ZMR250 origami fairing

The ZMR250 is a very popular entry level miniquad, as it offers a decent and sturdy frame for under 20$. Here is a fairing that can add some character while keeping grass and moisture away from your electronics:

This example has a Blade Runner theme, but you can create any paintjob you whish by coloring in this template: Empty fairing template.

Flitetest does not allow file uploads over 5Mb so I cannot upload complete liveries here, but I have two on dropbox:

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/8114425/bladerunner.pdf
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/8114425/politie.pdf

How to make it:

The simplest way to make this is to simply print the PDF files onto thick paper. For mine I glued the prints onto cereal boxes for added rigidity:

Once the shapes are cut out then they can be folded to fit around the quadcopter frame. In first scored the cardboard along the back of the fold lines to make it easier to fold.

Fold at the dotted lines thusly:

Holes for the antennae, arms/ESCs and battery straps can then be added as needed, this requires some fitting and testing and is hard to get right on the first try.

I use clear tape to fix the fairing to the bottom of the frame:

All done:

it seems to hold up quite well during crashes. It also really adds a nice original appearance to the quadcopter. Downsides are the slight increase in weight and that the flight controller USB port becomes more diffcult to reach. I plan on making a fairing using 3mm Depron instead of cardboard to save some weight.