In total, about £120. But I had my own transmitter and charger which kept the cost down.
Also, many thanks to d_brennen & Genoma for their help and links.
Ahh, gosh
Good to see you are well under way
A couple of titbits from someone who as spent much money on bits and even more time trying to get it all to play nice...
* If you are going to FPV with it, buy the long frame upgrade kit. HK is OOS at the mo but there are a few UK retailers who have whole frame kits (and at least one I have spoken to plans to get the upgrade kit too. The stock frame is just so dinky and the X layout is far less favourable to FPV than say a H quad. HK have recently listed a clean and dirty version too for not a lot of money -
Linky This one has motor mounts included which widen the choice of motors a bit, though as Genoma knows, zipties can often come to the rescue
* Even on the Multistar 1704s, I don't feel the included battery is up to spec. Look for at least 1500mah 3s 35c+. I'm loving Zippy Compact 1500mah batteries at the mo (or would be if I wasn't dying of hayfever)
* Those Gemfan 5030 triblades are ok, and cheap enough to stock up on but any kind of down will usually result in one or more broken props. This could be said of any prop of course, but I seem to have more luck with 5040 HQ props (bought from makitbuildit for £1.50 a pair). They are really nice, rigid and well balanced props imo
*Secure those feet to the frame! They are an absolute PITA and fall off all the bloomin time. I lost two while flying FPV and had no chance of finding them. Didn't even strike anything
some use zipties, some string. Having them pop off in a crash is actually a good thing, as it absorbs some of the impact
* not sure if they are the V2 motors or not but the V1s are rubbish quality wise, and break very easily. Using stiff HQ props might have a bearing on this too but I have had one fall apart on me in mid air, with about 20 seconds of flight time on it
HK eventually replaced with V2s, which are a lighter shade of green and seem far more solid. A pic of my broken one
. If yours is as green as that I would think twice about replacing them in the event they break, try for a refund instead. RCX1804 motors are about £5.50 each from China or about £8 from at least one UK vendor I know of.
Thats it for now, I think
