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Buddyrc diatone 230 mini quad

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ok so i had to join the club i ordered this quad from buddyrc the diatone #18 v3 pcb version 230 mini quad http://www.buddyrc.com/diatone-18-v3-23 ... frame.html i think i might be the first one on here to get this quad so i will post picks i plan on getting the kiss esc's for it along with the t-motors not sure on the fc but i do have few multi wii boards sitting around might
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Hey, hey. Welcome to the quad club Kyle... Frame looks ok, not that I'm an expert on quads....lol..
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Hey Kyle nice one mate,
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Looks interesting.
Just be careful which motors you end up getting.
Being a 230 you may not be able to fit 6" props so you will need the higher kv motors 2300 or higher.
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Nice one mate.
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Nice one Kyle:) cant wait to see the pics:)
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i ordered the naze32 fc and got the SunnySky X2204S KV2300 Brushless Motors with the velotech 12a esc's with 1a bec plus i got 2 glacier 1550 3s packs the frame comes with 5x3 props i got the esc's for half off with the purchase of the motors on buddyrc... thanks guys i should have everything but the fc by saturday got the 2-3 day shipping should have the frame in next day or 2 can't wait to get it flying then later to get my fpv gear on it this will be my fourth quad i use to have a team blacksheep tbs discovery quad awhile back sold it right after i built it needed money i have my blueskyrc spiderx quad now with multiwiicopter paris board and gps mag i also have three multiwii fc boards i built and also have a v1 dji naza fc w/gps.... definitely will get lots of pics...
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here is a few pics of my quad and electronics minus the naze32 afroflight fc still waiting on it..
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That looks way cool:)
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Nice Kyle..
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Looks good Kyle. Like I told you before, this is the quad that I was going to get before I saw the Dart 250. Because my Dart 250 was about $20 more than your Diatone quad, if something "bad" happens to my Dart 250, I'll probably look at the Diatone frame.
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it seem to be pretty nice quad so far the way i am soldering it up right now seem to be the cleanest quad i have had so far
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that quad has the built in PDB, doesn't it? If so, are you using it?
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yes it does and yes i am makes everything alot cleaner here are some more pics
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here are few more i just waiting on the fc now
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Looks awesome Kyle, nice one
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thanks tony the fc came in today man that thing is tiny
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I like the idea of those arms with the internal connections.
I wonder how they fair in a crash?
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Really nice Kyle:) good question Lee:) will be great to see video of it flying:)
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Waiting on the fc standoffs right now my carbon fibre gemfan props came in today
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