its something i would love to do one day but you never seem to see old shells/bots come up for restoration. has anyone ever done anything like this?
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its something i would love to do one day but you never seem to see old shells/bots come up for restoration. has anyone ever done anything like this?
Jonno did with Matilda
i think he got given the shell though
its a shame they dont come up for sale more
A lot of the retired guys don't use the forum I imagine and also probably have too much sentimental attachment to their machines.
KC 3
dam i wish i could do something like that!
Will put Erics photos in the thread once its fixed too, still needing a lot of work even if it does look ok.
it needs a total overhall :-)
To be honest, it just needs some of these: http://www.makingthemodernworld.org.uk/ ... 873_zl.jpg
:proud:
Doesn't need that much to get it going. One bit removed from the hydraulics and replaced with a pressure test point and the electrics replaced.
Hopefully there is a multipack saving on those Jamie :lol: . I have him lying on his side just now to prevent that until its fixed :proud:
And if it's going in a 2012 arena better armour and an extra 20kg :)
Here's a nice little restoration for someone, most likely as a static display;
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 480wt_1139
Very strange that this comes up a few days after we start talking about restorations of old bots :lol: .
The Stag's not as cool as Eric though 8)
tony, ye it is :)
Pffft, nonsense! Eric is much cooler, how do I add one of those questionnaire things and we'll find out? :lol:
true how its funny that its come up so soon after this, maybe he lurks around here?
If he does he would have sold it on here I reckon. Not sure how long its been retired for, that might tell us.
im already after it, thanks though harry :)
I think Jamie beat you to it HarryQuote:
Originally Posted by k_c_r
i hate it when that happens, there are two posts in the space i dont check the thread, making it go over to another page and i miss something big, making me look foolish :lol:
ive almost got the thing :)
Did you get the additional photos you asked for?
So, the 60 million dollar question, Who is restoring The Stag?
not me, i need the cash in other places, and it doesnt limit me when it comes to HW building time :)
was tempted but it was far too far away and would require complete rebuild
By the way Tony scar is looking great! :) when do you think you'll have it finished?
Would be interesting to see if its someone putting it in a collection and leaving it as is or someone who plans to restore it.
Cheers Jonny :D. I'm not sure when i'll have Scar finished, Jamie is coming up sometime after the upcoming AWS event to help me finish off Eric's wiring then he will be pretty much good to go (not in an arena, just to drive around a bit and lift some stuff) and then it'll be Scars turn again. It will depend on what parts we put in Eric as to what we have left for Scar but I have motors and either a fancy or basic ESC waiting to be installed. As for the weapon, not sure yet, probably just to get him going could make it a rotating lifter and maybe sometime get some Sgt Bash style jaws on the front.
Eric is closer to completion though so will get done first, just to refit all the wiring and do a bit of modernising in other areas like convert him over from 40meg :D
if your looking for someone to flog the 40mhz geat to let me know!!
have you gone and got it harry?
I think he means he wants the radio gear for ants, don't think that if he were doing up an old bot he would put an even older transmitter in it.
Not sure what i'll do with it Harry but will keep you in mind if I am getting rid of it, seems like pretty expensive gear too, well, back in its day that is.
thanks :proud:
Its true about the sentimentality, I would never sell any of the robots we fought with but what about building scale models of them?
would you please expand on your idea a little john?
It needs no explaination... I think I like this idea John 8)Quote:
Originally Posted by mattsdragons
what weight class would the scale models be in? antweights would be good (i've already got one in the pipeline)
ah, so you mean by building a FW version of HW's?
a little like whats happened with eric :)
I was thinking of non-combat models, built to scale just for display. Would be great to have a table full on display at events.