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Jibril did look impressively fast... despite the obvious wheel spin, that's quite the machine you have there, and the axe mechanism looks beefy as all hell.

Thanks. Obviously, that was wasn't full power either (and won't be doing it again in a church hall, that is for sure). When the wheels become a bit wider in the tread, it will be very, very quick. The axe, when it works, is much better than the last attempt and that is before the 2.3hp motor goes in so... yeah... fun times ahead!

And I believe it was Stolen Concept that did the damage, and you weren't the only one, I jpked about Wej surviving but closer inspection has revealed several cracks and almost every panel plus the servo and a wheel are pretty chewed... it almost folded in half yesterday while I inspected it, it's quite a beastly spinner.

Oof, unlucky. Yeah, very much a beastly spinner though Death in the afternoon looked quite mean as well.

And I never realised Amai was so underweight , I thought I was light at 17g under...

I think Amai is 116g or something, way underweight. If I had built it a little more cleverly, I could have had a Fleaweight rather than an Antweight :P

Cue an update.

Jibril
The top panel was adjusted so that the rear panel now fits flush. The tether is installed, though it isn't neat, it is one of those things that "will do" for the RL Burgess Hill event. Locking pin in and metal tip on the Scythe now fitted, the last two things to do is the battery cage and the paintwork. The cage I'll be working on tonight and the paintwork during the week. I'll also see about planing off the drive wheels a little to make it grab traction a little better. The wooden floor at RL Burgess Hill should mean it will work there but for EXR Portsmouth, which is metal, I am hoping the wheels will have worn enough to allow for better traction.
Getting really excited for the Saturday now...