i began with a few things i already had lying around -- some lacrosse pads, a helmet, shoes.
a good foundation, but there was a long way to go. time to go shopping.  i wanted to get right down to power, so i started at hobbytown

six C cell rockets for muscle, and six A cells for auxilliary augmentation.  plus, an igniter.  right on.

now off to home depot for the hardware
the hardware
the vast majority of the equipment is easily found in the plumbing section, which for whatever reason was conveniently located right next to electrical
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