Ladies and gentlemen, the RCExplorer webshop is now open!
I’m glad to announce that the Tricopter V3 kit as well as all parts for the tricopter are available for purchase.
The first 200 Tricopter kit orders will receive the limited edition signed version of the tricopter frame.
Again thank you guys for all the support. It means a lot to me. I hope you will enjoy flying the tricopter as much as I have through these years.
I ordered! Thank you for your great work David
Thank you for the order 🙂
I’ve just placed an order 🙂
Thanks David…
Happy !! I just placed an order for my V3 kit and some accessories, head for France !!
Christophe.
Order placed 🙂
Wow thank you to everyone that already placed an order! Can’t believe how quick you guys were 😀
Bestilt, håper den kommer raskt 🙂
Looking forward to building. I hope you make a lot of money to spend on building v.4 David 🙂
Just placed my order. Excited like a little girl!
Ordered.
Hope I made the first 200 😀
This is going to be aaawsome!
Order placed, tricopter on its way to Australia. I really hope I am also in the first 200. This is the least I can do to support you, after all of the entertainment you have provided
Hi David,
2 kit order placed!
Nice build video.
🙂
Regards from Germany
Silver
Another kit to germany! Under the first 200 i hope!
Thx David for a great product and a very good and easy to use shop!!
4 stycken set beställda till nordligaste norrland!
Hoppas att vi hinner få dom till onsdag. 😉
lets fly!
Vad räknas som nordligaste norrland? 🙂 Lycksele här, 2 beställda och det kan nog bli fler 😉
Ca 35 mil norr om dig isf 😉 Kalix, men finns ju fortfarande saker norr om mig, 😉
Kul, nästan grannar då om du bor i Kalix, är bara ett stenkast bort i Haparanda, fd Kalixbo.
Något bra/roligt ställe i Kalix Ni brukar flyga som kan rekomenderas?
Kul med folk härifrån som också håller på med multirotors!
Jag har inte flygit så mycket än faktiskt, har provat lite med en kollegas phantom, men snart så!
Om du är på Google+ så finns ett comunity “Multirotors Sweden som du kan joina!
Ordered from the Netherlands.
Cheers David!
I’m in!!! A V3 will be flying toward me in the USA. Thanks for all that you have done, and you can count on my continuing support!
This is aaaaawesome! A v3 (I hope I managed to squeeze in before the 200 mark) plus some accessories on order for southern parts of Sweden.
Thank you, David, for everything you have contributed!
BTW, when you released the pics of the v3 a month ago, I showed them to my coworkers, that are not into the hobby (yet). And they thought it looked so good, they wanted to have one on the desk just because of the looks! Creds to you, David!
just got mine, how many have sold Dade?
Ordered 🙂 I’ve been checking every morning and every night for about a month and finally I could order. Thank you David! Great seeing you on YouTube again.
The one night I had an Internet free evening LOL
Oh well, made up for it this morning 🙂 Looking forward it…
Having met David at HK a few weeks ago, such a lovely guy, it is great to see so much support.
Hello everyone
I ordered the V3, but I have a Corona DS-929MG 12.5g Digital for me, it’s okay on the Yaw?
Friendships.
It’s on the weak side. Depends on what motor you plan on using
Thanks fpr your effort.
Do you think about making bitcoin payments possible?
Hi David
What is the best prop rotation for the Tricopter-v3-kit?
Front & Back please .
hello
In my opinion !! David has a lot of work all week !! I do not think it will go through here, with all the order was prepared !!
But I’m happy !! I ordered my V3
Christophe.
I ordered 2 v3 kits.. london bound package 🙂
Like some others was watching the site like a hawk, then suddenly.. proceed to check out.
Ordered one too) Really appreciate your work!
I have a question though. Is using zip ties to mount motors to the booms inappropriate on this particular build? Just want to make sure that crashes will cause minimum damage to motors and booms itself. Wich method would you recommend?
You can still mount the motors using zip-ties if you wish 🙂 I fount that the front motors started to oscillate on very high power/very fast setups when using zip-ties on the front. But as long as you don’t fly a crazy power house you should be good 🙂
David, pretty sure you mentioned a video on kk2 setup for thias tricopter in your build video but can’t find the link anywhere. Are you able to help please?
Link says comming up soon) So I guess it will be there some time later. Pretty sure David has a lot of work to do now)
It’s not out yet. Still need to finish it. Will post the link as soon as it’s done.
Thanks David. Keep up the great work. Can’t wait to get started on my new tricopter.
I just got one (: Its good to live next door too David
Order placed to Canada! I might have a vintage Jakub/quadframe tricopter up for sale soon….. Maybe I will turn it into a mini instead.
Oh yes, I was having trouble with the shop not putting the items in my cart but I registered on the site and all was good.
Sweet thing, order placed already, hopefully in time for the limited edition 🙂
I think you will have alot of work ahead of you, orders will be swarming 🙂 I belive you must be the most popular Multi/Fpv pilot the world has seen, everybody knows David 😉 And proud to say you are from Sweden 🙂
/Stisse
Just place an order to my university dorm! I really hope i made it before 20. college life ain’t stopping me from getting some fpv action going!
