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Cost of Building a Quad How much does it cost to make a Quadcopter? Making Quadcopter's can become an addictive hobby very quickly. You can build it from various parts from scratch or build from reputable sites like I have, the costs can be from about $90 (56) the sky is the limit. I am here to help you build a Quad within your cost budget. Trying to balance all of the specifications between parts to make a stable and agile Quadcoptor , can be quite a arduous task. In this post I will be covering some of the costs for making a Quadcopter, and some of my experiences in my venture into building a Quadcopter, in the hope that this post might help you save some time and money. General Estimated Parts Cost for a kit. RTF ! Frame $10 -$300 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 6 ish -- -190 4 Motors $40 -$100 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -25 -- -- 63 4 ESCs $40-$100 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 25 -- -- -65 4 Props $5-$50 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 3 -- -- -- 30 top price is for carbon props. 1 Flight Controller $15-$250 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 10 -- -- -150 1 Lipo Battery $10-$50 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 6 -- -- -- 30 + depending on if you choose to have more than one. Transmitter and Receiver $25-$450 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 80 -- -- -300 Miscellaneous Parts (Wire, connectors, etc) $20-$50 -- -- 15 -- -- -- 25 Battery Charger $5-$100 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -4 -- -- -- 65 * Keep in mind that these estimates include a transmitter, receiver, battery and battery charger. Many kits will not include all these items. Estimated cost for the complete system I made do not! include the Transmitter and Receiver. As you can see there is a massive range that you can spend on a Quadcopter (Not including the cost of FPV. That will be another post ). My Quadcoptor cost, so far $233 -- 150 (Excluding postage and import duty cost, The radio equipment I already own) Please keep in mind that there was a lot of work in building this, there is soldering and some other work involved! I can help you with this, it is not difficult. The frame is the main part of a Quadcopter, and there is a massive choice of materials, designs and layouts to pick from. You can even build your own very cheaply you can make the frame out of wood if you wish to keep cost down. Leave a Reply Disclamer Point to mention. This site is not!!!! a selling site! Please read the total disclaimer at the bottom of the main page. I want to help you guys. But if you do buy anything from my website, This will go into keeping this website live. New Posts This web site is not affiliated in any way with the manufacturer of the product or products featured on this web site. This site only provides marketing information for the products featured here.We acknowledge that products,company names and logos mentioned on this site are trademarks of their respective owners. FTC Affiliate Disclosure.Some links on this site may lead directly or indirectly to affiliate offers. The owner of this site may receive compensation if a purchase is made using a affiliate link from this site. The owner of this site does not make any guarantee concerning these offers and all offers should be viewed as recommendations only