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Oct 26th, 2008
I was getting really tired of dealing with the persistent shaking problems in these recent versions so I based this one off of version 5, which didn't have that issue. I took the rigidity of ver. 5, the swept-back turret design from ver. 8, the case from ver. 7, designed a four dollar, rain/impact resistant camera enclosure, and came up with this...thing. I wouldn't call it pretty but it's design makes a hell of a lot more sense in all the other areas. Not only that, it's more flexible to things like different sized laptop cases and different sized guns. The pictures are in sequential order to illustrate how it deploys.
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Oct 5th, 2008
Came up with the idea to use an ATX case as the case that houses everything when it's packed up. The case was $100 which is about the same amount I would've spent building it from scratch anyway. The gun platform mounts quickly without the need for tools. The laptop folds out on a hinged platform that also has the wiring and other electronics mounted on it. The camera is mounted in the uppermost part of the front face and is protected from paintball hits. Rain proofing will not be difficult but I haven't gotten to it yet.
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Aug 17th, 2008
This one weighs around 10 lbs and is a significant improvement in all categories. It's smaller, lighter, cheaper and quicker than the other versions. The software has been improved too (mainly targeting). (The 6th version, by the way, was a dud. the only improvement it offered was the ability to easily switch out guns. Everything else about it was worse.) It cost about $500 for everything you see in the picture and took about 4 days to make.
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July 11th, 2008
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March 25th, 2008
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Watch the video. Screenshots are posted below:
March 10th, 2008
I decided to integrate the sentry into a portable case with both AC and DC power source options.
Weight is way too high at around 60-80lbs.
watch the video of it shooting an rc truck.
March 2nd, 2008
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