Ironside 2 v Massacre v Drumroll 2....... winner.....Ironconkers
Beauty 7 v Ironside 2 v Massacre....... winner.....Ironconkers
Lh2 v Bitzawood Revo v Ironside 2...... winner.....Ironconkers
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Ironside 2 v Massacre v Drumroll 2....... winner.....Ironconkers
Beauty 7 v Ironside 2 v Massacre....... winner.....Ironconkers
Lh2 v Bitzawood Revo v Ironside 2...... winner.....Ironconkers
Well, I'm worried about Ironside 2 because i'm not to sure what it is, Drumroll because i'm very sure of what it is, beauty 7 because its a beauty robot. Scruffy might be a problem as its very nicely made, has strong armor. Turisas also might end up a problem as its either going to be heavily armored, which would be annoying or will have a ludicrous logic defying weapon which would also be annoying.
this is going to be so much fun :proud:
Drumroll 2: invertible drum bot.
Ironside 2: Horizontal spinner with very thick armour
Scruffy should be very reliable but no damage threat.
Turisas is a 6WD push bot with thick armour so bullet proof but non-damaging... in theory
Ironside 2 has just had a name change to.... Ironconkers. For obvious reasons. :)
I'm quite pleased with my draw, 2 spinners, 2 flippers (same one, but whatever) and 2 push bots (I think, I am sure Tilly's revenge is the see through pusher).
An interesting draw for us this year- looks like the new Inertia is getting a good trial this year :)
1) Inertia XL v Boner v Tiny Toon- no idea for this one as I've never faced Boner and Tiny Toon is not to be underestimated but my disc does go through hardox now as I proved last year
2) Inertia XL v Wedgie v Skyfall- will be a close one if I can stay in the arena
3) Inertia XL v Tilly's Revenge v Predator- this will be very interesting- lots of bits on Predator which could be damaged by my disc but could also recieve plenty of damage in return
And for Heatwave
1) Heatwave v Kaizer v Predator- depending on which version of Heatwave is competing this fight could go very differently- would be fun if the new one is ready :)
2) Heatwave v LF3 v Ricochet- good chance of ending up OOTA this time
3) Heatwave v 720 v 44 Toon- Bit worried about 720 as that drum should be more than capable of smashing us.
This has given me the kick up the backside to get to work on the new Inertia as it definitely needs the work doing to it!
Friday:
Tormenta 2 v Ripoff v Wedgie - we'll be coming out one way or another, either intact but with a flat battery, or out of the arena. Not scared but it will be very hard to win, all three machines have 0 clearence, it will be a battle of the wedges.
Tormenta 2 v 720 v Robob - 720 is seriously nasty, quite possibly the nastiest drum in the UK, with those new teeth. Will be a matter of agility and being dogged. Robob is an unknown quantity, any help on what that is?
Tormenta 2 v NST v Ricochet - I don't know what Ricochet is, but it doesn't matter, bloody NS bloody T, bloody. :?
Saturday:
No Toy v Grabbererer v Bitza Mk3 - my dad is driving this bot, it will hopefully be a good first round, though the bot is vulnerable to axes so we'll see.
LS4 v Grabbererer v Carcinus - same story as with NST, hopefully it'll throw itself out for us. :proud:
Cobalt v Grabbererer v Push n Shove - the above, minus the throw itself out. Not even going to bother protecting against Cobalt, in honesty. How do you?
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All in all it could have been worse, but Tormenta 2 is not spinner friendly.
This will be an interesting event for us. Binky is taking its first steps while Conker is back for another bite at the apple.
Conkers fights are interesting to say the least...
1) Conker 2 v LS4 v Eric Jr
My least favorite fight... and its up first. LS4 is well... LS4, and I really hope that the welding on the armour is up to it. But it may be over (literally) very quickly if Eric gets in first.
