The second I saw this little buggy announced I knew I had to have one. I had the original JRX2 back in 1990, and followed it up with a JRXT as soon as they were released. I pre-ordered this little guy the day of announcement, and it arrived on my door step yesterday afternoon. I'm very happy to say that it did not disappoint.
I have a few plans for it in the near future, but I will be keeping it brushed, and true to its retro roots. Check out the pics below, and stay tuned for some running video, and a few upgrades. For those interested you can order one of three different paint schemes at Horizon here.
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Finally finished printing my NBD Bee Vault. Body and lid are printed in Rainbow Silk and the Inserts are printed in Black Silk. There are numerous options for inserts, and I chose to go with the options for one brushed Whoop, and one brushless Whoop plus batteries, spare props etc. I love the design and the way the lid locks.
.stl files can be had here on My Mini Factory for anyone wanting to print one. Small update to my 59mm brushless nano. Switched over to a Mob6 canopy, and plastic hardware which led to almost a 2 gram weight reduction. Also decided to try out the HQ tri blade props. Love ripping this thing around the house.
Full build details can be seen on RotorBuilds here. Finally got everything in to finish my 2S Ion build. Really like this R3D Shifters frame. I'm currently running 0802 16,000kv motors but I have some 1102's on the way. I'll feel better knowing the motor shafts are 1.5mm instead of the 1mm shafts of the 0802 motors.
This little kwad performs very well and is probably my new favorite park flyer. Check out the pics, and stay tuned for some flight footage. Full build details can be seen here. I was bored of flying my HappyModel Cine8 so I started looking for a higher performance frame to transplant all of the Cine8 elecs into. I came across this AlphaRC Fi-115 frame and decided to give it a shot. I'm very happy to say that everything went together smoothly, and that this little Kwad is night and day different now than when it was a Cine8.
The only thing you will need to do this transplant aside from the elecs are two m2 standoffs to mount the vTX on top of the FC. There isn't enough room behind the AIO to mount it in the back. On 3s with the Gemfan 65mm props this thing is a rocket compared to the Cine8 and is mush more freestyle capable. Between the larger props, and the nearly 30 gram weight reduction it is a complete transformation and is a lot more fun to fly. Check out the pics and stay tuned for some flight video. New life for an old school Kwad.
JJRC JJPRO P175 on a diet! Removed the motor guards/landing legs. Replaced the huge stock receiver with an RX2A Pro micro receiver, changed the stock vTX antenna out for a Lollipop and replaced the old school bullnose bi-blade props with Gemfan 4032 Windancer tri-blade props. Nearly a 45 gram weight reduction so far. Next phase is to replace the stock camera and vTX with more modern micro equivalents which should easily knock off another 30-40 grams. The weight reduction so far has already made it fly great for almost 4 minutes on 850mah Tattu 4s batteries. Almost the same flight times as the stock 1300mah 3s battery with an incredible improvement in overall performance. Happy flying my friends! Will update after phase 2 is complete. Been wanting something to carry around an Insta360 for a little while now. Saw this HappyModel Cine8 and figured for the price I'd give it a shot. Build is really straight forward and super easy since there's no soldering required. The included assembly instructions leave quite a bit to be desired, but it's simple enough to figure out how it all goes together.
The flight controller arrives configured for props out, so if you assemble it with the motors with the red dots on the connectors as motors two, and three then you won't have to change motor directions in BLHeli. The Whoop feels really solid once assembly is complete. The 1202.5 8000kv motors are also quite smooth and on the included 3s Tattu battery there is plenty of power on tap. I've only had a chance to get a couple quick flights on it so far, but I'm pretty impressed with how well it flies. It doesn't feel quite as heavy in the air as I was expecting, and I'm confident that it will be able to get some great footage with the Insta360 on it. I'll update this after I've spent more time flying it. Just finished this build today. Used this frame available on Armattan. 1-2s BetaFPV F4 FC, 0802 22,000kv ball bearing motors, NewBeeDrone AZI quad blade props, and a NewBeeDrone Goober canopy with an Inductrix AIO camera mounted in it.. This thing is a little ripper and handles great! Immediately became my favorite new micro for backyard and indoor flying.
New toy in the house! Let's take a look at this ZD Racing Rocket S16 1/16 brushless ready to run touring/drift car.
I'll start off by saying that I'm pretty impressed with the build quality of this little car considering its $99 price tag. The RTR package can be purchased from HobbyMate here. The car is equipped with an aluminum chassis, aluminum shock towers, and an aluminum top plate. You also get a 30A brushless ESC/receiver unit and a 2435 3300kv brushless motor. A 2.4ghz radio, a 1500mah 2s LiPo battery, and an AC charger are also included in the package. The only thing you need to add are two AA batteries for the radio. Speaking of the radio it has dual rate for the throttle channel so that top speed can be adjusted for those that are just learning to drive. Another feature that I really like is that the car is equipped with LED underbody lights that give the car a very cool glow, especially when driving in low light situations. I have only had the chance to get a quick run with the car out in my driveway so far, but I can say it is very peppy. I'll get it out again today and get some running video and get it posted this afternoon. In the meantime check out the pics, ask any questions you might have, and stay tuned for more info. If you enjoy flying brushed whoops, then by all means grab one of these NewBeeDrone DSM Honey Pots before they're all gone. For $20 plus shipping you get everything needed to put together a complete DSMX/DSM2 BNF Whoop. You will receive a BeeBrain V2 Betaflight FC with 25mw vTX, and BeeEye camera, a Cockroach frame, a set of BDR Black Edition motors, and a set of Azi props. Just build, bind, set up Betaflight, and fly! No soldering required.
Here's a couple pics of my build. DVR footage coming soon. |
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