Yep the deal was just too hard to turn down.... I actually wanted just an AeroXcraft gimbal to begin with (so I could use it 'off phantom'). That was £270 + P&P and when I saw the deal @ £538 for an F450, NAZA mv2 with GPS and the whole 450 kit it just seemed like the better long term investment (especially as I can now design parts around the Zenmuse equipt Phantom and the f450 frame).
I considered making the Phantom a Phantom v.1.1.1 and putting the older Naza on the 450 but for the extra £46 for the upgrade board I will now have a Zenmuse ready Phantom & F450... I am already mid design on a 'quick mount' for the Zenmuse so I can hot swap it without a screw driver from Phantom to F450/550
I will build the F450 to begin with but I can see it being a 550 in the future. Only 2 motors, 2 ESCs and 2 legs & power board needed afterall (more money!!!).
I am filming the whole lot from 3 angles and have a massive build/blog pending on RCgroups soon
rilot said:
Also, I have the same soldering iron as you. It's great isn't it.
First time using it with any real aggression to be honest (I had gas powered before but that was no good for this task). I got a little worried at 400c when it wouldn't melt the high temp solder but with a large bit and 450c it is like butter. I am doing the Phantom today and the 450 over the weekend (if this goes well).
@Ksc - I will probably go the iOSD mini to start with on the F450 but I will be testing my FO-OSD kit on the Zenmuse (gulp) first. If that works I may not need the OSD.
@miskatonic - I will let you know on this. I plan to be ballsey and upgrade both to 4.02 (so yes it could be a really bad weekend!). Phantom is VERY happy on 3.14 right now but of course the Zenmuse needs 3.16 iirc. Sods law would be a good build followed by crappy firmware problems!