HardWired II

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Given up on Sketchup, I can't do it for toffee. And all my attempts end up looking like a slightly wider and shorter Rango or K2 for some reason... Not that there's anything wrong with that but I don't want to look like I'm nicking designs! Back to pen and paper, I think!

In other news, just taken HardWired apart fully for the first time since the champs, actually loads more issues than I first thought. First thing is that the damage caused by that hit from 720 was more than just cosmetic, it's actually bent the wheel in slightly, so the gear was grinding a fair bit when I gave it a little test run direct from a battery (can't figure out the problem with my TZ85...) that needs looking at, and a little bit of cleanup on the wheel holes because they're catching very slightly.

The top supports have bent too, but that should be resolved with the new lid being welded on, and made of Hardox (come at me, axes) as well as the baseplate having a little bit of damage. The main shell (bar a slight bend from NST/720 and gouge from the front courtesy of Ironside) is pretty much undamaged, discounting the scratches. Very impressed, the HDPE panels on the side will take most of the shocks out for next year, so it'll be practically indestructible. Playing around with the idea of a shock mounted 6mm hardox front panel on the scoop (it's just that one panel with HWII on there, not the entire front) to give something hard for spinners to hit and fly off into the distance, but not causing any shock damage to myself, but it's still up in the air.

Next job now is finding out why this TZ85 isn't working, need to get the heatsink off and have a look at the circuitry and see if something's come loose. Oh, and finishing off Balsa Steel, just need to actually get the balsa wood to mount on the sides - it's part timber, part plywood, part balsa wood, means it's solid enough to drive properly without smashing itself up, whilst almost guaranteed to splinter into a million pieces in the first hit. Sorted.