With a design based off of the Marmotte frame, the Badger updates it with removable arms: carefully designed to ensure a rock-solid construction.
The Cage
This is the newest revision of Armattan’s titanium cage; the same as on the Marmotte. And just in case you haven’t heard what the perks of this cage are compared to any other, we’ll run through them quickly here.
– Independent HD camera tilt means there’s no need to deal with foam wedges for the front or back of your recording camera.
– A minimized weight due to a state of the art, 6-axis milling process.
And the best part? All of these perks come on top of the firm mount and incredible protection that you’ve come to expect from an Armattan product.
The Arms
Since having removable arms is the major draw for this release, we wanted to specifically mention how they work. The arms mount up with two bolts and two sunk-nuts each. The sunk-nuts go straight into the 4mm baseplate, so there’s no need to worry about delamination. When installed, the arms meet in the center of the baseplate, further locking down the construction. We’re providing you with a remarkably solid, precise product, and we know that you will have full confidence in this frame.
Specifications
Frame Weight | approx. 130 grams |
Motor to Motor | 236mm |
Frame Shape | Compressed X |
Main Plate Thickness | 4mm |
Arm Thickness | 4mm |
Hardware | Steel Bolts Titanium Cage Aluminum Standoffs |
Motor Mount Pattern | 22xx |
FC Stack Mount | 20mm and 30.5mm compatible |
FPV Camera Mount | Mini-camera (21mm) |
FPV Antenna Mounts | TBS, SMA and U.FL compatible |
Max Stack Height | 20mm |
Warrantied Parts | All |
Recommended Components | |
Motor Size | 2306 |
ESCs | 30a |
Prop Size | Up to 5.5″ |
LiPo | 4-5S/1500mAh |
Other Details
This frame comes with tons of other bells and whistles. As you’ve come to expect, an extended-aluminum rear provides a protected mount for your VTX antenna no matter whether you use a TBS, SMA, or U.FL style connector. The frame maintains compatibility with 5.5 inch props for those of you who like to ride the line, and the long body means you can more easily fit an HD camera and a bigger lipo, even with high cam tilt. The FC can mount up on either the 30.5mm or 20mm options, and there are even 20mm rear provisions as well for a VTX or any other board.
Add the differences in carbon and the extra hardware, and you’re probably expecting this frame to be considerably heavier than the fixed arm version (the Marmotte). Well due to our experience in design and some clever optimization, we’ve kept the difference down to 15g. You can thank us later.
The Warranty
I almost can’t believe we’re still having this conversation, but keep in mind that we’ll never stop reassuring you. Full warranty protection. Cage. Carbon. Everything.
Included
Titanium:
2x Camera-cage brackets
2x Camera-cage anchors
Hardware:
10x 4mm M3 iron bolts
14x 6mm M3 12.9 grade steel bolts
8x 8mm M3 12.9 grade steel bolts
10x 10mm M3 12.9 grade steel bolts
12x Sunknuts
4x 16mm M3 iron bolts
6x 2.5mm M2 cuphead iron bolts
Aluminum:
1x 23mm front standoff
2x tail posts
2x camera savers
Nylon:
4x 6mm M3 standoffs
4x nuts
2x M6 nylon washers
Carbon Fiber:
1x 2mm Top (LiPo) plate
1x 1.5mm HD Cam plate
1x 4mm Main plate
2x Antenna mount plates (TBS and SMA)
Other:
1x Lipo strap
1x LiPo foam pad
1x HD camera foam pad
4x Dog-bone landing pads
1x Antenna mount
1x SMA grommet
1x Diamond-coated steel file
1x Build instructions
juhamkum (verified owner) –
Such a great frame and a pleasure to build on. My previous frame was a budget no-name brand with no spares and it came crashing down so I wanted to upgrade to something with replaceable parts. From packaging to instructions this frame was more like your typical computer hardware or Ikea (in good sense).
I really like the the room in this one, although it is a bit less in height (had to use shorter standoffs for my mamba f405 stack) but the brilliant camera cage more than makes up for it. Now I can easily adjust the fpv camera and the hd camera angle at the same time on per flight basis (just loosen a couple of screws to tilt the whole cage). There’s also lots of room for top-mounted battery, so a 1500 mAh 4S fits easily with room to spare. The frame also feels very sturdy even with replaceable arms. There’s just a tiny hint of give if you really try to abuse those arms.
The only thing I wished that they had included a micro camera mount to the package.
Time will tell how well this lasts but the first impressions were good indeed!