Beast X

By Special_Ed on Jun 09, 2017

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I just love the look of this frame. And if the vids by NJ Tech and RC Addict are anything to go by it should fly just as well as it looks. This is only my second build, wiring the PDB and FC were easy but it got tight and more tedious after that. It's a total mess under the hood but everything works so I'll call it a win. If you're interested in the frame I'd recommend just grabbing the STL files for the canopy and having them made. Here in the US I had Shapeways make a few in their "strong & flexible" plastic and with shipping they were under $10 each. They definitely feel more durable than the one I got directly from Ready Edi. Also note the frame only supports "one hole" full sized cameras. My original intent was to use a Monster V2 but the raised areas around the 3 mounting holes make the camera too wide to fit. The only work around is to file down those raised ares. NJ Tech talks about this in his build of the stretch (SX) version of the frame. I may do that at some point in the future but for now the 1177 works fine.

July 2017 UPDATE - The folks at Ready Edi sent me the new version of the Beast X canopy. Injection moulded rather than 3D printed, the quality is much improved. Definitely better and the ones I had printed myself. They are cheaper as well so double bonus. With that I really can't recommend printing them yourself as I initially had. Well done Edik, thanks!

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Part List

Frame

RE200 BEAST-X BLACK
Readyedi.co.il
$89.00

Frame

Canopy RE Beast-X/SX/Junior/Baby (2pcs) (3 builds)
Readyedi.co.il
$16.00

Flight Controller

Lumenier LUX V2 Flight Controller (2 builds)
Pirofliprc.com
$36.99

ESCs

4 x EMX-SC-1774 D-SHOT BULLET SERIES 30A ESC(BLHELI_S) (3 builds)
Pirofliprc.com
$51.96

Motors

4 x EMAX RS2205-S RACE SPEC BRUSHLESS MOTOR 2300KV (164 builds)
Pirofliprc.com
$79.96

FPV Camera

Foxeer HS1177 NTSC 2.5mm lens IR Block Top Connector Black - RMRC (22 builds)
Readymaderc.com
$19.99

FPV Transmitter

TBS UNIFY PRO 5G8 V2 SMA (154 builds)
Pirofliprc.com
$39.95

Receiver

XM PLUS (Mini SBUS Non-telemetry Full Range) (1149 builds)
Pirofliprc.com
$12.99

Power Distribution

MICRO PDB W/ BEC 5V & 12V
Pirofliprc.com
$8.99
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TheMrJahn   Jun 10, 2017  

Hi!
Where did you get that canopy? On readyedi.co.il it's out of stock...

Special_Ed   Jun 10, 2017 

I had them made by Shapeways, a company here in the US that does 3D printing. Hopefully you can find a similar company nearer to you. https://www.3dhubs.com might be a good place to start. The 3D files themselves can be found here - https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2137602

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