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12-22-2009, 10:25 PM | #1 |
Cobra Soldier
Join Date: Feb 2009
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I picked up a RoC Night Raven cheap ($20) a few days ago, and while I love it (a lot more than I thought I would), it's just not a Night Raven without a drone. It didn't take me long to find the perfect substitution, the little rocket from the ROCC. I wanted it to be able to attach and detach, not just sit on top of the plane, so I cracked open the Raven (not too difficult, but it DOES have that same grease inside of it that the RHINO had) and attached one of the DTC era connector pegs, so that the drone (which, conveniently, already has a connector hole on it) can latch onto the main plane. Here are some pics:
Close-up of the connector: It didn't show up in the pics very well, but I DID paint the canopy glass of the drone red (transparent paint). Come warmer weather, I'm planning on spray painting the Raven more of a true black to match the drone (I live in an apartment, so the only place to spray is outside, and it's too cold for that now). But I wanted to put these up here in case anyone wanted to do this to their Night Raven. It's pretty simple, just one tip...DON'T try to just drill into the plane from the top to place the connector peg; the circuit board for the electronic lights and sounds is pretty much directly beneath the place you'll need to drill. |
12-22-2009, 10:27 PM | #2 |
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Inventive. Nice Work.
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12-22-2009, 11:10 PM | #3 |
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I like how the pilot looks like he's rolling over while taking a nap...
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12-22-2009, 11:45 PM | #4 |
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it works man.
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12-23-2009, 03:16 AM | #5 |
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Cool!
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12-23-2009, 03:22 AM | #6 |
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Very Nice!!! Me likey!!!
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12-23-2009, 03:31 AM | #7 |
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real cool. its awesome to see what everyone does
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12-23-2009, 03:35 AM | #8 |
I love ROSS!!!
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Nifty idea.
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12-23-2009, 09:11 AM | #9 |
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Awesome idea
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12-23-2009, 09:18 AM | #10 |
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Wow.. even looks better than the drone they gave us in 1986! Very nice!
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