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Easy Star Bathtub mod :-)

Posted by Stefan Olofsson on March 29, 2011 at 1:42pm

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Here is my quick mod to make it easier to fill up my Easy Star with all the gear. The lid will be held in place with 6 pair of magnets glued to the fuselage. I did the prototype with 3 mm balsa but the next version will be in 2 mm ply. I will probably make a box on top for the APM and better pockets for the XBee and GPS.

 

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  • fate August 26, 2011 at 6:26am

    Here is my Maiden after the Bath-tub etc mods, got COG to tweak a little as it's a bit tail heavy, going to move VTX on tail boom and little forward to help:

     

  • fate August 20, 2011 at 2:35pm

    Multiplex Easystar Bath tub, belly hatch, OSD, hidden GPS, hidden c...

     

    You can see all my recent mods, still not done though lol

    FaTedev project and development work by FaTe
    FaTedev bespoke projects by Graham aka FaTe. With a wide range of interests who knows what is next!
  • fate August 20, 2011 at 12:57pm

    I am busy working on several mods even as I type this, I am posting the whole lot as the next stage project on my site soon, when it is up I will post the direct URL

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    Stefan Olofsson August 20, 2011 at 7:25am
    Hi Fate. I would love to see some pictures of your mod.
  • fate August 20, 2011 at 6:44am

    I used balsa wood to frame out the bottom of the bathtub mod,  just around the outter bottom edges. Then used Bell Zell glue to fix in place. Second a piece of PCB plastic to fill the gap between the frame along whole of bottom nose. Lastly use Bell Zell again to secure the PCB too the frame and the foam. When it's all dry it becomes like a "soul" on a shoe re-enforcing the entire nose area and protecting FPV gear.

     

    Enjoy :)

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    Stefan Olofsson May 23, 2011 at 8:34am

    Thanks Bill,

    I am currently on the third version of the mod and will make a blog entry when it is done. I am incorporating a camera shooting sideways using the Taigacam one line stabilisation code

  • Bill Vickers May 15, 2011 at 8:56am
    Have you done any more mods? I really like the way you have done things.
  • David Burke April 14, 2011 at 5:35pm
    Hey thanks a bunch for the links. I do not know why I missed the motor. Now if I can only get their website to deduct my credit I can pull the trigger on this order!
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    Stefan Olofsson April 12, 2011 at 1:07am

    Here is "my" motor http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/uh_viewItem.asp?idProduct=...

    Dont forget to order a propeller hub. As for the propeller, 6" is max length if you dont want it to cut into the tail :-)

    This one maybe: http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/uh_viewItem.asp?idProduct=...

  • David Burke April 11, 2011 at 11:57pm
    Thanks Stefan the setup looks great. I was not able to locate the 2835 on the hobbyking site maybe it is discontinued. The motor and prop combinations are difficult to understand and I haave not found a definitive site to help with selection. One could buy a bunch of motors before locating the right one.
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