After many hours tweaking the CAD file I think it's there. I've managed to squeeze the drive motors inside the drive belt for the weapon, so hopefully weight distribution shouldn't be to big an issue. Running the belt around the drive motor does mean I can't use a small pulley. I'm going to opt for a lower Kv 2836 instead as an easy fix instead.

I may resort to countersunk bolts, they would definitely be more effective, but I think the capheads add to the hippo theme nicely.

The protective ring wont look quite like the picture in reality, it pushed my Fusion skills to their limit and I couldn't work out how to remove the sharp points at the front.

I'm going for Afroflight 12A ESCs for the drive, any advice on flashing them? I've done Tz85A's in the past using the Atmel Atmega flashing tool, does anyone know if that will work with the Afroflights?

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