Marvin the short Martian

By dickflys on Dec 05, 2017

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New Freestyle build: short deck Martian Special Edition

This build is mostly repurposed parts to create a low deck top mount battery freestyle quad. The main features are the Anniversary Edition Martian frame, 25mm standoffs, and the 3D printed camera mount for the Runcam Mini. This has been a very solid setup that I use for bashing through trees and learning new tricks. The inexpensive frame has been very solid.

Timelapse build video https://www.instagram.com/p/BatoxlZgwSo/

I have made some changes since building this. The set of ESC finally died after being in 3 different builds, and add LEDs to the arms for flying with friends

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Part List

Frame

Anniversary Special Edition Martian 215 215mm Carbon Fiber RC Drone FPV Racing Frame Kit 136g (51 builds)
Banggood.com
$21.99

Flight Controller

Matek AIO F405 Flight Controller - F4 All in One (63 builds)
Racedayquads.com
$39.99

ESCs

4 x EMAX BLHeli lightning 20A ESC Micro Mini Electronic Speed Controller Only 5g for Racing Drone (3 builds)
Banggood.com
$48.00

Motors

4 x Emax RS2205-2600KV RS 2205 2600KV Racing Edition CW/CCW Brushless Motor for RC Drone FPV Racing (20 builds)
Banggood.com
$51.96

Propellers

DAL Cyclone T5046C Tri-Blade 5" Prop 4 Pack - Choose Your Color (391 builds)
Racedayquads.com
$2.99

FPV Camera

Runcam Swift Mini 130 Degree 2.5mm FPV Camera Build in OSD PAL/NTSC Orange/Black 22*22mm RC Drone (59 builds)
Banggood.com
$34.99

FPV Transmitter

DYS MI200MW 25/200mW Switchable 5.8G 40CH FPV Transmitter (10 builds)
Banggood.com
$13.99

Antenna

Spedix Pagoda 5.8GHz SMA Antenna - RHCP or LHCP (34 builds)
Racedayquads.com
$5.99

Receiver

Flysky FS-X6B 6CH Receiver for FS-i10 FS-i8 FS-i6 FS-i6s FS-i6x FS-i4 FS-i4x Transmitter (180 builds)
Amazon.com
$16.00

Batteries

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

Misc Parts

Suleve™ M3AR4 10Pcs M3 25mm Knurled Standoff Aluminum Alloy Multicolor (9 builds)
Banggood.com
$3.69

Misc Parts

Crazepony RunCam RC23 FPV Camera lens 2.3mm FOV 150 Wide Angle for Runcam Swift 2 Camera
Amazon.com
$10.99

Misc Parts

RunCam Swift mini mount for 25mm Martian II / Alien by Motorpixiegimbals
Thingiverse.com
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jaggedfpv   Nov 12, 2018  

Did you have to buy new screws to use the standoffs? Or can you use the ones that come with the frame?

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