Radian camera mount pod

This is the start of my radian alterations as I like to use cameras mainly for photography and a little video fool around, Undecided as yet if I go full fpv setup.
I started with the obvious camera pod, it may look to low But I've only just started and I have a few tricks up my sleeve for this one.

This was built from 1/8 ply and epoxy resin to give it that varnished look yet add boat loads of strength.

I just checked the weight of the pod 0.9 ozs so no weight gain to speak of either.

Looking good mate, the ply bending was interesting to watch

See what I mean lol... Sarcasm in all its finest glory

well keith you soon made sharp work of the rad, when will it be finished.

I'll take my time on this one Pete, the new wings are on order though as I want to upgrade this one to be a good acrobatic flyer and still have the option to switch wings for the photography side

good idea best of both worlds.

I should be able to see this one as white wings are a pain to see when you gain altitude.

looking good, my new rad has similar markings.(that floor looks a bit dusty there m8)

Ha Ha the wife would not let me take the pic till she cleaned the floor (seems she was ahead of us both)

Slow and steady, The go pro sits well on the new mount

looking good there Keith.

Looks good Keith a bit high for my liking do you think its going to cause a lot of drag ?

of course dear watson but who cares on a radian it would be like a tick on an eagle

Lol true enough

Should be a little easier to see once these little guys are in place (stealth mode of course), there is a trick to changing the colour from red to whatever colour you want, one wing will be red the other possibly green unless you have a better suggestion?
Wings should be here this week in time for a build session at the weekend its just a shame "work" keeps getting in the way.
I already have these in my swift2 and they work great and add little to no weight

ohh it looks all Christmasey lol

did you see my swift 2 video taken at night?
a guy approached me weeks later and started telling me about this weird object he saw flying round the sky a few weeks ago.
I told him it was my flying wing his face was a picture lol

just ordered some from hk you will have to tell me how to rig them up keith,& is there anything else i will need to fit them

not really pete they are super easy to fit, On saying that try and get hold of a remote switch for a really trick setup something like this will do
http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/uh_viewItem.asp?idProduct=8833

It lets you rig your lights to a spare channel on the rx to turn on the lights while in flight
What are you looking at fitting them to Pete?

Wings have arrived for the radian conversion and the lights have turned up too, looks like I'll be busy this weekend.
Now where did I put that iron...

sorry for delay keith(work in the way again)thinking of putting them on bongo or yak 860 foamie.i was looking at them turnagy switches at hk,are they easy to rig up.

come on Keith don't keep us in suspense.wheres the pictures.

@Pete, very easy to rig up Pete you'll see how easy it is when you get them.
Did you know you can use them in multiples of three as there are cut lines on tracks, so if you only have room for 6 lights you can cut it up to suit your needs but must be in multiples of three

@Jeff, the first wing is done Jeff I was surprised how easy these are to work on I'll get a comparison picture of the polyhedral removed with the other wing before I start.
Clever little trick on the wing, adds loads of strength back to it when its done.

I think the pictures speak for themselves.




Keep in mind this is only an experiment with these wings to see what i can get the radian to do.
This is only the beginning I need to put some polyhedral back into the wingtips this will be done with the new spar system.

Updated pictures, this has the lighting rigged inside the wing itself as you cant see any lighting from top or below until its turned on.
Ailerons and flaps fitted servos to be added after new spars are done.
I will transfer all measurements to the other wing when I have one almost complete.