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Ok so i put together the first prototype of my DIY Motorized Turkey Decoy.

Materials list:

1 - 2x4x2

1- 15" long x 1 1/2" diameter dowel

1 - 3x3x1/4" piece of pine

1 - 15" aluminum arrow

Transmitter, receiver, battery holder, on/off switch and servo

Hot glue

Dremel

Cordless Screw driver

Step 1: attach round dowel to 2x4 with galvanized screw

Step 2: hot glue 3x3x1/4" pine on top of dowel

Step 3: hot glue servo onto center of 3x3x1/4" pine

Step 4: using galvanized wire attach arrow to top of servo disc/mounting plate

Step 5: place decoy carefully onto the arrow.

Step 5: connect all wires

I will be camo painting the wood and I will zip tie the receiver, battery holder and wires to dowel to keep the secure. I may even attach a small clear plastic box to the dowel to hold all components in neatly and keep them waterproof.

Here are the first videos of my prototype

http://youtu.be/I7EGEsF1XhM

http://youtu.be/uCs8l65qQp8

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Deerthug Newbie

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That right there, is cool. U have my attention.

Did u buy the servo, receiver, transmitter, and battery pack in a kit?

Could u use an old remote car components?

I bought the servo, receiver, transmitter and battery pack in a kit from Towerhobbies.com. It is a 2 channel transmitter/receiver for $52.95. Here is the link - http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXASX3**&P=0 But I guess you can use old remote car components.

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I bought the servo, receiver, transmitter and battery pack in a kit from Towerhobbies.com. It is a 2 channel transmitter/receiver for $52.95. Here is the link - http://www3.towerhob...&I=LXASX3**&P=0 But I guess you can use old remote car components.

Thanks for the link. Will u be offering it in jake and hen form also, LOL.

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Ahhh ...I see...by the way...not thinking I'd want to be in the turkey woods with a turkey fan mounted on my shot gun barrel...lo....ooopppss...hahahahaha

Best way ive ever seen to get killed... or at least a round of turkey load in your face,,,

http://www.cabelas.com/product/Hunting/Hunting-Decoys/Turkey-Decoys|/pc/104791680/c/104714280/sc/104663880/Mojo-Tail-Chaser/1575033.uts?destination=%2Fbrowse.cmd%3FcategoryId%3D104663880%26WTz_l%3DHome%253Bcat107639280&WTz_l=Home%3Bcat107639280%3Bcat104663880

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Funny you should ask. . . the wife is out shopping with my daughter and my son's at a friends house so I decided to work on my project and I just finished videotaping my finished version. I made some revisions. I'm uploading some videos to Youtube. I'll post shortly . . . stay tuned!

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