I was wondering what type of equipment you used, what kind of results did you get? Oh yeah how much did it set you back? I have been out of rocketry for about fifteen years and I'm blown away at how much it has changed. I want to to try so many different things and I don't know where I want to statrt!!!!
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This is what myself and a few friends have been using...
https://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=66738&item=5951150184&rd=1
Stock, the whole system costs about $45 with shipping and gets several hundred feet of range. I built a cheap patch antenna for it and I have launched it up to 1500 feet with no loss of signal. Its been real fun experimenting with this camera and I have about 5 different designs using it! (also at $45 a pop I did not want to kill myself when I planted one in the ground from about 1000 feet this summer!!!)
https://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=66738&item=5951150184&rd=1
Stock, the whole system costs about $45 with shipping and gets several hundred feet of range. I built a cheap patch antenna for it and I have launched it up to 1500 feet with no loss of signal. Its been real fun experimenting with this camera and I have about 5 different designs using it! (also at $45 a pop I did not want to kill myself when I planted one in the ground from about 1000 feet this summer!!!)
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https://www.rocketryforum.com/attachment.php?s=&postid=158389
Another guy thats excellent at Onboard video is Ray Dunakin. See his Espon archive here..
https://albums.photo.epson.com/j/AlbumList?u=3009006
Click on HAKO Ballistics (19 photos)
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As to "where to start", take it from someone who has so many projects, I was overwhelmed. So, in December, I finally decided for the new year, I was going to work on one project till completion, then move on to the next one.
I finally got the Nike Hercules drawings done, and am very close to finishing up a special Font for the markings and master decal sheet for resizing to proper scale.
Once thats done, I will continue work on my Guillow's 1/77th scale Shuttle - which will lead to scratchbuilding a set of matching SRB's and ET. Yes, I'd "love" to have the shuttle radio controlled - akin to George Gassaway's masterpiece, but since I can't afford that type of electronics, and know very little about it, I'll be happy if she recovers via a triple set of chutes. 8)
After that is done, I'm gonna work on a Nike-Sandhawk scratchbuilt from the plans that I helped rediscover from Sandia Corportation last winter. These will be all be done this year. Period.
So essentially, pick a project/kit and just work on it. As you focus on one, you can apply skills you have, and refresh old ones you might be fuzzy on. Then as you progress, you can slowly work your way up to a new skill.
By far, the most rewarding part for me has been my being identified on line as someone whos known for my scale modelling/scale rocketry abilities. No, I don't consider myself the best, but am very comfortable saying I'm a scale freak whom loves..nay adores anything scale.. 8)
Heres my site on Scale Rocketry. Click on Scale designs for drawings I've made available, and on Projects for some of the work I've done in the last year or so.
https://scale-rocketry.tripod.com/index.htm
Cheers and best of luck. 8)
Another guy thats excellent at Onboard video is Ray Dunakin. See his Espon archive here..
https://albums.photo.epson.com/j/AlbumList?u=3009006
Click on HAKO Ballistics (19 photos)
******
As to "where to start", take it from someone who has so many projects, I was overwhelmed. So, in December, I finally decided for the new year, I was going to work on one project till completion, then move on to the next one.
I finally got the Nike Hercules drawings done, and am very close to finishing up a special Font for the markings and master decal sheet for resizing to proper scale.
Once thats done, I will continue work on my Guillow's 1/77th scale Shuttle - which will lead to scratchbuilding a set of matching SRB's and ET. Yes, I'd "love" to have the shuttle radio controlled - akin to George Gassaway's masterpiece, but since I can't afford that type of electronics, and know very little about it, I'll be happy if she recovers via a triple set of chutes. 8)
After that is done, I'm gonna work on a Nike-Sandhawk scratchbuilt from the plans that I helped rediscover from Sandia Corportation last winter. These will be all be done this year. Period.
So essentially, pick a project/kit and just work on it. As you focus on one, you can apply skills you have, and refresh old ones you might be fuzzy on. Then as you progress, you can slowly work your way up to a new skill.
By far, the most rewarding part for me has been my being identified on line as someone whos known for my scale modelling/scale rocketry abilities. No, I don't consider myself the best, but am very comfortable saying I'm a scale freak whom loves..nay adores anything scale.. 8)
Heres my site on Scale Rocketry. Click on Scale designs for drawings I've made available, and on Projects for some of the work I've done in the last year or so.
https://scale-rocketry.tripod.com/index.htm
Cheers and best of luck. 8)
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Originally posted by rokitflite
This is what myself and a few friends have been using...
https://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=66738&item=5951150184&rd=1
Stock, the whole system costs about $45 with shipping and gets several hundred feet of range. I built a cheap patch antenna for it and I have launched it up to 1500 feet with no loss of signal. Its been real fun experimenting with this camera and I have about 5 different designs using it! (also at $45 a pop I did not want to kill myself when I planted one in the ground from about 1000 feet this summer!!!)
