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(BTW, no idea were to put it so i poped it here)
has anyone ever done this or ever considered doing it?
ive always liked he idea of doing a little chaos 2 or something really just for the fun of it, nothing competative, just for a laugh and since antweights dont cost all that much to build, its something i could add to when i have a few £££ spare.
just wondering qabout opinions really and to which mini-bots would make good bases?
George did a Chaos, Ian Lewis did a Razer, Ian Lockheart did a DTK and Torando.
There is a build thread of Jamie doing it about 3 months ago...
wrong, mine have cost about £170 just to be mildly competitive :lol:Quote:
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Humm, I wonder if they would mind me doing duplicates?
And im not after anything competitive, just a bit of fun really and for something to chuck in the arena during show breaks
Dan has made a Sir Killalot from a pullback toy. He also has a Matilda that he plans on doing.
I attempted Chaos 2 but, although I could fit all the parts in, I had to remove literally everything from inside it and replace some gaps in the base etc with small bits of polycarb. I never got it fully working either, although I was in a rush trying to get it ready for a competition so it didn't represent my best efforts but it way down on my to-do list now so whether I'll ever get round to getting it running, I don't know.
I think a good one would be Panic Attack. The shell is hollow and there is a good amount of room inside for components. I did pull Sir Killalot apart too to have a look and it's convertible (using micro servos to control the arms etc) but would be a little more complex.
But could you fit in the motors needed for drive, esc's, batteries, rc gear and the motors needed for the forks and self righter?
If you buy small enough components. If you use servos for drive, you don't need escs, and you could use a couple of servos for the lifter/srimech.
With the new components available, its very possible to get good components inside the shell of the pullbacks. If you want to convert any paticular toy I can help with it, if I am supplied the right parts.
Haz: The cost is down to new parts and replacing old ones. My ants, if I bought the parts from new, would probably be £100 each, not including transmitters.
putting it in the antweight section might have been a good idea seeing as this topic is ABOUT ANTWEIGHTS!Quote:
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asides from the already mentioned i'm pretty sure panic attack has been doneQuote:
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neither does a featherweight if you make it out of cardboard, glue and your neighbours dog. it all depends on what you build with what components.Quote:
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well its kind of about antyweights, but also robot wars toys
just seen that the panic attack toy has no self-righter which could be a problem
Sir K has quite a bit of space. Dan got the claw arm moving (replaced the claws with Ti ones) and the lance arm spinning.
I think X-terminator would be a good one to convert, there's lots of space inside, but on that scale an axe wouldn't be effective.
ive thought about possible a firestorm or a WBC?
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if it's just for fun in show breaks then whats the problem with no srimech? just reach your hand in and turn it back over. Alternatively a small less than 10g servo would suffice or use a paper clip linkage from the lifter to the srimech squidly diddly style!
yes its just for a bit of fun, bot would be nice for it to work properly and be close to the heavyweight version
I always thought it would be fun to have all the converted robot toys fight in the miniature robot wars arena.
http://images.wikia.com/robotwars/im...ight_arena.jpg
i like RW but thats just nuts!
PJ, that Sir Killalot conversion sounds pretty cool! If I had done one I'd have never thought to go to the effort of getting the lance spinning (maybe I'm just lazy/like being cheap). Has Dan got any photos, or a video, of it?
We're doing a whole lot of video/photoing of robots tomorrow, so I'll make sure we get some of Sir K. The lance DID spin but I think the motor burnt out after a short while unfortunately.
I found him sitting on a pack of rawl plugs in a cupboard without his head..... Although he's looking a little sad this is Sir Killabitza or Sir Bitzalot... Just Sir [insert Bitza pun here] Lot.
Also the auto focus has gone on my phone.....
http://i1228.photobucket.com/albums/...irBitzalot.jpg
http://i1228.photobucket.com/albums/...Killabitza.jpg
That's kinda cool
Im going to aim for a firestorm conversion since they seem to have a good amount of space inside
im doing exterminator cus alot of room, has anyone got the link for that build thread???
I did a panic attack way back in the day, it was pretty easy getting some micro servos to fit with some minor modification. The biggest pain in the proverbial was the lifting linkage as it broke with the slightest breeze and wasn't quick enough for my servo so i kept shredding gears...
This is my Antweight Pussycat called Katkin.
http://youtu.be/DfpBLwUzD2Y
4 servo drive with functioning disc.
Sorry about the music :crazy:
That looks really nice
Trying to find a pull back that's not stupidly priced is rather hard, ill just keep checking every so often till I find one :)
There are several on eBay from as little as £5.
i can only find the minibots (the 2 ones) for that price
i may just build a basic antweight though
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ROBOT-WARS-PA ... ht_66wt_52
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ROBOT-WARS-HY ... 500wt_1287
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ROBOT-WARS-CH ... 500wt_1287
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Robot-Wars-SH ... 500wt_1287
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Robot-Wars-SG ... 500wt_1287
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/RARE-Robot-Wa ... 500wt_1287
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Robot-Wars-XT ... 500wt_1287
All from page 1 results
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Robot-Wars-X- ... 500wt_1287
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Robot-Wars-St ... 500wt_1287
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Robot-Wars-Pa ... 500wt_1287
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Robot-Wars-Pa ... 500wt_1287
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Robot-Wars-Ra ... 500wt_1287
£2 EACH
nice, i havent checked in a few days but ill have a look at a few of those
I've just picked one up for £6 including postage, and there are several on there for similar prices, so there shouldn't be any shortage of options. Did you have a particular robot in mind?
I had thought firestorm yet a front hinged flipper could be a challenge. DTK are just expensive so I can't think of any other flippers. Possibly x-terminator?