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Welcum 2 the Coliseum, the place where da deadliest tournament ever will take place.
The Coliseum is a massive 25x25m space with inside walls standing at a height of 57cm. It has six angle grinders carefully positioned on each wall and 5x5m2 pit in the center...
There r only 32 places in this deadly heavyweight competition. Think YOUR Metal Maniac is hard enough 2 b crowned champion of the Coliseum? Post its stats here and find out...
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Welcome Liam I think a proper introduction of yourselfd be in place, how did you get to these forums :proud:?
Why are there so many newcomers nowadays :proud:?
What the heck, save me a place for this tournament!
(btw, youll never get 32 people to enter, 8 would be a saver bet for your first tourney)
Save me a place, please. :)
Martijn, I think he means 32 robots, not 32 people... :wink:
How many people do you need? How many bots per entrant? Any specific rules? Whats the maximum weight?
Aside from that, count me in. :proud:
And welcome to the forums, btw. :proud:
Yeah, save me a place...Ill enter once you tell us what the requirements are.
Welcome to the forums :proud:
Ur right, 32 is 2 many 2 start with. Ill go down 2 16 robots, max 3 entries per person.If u 5 all enter 3 bots each Ill add 1 Realie.
Max Weight:100kg
No limits on dimensions, no projectile weaponry or flamethrowers. Is there anything Ive 4goten?
Robot Wars rules apply. (Dats much easier)
Ill enter just the one, if thats alright. Itll give someone else a chance to enter their full 3...
No Objections
WEIGHT: 100kgs
DIMENSIONS: 140 x 140 x 15 cm
SHAPE: A low dome type shape
COLOUR: Yellow, with a yellow and black striped lifter with red forks, and stylised black arrowheads on each side. The spinner rim is metal-coloured.
DRIVE: 2 S28-400 Magmotors driving 2 wheels, with a fairly narrow wheelbase to increase rotation speed, running at 24v from 4 NiCd packs.
SPEED: About 12mph average when driving normally, can get up to 40mph when spinning
GROUND CLEARANCE: 7mm all around, except at the front where the forks make it 0. 1mm in places because of the blades.
ARMOUR: 2mm titanium/vanadium alloy on top of 5mm UHMW polythene on the top of the robot, supported by a 4mm Hardox frame underneath with holes drilled to reduce weight. 3mm aluminium baseplate.
WEAPONS: Complicated this...it has an electric lifting arm running off a 1 tonne linear actuator, pivoting from the rear of the robot with two front forks to get underneath opponents. The arm can lift 250kgs easily and extends fully (almost vertical) in about 1.5 seconds. Also, the robot has the capability to be a full body spinner (a spin-in-place one as opposed to a Ziggo or Gyrobot) with an outer 1.2cm Hardox ring with two blades/teeth, one on each side, made of hardened tool steel set close to the floor (1-2mm) and capable of delivering about 80kj of energy when hitting, calculated very roughly.
SRIMECH: The lifter
NOTES: Internal components shockproofed to protect it from its own and other peoples spinner hits.
STRENGTHS: Versatile, can cause some damage, manoeuvrable
WEAKNESSES: Large area to attack, top armour not as strong as it could be, cannot translate while spinning
So No Objections is da 1st entry.
As Joel only wants 1 entry, anuver person could make another team of 3.If no one duz there wil b extra realies 2 make up da numbers
So how many bots do we need each?
Welcome to da forum, by the way. :proud:
Maximum of 3, AJ
Hell, why not. :proud:
http://strickenone.proboards99.com/i...play&thread=24
Liar 2
Axe to Fall
Flick of the Wrist
Please :proud:
http://strickenone.proboards99.com/index.cgi?board=thvapourshttp://strickenone.proboards99.com/i...oard=thvapours
Sam, Dan and Martin- plz enter by Monday!
Heats so-far:
No Objections v Shadow Zone 1.1
Aftershock v Liar 2
Killobite 5.0 v Flick of the Wrist
Axe to Fall v ?
Time is running out!We need either 1 mor robot or a couple mor teams of three!
Those of u who hav alredy had ur round 1 draws can post sum battle tactics if u like
Uh...do you know how to run a tournament properly? Really? :P
Mayb u could giv me a few pointers if ur not happy wivit
Liam, does this mean the first person to enter now will have to fight Axe to Fall?
this gives me an unfair disadvantage mate, people will enter something that counters Axe to Fall, Id like you to re-do the draw until all bots are in, or Ill withdraw Axe to Fall from the competition :proud:
Im thinking of withdrawing myself, actually.
Actually, Ill see how things go first...
(Message edited by joeychevron on March 16, 2008)
U hav a point.If u like Ill swap em all around wen all da entries r in
Ill defo redo the draws!Wot on earth woz I thinkin?!
Name: Wheely Pure Evil 2 (Thanks to Aaron for flipper rams and armour)
Weight: 100kg
Armour: 6mm Aluminium Boron Carbite (slightly heavier than Aluminium, but harder than Tungsten)
Speed: 18mph
Shape: Low invertible wedge
Weapon 1: Top hinged flipper powered by a 80mm pneumatic ram, working at 1000psi fixed on top of the robot. At the bottom of the flipper there is a 5mm Grade 5 Titanium wedge extender, designed to get under any ground clearance.
Weapon 2: Top hinged flipper powered by an 80mm pneumatic ram, working at 1000psi fixed on the underside of the robot.
