X-34 LandWhoopster

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Meet the LandWhoopster! A cross between the Tiny Whoop and the Landspeeder. After several prototypes, I finally got a v1 that I feel comfortable releasing. Some of the orientations are not ideal to just import and slice, but with some tweaking, it's possible to get great results. The engines need to be positioned with the rear side down (skinny side) and the top plate should be flat side down. Designed to be printed without supports, however, the engines may require a brim for stability. -Parts needed- A working Tiny Whoop as sacrifice for the drone gods! I designed the LandWhoopster around the Blade Inductrix frame that I had on hand. It will need to be cut up - keeping the motor sleeve and propeller guards intact - like pictured. My motors were Lumenier 19000kv Motors, but I'm unsure how it will handle with lower-rated motors. The mainboard mounts were created for my Beecore, so if you have a different board, there may be contact issues. If that's the case, please let me know and I can design different top plates. Reuse the shock rubbers and mainboard screws. You'll need m2x5 screws, two of them to be exact. In many of my projects, I use laptop screws, which can be found on Amazon. Size isn't too important, as there's plenty of room to drill and use what you have at hand. I recommend using a 1/16th drill bit to predrill the holes for the m2 screws. Hot glue, super glue, one #32 rubber band - these are all the materials you'll need to assemble your LandWhoopster. -Assembly Instructions- Print Parts as mentioned. Before gluing anything together, test fit all the pieces and know what motor is going where. I used Gorilla Super Glue to mount the engines to the top plate, making sure they were straight before the glue completely dried. Then, I glued the center motor on the main hull. Next, fish the wires through the engine holes and add a dab of hot glue like pictured - not too much, so you can twist it free for easy re-use. Put two motors in the motor mount with a couple dabs of hot glue to keep them secure. Then, attach the top plate assembly. Secure the flight controller, connect the 4 motor wires, and feed the battery connector through the top. Finally, attach the top plate assembly, use a rubber band to secure the batter, and voila! Please stay tuned! I plan on creating an updated v2 with some exciting new features: a lighter design, better battery mounting, FPV mounting, and possibly using an existing frame without needing to harvest one. ------Updates------ Added a Top Plate to accommodate an Eachine E010 - it's still a work in progress since I don't have this flight controller.