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the one with the silver aluminum camera cage looks like a armmatan chameleon 5", i have one, got it the same way, bought up some used stuff. i started in the hobby a few months ago, been flying 3d copters for awhile, into cars and planes as well, bought a Luminere Josh bardwell Qas 2 5" hd, walksnail goggles X, avatar GT vtx to start, im into electronics so the soldering part is easy to me. the betaflight programming took me a bit, but with help from the community here, i got it operational last week. since i got in, i got the armmatan chamellionm a TBS Vandetta, that is a tank of a carbon fiber frame, those 2 came with a tarannis QX9 controller, the vandetta works and flys the way i got it, the chamellion is in pieces, got a new FC for it, got to get to building it. got these 2 for $100 i also picked up a iflight bumble bee ducted drone with a fat shark head set and brand new radiomaster boxer for $100 (once rebuilt it will be a basher/trainer for the grand kids) a Eachine wizard x220s with a frsky radio and fat shark goggles for $75 off ebay i just bought yesterday a emax hawk with controller, goggles, charger, 6 batteries and a pelican case for $75, flown once, totally mint. marketplace a beta fpv cetus pro kit, with goggles, controller, 10 batteries, charger, case, flown twice inside only, $50 marketplace the last 2 are for teaching the youngins since they have gotten good with the $40 cheapo amazon units and moving them up. i find, that most people i get these deals from, wanted to get into the hobby, but either lacked the skills to program or fly, cant learn beta flight, didnt do any sim time. shit, the bumble bee, the guy got the drone, bought a digital fat shark goggles, and elrs radio, the drone is 6 years old and he couldnt figure out how to bind it! i changed the rtx to elrs and bound it to my analog goggles and had it flying in under an hour. what im getting at with that laundry list of junk i have purchased, i've learned a LOT, and the community and AI have walked me through every hurtle i had to jump, now i got this down. that camellion is a solid frame, put some fresh electronics in it and fly it. what radio are you using? i jumped in on a radiomaster tx16s MK2, never turned it on, and then bought a tx16s MK3 and plan on that being my only radio. im going to be selling the MK2 this week. if you have any questions, feel free to DM me, since im new, and a troubleshooter, i can help in a lot of areas. things i can suggest: do some reading on https://www.fpvknowitall.com/ this is Josh Bardwells ultimate shopping list, its a bit outdated as it does not have the MK3 on it yet, but it will get you in the right direction. check out Bardwells youtube page, he got me rolling for an easy quick beta flight (you will be using betaflight A LOT) check out https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rV4e-pPgjY&t=49s thats Dshotfpv's tutroial, he's also well known in the hobby, its a quick guide to get you rolling in betaflight. i like dealing with https://www.getfpv.com/ , although they are often out of stock, they did just restock a lot of things, they have nice shopping lists, i just ordered a bardwell edition 3" HD kit today. if you did get any of the bardwell kits, he has step by step build videos, and he is the one, here on reddit, that identified the chamellion armattan drone, he is very active on reddit and is the quad god or fpv jesus i think is another name. BUY A SMOKE STOPPER https://www.getfpv.com/vifly-shortsaver-2-smart-smoke-stopper-xt60-xt30.html BUY A SMOKE STOPPER it will save you much headaches on builds heres the soldering station i picked up https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BXN5NXFQ?ref_=ppx_hzsearch_conn_dt_b_fed_asin_title_3 has hot air desoldering and great temp control YOU WANT A GREAT CHARGER, i went with this ovionic https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G6D13324?ref_=ppx_hzsearch_conn_dt_b_fed_asin_title_1 cheap chargers will burn your house down, dont cheap out here. keep those batteries at storage voltage and get something to store them in, i went 50 cal ammo can with gasket removed and i keep it in the spare bathtub, which is cast iron, lipos scare the shit out of me and they should you as well, be safe with them so, (Arayn takes deep breath), im sure i missed a ton of words, feel free to DM, i am very active on reddit and will help in any way i can, oh, and i am an electrical engineer with a backround in PLC and electronics, so feel free to ask, there is so much knowledge here, you will get your answer quick by one of us