Scott,
Let's not forget some of the pix I got of your rockets at NARAM, like this one:
https://fliskits.com/photo_album/naram-46/images/p3300264.jpg
Here's one being readied for flight by Bill Stine: https://fliskits.com/photo_album/naram-46/images/p3300267.jpg
more can be found on our NARAM 46 photo album at:
https://fliskits.com/photo_album/naram-46/index02.htm
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I've done some onboard stuff too.
Click here for the thread from my first test flight. It's a clone of the old Estes Cineroc and Omega combo. The whole thread is interesting because we all talked about the merits and downfalls of the eBay camera system that I used. Art also talked a little bit about one of his camera systems that adress the short comings of our cheap units.
There is also a link on the thread to download the video from the first flight. It is on a bandwidth limited server, so it will lock out after about 20 people download the file. If that happens, it should be back available tomorrow.
Click here for the thread from my first test flight. It's a clone of the old Estes Cineroc and Omega combo. The whole thread is interesting because we all talked about the merits and downfalls of the eBay camera system that I used. Art also talked a little bit about one of his camera systems that adress the short comings of our cheap units.
There is also a link on the thread to download the video from the first flight. It is on a bandwidth limited server, so it will lock out after about 20 people download the file. If that happens, it should be back available tomorrow.
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Here is a site with some great info on the use and mounting of a mini Pen Cam in a model rocket. You must down load the movie after each flight, https://www.seed-solutions.com/gregordy/Rockets/VideoRockets.htm
I have built my own verison too modeled after the Estes Cineroc. I call it the Cineroc 2004. I have done two flights with it and the movies were great. The whole project was less than $100.00
Hope this helps!
I have built my own verison too modeled after the Estes Cineroc. I call it the Cineroc 2004. I have done two flights with it and the movies were great. The whole project was less than $100.00
Hope this helps!
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Hey Jim!
Those are some nice pictures of my camera fleet! THANKS! Unfortunately the white, black and blue 2-staged stilt rocket "bit it" at a meet a couple of weeks after that NARAM. If you would like I will send you a CD with all of the flights I made at NARAM with those cameras. Just PM me with an address where I should send it.
-Me
Those are some nice pictures of my camera fleet! THANKS! Unfortunately the white, black and blue 2-staged stilt rocket "bit it" at a meet a couple of weeks after that NARAM. If you would like I will send you a CD with all of the flights I made at NARAM with those cameras. Just PM me with an address where I should send it.
-Me
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A while back Intel came out with a "kids" digital camera that did video. At low res you got something like 2 minutes of footage with sound. Intel discontinued the line and I scored 3 of these cameras on CompUSA for $30 each on clearance.
A short while later some company bought the line and rereleased it under the name "Digital Blue 2.0 Movie Creator." You can get one for about $90 and not have to deal with antennaes or range issues. The quality is actually pretty decent. This is only one place I've found it but it is back out on the market - https://www.compuvisor.com/digbludigmov.html - a friend of mine works at Best Buy and says he has seen them in the stores but the online site doesn't show it in stock.
If you need ideas on using this little hand camera check out the Clay Bros. site for tips on how you can strip it down to nothing. link - https://www.dph.com/vidroc/Intel_Roc/Vidroc_Eye.html - OR - www.videorocketry.com
You can download a clip from one of my launches here:
https://home1.gte.net/res0xphr/video.htm (From the site make suer you RIGHT-CLICK/SAVE AS.)
I think the Clay Bros. got it light enough to fly on C motors in a football field. If you aren't into composites, you can cluster Estes Ds or Es to get higher altitudes.
A short while later some company bought the line and rereleased it under the name "Digital Blue 2.0 Movie Creator." You can get one for about $90 and not have to deal with antennaes or range issues. The quality is actually pretty decent. This is only one place I've found it but it is back out on the market - https://www.compuvisor.com/digbludigmov.html - a friend of mine works at Best Buy and says he has seen them in the stores but the online site doesn't show it in stock.
If you need ideas on using this little hand camera check out the Clay Bros. site for tips on how you can strip it down to nothing. link - https://www.dph.com/vidroc/Intel_Roc/Vidroc_Eye.html - OR - www.videorocketry.com
You can download a clip from one of my launches here:
https://home1.gte.net/res0xphr/video.htm (From the site make suer you RIGHT-CLICK/SAVE AS.)
I think the Clay Bros. got it light enough to fly on C motors in a football field. If you aren't into composites, you can cluster Estes Ds or Es to get higher altitudes.
