i'm new to RC flying, and i would like to build a quadcopter for some learning and weekend flying

planning to build one that is expandable to octocopter so that when i get good with a quad i will move on and upgrade then mount my DSLR with a gimbal underneath it

planning to get some parts from Rotorbits in Hobby King site so roughly how much budget i should be looking at if let's say i would like to build a medium size quad, then later upgrade to hexa or octo

flight controller should be reusable with different programming and motor also can reuse right?

is there any local sellers/shops i can get those parts like motor, propeller flight controller etc etc?

shipment from Hobbyking is kinda expensive (EMS is around RM50 under 1KG) since i'm planning to build bit by bit

so even if i ship to here from hobbyking + the shipment fees still cheaper than buying here?

do you or anyone know where can i get people to help me cut some carbon fiber/fiber glass tube? or make some aluminium parts

i can find some carbon fiber tube from HobbyKing that is way lower than ebay and their weight is light so i think shipment still ok la

wanna ask if the rotor boom i use 12mm thick hollow carbon fiber tube for octocopter, 14" props will it be too much stress on it?

want to find those motor dataspec also very hard, not all motor got data, worry later i buy wrong

anyone tried to but lipo battery from overseas and courier to malaysia? i got an online deal that is very cheap with china airmail free shipping, i wonder if my battery will be held by custom when it reached here

but the seller already mentioned free shipping with china airmail, the thing is do i need to do anything on my side? like settle the tax and so on?

you use express courier like EMS, DHL and fedex? should have ask you combine shipment with me

sorry, i already placed my order gonna take some risk since it is cheap, at least i have a tracking code with me now

if i want to make a connection between my battery and my gimbal controller board, which type of wire should i use? i mean the thickness should have a certain minimum thickness for high current discharge battery right?

thank for the recommendation, for the connector i've decided to go for T style dean plug

it is really hard to get the ampere draw for those gimbal motors

weight not really a matter here, since i'm building a handheld gimbal only and the gimbal is already full carbon fiber, the only aluminium is the clamp, gonna abandoned my multirotor plan due to its cost and i think malaysia is not really a RC plane friendly place

This post has been edited by amduser: Oct 26 2014, 11:16 PM

quad is cheap, but hex or above starting to get more expensive, and lesser flight time, at first thought of building an octo that can carry a dslr to do some aerial photography but that is too far off from my budget

well...just to share a pic of my gimbal that is still in progress


kinda hard to find workshop or factory that produce carbon fiber and custom cutting in malaysia, anyone know any carbon fiber maker in malaysia can recommend me, next time want get replacement part also easier

end up i have to source the carbon fiber from china which cost me around USD 150-160 for all the parts in the picture above, it is 3k carbon fiber, cutting is good so it is quite worth the price

lol...since when i fly a heli before

google also cant find any carbon fiber manufacturer in malaysia, or maybe i'm searching the wrong keyword

anyone want a 6s1p battery? i tried to purchase a 4s1p battery from alibaba but the lousy supplier sent me a 6s1p battery instead , the battery is working fine

who need it can offer as i cant use 6s1p for my gimbal, i havent use it before, only plugged it to check the capacity and i store it in room temperature with lipo guard bag

and the thing is the stupid seller go stick the wrong label on the battery, so i dont know what is the actual mAh, but initially i ordered 4s1p 8000mAh, below is the picture




This post has been edited by amduser: Dec 17 2014, 07:20 PM

i need help on choosing a radio control to remote control my camera gimbal, it is a handheld gimbal so it will only be short range probably 50 meters

is there any 4ch radio control and receiver suitable for low budget people like me?

is there anyway i can dispose of my 2x 10000mah lipo battery?

i heard of discharging it using lipo charger or the messy salt water method.

but i want to know whether there is some kind of facilities/factories that accept disposal of lipo battery?

lol....i live in condo and dont have that much space to burn la, if bring out open field and burn later people thought what am i doing

but after that the salt water will be corrosive? so i must do that in a steel or glass container? since plastic is no good for corrosive liquid