2) Conker 2 v MMM v Night Fury
I can see myself spending the fight upside down again thanks to MMM. Night Fury's armour will be to thick for the disc to cut through but a good hit should send both machines tumbling.
3) Conker 2 v Drumroll 2 v Night Fury
Night Fury again! Drumroll shouldn't be able to cut into the Ti [lots of pretty sparks though] Disc to disc will be fun though. I think both of us will be flying.
Binky? Well these will be very interesting to watch... I can guarantee!
1) Binky v Push n Shove v Explosion
Push N Shove is the perfect shape to get some good hits on with the disc. Explosion is also nice and tall but the moment he gets under... its over.
2) Binky v Ts2 v Cicatrix
This I think will be the most fun fight of the six. TS2 is again nice and tall to get some good hits on. Cicatrix will be wizzing round and ducking in behind both machines to push us to the walls. Should be a very mobile fight.
3) Binky v Cicatrix v Turisas
Cicatrix again! This will be hard. Two push bots against a spinner, Turisas has some serious armour as well. The pit will be our biggest enemy here as the disc will limit our maneuverability, but if we get a good hit then we may win on damage points. But it will be a hard fight.
I think the sloped armour on both machines should help prevent serious damage from spinners but it seems that spinners are going to be problematic for us. Again.
Good Luck every one!
Going for heavily armoured on looking at this
Not going to say what though as it wont be whats planned but I have 8.4kg to play with JUST for armour, all the mechanics and electronics are done
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Originally Posted by teamshock
Why do you want to damage it lol!
Heatwave v Kaizer v Predator
Amazingly co incidental this isn't it James? :wink:
Not that much bothered. Last match I had like this the flipper's base broke and I ground to a halt. :lol:
Dizzy 101 v Boner v Kaizer
Not that much bothered. Honoured to fight Boner again. Can't remember Dizzy 101 - was that the spinning orange bucket?
Tiny Toon v Kaizer v Cyberon
It's two pushers for Iesu's sake. If my lifting forks still work, I ain't gonna worry too much about this.
So it will be boring :rofl:Quote:
I have 8.4kg to play with JUST for armour
Good set of draws this year for boner.
Probably :lol:
But at least I will come home with a robot
:shock: both my bots are against cobalt in q1 :uhoh: better make some spare top panels and hope i can out run it
Ok then everyone we gotta make sure that Matt doesn't go home with a robot in one piece to teach him a lesson about building a robot that's more than just a lump of steel ok?
:rofl:
Im up for that, though im not sure harry overhead bar will actually be able to hit me :lol:
Certainly an interesting draw :)
1) Explosion vs Binky vs Push n Shove
It all depends how good Binky is really, and I don't think I'm going to find out any time soon :lol: I've got the impression that it is a vertical though for some reason. Good job I know Push n Shove pretty much inside out! I can see this going any way, Flipper vs Spinner vs Box, very hard to tell.
2) Explosion vs Push n Shove vs Beauty 7
Push n Shove again! I can imagine that this will be over pretty quickly. I'm assuming that Beauty's going to be a tough competitor judging on previous versions, it will all come down to who's driving it and who's closest to the floor.
3) Explosion vs Mini Mighty Mouse vs Carcinus
Probably the fight that I'm least worried about as I beat MMM last year, and there aren't any unknown quantities. That's not to say I'm relaxed though as it's still a very good robot! It's one of those robots that seems to sneak through the competition almost every time, not necessarily as spectacularly as others but constantly turning you over, and wasting your gas until you end up in the pit or throw yourself out. I can see this being the fight with the most tactics going on.
Endeavor v 720 v Rabid
Not sure who the first one really is, but i know rabid is going to be quite strong, hopefully i wont snap my teeth of on it lol...
