor Green
(5 builds)
Diatone.us
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$67.96 |
Propellers |
Gemfan Hurricane 4023 Tri-Blade Props for Kopis Freestyle
Flyingtech.co.uk
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See Site |
FPV Camera |
Foxeer Falkor 3 Micro FPV Camera
Hobbyrc.co.uk
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See Site |
FPV Transmitter |
TBS Unify Pro32 Nano VTX
(8 builds)
Hobbyrc.co.uk
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See Site |
Antenna |
TrueRC Singularity Short 5.8GHz (U.FL) (RHCP)
Hobbyrc.co.uk
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See Site |
Receiver |
TBS Crossfire Nano Receiver (Special Edition)
(412 builds)
Hobbyrc.co.uk
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See Site |
Misc Parts |
FullSpeed Lucky Box Beeper Buzzer 90dB 5V Built-in Battery for RC Drone FPV Racing
Uk.banggood.com
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$15.57 |
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This looks awesome, nice build!