Once a battery goes on, this is a finished toothpick-style micro FPV quad ready for its first flight. The maker reports it already feels light and quick and just takes some getting used to, with the actual flight testing saved for a second part.
The standout is that the whole thing comes together without a soldering iron. The flight controller is a BETAFPV Matrix 1S brushless AIO board with the motor receptacles already soldered on, and each of the four red Happymodel outrunner motors simply plugs straight in. A carbon fiber toothpick frame plate holds everything, a white plastic canopy carries the micro camera, and four clear bi-blade props get pressed onto the motor shafts to finish the job. Rubber bands looped through the frame base handle battery mounting.
The only tool involved is an iFixit precision screwdriver kit with a magnetic bit driver, and no 3D printer appears either. Red silicone damping grommets go onto the flight controller first, then the board and canopy are mounted to the center of the frame, with screws securing each motor to its arm. To my eye, the grommets are a smart detail on a frame this small.
Two open points are worth flagging. The maker realized during editing that cutting a stick pad piece and placing it on the bottom was never filmed, so that step is missing from the record. The grommet orientation will also be changed, putting the longer side at the bottom for more clearance from vibration and impact in crashes. Picking the background music, the maker jokes, was probably the hardest task of all.