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What to get?

Well it has been a long time since I have been in here and posted something. It appears there have been some advances during my absence. To start I have an Easy Star that I am turning into a drone. Just yesterday I have received the couple parts I ne

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Easy Star Question

Ok so last night I took pics of my easy star that I eventually plan to use as a drone but for now, since I have zero flight time, I am going to just get it to the point that it runs as a plane so I can fly it first. These pics are to be used in hopes

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Easy star upgrades odds and ends

So in my mission to build a drone I got a few of the needed items and trying to get things hooked up and such but I have a few questions. First here is the hardware I got for now...

Multiplex Easystar
Turnigy 2200 inrunner
Rhino 2350 Lipo
HobbyKing 25-30

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Battery Pack Option

Would a Rhino 2350mAh3S 11.1v 20CLipoly Pack be an equal replacement for a Word 12"">Turnigy2200mAh 3S 11.1v 20C Lipo Pack? They have the same specs but one looks like it may give me slightly more run time correct?

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Electronics protection

I was kind of curious about something and Im sure its been asked before. Sense there are all sorts of electronics that end up being exposed on your drones do you, or can you, cover them in some kind of way to protect them? I always picture my plane l

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Painting Foam

Im looking at getting the Multiplex Easystar and I was wondering what kind of paint gets used to paint them or if there even a special kind of paint that should be used?

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IR Camera

Im sure this has been asked alot or gone over at least once or twice though I have found nothing on this site about it. I was looking at getting the KX171 camera for my EZ* once I am ready to get all of that. I was wondering though how cool it would

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Tough Drone

I ended up coming across a nice little business proposition. I want to build a drone using the Multiplex Easy Star platform.Here is the catch. It will be getting used on an airsoft field and may be integrated in a way that the crafty may see some fir

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Photo UAV

I had an idea that I would like to build a UAV that is made just for taking aerial photos perhaps even just directly below the plane. So I already know the hardware needed for a UAV but I am wondering what kind kinds of cameras people have used that

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Beginner looking for guidance

I stumbled onto this awesome site and couldn't believe what I had found. First I want to say keep up the great work here. Second I am new to RC planes (or other vehicles for that matter) and am so new I have not purchased a plane yet but might next m

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