Thanks for the feedback to this, everyone! I get the point regarding it might be better to shy away from Youtube as a hub for this sort of thing, it can get a bit of a mess if not done right. I think what a few of you have mentioned about having an index on here (to incorporate already existing tutorials) might not be a bad idea at all - I do like the idea of having a video archive (as well as picture/text tutorials) that would allow people to have that visual help for them to base their own designs on.

Gary, I see where you're coming from with that and I'd imagine that'd play into things but that's probably a benefit to having it so that anyone can upload a tutorial describing their way of doing things, though really the only thing you'd have to consider is mentioning other options for batteries or ESCs and the risks that run with them, or why you'd recommend ESC X over ESC Y. At the end of the day, these aren't absolute instructions for each and every robot, so people can always adapt and make it their own, but it just would help provide that spark for new builders to get clued up and get involved!

Perhaps we could have a chat with Kane (or whoever runs the FRA site) and have it as a sub-category of the site as opposed to a forum topic/board? I think both that and the forum post idea that a few have suggested already would work well though.

I see where you're coming from regarding the health and safety aspects of it all too, Dave, but the thing is that if someone DID want to do it, they'd find out anyway - it's better them learn how to build it properly and reduce the risk of anything going wrong than reading up a little bit on it and making up the rest. Granted, you will always get that one person who doesn't listen and does it anyway, but that's the same with everything I guess. Better them knowing the proper way and the risks that go with it than just thinking they can figure out the rest as they go! All you can do is warn them of the risks both before and after, like Robot Wars used to do... it's a dangerous hobby by nature, so there's not much you can do other than that!