720 v Tormenta 2 v Robob
Dont know robob, but tormenta 2 is one i really wanted to fight, nice plastic bits - nom nom nom :)
Heatwave v 720 v 4 4 Toon
Heatwave will be interesting to fight, not sure what armour it has? 4 4 toon has vortex and predator before me so hopefully i wont have to worry about it lol
All I know is Binky has come from this:
viewtopic.php?f=166&t=5048
We don't know how good it is either I'm afraid. Hitting lumps of metal is one thing but moving opponents it totally different; as everyone knows.Quote:
Originally Posted by Team Invade
The lump of metal in question was a 40mm x40mm piece of mild steel box section with a 5mm wall thickness. It only weighed about 2kg so I clamped two bench clamps to it to make it about 6kg total. At 1/2 throttle the disc consistently was able to slice clean through the walls and corners of the bar with almost no effort at all.
I don't know what that translates to in combat but if 1/2 throttle is not enough then perhaps full throttle will be.
For those who missed the live draw on our Facebook page yesterday. here are the heats for the 2013 UK Championships. Has vortex seriously only got 1 weapon to fight in all 3 battles?
FQ1
Nst v Skyfall v Cyberon
Beauty 2 v Satanix 1.666 v Tillys Revenge
Ricochet v 4 4 Toon v Vortex
Robob v Dizzy 101 v LF3
Endeavor v 720 v Rabid
Inertia XL v Boner v Tiny Toon
Kaizer v Heatwave v Predator
Tormenta 2 v Ripoff v Wedgie
FQ2
Beauty 2 v Endeavor v Tiny Toon
Predator v 4 4 Toon v Rabid
Satanix 1.666 v Cyberon v Vortex
NST v Tillys Revenge v Ripoff
Dizzy 101 v Boner v Kaizer
720 v Tormenta 2 v Robob
Lf3 v Heatwave v Ricochet
Wedgie v Inertia XL v Skyfall
FQ3
NST v Tormenta 2 v Riccochet
Dizzy 101 v Rabid v Vortex
Tillys Revenge v Inertia XL v Predator
Wedgie v Ripoff v Skyfall
Heatwave v 720 v 4 4 Toon
Robob v Endeavor v LF3
Satanix 1.666 v Boner v Beauty 2
Tiny Toon v Kaizer v Cyberon
SQ1
Ironconkers v Massacre v Drumroll 2
Night Fury v Scruffy v Cobalt
Push n Shove v Binky v Explosion
No Toy v Grabberer v Bitza Mk3
Cicatrix v Bitzawood Revo v Turisas
MMM v LH2 v Carcinus
Conker 2 v LS4 v Eric Jr
Beauty 7 v TS2 v Galactus
SQ2
Bitza MK3 v Galactus v Eric Jr
Lh2 v Bitzawood Revo v Ironconkers
Ts2 v Cicatrix v Binky
Explosion v Push n Shove v Beauty 7
Conker 2 v MMM v Night Fury
Scruffy v Turisas v Massacre
No Toy v Drumroll 2 v Cobalt
Carcinus v Grabberer v LS4
SQ3
Cicatrix v Binky v Turisas
Beauty 7 v Ironconkers v Massacre
Scruffy v Eric Jr v TS2
Ls4 v Bitzawood Revo v No Toy
Explosion v MMM v Carcinus
Cobalt v Grabberer v Push n Shove
Bitza Mk3 v Galactus v LH2
Conker 2 v Drumroll 2 v Night Fury
So what are your predictions?
Inertia XL v Boner v Tiny Toon
That will be a good fight to see
Sparks will fly Ady :-)
FQ1
Nst v Skyfall v Cyberon - NST, or Skyfall might get an OOTA on NST for a surprise win?
