The Official Vapourboteer Awards 2005

[majinb]

In fact, I€™ve got 1.5 point in the best sportsman category

I€™ve just made up my mind on the individual weapons categories, so here they come:

Best Flipper (Front Hinged)
Disco 5

Best Flipper (Rear Hinged)
Stratos-Fear

Best Axebot
Black Panther Queen

Best Spinner (Horizontal)
Automatic Schmuck

Best Spinner (Vertical)
The Disc

Best Sawbot
Metal Sonic Spin Dash

Best Full Body Spinner/Ring Spinner
Psyclonised

Best Translational Spinner
MDU 3

Best Crusher (Horizontal)
Gigabyte 1.5

Best Crusher (Vertical)
Clawdius Decimus Murderous

Best Clusterbot
Going Crunch

Best Interchangeable Robot
NSBFR X

Best Rammer/Pusher
The Ultimate Wedge

Best Other Weapon
Starstorm 2

Most Effective Weapon
The Disc

[mrdaves]

Its amazing that a tournament which has been temportany put on the back-burner is still high up in the best tournament list...

...Its a fix I say.

[andrewj]

Say what? I can assure you this is no fix...

[dinowarrior]

MOST ORIGINAL DESIGN: Wedge Devolution...simple, yet effective.
MOST ORIGINAL DESIGNER: Alex Holt, I guess
BEST DESIGN: Probably The Disc
BEST ENGINEERED: Dont ask.
BEST NEWCOMER: Alex MacWalliams
BEST SPORTSMAN: Still the one and only...Steve-ie
IDIOT OF THE YEAR: Timothy James Sillary

FLIPPER (FH): Disco 5
FLIPPER (RH): Wedge Devolution.
AXE: Killotine Evo
SPINNER (H): Cant think of any
SPINNER (V): The Disc
SAW: Metal Sonic Spin Dash
FBS: Tengu...You still owe me buddy! I still want that grudge match!
TRANSLATION SPINNER: Never heard of the term.
CRUSHER (H): Gigabyte
CRUSHER (V): CDM
CLUSTERBOT: Going Crunch
INTERCHANGABLE: Always had something for Chameleon.
RAMMER: Forcepower Turbo
OTHER: Err...The Crashing Bore
MOST EFFECTIVE: The Disc...always has been, always will be.

MOST UNDERRATED VAPOURBOTEER: Me. Oh wait, I cant vote for myself. Err...David Weston.
MOST UNDERRATED VAPOURBOT: This is tricky...I think Ill pass.
BEST NEWCOMER: Flank Attack.
BEST COMEDY: Toby The T-Ram Engine, as it brings back so many memories.
CUSTOM HOUSE ROBOT: Cant say I know that many very well.
BEST WALKER: Walk Away
BEST SHUFFLER: MORD
BEST OTHER: Blizzard

BEST EXTREME: Unsure.
BEST MINOR: Dont know that many.
BEST MAJOR: Tied between VFT7 and PTT5...I dont care if they arent updated that much nowadays.
BEST BATTLE: Probably the very first fight of PTT5, Steven proving that, once again, he can still rule the rooster. And no, it ISNT because I won a battle! Stop looking at me like that!
BEST CUSTOM ARENA: PTT arena
BEST NEW WRITER: Martijn...writing good fights is one thing, but doing them in a language that isnt your own tongue...I admire that.
BEST WRITER: Tie between Steve and Rich.

BEST BRITISH VAPOURBOTEER: Steve
BEST FORGEIN VAPOURBOTEER: Martijn
BEST TEAM: Err...Alex Holts team.
BEST VAPOURBOT: Wedge Devolution, because it never gives up.
BEST VAPOURBOTEER: Steve, because he has some great robots.

[andrewj]

I think this is what the votes are like at the moment, but chances are Ive already miss counted somewhere...

