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I always liked Stinger but I didn€™t want to copy their design as I have been told it was quite complex, plus I wanted a counterbalance design, how far did stinger go in the RW scene? Barbarous this was an interesting design too I remember the link position was strange plus it never did well against spinners! I haven€™t seen Thundering dose anyone have a pictures?
Picture of Thundering.
http://web.archive.org/web/20050207111902/http://www.thundering.org.uk/assets/images/ThundeRing13.JPGhttp://web.archive.org/web/200502071...g.uk/assets/im ages/ThundeRing13.JPG
Thanks Woody Thundering wins hands down!:proud:
craig, i think stinger was one of the top robots on series
always did good i think
If Thunderring would have used Hubs like TAN uses, they would have siurvuved longer.
I think the chocolate that someone mensioned might have lasted longer! LOL
You believe that Tom. Please do. Dutch series 2, live events in between, Rijswijk 2003 followed by series 7 did prove that the original wheels can take 2 years of abuse before needing repair.
That wheel where Kan Opener took a nibble from still is in use- the same wheel that lost the rim in the Series7 world champ fight against Storm II. And even then, it was still a wheel.
no, i mean the original thundering wheels, I know all about TANs wheels and how great they are:)
craig lloking forward to flipping it oota. mind you it will be a tough one cos you will simply drive over envy. :)
Sorry Tom, then the chronology of the postings
is a bit off.
That€™s the idea Shane hope it works!
By the way just a quick question about the magnet retainers for the Bosch motors, do I have to take the ends off the spring clips for the magnets so the aluminium rings fit flush? I can€™t remember it€™s been so long since I did the Saints motors.
I will probably use the Saint€™s Sidewinder on this one as I don€™t think I will have accumulated the cash for the RoboteQ in time, unless anyone has one going second hand! Also a Spectrum I just missed one a few days ago
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yes snip them off. mail me your address and i will post rods. i forgot about them. :)
Thanks Shane my email is on the blink at the moment I will do when thats sorted.:)
(Pic on profile) Found hammer head today what do you think? :uhoh::proud:
a giant jumping bean?:)
Thats a big un is it not?
impressed craig i like it. getting a bit worried now. :)
LPG tank?
No its cut down divers tanks that I found in the skip I just got two bottom ends and welded them together it is 200mm diameter and 300mm long weight approx 8 kilos.
That will make some noise when it hits something. :)
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Back on Big Wheels: Im not sure Thunderrings are the biggest. Anyone remember a series 4 robot called Saw Point ? HUGE saw blades for wheels. Or Demolition Man...
I dont remember Demolition Man but I remember Sawpoint and Im pretty sure Thundering trounces them quite easily. IIRC Sawpoint was a reasonably low-bodied machine (not flat as a pancake but not really tall) but from the pic, Thundering looks massive.
Nice looking hammer Craig :)
remember demolition man, kaned it in series 6, not that bigger wheels to be honest.
Xx
Picture on profile, I just did a test on the drive for the Big wheel project, the intermediate shaft for the drive bent, this happened when I went from full right turn to full left hand turn!
It is 12mm silver steel I am going to make it out of 17mm silver steel that should do the trick. Is anyone having problems getting to Technobots website I find its not loading?:sad:
yea i am craig, thats i am having trouble craig not i am craig, even thou i am craig
you get what i mean
Its working for me Craig...and Craig.
Perhaps Technobots dose not like Craigs!! is this Craigism?:sad:
shall we sue? lol, no to much of that round here
No I forgive them,
I nearly got on their website this morning but as I was about to pay, the thing froze again, I have emailed them hope that works!!!:uhoh:
OH BTW hope the Rebel Robots thing is going OK, I dont think the Saint and Tanto have met, if I can make it to the event I may fit the saint with its Halo.
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well Im working on it Craig, no saint and Tanto havent met yet and ill be honest it might be a while yet, the event is taking all my time and that is taking time away from Tanto which it does need, you wont be impressed its only got 250mm wheels
do u have mags craig?
we can pop them in beast :P
we need the old beast built up aswel! i looked at the shell today tho and theres a few welds split - we just need someone who can weld ally :P
nope i had Eteks they make mags look pathetic, but they weigh a tonne
I can weld ally ;)
Craig size is not everything.
The Saint got slammed by THZ, Kronic, Big Nipper ..... everyone!
But the old girl keeps going.:)
youve not seen tanto have you?
50cm by 55cm by 25cm, and since version 2 its broken down once
From the photos I have seen its built like a tank!
Saint Mallet (the new one) if you measure the main body only thats 50*47*37cm not as small as Tanto. is yours the smallest HW robot in the UK? Or is that Mighty Mouse:)
Wow, I knew Tanto was small but I didnt realise its smaller than my crusher featherweight (which when I actually get it built will measure 50x55x35cm) But thats where the similarities end I guess :P
Drill motors vs Eteks and 400kg-of-crush 4mm hardox claw vs insanelythickandprettymuchimpenetrable-mm of hardox chassis/body - I think I know which bot would prevail :lol:
I believe Tantos also smaller than Mighty Mouse so quite possibly the smallest HW robot in the UK, maybe even the world
possibly i couldnt possibly know for sure, think maybe onslaught was smaller, the new tanto is slightly smaller than the last one.
Small is the way forward, small robots = less surface area that means u can have thicker armour, well thats the way i look at it
I think since Onslaught was narrower and longer, as Tanto is shorter and wider, that both are pretty much equal size.