Hobbyweights anyone?

**ewan** · 15th April 2004, 09:17

I have to agree with Ed n Geoff really... if there are too many weight classes, itll not only dilute the number of robots in each class, but it will confuse the lot of us...
Imagine RW showing 4-5 weight classes in a show, Itd just confuse the viewers...

There is a limit on the weight classes that are visually exciting to watch. I personally think featherweights are the mimimum weight that viewers will take an intrest to (with anything below feather being much less visually exciting).

If we all end up having more robot it would cost us more money... And the quality of our robots could be diluted as we spend less time on each one... (remember, time x money = robot).

Cheers, Ewan

15th April 2004, 13:29

I agree these 5-6kg bots might not be a crowd pleaser but that does not nessassarly (spelling)mean that we cannot run them. I am sure that at sometime during the day (before the first show, lunch time, after the show) there will be a time when the arena is free and we could use it.

Regards
Ian

**stu** · 15th April 2004, 14:03

Normal lunch time means lunch time. You dont know how hard it is to run an event, then lunch time comes, you just want to sit down and not worry about the arena. Someone needs to be at the arena at all times, they do need a lunch break Ian. Just build your 5-6kg robot and stop complaining. We cant stop you, nor would anyone try, stop making a big thing of it.

Mr Stu

**james...venom** · 15th April 2004, 14:41

Rc Wars runs regular roboteer social events where people come along and socialise with other builders. they bring there featherweights along to have a few battles.

if there are a few 5/6kg machines then il organise somthing and set up the Rc Wars arena for you to play in. if it gets big enough we could hold some sort of championship?

15th April 2004, 14:56

Stu i am currently building the bot and I am not trying to make a big thing of it. I am not going to get into an arguement about it. I will be bringing it to newark regardless of whether i can run it or not.

Regards
Ian

**stu** · 15th April 2004, 15:01

LOL ok Ian, chill chill chill. LOL.

Mr Stu

**ewan** · 15th April 2004, 15:07

mmm...
One of the reasons America can afford to have so many bloody weight classes is there are so many people building over the pond... Just see this: a Database of US bot builders: http://www.buildersdb.com/search_robots.asp?BotName=&x=16&y=0&TeamName=&Clas sID=&City=&State=http://www.buildersdb.com/search_rob...Name=&ClassID= &City=&State= (and thats not all of em

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Cheers, Ewan

**jamesb** · 15th April 2004, 17:51

I think that anyone thinking of building a 6kg robot, just go ahead and do it. I have read and understood all of the points put across above, and my opinion is, featherweights are expensive.

Though Ed rightly says that further diluting the weight classes is bad, how many roboteers will abandon their feathers or heavies to build weeny-weights? (since hobbyweight is dodgey)

Also, how many potential roboteers have looked at feathers and thought... man, my rc car isnt powerful enough for that class

In short, if you build them we will come..... with our arena, and as there is likely to be a heavyweight event every 5 minutes the way things are going, this may be the best chance feather and weenyweights will have of actually fighting without worrying about heavies nicking their place in the arena.

As weve said, weve done it for years, join us if you wish, officially recognized or not.