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Slammed Martian II 6"

By RawFPV on Aug 31, 2017

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ESC Wires This is my second Martian II build. This has to be my favorite build to date. I went a little further this time and decided to slam this frame. I dropped the top plate by 5mm, and wow, that makes a huge difference. I would of lowered it to a 20mm standoff, but then I would have to cut a hole in the bottom plate to make the cam fit, maybe next time I'll use a micro swift. Bringing the battery in closer to the CG helped reduce any bounce back jitters i wasn't able to tune out, not that there was much on my last setup, but what a difference. I took the dremel to the camera plates, and just cut the top down.

ESC Wires

The camera fit great without having to move the mounting holes. I thought of lowering it bit more on the next go, but that will require cutting a hole in the bottom plate and lowering the mounting holes. I made a custom 3d printed antenna mount that allows to an ideal almost 90 degree separation. I'll be adding that to Thingiverse soon.

More to come!

Some Flight Footage

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Part List

Frame

Carbon Fiber Reptile Martian II 220mm w/ 4mm Arm Frame Kit w/ PDB For FPV Racing
Ebay.com
$19.69

Flight Controller

OMNIBUS Betaflight F3 AIO V1.1 Flight Controller with Integrated OSD Barometer Support SD Card (59 builds)
Banggood.com
$22.99

ESCs

4X Racerstar RS30A V2 30A Blheli_S ESC OPTO 2-4S Support Oneshot42 Multishot 16.5 Dshot600 for RC Drone (89 builds)
Banggood.com
$53.57

Motors

GARTT 4PCS ML2206S 2400KV 2CW 2CCW Brushless Motor 3S-4S for RC FPV Drones QAV 210 250 300 Mini Quadcopter Multicopter
Amazon.com
$40.99

Propellers

DAL TJ6045 Tri-Blade Regular (11 builds)
Dalprops.com
$2.69

FPV Camera

Rotor Riot Special Edition RunCam Swift (144 builds)
Store.rotorriot.com
$39.99

FPV Transmitter

Eachine TX801 5.8G 72CH 0.01mW 5mW 25mW 50mW 100mW 200mW 400mW 600mW Switched AV VTX FPV Transmitter (21 builds)
Banggood.com
$14.95

Antenna

VAS/TBS - 5.8 GHz Triumph Antenna Set - SMA (RHCP) PAIR
Readymaderc.com
$39.95

Receiver

FrSky X4R-SB RX w/ SBUS (176 builds)
Store.rotorriot.com
$22.99

Batteries

CNHL 14.8V 4S 1300mAh 100C G+ Plus LiPo Battery - XT60 (141 builds)
Racedayquads.com
$15.49

Radio

RadioMaster Boxer MAX RC Transmitter w/ AG01 Hall Gimbals ELRS - Choose Color (3 builds)
Pyrodrone.com
$259.99

Goggles

Walksnail Avatar HD Goggles X
Rotorriot.com
$458.99

HD Camera

GoPro HERO5 Session (303 builds)
Getfpv.com
$199.99

Misc Parts

4x Panasonic FM 1000uF 35v Low-ESR radial capacitors caps 105C 12.5mm 12.5x25 (10 builds)
Ebay.com
$3.99

Misc Parts

Rotor Riot Battery Straps (3 pack)
Store.rotorriot.com
$3.89

Misc Parts

Suleve™ M3AR5 10Pcs M3 30mm Knurled Standoff Aluminum Alloy Multicolor (10 builds)
Banggood.com
$3.29

Misc Parts

M3 Bobbins For Flight Controller - 5x5mm - Black (4pc) (12 builds)
Readymaderc.com
$2.99

Misc Parts

Mini RTF LC-Filter (Amp 2-4S) (4 builds)
Readytoflyquads.com
$2.50

Radio Module

Bandit Micro ExpressLRS 915MHz RF Module
Radiomasterrc.com
See Site

Battery Charger

ISDT K2 Air 200/500W 20A 2-6S AC/DC Dual Channel Smart ChargerDefault Title (3 builds)
Racedayquads.com
$149.99

Soldering Iron

Weller WLC100 Soldering Station - 5-40W for Hobbyists, DIYers
Electromaker.io
See Site

Backpack

REI Trail 25 Hiking Backpack *like new*
Poshmark.com
$60.00
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Yak88   Sep 09, 2018  

A big grammatical mistake:
"I would of lowered it to a 20mm"
Would HAVE. You dont say "would of, could of". You may think that because you say "would've", "could've". It sounds similar but its a huge error. I hope that helps.

rebel.fpv   Jan 16, 2018  

How did you lower 5mm from the camera side walls?

RawFPV   Jan 16, 2018 
2

I used a ruler and measured 5mm down the side, used the other plate as a template, scored a line on the carbon, and used a dermal and files to cut it down, and did the same for the other side. :)

GZ   Apr 16, 2018 

I have the same standoffs and was wondering how the camera plates are secured to the top plate if the notches on it are cut off? Aweet looking build BTW!

thumbtwiddler   Aug 31, 2017  

ok now i really wanna build one

RawFPV   Sep 01, 2017 
1

Yeah man, its a fun build! Flying this thing it to much fun.

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