Beauty 2 v Satanix 1.666 v Tillys Revenge - Beauty 2 or Satanix, both quite matched
Ricochet v 4 4 Toon v Vortex - don't know what Ricochet is, so Vortex
Robob v Dizzy 101 v LF3 - LF3
Endeavor v 720 v Rabid - 720
Inertia XL v Boner v Tiny Toon - Tiny Toon
Kaizer v Heatwave v Predator - Predator
FQ2
Beauty 2 v Endeavor v Tiny Toon - Beauty 2/Tiny Toon
Predator v 4 4 Toon v Rabid - Predator
Satanix 1.666 v Cyberon v Vortex - Satanix, if it can smother Vortex from the off
NST v Tillys Revenge v Ripoff - NST
Dizzy 101 v Boner v Kaizer - Boner
Lf3 v Heatwave v Ricochet - LF3
Wedgie v Inertia XL v Skyfall - Inertia XL
FQ3
Dizzy 101 v Rabid v Vortex - Vortex
Tillys Revenge v Inertia XL v Predator - Inertia XL
Wedgie v Ripoff v Skyfall - anyone's guess
Heatwave v 720 v 4 4 Toon - 720?
Robob v Endeavor v LF3 - LF3
Satanix 1.666 v Boner v Beauty 2 - very even match, could go to any direction
Tiny Toon v Kaizer v Cyberon - Tiny Toon
SQ1
Ironconkers v Massacre v Drumroll 2 - If Massacre is reliable it's gonna be deadly
Night Fury v Scruffy v Cobalt - Cobalt
Push n Shove v Binky v Explosion - Explosion
Cicatrix v Bitzawood Revo v Turisas - Cicatrix
MMM v LH2 v Carcinus - LH2
Conker 2 v LS4 v Eric Jr - LS4
Beauty 7 v TS2 v Galactus - anyone's guess
SQ2
Bitza MK3 v Galactus v Eric Jr - Galactus
Lh2 v Bitzawood Revo v Ironconkers - LH2, don't know enough about Ironconkers
Ts2 v Cicatrix v Binky - If Binky is reliable it also is going to be deadly
Explosion v Push n Shove v Beauty 7 - Explosion
Conker 2 v MMM v Night Fury - Conker 2
Scruffy v Turisas v Massacre - Massacre
No Toy v Drumroll 2 v Cobalt - Cobalt
SQ3
Cicatrix v Binky v Turisas - Binky/Cicatrix
Beauty 7 v Ironconkers v Massacre - anyone's guess
Scruffy v Eric Jr v TS2 - TS2
Ls4 v Bitzawood Revo v No Toy - LS4, though No Toy could be a dark horse
Explosion v MMM v Carcinus - Explosion
Bitza Mk3 v Galactus v LH2 - LH2 or Galactus, can't decide
Conker 2 v Drumroll 2 v Night Fury - Conker 2
Didn't exactly analyse every possibility but I think something along those lines. And didn't do our fights, don't want to jinx anything!
Looking good for Vortex which is having significant upgrades, moving to LiPo, higher voltage, heavier disk (Vortex only weighed 11.1Kg !!).... better speed controllers, thicker armour (up from the 10mm 2014T aluminium it has now
... could be an interesting three fights !
James, the £100 is in the post
FQ1
Beauty 2 v Satanix 1.666 v Tillys Revenge - Beauty 2 & Satanix are very evenly matched, no idea which.
Robob v Dizzy 101 v LF3 - LF3
Endeavor v 720 v Rabid - Rabid
Inertia XL v Boner v Tiny Toon - Could be anyone!
Kaizer v Heatwave v Predator - I'd love to say Predator, but I think Heatwave may just edge it.
