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I'm sure that there's a thread for this (I may have started it)... But, I have no idea how to find it, and it's quite likely fairly necroed. So... What brought you back into the fold?
For me, it was the discovery of the 808 #16 camera. My rockets had been hidden in boxes for years, and while cared for, they weren't an everyday thought. Then I was looking for cameras that could be mounted to my helmet, and my bicycle. I found techmoan's youtube videos on the 808 cameras, and thought to myself, "Wow! These are so small they could be used to fly on rockets... I wonder if...". The rest (11,382 posts on TRF alone) is history.
While, Semroc does produce an OMEGA rocket, its not an exact clone. The fins are different, the motor mount is different (better IMHO actually), it has a decal on the body tube (Estes catalogs had them, but the kit didn't), and the "camera" isn't a camera. I'm still working towards my goal of the CinerocDV. I've had successes (we're really close), but still not quite there (life keeps getting in the way).
For me, it was the discovery of the 808 #16 camera. My rockets had been hidden in boxes for years, and while cared for, they weren't an everyday thought. Then I was looking for cameras that could be mounted to my helmet, and my bicycle. I found techmoan's youtube videos on the 808 cameras, and thought to myself, "Wow! These are so small they could be used to fly on rockets... I wonder if...". The rest (11,382 posts on TRF alone) is history.
While, Semroc does produce an OMEGA rocket, its not an exact clone. The fins are different, the motor mount is different (better IMHO actually), it has a decal on the body tube (Estes catalogs had them, but the kit didn't), and the "camera" isn't a camera. I'm still working towards my goal of the CinerocDV. I've had successes (we're really close), but still not quite there (life keeps getting in the way).
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