Had a chance today to sit down and draw up some design ideas for Hatchet 2 and also priced up the majority if parts that i'll need and overall it's not too bad if you consider i have almost a year to build it. The new look chassis design i have is radical to say the least and makes Hatchet 1 look a bit boring in comparison, i'll be keeping that under wraps though until i start building. Here's a list of the specs i'm currently considering..

4mm Aluminium Baseplate
20mm Hdpe bulkheads with 8-10mm Hdpe bent and wrapped around the whole body in a single piece
15mm nylon axe bulkheads with bushings/bearings to really free the axe up
5s 2650mah 65 - 130c Turnigy nano tech lipo, don't believe the rating for a second but it's a good price
Tz85 drive speed controllers
12v drill motors for the drive, still not ready to fork out for gimsons although i'll see what money is like.
Same axe as before but much more powerful, 5 - 6:1 reduction instead of 3.5:1 and 8mm chain rather than 6, couple that with the higher voltage and the switch to lipo and i think i'll have an awesome weapon.
80mm wheels this time rather than 100 as i feel they were a little exposed this year.

Let me know what you think