Remote-controlled ducks

Remote-controlled ducks

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After some R/C boating inspiration member evilsigntist went to work on a faux-feathered version –

I ended up buying a pair of duck decoys at the local flea market for $10. These are intended to be used by duck hunters to lure unsuspecting water foul within blasting range. When researching what kind of cheap R/C boat I could find to tear apart and reassemble into the duck, I found the yellow 10″ submarine at RadioShack on sale for $20. They are available in two different channel frequencies, so I bought one of each, (excited now that I might be able to make two!). So now all I had to do was figure out a way to connect the ducks to the submarines in a fashion that would allow them to look and float like real ducks.

R/C Paradox on Instructables

R/C Paradox on Flickr

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