Flamewheel 450 Clone
This is my new Flamewheel 450 clone body from HK for only $11. For that price, I bought a second one to use for spare parts...if needed. [link=http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/__24172__Q450_Glass_Fiber_Quadcopter_Frame_450mm.h tml]Q450 Glass Fiber Quadcopter Frame 450mm[/link]
I transferred most of the components from my [link=http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_11203839/tm.htm]ST450 Quad[/link]. I used one as my first quad because I got it for free. You can see my build thread [link=http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_11203839/tm.htm]here[/link]. It works but it is not very strong and I always had screws falling off. One Flamewheel (or clone) leg eliminates 18 screws. 18x4=72 screws...and that's just the legs!
My new Flamewheel 450 quad also got an upgrade to the [link=http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/__24723__Hobbyking_KK2_0_Multi_rotor_LCD_Flight_Co ntrol_Board.html]KK2.0 Multi-rotor LCD Flight Control Board[/link] that I had planned to use in my [link=http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_11184802/tm.htm]Turnigy H.A.L.[/link] The H.A.L. got an upgrade to a Naza with GPS.
Since some folks were breaking the legs off near the motor mount, when hit just in the right spot, I decided to buffer the area with some synthetic wine corks. We have plenty of corks around our house!