Building middleweights

Ive only just got to see the S7 middleweight battle via Fox Kids and in his interview, Gary said that building middleweights is easier than heavies. As Im trying to squeeze a CO2 flipper into 50 kg (as are several others) I must disagree. Its very hard to balance the capabilities of a middleweight. You have to maximise the offensive ability because you might have to fight heavy armour such as that of Steel Sandwich and Phoenix have yet at the same time, you need the armour yourself due to the likes of Typhoon.

Welcome to the world of robot building!

Seriously, you have that problem in all the weight classes. The middleweights arent an exception.

I must say, with a heavyweight power weapon (fp ram 70 bore 100 stroke) in a feather, it doesnt sounds to difficult to make a High power, good armoured middle.
Unfortunatly, middleweights are not that popular over here in Belgium or the Netherlands.
Also, I specialize in robot parts and concepts, not complete machines.

Julian I was only refering to the way in which they weigh less and hense arent as hard to transport plus if i had said they were dam hard would it encourage people to think about building one?

But dont worry I wasnt meaning it to sound as if they are so easy that it is just a case of putting together a few batteries and motors and your away. Any roboteer that comes up with a robot demands respect merely for the fact that they built something within the weight limit and rules, and if it is effective, then fantastic.

Backtracking are we, Gary? Trying to avoid RAF Newton becoming a kill the spinning metal lampshade event? Transport is sometimes an issue. John reckons that he can take Steel Sandwich on the bus. I think that I can take my new one the same way should I so wish. If you see a suitcase handle fitted to the side then you know what it is for. The venue switch to RAF Newton makes it further for you to travel, I suppose. It suits me fine, though.

Mario, the thing is that the high power flipper featherweight isnt up to being hit by Typhoon at full tilt. It must still be a wonderous machine to see in action, though.

Julian, if you fit a 5 kg weaponsystem in a 50 kg robot, you have 45 kg left.

And thats a great argument for the lower weight classes. Youre encouraged to refine technology right down to the wire... and many lessons can be learnt.

Havent seen an example of a featherweight being scaled up for the heavies, yet. Only the other way round (DTK, Kitty etc), with the exception of the US bot Petunia, which is coming to the FRA Champs. It was based around its successful smaller brother, Sunflower.

Oh, and I guess Typhoon 2 was built after its middleweight, wasnt it?

Mario, the heavyweight boys must be lining the base of their robots with house bricks to make up the weight!

yeah mike that was the plan from the start, try out the design in the middles and scale it up.

Lol Julian I think that every match we are in from now on will be a kill the lampshade match!

there has been one featherweight built up to a heavy, Rip and Ripper