Quote Originally Posted by daveimi View Post
EDIT - even though I've been mucking about, I can't see the setup surviving the current crop of spinners that turn up every where you go. Tbh they're stiffling creativity. Even if I put the fans in a hardox box, I still couldn't afford to be rebuilding each time they got a big knock.
This was another reason I never pursued the idea, I could never think of a way to overcome spinners with the design, no matter the exact method of movement (skirt, wheels etc). I do agree that spinners are somewhat stiffling creativity. Stops you being able to include a neat new idea, that is if you're wanting to have a serious attempt at battle and not be eliminated straight away. I'd hate to end up creating something but it ending up the joke of the competition i entered.

Many ideas are almost impossible to protect against spinners, at least if you still want the design to be maneuverable and not look like a factory reject tank.