(RD24) RD24 - The build continues

Published: Sat Apr 14 2012

To start off this build session I had to drill 4 holes to accommodate normal mounting for my FC. The Scorpion is predisposed to KK board style mounting where the actual board is 45 degrees from center, next I used some 10mm black nylon standoffs and nylock-ed them from beneath since I would have had to disassemble the damn thing to get at a screw head from beneath so it was easier to slip the pliers and a nylock in there and then twist the standoffs down into them.

With the FC mounted we are ready for the next steps..

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  I slipped 4 o-rings in the mix, though with the TMF Pro it does not need them.
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    Next I CAed the nose and mounted it and prepared the next deck
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    It is starting to look like something cool, it looks good up front, time for some motors
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      To start, I had not considered that my favorite motors wont work on this bird, DOH! This is due to the extra shaft sticking out of the bottom, so not one to let a pesky thing like that get in my way and knowing I have 100 extra shafts in case things did not work out, I took the motors and my dremel and cut all the shafts off.
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          Now 6 motors with shafts cut off, I soldered the bullets on
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          The motors now have shrink tube, prop adapters, and mounting hardware installed and are ready to go on the Scorpion!
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            The arms are done, But I am starting to get tired (its about 2am at this point and my pictures are starting to get blurry :p )
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              This was supposed to show the whole model, but it only shows the legs, must be bedtime LOL.
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                And here is where we are at:
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