HardWired II

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The size may well be a killer, I've redesigned the whole thing to be even more compact - not got the exact measurements down, but it should be even smaller than HardWired Evolution, maybe even able to fit in a 35x30x8 cm box. I don't know if that's small by featherweight standards, but it should be a squeeze!

Rough draft of the design are attached, with 2 setups - the rear hinged lifter, the drum and then the basic machine with no attachments at all. Not everything's labelled up, but I've gone for a dual battery setup - one battery being for the drive, the other being for the weaponry. I'd like to aim for a 5s and a 6s, 5s for the drive, 6 for the weapon (or maybe 4 for the drive, dependant on whether I can upgrade from drill motors). Everything's subject to change, but this is the style I'd like to end up sticking with, in a roundabout sort of way! Will probably build a prototype out of MDF at some point and try to get it all working, but it's more likely I'll just finalise the design and then go straight to the build.

On a side note, I'm thinking of trying to re-create Tiny Toon's famous spinner showdown at the Gadget Show Live championships if I get in there and everything else permitting like spare time and other teams being up for it, for no other reason than I'd like to give old HardWired Evolution a viking burial since I most likely won't use the chassis and a few of my original homemade (scrap) parts anymore. And it'd look absolutely hilarious on camera...