Tormenta 2 v Ripoff v Wedgie - Tormenta 2
FQ2
Beauty 2 v Endeavor v Tiny Toon - Beauty 2
Predator v 4 4 Toon v Rabid - Predator
Satanix 1.666 v Cyberon v Vortex - Satanix
NST v Tillys Revenge v Ripoff - NST
Dizzy 101 v Boner v Kaizer - Boner
720 v Tormenta 2 v Robob - Tormenta 2
FQ3
Dizzy 101 v Rabid v Vortex - Rabid or Vortex
Tillys Revenge v Inertia XL v Predator - Inertia XL
Heatwave v 720 v 4 4 Toon - Heatwave
Robob v Endeavor v LF3 - LF3
Satanix 1.666 v Boner v Beauty 2 - Beauty 2 or Satanix
Tiny Toon v Kaizer v Cyberon - Tiny Toon
SQ1
Ironconkers v Massacre v Drumroll 2 - Drumroll (Sorry Harry)
Night Fury v Scruffy v Cobalt - Cobalt
Push n Shove v Binky v Explosion - Explosion
No Toy v Grabberer v Bitza Mk3 - Bitza Mk 3
Cicatrix v Bitzawood Revo v Turisas - Turisas
MMM v LH2 v Carcinus - LH2
Conker 2 v LS4 v Eric Jr - Conker 2
Beauty 7 v TS2 v Galactus - TS2
SQ2
Bitza MK3 v Galactus v Eric Jr - Galactus
Lh2 v Bitzawood Revo v Ironconkers - LH2
Ts2 v Cicatrix v Binky - TS2
Explosion v Push n Shove v Beauty 7 - Explosion
Conker 2 v MMM v Night Fury - Conker 2
Scruffy v Turisas v Massacre - Massacre
No Toy v Drumroll 2 v Cobalt - Cobalt
Carcinus v Grabberer v LS4 - LS4
SQ3
Cicatrix v Binky v Turisas - Binky
Beauty 7 v Ironconkers v Massacre - Beauty 7
Scruffy v Eric Jr v TS2 - TS2
Ls4 v Bitzawood Revo v No Toy - LS4
Explosion v MMM v Carcinus - Explosion
Cobalt v Grabberer v Push n Shove - Cobalt
Bitza Mk3 v Galactus v LH2 - LH2
Conker 2 v Drumroll 2 v Night Fury - Drumroll or Conker 2, don't know.
You got off easy on the draw Ed, it's the next rounds that you'll need to look out for if you get though :D. If you don't get through though, theres always the 6 way annihilator to cause some carnage haha.
My Predictions...
FQ1
Nst v Skyfall v Cyberon > NST
Beauty 2 v Satanix 1.666 v Tillys Revenge > Beauty 2
Ricochet v 4 4 Toon v Vortex > Vortex
Robob v Dizzy 101 v LF3 > LF3
Endeavor v 720 v Rabid > 720
Inertia XL v Boner v Tiny Toon > Close but... Boner
Kaizer v Heatwave v Predator > Predator
Tormenta 2 v Ripoff v Wedgie > Tormenta 2
FQ2
Beauty 2 v Endeavor v Tiny Toon > Beauty 2
Predator v 4 4 Toon v Rabid > Predator
Satanix 1.666 v Cyberon v Vortex > Vortex
NST v Tillys Revenge v Ripoff > NST
Dizzy 101 v Boner v Kaizer > Boner
720 v Tormenta 2 v Robob > 720
Lf3 v Heatwave v Ricochet > LF3
Wedgie v Inertia XL v Skyfall > Inertia XL
FQ3
NST v Tormenta 2 v Riccochet > NST
Dizzy 101 v Rabid v Vortex > Vortex
Tillys Revenge v Inertia XL v Predator > Predator
Wedgie v Ripoff v Skyfall > Wedgie
Heatwave v 720 v 4 4 Toon > 720
Robob v Endeavor v LF3 > LF3
Satanix 1.666 v Boner v Beauty 2 > Boner
Tiny Toon v Kaizer v Cyberon > Tiny Toon
Top 6 Machines would be... [I think thats the number that go through?]
