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Rocket City Rednecks: Junkyard Iron Man Pictures

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  • Photo: Wiring the rocket launcher
  • Photo: Troubleshooting
  • Photo: Travis in ironman suit
  • Photo: Stuffed deer heads
  • Photo: Rocket launcher
  • Photo: Robotic arm
  • Photo: Ironman suit
  • Photo: IronHorn
  • Photo: Destroyed mannequins

  • Wiring the Rocket Launcher

    Photograph by NGC and Flight 33

    Charles, Travis, and Michael begin to wire up the rocket launcher to test it out.

  • Troubleshooting

    Photograph by NGC and Flight 33

    Rog and Michael try to figure out why the rocket launcher will not fire correctly.

  • Travis in Ironman Suit

    Photograph by NGC and Flight 33

    Travis is fastened into his Ironman suit before the final test run.

  • Stuffed Deer Heads

    Photograph by NGC and Flight 33

    Two of the stuffed deer heads mounted on Charles’ garage wall.

  • Rocket Launcher

    Photograph by NGC and Flight 33

    The rocket launcher that will be added to the Ironman suit sits on a work table.

  • Robotic Arm

    Photograph by NGC and Flight 33

    Travis patiently waits as Rog and Michael work on the movement of his robotic arm.

  • Ironman Suit

    Photograph by NGC and Flight 33

    Travis tests out the walking ability of the Ironman suit with the help of the rednecks.

  • IronHorn

    Photograph by NGC and Flight 33

    The antlers attached to the helmet gave Travis the idea to call his creation IronHorn.

  • Destroyed Mannequins

    Photograph by NGC and Flight 33

    The remnants of two mannequins that were launched by rockets.

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