R/C Duck Decoy-Camera Hack

Step 2 Lets get started

First lets talk about the duck. They are poylyethelene plasic. Not much harder to cut than a plastic bucket. First step is to remove the bulb weight that is underneath. I left about a half inch to act as a keel. It helps the decoy to stay where it is pointed and the wind affects it less. I wish I had one to show you, but when you get yours there will be a thick heavy bulb underneath that is simply cut free with a hacksaw blade. A Dremel tool and burr style cutter makes this even easier. It's good to make this your first cut so you will understand what the plastic is like to cut. Use care and take your time. Draw a line with pencil and cut on the line. Please don't use a box cutter, that would be too hard to control and could lead to disaster.
Next is the back opening. This is difficult to explain, but you need a lid to place over the hole in the ducks back. I simlpy traced around the back of the first decoy with a pencil, kind of following the feathers and wings, to create an opening that is much larger than you need to get access to mount the components inside. Cut along this line carefully. You now have a hatch cover for your decoy.
This Hatch cover, is then placed onto the second decoy, trace around this hatch with pencil, and lift it off. Now trace about a half inch inside this line all the way around, then erase the first line. This marks an opening that is smaller than the cover. Cutting with the Dremel on a medium speed is safe and easy to control. I cut my first one with a broken hacksaw blade that I keep on my hobby bench, I just pierced the back with a pocket knife, pushed the hacksaw blade into the cut and followed the line around the back.