hello folks,

i have designed my own OCTO copter (1meter in diameter) + 3 axis camera gimbal from scratch + hard case for the Ardumega and receiver.
and would like to share with you what i came up with

before i start i would like to note that the materials used are not the best choice, but since there was nothing available in this part of the world and shipping carbon fiber parts is not possible i had to go with aluminum and plexi glass.

i used 2cm * 2cm * 1 mm aluminum square tubes

motors are from DIY drones with 35cm wires 2836/9
each engine has a thrust of 1300g aprox

i'm using Ardumega from DIY Drones as the main controller with magnetometer + sonar
so far it has proven to be the best thing i've ever bought for this hobby. i enjoyed it so much

i bought 8* 25 AMP Turnigy esc's from hobby king.

currently using 11*4.7 props but will go with the 12 later on down the road.
all well balanced

today i had the first flight and it was very good. flying characteristics were great.
can't wait to go out again and carry some more tests and finally put on a camera and have some aerial footage .

Ardu mega will be responsible for the compensation on the roll/pitch axis at the moment. later on i will upgrade it to control all three axis.

here are some pics of the project, feel free to ask me anything, your feedback is important to me. it better be a good one :P