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