(05-Apr-2017, 01:50 PM)JimmyLe813 Wrote:
i'm going to be going with TBS 25A Bulletproof ESCs with DShot.
Tiger F60 Pro 2500KV Motors
and what is in the picture.

Great choices! That should give you an insanely powerful Chameleon.

The BFF3 ticks all the boxes for me and I have one here waiting for the next build after I've got the SwiftBlade up and running.

So i just finished my build last night. 


i will finish with all the little details today when i get home from work today. hopefully i can have it up and tuned for racing on sunday.
only thing is, it's looks so pretty i don't wanna crash it. lol

Looking good!

Those TBS ESCs are covered in conformal coating aren't they?

(07-Apr-2017, 03:57 PM)unseen Wrote: Looking good!

Those TBS ESCs are covered in conformal coating aren't they?

yes they are

Hi,

Both of these look awesome

Did either of you guys do any prep on the carbon before building? I ask as I have a Chameleon frame on the way and wasn't sure whether or not to do it.

Any advice greatly appreciated

Thanks,
hendrixhughes

(28-Apr-2017, 09:17 AM)hendrixhughes Wrote: Hi,

Both of these look awesome

Did either of you guys do any prep on the carbon before building?  I ask as I have a Chameleon frame on the way and wasn't sure whether or not to do it.

Any advice greatly appreciated

Thanks,
hendrixhughes

You've obviously never had an Armattan frame in your hands before.

The first thing you will notice is the lack of sharp edges and how well finished all the parts are. I've never found any extra preparation needed on any Armattan frame.

You really are in for a treat when yours arrives!

(28-Apr-2017, 09:49 AM)unseen Wrote: You've obviously never had an Armattan frame in your hands before.

The first thing you will notice is the lack of sharp edges and how well finished all the parts are. I've never found any extra preparation needed on any Armattan frame.

You really are in for a treat when yours arrives!

No I haven't - this is my first.  Thanks for confirming really looking forward to building and flying this!!

Interesting frame... I'm a little concerned that the camera is poking out, though... do you know of any frames that have this hybrid-x shape but have better camera protection?

(24-May-2017, 02:06 AM)davidfxiao Wrote: Interesting frame... I'm a little concerned that the camera is poking out, though... do you know of any frames that have this hybrid-x shape but have better camera protection?

That's just because I used a camera that doesn't match the mounting hardware properly.

If you use an HS1177 camera on the Chameleon, it is completely protected in the aluminium cage. With a little more modifications to the mount, I'll also be able to get my camera further back so that it is equally well protected.

Can you explain a little bit more what it will take to make the Runcam Eagle fit on the Chameleon? I was about to order a Chameleon with an Eagle but your posts have made me a bit hesitant.

(27-May-2017, 03:50 AM)QuentinT Wrote: Can you explain a little bit more what it will take to make the Runcam Eagle fit on the Chameleon?  I was about to order a Chameleon with an Eagle but your posts have made me a bit hesitant.

It's not too hard. Part of the mounting for the camera are these parts:



Armattan call them "Rubber Dimes".

To make the Eagle fit, you have to modify the dime with a scalpel so that the screw holes in the Eagle's case match up with the hole in the dime. This involves cutting the flat part in the lower part of the picture so that the camera can go a little further back.

(27-May-2017, 01:16 PM)unseen Wrote: It's not too hard. Part of the mounting for the camera are these parts:



Armattan call them "Rubber Dimes".

To make the Eagle fit, you have to modify the dime with a scalpel so that the screw holes in the Eagle's case match up with the hole in the dime. This involves cutting the flat part in the lower part of the picture so that the camera can go a little further back.

That's not too bad.  I think I'm still going to go with the Eagle.  Thanks for the pointer.

(29-May-2017, 02:30 PM)QuentinT Wrote: That's not too bad.  I think I'm still going to go with the Eagle.  Thanks for the pointer.

No problem. It would be a shame not to experience the Chameleon just because you have to do a little bit of customisation to fit the FPV camera. It's a great frame and has incredibly good handling.

Dang you guys!!  Now I've gotta go drop a "C" note on a new frame....  ......... 

(29-May-2017, 10:05 PM)sirdude Wrote: Dang you guys!!  Now I've gotta go drop a "C" note on a new frame....  ......... 

The positive aspect is that you only have to do it once. If you break it, the replacement is free!