Okra Gumbo 3"

By theGreenOrange on Sep 06, 2017

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Okra Gumbo

This was a build for a friend on the internets. The name fits with the colors and a favorite dish from my home town of New Orleans (some pictures of my wife cooking one included).

I did all the extras on this one for him, it is 95% done. The main thing left is to swap the receiver for his brand. I did conformal coating on the electronics, sanded and sealed the frame, fully sleeved everything, etc, etc and then undid one of those etc and did it again. This took a lot of mock-ups to jam all this stuff in there. But I am pretty happy with the outcome. Weighs in at 158g. So not my lightest 3" build but it has things like an SMA connector, a Tramp HV, and plenty of 4100kv power :D

The Tomoquads XBL2 seems like a pretty nice frame. It was a little tight with the parts I chose but workable. I am a little sad to see it go but it was a fun build.

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Part List

Frame	XBL2 Race Frame Kit V1.1 Xtreme Edition Free Motor Softmounts Tomoquads.miiduu.com	See Site
Flight Controller	Lumenier MICRO LUX V2 - F4 Flight Controller + OSD (20 builds) Getfpv.com	$26.99
ESCs	4-in-1 BLHeli - S 20A ESC Electronic Speed Controller - $23.75 \|GearBest.com (3 builds) Gearbest.com	$23.75
Motors	4 x Brotherhobby Tornado T1 1407 Brushless Motor (193 builds) Airbladeuav.com	$63.96
Propellers	2 x HQProp 3x3x3RO CW Propeller - 3 Blade (2 Pack - Orange Nylon Glass Fiber) (2 builds) Getfpv.com	$4.36
FPV Camera	RunCam Swift 2 Micro - 2.3mm Lens (282 builds) Getfpv.com	$26.99
FPV Transmitter	ImmersionRC TrampHV Video Transmitter USA Version - RMRC (2 builds) Readymaderc.com	$28.99
Receiver	FrSky XM+ SBUS Mini Receiver (1149 builds) Getfpv.com	See Site
Batteries	PULSE 650mAh 4S 14.8V 75C - LiPo Battery (4 builds) Helidirect.com	$16.99

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Discussion

Jtrjr Sep 07, 2017

TheGreenOrange,

You outdid yourself on this one! That is one amazing looking bird, my good friend! I can't wait to get my hands on it and I am honored to be it's proud owner.

Jerry

UnderDawg Sep 06, 2017

Nice build!! I lived on the West Bank back in the day.... and now after looking at your build I'm hungry for some gumbo.

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