Tired of your "bug" canopy. Well, it's a great time to find a replacement.

Check the Easter department of your local discount store for plastic eggs. You'll find every color imaginable, different sizes, some shaped like footballs, soccerballs, some camo colored. I even found silver and gold-plated eggs.

Most open so that you get a short-squatty canopy and a tall canopy from each egg. My favorite, but harder to find is those that split lengthwise. Thatway, you get two identical ones and they look more like a spaceship than a flying saucer.

So far, the best selection is at Dollar Tree and "wallyworld"

Swilson50
aka: Stan in Dodge City

Excellent idea Stan! Thanks.

M

That is a brilliant idea. Just grabbed a dozen of the legthwise opening eggs from CVS for $2.99. A coat of spraypaint later and it looks pretty cool. I think it may also add some structural rigidity as well... kind of heavy at 2.6grams but it definitely works well and looks good.

Stan told me about the Easter Egg canopy and I was going to post something but forgot. Thanks for posting it Stan

Oooooooo.........Chiney!

M

I was just looking at the easter eggs at the dollar tree today and thinking the same thing. I saw some of the larger lengthwise split ones and almost bought a pack, but didn't. Probably because I haven't looked elsewhere and was worried about the weight. My current V202 paper canopy weighs 0.9 grams and looks pretty good.

Great idea. I am looking at making some different canopies for my quad. Have tried some paper ones but they don't like crashing much

Hi Gents,
What do these weigh?
Cheers,
Jim
Quadrocopter and Tricopter Info Mega Link Index

I just weighed three of the Easter egg canopies and they all come in around 2 grams.
Swilson50
aka: Stan in Dodge City

Hi S,
That is a bit heavy for the micro sizes but certainly flyable. Everyone has their preferences. I prefer the lightness(@~0.7g), ease and protection of foam types.
--Foam canopies for Mini and Micro quads 101
I added your thread to the Mini and Micro Multicopter section of the Quadrocopter and Tricopter Info Mega Link Index
Cheers,
Jim
Quadrocopter and Tricopter Info Mega Link Index

Originally Posted by Swilson50

I just weighed three of the Easter egg canopies and they all come in around 2 grams.
Swilson50
aka: Stan in Dodge City