Rich B.

@RippinRichLv 1Rookie
Member since Oct 2024
Djinn SP Sub 250 6s DJI O4 Lite

This is my first quad build in years, and on my first attempt, I was in betaflight with my 6s lipo plugged in and my esc burst into flames after about 30sec... all of my soldering was clean and I…

Djinn SP Sub 250 6s DJI O4 LiteBuild
10 partsBuild cost ≈ $1,203
Hacker 48" EPP Edge 540 Mono 3D

This is an awesome little plane. Everyone needs a 3d monoplane in their arsenal! I have gone through a few of these and they take beating after beating. I highly recommend using the removable wings…

Hacker 48" EPP Edge 540 Mono 3DBuild
7 partsBuild cost ≈ $1,056
Cap 232 Air Activated Wing Tip Smoke

This is a Flex Innovations Cap 232 with an air activated wing tip smoke mod! The idea behind this build is to use a 10 ohm 1/4w 5% resistor and apply 12 volts to ignite the smoke effect. I used some…

Cap 232 Air Activated Wing Tip SmokeBuild
10 partsBuild cost ≈ $614
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Dream-Flight Ahi Quick Connect Wings

I recently went to my local slope soaring club and was watching the guys fly and I thought...Well, I need one of these lol. Everyone says that the Ahi is a great first plane. It's cheap, aerobatic…

Dream-Flight Ahi Quick Connect WingsBuild
6 partsBuild cost ≈ $969
MST RMX Carbon Base Subaru BRZ W/ NB4+

This is my first drift car and since I drive and a Gen 2 BRZ and have always like road course racing I went with this Time Attack Style Pre-Painted body with a magnetic body mount kit. I upgraded the…

MST RMX Carbon Base Subaru BRZ W/ NB4+Build
11 partsBuild cost ≈ $925
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Sebart Avanti 12s EDF with 3d Printed Fan Mount

Sebart Avanti 12s EDF 140mph build: This is my first big jet and I built this with the purpose of being a Turbine trainer. I wanted to build it kind of heavy and fast in preparation to fly turbine…

Sebart Avanti 12s EDF with 3d Printed Fan MountBuild
13 partsBuild cost ≈ $2,950
Boomerang Ranger 73" Turbine Jet

Build In Progress: This is actually my first Turbine jet that I purchased used on facebook market place and I just need to install my Frsky Rx and get this running. Kinda scared still to be honest…

Boomerang Ranger 73" Turbine Jet Build
8 partsBuild cost ≈ $5,463
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Sonic Modell Binary FPV Head Tracker

Sonic Binary FPV Head Tracker Build: I built this specifically to try an FPV Head tracker build with a flight controller. I have this programed via INAV with RTH, Lotier and stabilization. It uses a…

Sonic Modell Binary FPV Head TrackerBuild
14 partsBuild cost ≈ $1,848
Yuri Virage 170mph F5B

Yuri Virage! This is a Yuri Virage that I purchased from someone local and this thing is a speed monster. It's running a Neu 1512/1.5D with a 6.7/1 gearbox, an APD 200amp ESC with Dual FrSky RX one…

Yuri Virage 170mph F5B Build
10 partsBuild cost ≈ $1,987
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Freewing SU-35 JP Fan Upgrade

Freewing SU-35 JP Hobby Twin 70mm Fan Upgrade My goal with this build was to get this thing to hover. I have always wanted to try to hover a jet but there isn't a lot of great options out there for a…

Freewing SU-35 JP Fan UpgradeBuild
4 partsBuild cost ≈ $1,301
Habu 32x 8s 160MPH

E-Flite Habu 32x 8s Build I got this airframe on facebook marketplace for $300 with all the stock electronics and I guess it was about 12 years old. It looked like someone through a handful of rocks…

Habu 32x 8s 160MPH Build
11 partsBuild cost ≈ $938
Skywing 67" Edge 540

Skywing Edge 540 67" This is an awesome bird built from Balsa and CF. You can literally have it built and up in the air an hour after unboxing with the PNP Version. I am running an FrSky Tx Rx with…

Skywing 67" Edge 540Build
9 partsBuild cost ≈ $1,110