Had some spare parts lying around from some older builds and some color changing PLA, so I figured I'd build me a play drone. Wow! :D...this is like the best looking drone I have ever built, and it definately flys great - and no "jello"! Needed to only buy a FPV Cam, 4 in 1 esc, and a Crossfire receiver. I will be buying a better Video antenna, but other that what a fun project. I love this older 3D printed frame from Xevox, although mounting the hardware was a bit challenging with the "canopy mount". Some clips of the maiden flight below. All I can say is...
Frame |
XEVO X210 fully 3D printable 5" Racing Drone/Miniquad by xeVox
Thingiverse.com
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See Site |
Flight Controller |
DYS F4 Pro V2 Flight Controller
(2 builds)
Getfpv.com
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See Site |
ESCs |
30.5x30.5mm JHEMCU RuiBet 55A BLHELI_S Dshot600 3-6S 4in1 Brushless ESC for DIY RC Drone FPV Racing
(2 builds)
Usa.banggood.com
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$29.99 |
Motors |
4 x Out-Runner Brushless Motor
Racerstar
BR2205
Brushlessmotorsparade.com
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See Site |
FPV Camera |
Caddx Ant FPV Camera 1200TVL Global WDR OSD 1.8mm Ultra Light Nano FPV Camera 16:9 NTSC PAL for RC FPV Cinewhoop Tinywhoop Drone
(2 builds)
Amazon.com
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$18.00 |
FPV Transmitter |
AKK FX3 5.8Ghz 25mW/200mW/400mW/600mW Switchable FPV VTX with MMCX Integrated OSD FC Configuring via Betaflight Flight Control B
(142 builds)
Amazon.com
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$19.99 |
Receiver |
TBS Crossfire Nano Rx FPV Long Range Drone Receiver
(1500 builds)
Pyrodrone.com
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$29.95 |
This drone looks absolutely sick! What ELRS receiver would you recomend for this build?
Thx for the compliments! This one is used alot by others on Rotorbuilds:
https://rotorbuilds.com/part/58024
Awesome build 😎👍 Is your JHEMCU RuiBet 55A still alive, I smoked one of their 50A AIO and wornder if their ESC is better?
Thx bud for your comment on my build. :) Yes the Ruibet is a solid ESC...one of the things I needed to do though was move the header pins around if your Flight Controllers ESC connector has different pinouts. It's not hard (just need a pin to release each connector that needs to be moved)...just a little tedius. I had a vice I use to hold the cable header in place as I moved the pins around. You could always just solder to the board to, but I wanted a little cleaner build..
this is super cool! I'm curious how the PLA will hold up to crashes and sun exposure.
Thx bud! :D PLA is not the greatest in strength, so you have to use 100% infill and frames with cross braces are usually better. These comments were from the designer on this frame:
"Full Disclaimer: It definetly can take a beating, but it's not invincible so it is not recommend for absolut beginners in the FPV-hobby, unless you are willing to print the frame multiple times.
Speaking of Printing:
I had the best results with PC-ABS (compensate the shrinkage of abs by scaling the model to 100,8% in your slicer) or heat treated Pla (annealing PLA will cause the part to shrink along the x- and y-axis and grow in the z-direction, so you have to compensate by scaling the model in your slicer non proportional. For me the following values worked the best to get an accurate scale after annealing: x=102% y=102%, z=98%)
Stay away from PETG or any fiber filled materials, because they will most likely shatter on impact!
min. printbed area reqired for the frame: 190x190mm
(recommend area with brim: 200x200mm)"
As far as fading, yeah if ya let it roast in the sun it will...lol ;)
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Sorry to bother again, im relatively new to the hobby, could you give me a brief guide (possibly with pictures) of how to assemble? i know (realively) how to assemble it i just dont know where to solder stuff on the board. Please advise
Hey..."where to solder" is going to vary depend on the Flight controller / ESC you buy. You should just follow Joshua Bardwell's videos on how to build a drone. ;)
So i just buy the parts you used, print the frame, then follow josh's build?
Wish it was that simple. Some of the parts I used in that drone are no longer sold (it was old hardware I had around) so all the wiring to the flight controller will be in different locations than what you buy. Learning "how" to build a drone is what will give you the foundation for making whatever you want no matter what hardware you use.
ok thanks do you have a build with more modern parts that youd recommend
Hey...My Heisenberg build used very new components except for the frame:
https://rotorbuilds.com/build/30605
https://www.speedybee.com/speedybee-f7-v3-bl32-50a-30x30-stack/
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0925DSVW2?tag=rotor-builds-20
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07YWN5XD2?tag=rotor-builds-20
https://www.getfpv.com/runcam-phoenix-2-1000tvl-2-1mm-fpv-camera-joshua-bardwell-edition-silver.html
https://www.team-blacksheep.com/products/prod:crossfire_nano_rx