Most Original Design

Blizzard -1
Tails - 1
Stratos-Fear - 1
The Red Knight - 1
Dante - 1
Wedge Devolution - 1

Most Original Designer

Alex Holt - 6
ff6000>Aaron Knight - 1

Best Design

SOR - 2
Automatic Schmuck - 2
ff6000>Tengu - 1
The Ultimate Wedge - 1
The Disc - 1

Best Engineered

MDU - 1
Automatic Schumck - 1
Tengu - 1
The Ultimate Wedge - 1

Best Newcomer (Vapourboteer)

Alex MacWilliams - 5
ff6000>Martijn Benschop - 2

Best Sportsman

Steve McGregor - 6.5
ff6000>Martijn Benschop - 1.5
Tony Politzi - 1

Idiot Of The Year

Tim - 3
ff6000>Dave S - 2

Best Flipper (Front Hinged)

Disco 5 - 6
ff6000>Tails - 1

Best Flipper (Rear Hinged)

Achilles - 2
Stratos Fear - 2
Wedge Devolution - 2
ff6000>SOR - 1
Wedga Revo - 1

Best Axebot

Black Panther Queen - 3
ff6000>Killotine: EVO - 2
Battle Raptor - 1
ASANSMSADB - 1
Glasgow Kiss - 1

Best Spinner (Horizontal)

Automatic Schmuck - 6
ff6000>Parasite - 1

Best Spinner (Vertical)

The Disc - 6
ff6000>MORD - 2

Best Sawbot

MSSD - 5
ff6000>SD IV - 2

Best Full Body Spinner/Ring Spinner

Tengu - 5
ff6000>MDU - 1
Tempest - 1
Psyclonised - 1

Best Translational Spinner

MDU - 6

Best Crusher (Horizontal)

GigaByte - 6
ff6000>No Close Shave 3 - 1

Best Crusher (Vertical)

CDM - 6
ff6000>Squishiest - 1

Best Clusterbot

Going Crunch - 4
ff6000>4 Swords - 1
Botels Reunited - 1

Best Interchangeable Robot

WX6.0 - 2
NSBFR-X - 2
Chameleon - 2
ff6000>Slammer - 1

Best Rammer/Pusher

ForcePower 5.0 - 4
ff6000>The Ultimate Wedge - 2
Wedga Revo 2.0 - 1

Best Other Weapon

The Crashing Bore - 3
ff6000>Blizzard - 2
Automatic Schmuck - 1
Starstorm 2 - 1

Most Effective Weapon

The Disc - 3
ff6000>Automatic Schmuck - 2
Fragmentor - 1
Tengu - 1

Most Underrated Vapourboteer

Dave Weston - 4
ff6000>Aaron Knight - 1
Alex MacWilliams - 1
Chris Mason - 1

Most Underrated Vapourbot

Die Ceratops ReInvertus - 2
ff6000>The Botels - 1
SOR - 1

Best Newcomer (Vapourbot)

Flank Attack - 2
ff6000>A Night at the Bar - 1
Back to Rock II - 1
Shovearound 2 - 1

Best Comedy Bot

Tails - 2
Toby The T-Ram Engine - 2
ff6000>Chalkie 3G - 1
The Robotnik Twins - 1

Best Custom House Robot

Uncle Sam - 1
NSBFL House Robots - 1
PTT House Robots - 1
MegaRaptor - 1

Best Walker

Walk Away - 2
ff6000>Mega Snakebite - 1

Best Shuffler

MORD - 3
ff6000>Whirligig 4.0 - 2

Best Other Motivation

Blizzard - 6

Best Extreme/Side Event

VFT Side Events - 3
NSBFLX - 3

Best Tournament (48-)

AJWars: Christmas Rumble - 3

Best Tournament (48+)

Velociraptor€™s FanFic Tournament 6 - 3.5
Pussycat Tribute Tournament 5 - 3.5

Best Battle

MORD vs. Wedga Revo - NSBFL - 4
ff6000>VFT 6 Final - 1
PTT5 First Battle - 1

Best Custom Arena

PTT Arena - 4
ff6000>VFT Arena - 1
Roulette - 1
NSBFL Arenas - 1

Best Newcomer Writer

Martijn Benschop - 7

Best Writer

Steve McGregor - 3
ff6000>Richard Southworth - 2
Frank Goacher - 1
Alex Holt - 1

Best British Vapourboteer

Steve McGregor - 3
ff6000>Andrew Jackson - 2
Alex Holt - 2

Best Continental Vapourboteer

Aaron Knight - 3
ff6000>Martijn Benschop - 2
Alex MacWilliams - 1
Nick Schuch - 1

