Whilst I sort out the final wheels for Kaizen, I've been working getting the main structure done and have made some headway today, bolting down the motors more inboard so the gearboxes are less of a target and getting the central bulkhead panels in place. After doing that, did a quick wire up and test to make sure the motors were OK. Annoyingly, the test wheels, despite being padded out, don't quite reach the ground just yet but I can spend a bit of time tomorrow getting those to the ground so with any luck, tomorrow it should be moving.

A small "whoops", when the motors moved inboard and the bracket holes marked, I forgot the speed controller was quite big so it doesn't fit anywhere but the gap for the weapon. That shouldn't be too much of an issue though, a panel of HDPE over the top in the centre should fix that. The weapon motor is going to be mounted fairly high as a result but it does mean more swing on it.

Not sure what the weight is at the moment but with all the brackets to get the internal panels supported and all the roofing bolts holding them together, I suspect it is in the 20kg range. After the test drive, next thing to do is cut and mount the outer panels, secure the electronics and then mount the outer panelling. This should be achievable before RL Herne Bay or Grantham.

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