Radio Control Models
I bought a V911 Helicopter second hand from ebay, (£8.87 + £5.00 P&P) that according to the seller only flies around in circles, so may need a new board. I can buy a new board for about £6.00, so this is still a bargain – the remote alone sells for £10.00 and the V911, bind and fly, for around £13.00.…
I recently purchased an SK450 quadcopter and dead cat conversion kit from Hobby King along with a KK2.1.5 controller board. After checking out some of the MultiWii websites I thought it should be fairly simple to make a MultiWii board from an Arduino Nano that can make use of all the relevant guidance chips. I intend to make use of the latest release of the firmware from code.google.com which at the…
Buying anything from Hobby King is a bit hit and miss with regards to product availability, even more so if using the local warehouses. Yes you could buy it all direct from the Global warehouse in Hong Kong, however you are likely to be hit with some fairly hefty shipping charges when the weight goes…
My son was thrilled by the “Super Ant Weight” (250g) Sumo Robot that he helped build and fight at the Robot Wars stand at the Model Engineering Exhibition at Alexandra Palace earlier this year – he was beaming from ear to ear when his robot won first place overall out of 4 robots, 3 battles each round to determine the winner.…
Birthday’s are great when you get to order your own presents from your spouse 😀 So this year I was lucky enough to receive a Copter X Black Angel DFC Flybarless kit from eHirobo. This also came with an electronics pack including servos, ESC, motor and a CX-3X1000 Flybarless gyro, which I will put in…
My next find on ebay was an Align T-Rex 450 Sport, that also came with a Walkera #22/Eagle 50 and some other co-axial toy helicopter, as well as a Walkera 2601 2.4GHz transmitter and a transmitter for the co-axial heli, along with various spares and tools for the 450. I appreciated from the original wording of the…
I have made a start on my collection, courtesy of ebay. First I acquired a Walkera QR Ladybird without a transmitter, but with a fair few spares for £37.00 inc P&P: Next came a Walkera CB180D FP Helicopter for £60 inc P&P: This came with a Walkera 2401 2.4GHz transmitter, and a load of spares. Unfortunately, the Ladybird…
I thought I would start another blog about my recent foray into the world of Radio Controlled models. I have since childhood wanted various radio controlled models, however it has never happened, largely due to cost. Now I have more disposable income available than I did back then, some of those dreams can start to…