Best Team

Team Doomforall - 4
ff6000>Team Distrcutive Technologies - 1
Team Aussie - 1
Team Bored - 1

Best Vapourbot

Fragmentor - 1
Automatic Schmuck - 1
Tengu - 1
Achilles - 1
GigaByte - 1
Wedge Devolution - 1

Best Vapourboteer

Aaron Knight - 2
Steve McGregor - 2
ff6000>Andrew Jackson - 1
Alex Holt - 1

[martyn]

Most Original Design
Blizzard

Most Original Designer
Alex

Best Design
Wedge devo

Best Engineered
I will say Automatic Schmuck

Best Newcomer (Vapourboteer)
Since Martijin isn€™t really new it€™s really between Tony and Alex McW, I will go for Alex McW

Best Stevesman€¦ I mean Sportsman
Alex H

Idiot Of The Year
Split THREE ways between Dave. S, Tony and Timmy

Best Flipper (Front Hinged)
Tails

Best Flipper (Rear Hinged)
Wedge Devo

Best Axebot
Glasgow Kiss

Best Spinner (Horizontal)
Parasite

Best Spinner (Vertical)
The Disc

Best Sawbot
SD IV (how can you judge metal sonic spin dash as it hasn€™t had a fight)

Best Full Body Spinner/Ring Spinner
Tengu

Best Translational Spinner
MDU

Best Crusher (Horizontal)
Grabbit Advanced

Best Crusher (Vertical)
CDM

Best Clusterbot
Going Crunch

Best Interchangeable Robot
Slammer

Best Rammer/Pusher
Force Power

Best Other Weapon
The crushing bore

Most Effective Weapon
The most effective weapon these days seams to be spinners

Most Underrated Vapourboteer
Richard

Most Underrated Vapourbot
Die-ceratops reinvertus

Best Newcomer (Vapourbot)
Back to rock 2

Best Comedy Bot
Toby the t-ram engine

Best Custom House Robot
VFT house robots

Best Walker
are there any?

Best Shuffler
MORD

Best Other Motivation
Screws

Best Extreme/Side Event
VFT side events

Best Tournament (48-)
Aj was Christmas tournament

Best Tournament (48+)
time for something different NSBFL

Best Battle
VFT 6 final

Best Custom Arena
NSBFL arenas

Best Newcomer Writer
Martijin

Best Writer
Richard


Best British Vapourboteer
Frank

Best Continental Vapourboteer
Martijin

Best Team
Team Braveheart

Best Vapourbot
two many to decide

Best Vapourboteer
Aj

[pcbore]

quote:

SD IV (how can you judge metal sonic spin dash as it hasn€™t had a fight)

By looking at the stats.

[velociraptor]

Most Original Design: Blizzard
Most Original Designer: Aaron Knight
Best Design: Wedge Devolution
Best Engineered: MDU
Best Newcomer (Vapourboteer): Martijn Benschop
Best Sportsman: Steven MacGregor
Idiot Of The Year: Timothy

Best Front Hinged Flipper: Disco 5
Best Rear Hinged Flipper: Wedge Devolution
Best Axebot: Black Panther Queen
Best Horizontal Spinner: Automatic Schmuck
Best Vertical Spinner: The Disc
Best Sawbot: SD IV
Best FBS/Ring Spinner: Tengu
Best Translational Spinner: MDU
Best Horizontal Crusher: Gigabyte
Best Vertical Crusher: Clawdius Decimus Maximus
Best Clusterbot: Going Crunch
Best Interchangable Robot: WX 6.0
Best Rammer: Forcepower 5.0
Best Other Weapon: The Crashing Bore
Most Effective Weapon: MDU

