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Karearea is doing one right now, in prototype but plenty of pictures. Its essentially a Talon with slightly different arms and the center stack allows for top or bottom mount of battery.
I think its the KEA35
If you're on facebook check out karearea drone or goto their website I believe the freestyle version is up there too.
Currently it may be possible to pick up the BeeBrain v1.2 FC for cheap because NewBeeDrone is about to release a new version. I got one for $10 from RMRC (now gone from there, but other shops may still have them in clearance).
Also currently, you can get 6x15mm 17,000kv motors from AirBlade for $6: https://www.airbladeuav.com/collections/clearance/products/airblade-6x15mm-motor-for-inductrix-speed-insane-set-of-4-motors-2xcw-2xccw (use "Fall2017" coupon for 40% off).
I was able to pick up a RMRC CM275T cam+vtx AIO for $8 (was also on clearance, not available now).
This build is actually running stock everything on BF 3.1.7. The motors still get far too hot for my liking and it definitely needs tuning, but this quad is grounded until I can find time to replace a motor whose windings I damaged while trying out new soft mounts.
I don't know what issues you're having, but if you've got hot motors, I'd love to know the solution, because I haven't touched the PIDs or filters on this one yet!
This is the one I bought:
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/BS430-ESC-30A-3-6S-4-in-1-BLHeli-S-firmware-Dshot-4x30A-Omnibus-F3-F4/32814530430.html?spm=a2g0s.9042311.0.0.KpIV2m
It was slightly cheaper when I got it.
They are great for racing where there are a lot of small sprints and tight corners. Tons of thrust, but make sure you have the ESC's to handle them. They are the most demanding props I've used, even more demanding than those crazy racecrafts. I've tried to use the butter cutters for freestyle, and they just suck down the battery to much. But using them what they are meant for, I love them.
I had been struggling with some slight roll twitching on this rig, but I just added a 470uF capacitor and it flies like a dream! I added the link to the part list under Misc Parts. Now I absolutely love this quad. The Eagle 2 looks fantastic and these motors have ton of power. I'll be sure to post some video and DVR soon.
I believe the 07 size motors all use bushings instead of bearings so I don't know that they will last much longer than a typical brushed motor would. For this reason I would opt for 1103 size motors.