Strengths: Powerful weaponry and tough armour.
Weaknesses: Exposed wheels on top and limited CO2 on board.
Ground Clearance: 1cm at the back, 0mm on sides due to side skirts and 0mm at front due to flipping plate.
Srimech: Invertible.
Notes: The robot is powered by 2 S28-400 MagMotors running at 24v, which give 18mph top speed. The flippers are made from 4mm Aluminium Boron Carbite, and powered by 80mm pneumatic rams working at 1000psi due to Nitrogen. Each flipper can flip roughly 2500kg each. However, due to the flipper set up, the robot can flip roughly 5000kg! The robot has hinged side skirts, to stop robot getting underneath. The skirts are made from 3mm Aluminium Boron Carbite, and are hinged so they run upside down. The flippers can be fired at the same time, or independently. This robot works on the same basis as St Agro: a double flipper.
Robot Name: Dennis The Menace
Length/Width/Height: 100 x 40 x 25 - 35cm (The height of the robot increases as you move from the front to the back).
Weight: 100KG
Motivation: 2 foam filled go kart wheels made of uber-tough rubber.
Speed: About 18mph
Weapon: The main weapon is a 20kg spinning drum, powered by 2 Huqsvarna 3120XP chainsaw motors. The weapon is capable of changing gears during a match. Originally, the drum spins at 2400RPM when geared down 10:1, but this can be increased to 2:1 at systematic intervals of 2 gearings (10:1, 8:1, 6:1, 4:1 2:1). The 4mm Titanium drum is fitted with 2 horizontal Hardox bars, welded, screwed and riveted on to avoid them coming off. These are designed not only to flip, but to rip off skirts and armouring. The drum can hit with over 10kJ of force when spinning at 2400RPM, and increases to an astonishing 243kJ when spinning at 2:1 gearing (12000RPM).
Drive: 24v Sinclair C5 motors.
Power: 4 x 24v NiCad batteries.
Armour: 5mm Titanium and Vanadium alloy.
Ground Clearance: 4mm all around.
Turning Circle: 0M
Notes: The robot is invertible, and is completely symmetrical when flipped, meaning the performance isn€™t altered at all. The robot€™s shape is basically a box, but with the height increasing as you move from front to the back. The robot has 2 thick Hardox spikes on each side, which means it can pass the passive weaponry rule, and these also stop the robot resting on its side. To stop it resting on its back, the rear of the robot is slightly curved.
Name: Woodpecker
Weight: 100kg
Armour: 4mm Hardox.
Speed: 18mph - powered by 2 Sinclair C5 motors running at 24v.
Shape: Box wedge with sloped sides, a rounded back and scooped front.
Weapon 1: A cam-driven axe mechanism, powered by a 60v Briggs and Stratton 11kW motor. (Interchangeable).
Weapon 2: A flipping arm, powered by a 60v Briggs and Stratton 11kW motor. (Interchangeable).
Strengths: Fastest axe mechanism currently around (hypothetically of course, this is only a vapour after all€¦ :proud:)
Weaknesses: The weapon itself is not very destructive, but mainly shows dominance in terms of number of this it can do.
Ground Clearance: 0mm at the front due to a sharpened Titanium front and side skirts, 4mm at rear.
Srimech: Invertible, but the axe mechanism has enough power in it to right it back onto its wheels.
Notes: The axe-head is based on Dominator 2€™s, and has small Titanium spikes on each end to aid in self righting. The axe-head is made of Titanium, with a 5mm Hardox tip. The flipper arm is made entirely out of 10mm Aluminium. The robot has 4 wheels get up in a skid steer system and runs off 2 Sinclair C5 motors @ 24v. Each side is connected to each other by a heavy duty rubber belt, and the wheels are made entirely out of Vulcalore. The weapon systems run off a 60v Briggs and Stratton 11kW motor geared down 15:1. The motor is connected to a cam wheel which in turn moves the weapon up and down on its pivot. When running at 60v, the weapon can move just under 5 times a second. The emphasis is not on power, but in dominance and aggression.
Perhaps I should knock this 1 on da hed, as its a right mess.It woz my 1st tourney after all, but I shouldve got sum practise 1st.Sorry 4 wastin ur time. (Bet ur all glad its over-I know I AM)Ill try to do a much simpler tourney in a while.Plz dunt let this mess put u off entering any of my other tourneys in da future.I can only improve after this catastrophe
I think there was a thread a while back about how to do a good tournament - that might help, but basically Id reccomend going for a simple 4/8 entry tournament with no hazards, one-to-one battles all the way through. That should help you get to grips with the battles, although I dont know if Im really qualified to advise.
Thanks, but wot do u mean by 4/8?
4 or 8 robots, should have made that clearer.
The same as 1/2
Thanks.Also, there woz anuver thing Im not quite sure about- if u hav people entering mor than 1 robot each, wot do u do if they get drawn up against each other?Do u just carry on?
Id redo parts of the draw so people dont go against each other, or swap people around.
Yeh, but if it came 2 the final 2 bots were entered by da same person?
Usually the robots just go against each other without any problems. I dont have a problem with it as it gurantees me a robot in the next round and increases my chance of winning.
On another note, there was nothing wrong with this tournament. Im not the best person to give advice on cancelling tournaments without a reason but why have you stopped this one?
A lot of people were talkin about dropping out
I want a spot with Cyrilium!
The new one, not the old one.