200*
How to know if the order of v3 is in the top 200. ???
upon receipt?
Hi David. you have no film of flying v3, you can heal out on this page?
Hi David, just ordered a V3, been wanting to build a tri based on your design for a long time. Great build video, looks like an awesome product.
Awesome, it’s finally here. Ordered mine. =)
Hello, David
It there no information on sending the order and a tracking number.
Sincerely, Christopher
Your package went out yesterday. Did you get the an email with the tracking number?
I got the mail, but the tracking-number was incorrect.. 🙁
Does it work now?
Yep, and i also got a e-mail from Posten. You where too fast sending the Kolli-id 😉
Looking forward to this build! =D
Glad it works now 🙂
hello,
David Yes I received the email
Christophe
Good afternoon, David.
Thanks for your inspirational work, I would never be flying a tri if it was not for you.
I know you are up over your head with work these days, but I allow me to ask for an improvement to your webshop. It would be really nice to have a page showing our orders and the status of the orders.
I hope my V3 is on the way to Norway pretty soon.
Good feedback. I agree that it would be nice to be able to login and see the status out your order. I’ll put it on the list 🙂
Great work David! As soon as people start to receive their kits, there is going to be a tremendous demand for instructional videos, questions about nearly every aspect of building and modifying the frame etc. Have you considered a forum feature for your site?
Also, for every $95 kit you sell, you are potentially sending $160+ worth of business towards Hobbyking etc. Have you considered sort of a coupon code that allows you to benefit from the business you are sending towards Hobbyking etc? Maybe even a “kit” (wishlist/buddycode kind of thing?) where your customers can get a small discount and at the same time safeguard that the items you recommend are in stock at Hobbyking? I can see that I have to order 5-6 items from the international warehouse, the rest can be ordered from the EU warehouse, but some are in backorder?
Keep up the good work 🙂
Hmmm haven’t really considered a forum until now… Might have to sort something out as soon as I’ve got all these orders out.
Hi David,
I decided to do an electronics check whilst waiting for my V3 kit from you, and I have a couple of questions..
One of my esc’s (Afro 20A) seems to spin the motor as soon as I arm the fc, and spins at a constant rate, neither throttle nor gyro has any effect. I have swapped the esc’s, motors and output channels so am sure it’s the esc.
Q: Is there anything worth checking under the shrink wrap or with the firmware, or is it likely to be just a dud, and need exchanging?
Also, I ordered your suggested 4s setup, the spacers that came with the props are not a good fit with the HK aluminium prop shafts. One pair have ~1mm gap, and the others are too tight to go over the non-threaded section of the shaft.
Q1: What should I do? Redrill the plastic (could be tricky), sand the shaft, heat the spacer (? will this work), force the spacer on by tightening the prop down, use the loose ones (eeek!).
Q2: The aluminium prop shafts came with a sloped spacer, does this go on first to cover the hex scre holes, or above the prop?
Many thanks in advance for your help, and also, for when it arrives, for what I’m sure is an awesome kit.
Cesare
Hi, I have sorted the spacers, and put the aluminum spacer at the bottom, looks good to me…
Glad you figured it out 🙂
Sounds like the ESC is bad if it does that on different channels :/
Aha, problem 2 solved too 🙂
I hadn’t run the fc esc calibration. I’m running a HKPilotMega so…
Remove props, disconnect usb link.
Power on tx and set throttle to max.
Plug in lipo, lights pulse in sequence.
Unplug lipo.
Plug lipo back in, throttle still at max.
Wait for beeps, drop throttle to zero, wait for beep.
Unplug lipo.
Restart everything starting with zero throttle, and be relieved you don’t have to send your esc back ;P
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYoknRObfOg
^ not my vid, but shows the process..
Cesare
Glad it worked out 🙂
It arrived yesterday!
Quit work an hour early and started with the build!
Nine hours (!) later it was finished and i crashed it the first time. (forgot to tell the FC that i’ve turned it 180°)
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/162114/IMG_1881.jpg
Cheers David, just got mine, gutted tho, I’m at work and have to wait 5.5 hrs before I can start assembly.
Nice job on the packaging!
thanks,
Cesare
Hi David and everyone !!
Today I received my kit in France!!!! it is beautiful !!! the perfect finish, a beautiful mastery.
But it lacks a GoPro Velcro Strap I have not received !! ordered 2 and received one, but it’s a small thing !!
Item # GoProVelcroStrap
Cdlt
Christophe.
Hi David!
I received the V3 kit as well today!
Looking forward to this build!
Lars
Hallo David
Just ordered one today ???? have you ever considered designing a Quadcopter in carbon?
Roddy
For those of you who missed out I have one for sale here: 98% finished with kk board and all the recommended equipment.
http://www.modellsalg.no/multicopters/modell/rcexplorer-tricopter-limited-edition_i2078
Mine just landed in Boston!
