HobbyKing Quadcopter Frame V1

[dayz]

have quads gone viral?? i hope they still stay underground and not too many kits. i like how quads are mostly DIY

[Seniorgeek]

Did anyone really expect any to be in stock at that price? Typical HK, never have enough of any interesting or hot item in stock.
May be they were doing a test market to see how well they would sell? Oh well, maybe version 2 will be able before these get back in stock.

[itod]

Did anyone really expect any to be in stock at that price?

I have a dozen items permanently on wish-list, and even most obscure ones periodically go in-stock. I don't remember that price changed up ever.

[Mikro]

HobbyKing makes quad frames now? Wow! I agree, wood is surprisingly strong and seems to have some natural dampening qualities. The only thing is that after a few crashes, the weak points will get softer over time.... but at that price, I suppose you can buy another... I still like the frames that take a beating and keep on ticking (like the ones in the AQ store)!

[Revwarguy]

Actually, simple wood-glue is amazingly strong when glueing... you guessed it... wood. If the wood-glue gets into to fibers of the wood and isn't over paint, finish, or something stopping the glue getting into the wood, the joints where it's glued will be stronger than the non-glued wood.

Yep, I've made many wood joints that failed around the joint, but not the joint itself. However, in order to achieve that kind of joint, there must be good surface area (I wonder about that on the camera mount picture) and the glue must be able to penetrate into the wood (in the same picture, it looks to me like the mating surfaces are painted or even laminated.) So, I guess I'll let somebody else pioneer this.

(Def: Pioneer - one often found with arrows in their back)

[kevo]

I clicked buy for one .. Shipping to east coast usa is quoted as $10 total $25.22 .. ive spent more on less .. and have had good luck with there align heli clones. So I guess we shall see what its like when they come in stock and ship. ( note that they include http://hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store...idProduct=8040 .. 183 grams of extra box .. So this cant be a small item :-) ) I just hope this doesnt hold up an order I places with them last week that hasn't shipped yet .. I remember reading someplace that they like to combine orders.

[kevo]

I just spoke to hobbyking online chat about a seperate issue and I inquired as to the expected ETA on these frames. They stated 2-3 weeks.

[Kenny9999]

here is an unboxing article of the frame

http://diydrones.com/profiles/blogs/...frame-hands-on

[itod]

Check this out - this baby is opensource:
https://openkopterframe.svn.sourcefo...enkopterframe/

It is one of the reasons it can sell for $12. You have to love opensource.

[kevo]

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my order page shows "reserved" for the one I paid for allready .. but unfortunately the product page still shows as "back ordered" .. So either they all were bought allready .. or they just have not updated the page yet ..