NST, Vortex, Predator, 720, LF3, Boner
SQ1
Ironconkers v Massacre v Drumroll 2 > Drumroll 2
Night Fury v Scruffy v Cobalt > Cobalt
Push n Shove v Binky v Explosion
No Toy v Grabberer v Bitza Mk3 > Grabberer
Cicatrix v Bitzawood Revo v Turisas > Cicatrix
MMM v LH2 v Carcinus > LH2
Conker 2 v LS4 v Eric Jr
Beauty 7 v TS2 v Galactus > TS2
SQ2
Bitza MK3 v Galactus v Eric Jr > Galactus
Lh2 v Bitzawood Revo v Ironconkers > LH2
Ts2 v Cicatrix v Binky
Explosion v Push n Shove v Beauty 7 > Explosion
Conker 2 v MMM v Night Fury
Scruffy v Turisas v Massacre > Massacre
No Toy v Drumroll 2 v Cobalt > Cobalt
Carcinus v Grabberer v LS4 > LS4
SQ3
Cicatrix v Binky v Turisas
Beauty 7 v Ironconkers v Massacre > Beauty 7
Scruffy v Eric Jr v TS2 > TS2
Ls4 v Bitzawood Revo v No Toy > LS4
Explosion v MMM v Carcinus > Explosion
Cobalt v Grabberer v Push n Shove > Cobalt
Bitza Mk3 v Galactus v LH2 > Galactus
Conker 2 v Drumroll 2 v Night Fury
Top 6 Machines, excluding Binky & Conker 2...
Cobalt, Explosion, LS4, TS2, LH2, Galactus
Something else I have spotted...
Cicatrix and Turisas fight twice... Cicatrix and Binky fight twice... I don't know if that is good or bad for Cicatrix. You would know the machines strengths and weaknesses second time round but so would your opponent.
I'll just be pleased if a robot that is 10 years old this year manages to get through it's first fight !
Clive is tiny toon the same as ever or being modified in any way?
out of interest can cobalt self right yet
Its on Kenny's To Do list I believe. He has also upped the bore of the ram and fitted a more powerful pump. Ouch!
No way! :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by Ellis
All lie's ! :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Eventorizon
The predictions for my bots on here and Facebook have big plastic box Cicatrix more likely to qualify rather than welded titanium/Hardox FP Eric Jr, my cousin will be pleased :lol:
Drumroll doesn't cut. Cutting is neat and precise. Drumroll grabs you by the robotic cahonies and throws you kicking and screaming around the arena 8)Quote:
Originally Posted by Eventorizon
Not gonna give my predictions for every fight as things always go so differently in the arena compared to what we imagine. Plus there are too many close battles to call this year! So I'll just stick to Drumroll and Carcinus.
Drumroll:
Ironconkers v Massacre v Drumroll 2 - Massacre is new, Ironconkers is semi-new and normally new bots have teething troubles. With this being its 4th champs, I'm hoping that most of Drumroll's teething troubles have been ironed out and it will go in my favour. If not, then at least it's a three-way spinner fest :)
No Toy v Drumroll 2 v Cobalt - No Toy's a newcomer but well built, Cobalt is Drumroll's mortal enemy ;)
Have made modifications to try and limit damage from Cobalt and to stop riding up its wedge so easily, but if it grabs either of us, the pit beckons. Too close to call.
Conker 2 v Drumroll 2 v Night Fury - Another newcomer in Night Fury, but built like the proverbial outhouse. Conker 2 is a big threat here but if my wedge can get under its skirts (ooh-err!) then they'll offer up a nice catching point. Quietly confident.
Carcinus:
MMM v LH2 v Carcinus - In the pit, possibly upside down.
Carcinus v Grabberer v LS4 - In the pit, possibly having had entire claw mechanism extracted.
Explosion v MMM v Carcinus - In the pit, possibly out the arena.
Yes :DQuote:
Originally Posted by typhoon_driver
just scanned the tech check sheet just to make sure I'd covered everything and the only bit i'm dubious is weather scruffys lifter needs to be restrained when in the pits as its not very quick and it stops moving when there's no signal
i know people have said its not really been an issue but just want to make sure
With the power off, is the lifter able to be forced open/closed by hand or will it only move under power? This was discussed at lengths years ago and robot's like that didn't need them.
it wont move without power