Let me know what you think of it when you get it flying 🙂
It’s not in the air yet, but here’s how I mounted the Afro Slims on the front booms.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/hsamuels/15514223572/
Sorry, my real camera is in the hospital. 🙁
The motor wires are pretty short, so two of them were extended to reach the solder pads along the long edge of the ESC. Once nice thing about this arrangement is that all the wires exit on the same end, which is cleaner. Also, you can remove the heat shrink if necessary and replace it without any hassle.
Looks great 🙂 I was thinking about placing the afro slim’s on top of the booms for better cooling and crash protection? The motor wires should be able to fit without extension that way?
The wires *may* be long enough. The best way to tell is to remove the heat shrink and check the length after you mount the motor. You can get a little bit more length if you desolder the bullet connectors rather than cutting them off.
Hi David, I’d love to buy one of your kits but I’m required to build my own design for a school project! You seem to be one of very few places selling square CF 10×10 tubes, and it looks like a necessary upgrade from the extruded stuff. However, I’ve built a rather larger copter than yours which requires lengths of 37cm and 50cm. Any chance there could be longer lengths for people not building your kit to cut down to size, I’d love to get some on my tri?!
Thanks
Hi David,
back again :/ Honestly, I have really tried not to pester you again, but I don’t think I can solve this.
The good news is that I’ve finished the build, all the electronics are up and running and it’s looking awesome!!
Unfortunately, it’s completely un-flyable 🙁
To be more specific, it corkscrews like mad. It flys level, but spins madly out of control one way or the other. I plugged it in without the props and the gyro seems to turn the right way.
What PID seetings would you recommend and what rudder settings for the transmitter?
Many thanks
Cesare
Apparently ‘seems to turn the right way’ seems to be the wrong way :p
Did you manage to fix it? Sounds like the servo is moving the wrong way?
yes, servo was wrong. I did a tethered flight at home until I got all the settings set right, flys nicely now
For those who like me order a lot of stuff for this build from HobbyKing, I have uploaded my buddycodes for you to benefit from. I imagine the RCExplorer builders order a lot of the same stuff 🙂 Find them here: http://rcsearch.info/hobbyking/buddy/?u=DKDarkness#catalog
Is there a a special reason for not using the spinners for the NTM motors? Do they come off too quickly?
For those interested in mounting the KK-Mini board perfectly in the CG, and being able to move the board easily between RCExplorer frames, I have created a mount for the RCExplorer frame: http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:505327
Enjoy 🙂
Thanks DKD, had one printed and like it very much, well thought out and definitely a step up from no reference at all. I drilled out the holes to take M3.
Hi!
The motor Turnigy Park450 1200kv 18A 175W was removed from the electronic 3S tips, any reason? I bought these one and if you do not recomend anymore I will change.
The Park450’s have a large collet on the bottom of the motors which hinders it from being mounted properly on the motor mounts (it scrapes agains the arm) I forgot that I had modified my own park450’s with C-clip shafts a long time ago. Therefore I removed them from the list. They are great motors though.
Hallo to everybody! I do not know were to ask, so I’ll ask here:
Will the build work with: [Mystery 30A BEC Brushless Speed Controller (Blue Series)] and
[Turnigy D2836/8 1100KV Brushless Outrunner Motor]?
If YES, is there an upside or downside to it?
Thanks for helping answers.
Should work just fine. The ESC’s don’t have a high refresh rate firmware though, which will make the copter less stable
Hi David
I am asking for your kit for Christmas and I don’t know which motors to ask for.
I want something a little higher quality than the NTM motors. Would this be a good choice. Tmotor MT2216 900 kv or the MS2216 900 kv or the Sunnysky 2216 900 kv or something different altogether.
Thanks
The race has started 😉
I order a TriCopter from David and the other parts from HobbyKing in two orders. One from the European warehouse, the other from the international.
In the internatioanl Order is no more Backorder Item, in the European I have 10 Backorder Items 😉
Let’s see which get here first 😉
The pressure is on 😀
Hobbyking did a bold move, and printed the first order. But no send till now, and also they way from Hong Kong to Vienna is a little bit longer then from Sweden to Austria!
It’s like a race between Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May on Top Gear 😉
First place taken by HobbyKing International 😉
Christmas came early this year! Just had a visit from the friendly post lady who delivered the RCExplorer Tricopter V3 KIT!
Upon inspecting the parts I was very surprised. Of course I expected awsome (we use that word a lot?) build quality, but somehow David and Johanna have managed to exceed my expectations! The plates are not “signed” but have a nice logo, and no sharp edges. The quality of the 3D print amazes me. I own a 3D printer myself and print as low as 100 microns. How on earth David manages to print at an even finer detail level for “mass” production beats me?!? David, please tell me what 3D print setup you are using, I am baffled 🙂
All in all, I am very happy with the quality of the kit!
I’m using an Ultimaker 2. Took some time to find the best printing settings but now that I have it setup, it works very well 🙂
Hi David,
Any idea when the next batch of Tricopter V3 kits might become available? Would love to order one, as soon as I know they’re available… 🙂
Cheers,
Matti
Took another hard landing (no crash) with my home build V3 edition. Cracked another Hobbyking boom… Ordered some real booms from the shop on backorder! Hope they will be restocked soon, there is a real demand for quality parts 🙂
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