Having attended a Meet-up, recently, I finally feel excited about my Drone. Ioaned it to a colleague, at the w/e, and heās crashed it, damaging the leg 
I really wanted to use it on Sunday for my daughterās baby gender reveal. My question is:- does anyone have, just, the drone they want to sell, or know where I can get mine repaired
Iāve always used these for repairs & they are fantastic,
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Whats wrong with the leg? Give us some pics, there may be a temp solution
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Thank you, Iām getting it back today so Iāll send some pics later
Thank you thatās good to know, I was contemplating buying a new one off Amazon, you could have saved me some money 
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All depends if itās only the leg thatās been damaged 
I have it back and found that its the shell too. Another colleague is ex military and used to fly drones, and he knows how to fix them, so I think weāve got it sorted out now 
Thank you for your reply though, itās really appreciated
Hopefully itās minimal damage then Alison. First ( and only time) I crashed my drone, it broke the gimbal. Luckily Iām insured so only cost my excess ( Ā£50)
but itās fixableCouple of Elastoplasts and itāll look like Jack Duckworthās glasses off Coronation Street
Nah seriously though, check all the propellers for damage as well, before flying again.
Iām thinking Superglue as a temp measure, because I only need it in the garden this w/e
Iām not sure about superglue. Thereās a lot of plastics it doesnāt stick to. Maybe epoxy resin glue ? Iām sure others will advise
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Another vote for a good quality two part epoxy resin.
You donāt want that thing falling out of the sky
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Get some of this, itāll be stronger than the original plastic.
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I swear by JB Weld, always used the standard that cures fully overnight, recently tried this version.
Same strength but quicker cure.
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Epoxy glue is the best, but decent super glue for āinstant adhesionā is more than fine for these drones - especially for repairing out in the field.
Iāve been using this on my drones for years, even when doing 60 mph+ atti runs.
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EMA Plastic Weld is the stuff for polystyrene and ABS type plastics, as it slightly melts and fuses the plastic together.
Most good model shops should be able to supply a bottle.
To use, simply position the parts back together, maybe hold them together with tape, rubber bands etc.
Then apply the Plastic Weld to the joint - capillary action takes the solvent into the joint. Keeping the parts held together, allow the plastic to dry.
Job done.
With crash like this, how do we know that something else isnt broken too? Like the gimbal or the motors themselves? If its self repaired, which is what id do too, is the pilot then covered insurance wise? Or or by care refresh
Hi Kidsgalore how big you wish that drone to be ? Iāve got a Yuneec Typhoon H3 and an Inspire 1 Pro with X5 camera . Both are up to grab .
EMA Plastic Weld is a type of āLiquid Polyā, which is the solvent for polystyrene plastic, which most plastic models (and many drones) are made of. Any model shop will sell this in various brands, just ask for MEK or Liquid Poly.
This will do the best job on polystyrene, because it is the pure solvent. It will be better than any other glue.
However, as this joint will be under considerable stress, it will need reinforcement, a layer of the same plastic glued to substantially overlap the join.
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