Most Underrated Vapourboteer: Dave Weston
Most Underrated Vapourbot: Dieceratops Invertus
Best Vapourbot Newcomer: Back To Rock II
Best Comedy Bot: Tails
Best Custom HR: PTT House Robots
Best Walker: Walk Away
Best Shuffler: Whirligig 4.0
Best Other Motivation: Blizzard
Best Side Event: NSBFL-X
Best 48- Tournament: AJWars Christmas Rumble
Best 48+ Tournament: PTT
Best Battle: NSBFL-7 Final
Best Custom Arena: NSBFL Arenas
Best Newcomer Writer: Martijn Benschop
Best Writer: Steven MacGregor
Best British Vapourboteer: Steven MacGregor
Best Continental Vapourboteer: Aaron Knight
Best Team: Aaron Knights team
Best Vapourbot: Achilles
Best Vapourboteer: Aaron Knight

For those of you wondering about VFT, Ive just been really busy - sorry. Im not abandoning it, but it may proceed slowly again.

[andrewj]

Heres the updated votes, whether they are right or not is anyones guess Youll notice my lovely colourcoding has been removed by popular demand too :wink:

Most Original Design

Blizzard - 3
Tails - 1
Stratos-Fear - 1
The Red Knight - 1
Dante - 1
Wedge Devolution - 1

Most Original Designer

Alex Holt - 7
Aaron Knight - 2

Best Design

SOR - 2
Automatic Schmuck - 2
Wedge Devolution - 2
Tengu - 1
The Ultimate Wedge - 1
The Disc - 1

Best Engineered

MDU - 2
Automatic Schumck - 2
Tengu - 1
The Ultimate Wedge - 1

Best Newcomer (Vapourboteer)

Alex MacWilliams - 6
Martijn Benschop - 3

Best Sportsman

Steve McGregor - 7.5
Martijn Benschop - 1.5
Tony Politzi - 1
Alex Holt - 1

Idiot Of The Year

Tim - 4
Dave S - 2
Tony - 1

Best Flipper (Front Hinged)

Disco 5 - 5
Tails - 2

Best Flipper (Rear Hinged)

Wedge Devolution - 4
Achilles - 2
Stratos Fear - 2
SOR - 1
Wedga Revo - 1

Best Axebot

Black Panther Queen - 4
Killotine: EVO - 2
Glasgow Kiss - 2
Battle Raptor - 1
ASANSMSADB - 1

Best Spinner (Horizontal)

Automatic Schmuck - 7
Parasite - 2

Best Spinner (Vertical)

The Disc - 8
MORD - 2

Best Sawbot

MSSD - 5
SD IV - 4

Best Full Body Spinner/Ring Spinner

Tengu - 7
MDU - 1
Tempest - 1
Psyclonised - 1

Best Translational Spinner

MDU - 8

Best Crusher (Horizontal)

GigaByte - 7
No Close Shave 3 - 1
Grabbit Advanced - 1

Best Crusher (Vertical)

CDM - 8
Squishiest - 1

Best Clusterbot

Going Crunch - 6
4 Swords - 1
Botels Reunited - 1

Best Interchangeable Robot

WX6.0 - 3
NSBFR-X - 2
Chameleon - 2
Slammer - 2

Best Rammer/Pusher

ForcePower 5.0 - 6
The Ultimate Wedge - 2
Wedga Revo 2.0 - 1

Best Other Weapon

The Crashing Bore - 5
Blizzard - 2
Automatic Schmuck - 1
Starstorm 2 - 1

Most Effective Weapon

The Disc - 3
Automatic Schmuck - 2
Fragmentor - 1
Tengu - 1
MDU - 1

Most Underrated Vapourboteer

Dave Weston - 5
Aaron Knight - 1
Alex MacWilliams - 1
Chris Mason - 1
Richard Southworth - 1

Most Underrated Vapourbot

Die Ceratops Invertus - 4
The Botels - 1
SOR - 1

Best Newcomer (Vapourbot)

Back to Rock II - 3
Flank Attack - 2
A Night at the Bar - 1
Shovearound 2 - 1

Best Comedy Bot

Tails - 3
Toby The T-Ram Engine - 3
Chalkie 3G - 1
The Robotnik Twins - 1

Best Custom House Robot

PTT House Robots - 2
Uncle Sam - 1
NSBFL House Robots - 1
MegaRaptor - 1
VFT House Robots - 1

Best Walker

Walk Away - 3
Mega Snakebite - 1

Best Shuffler

MORD - 4
Whirligig 4.0 - 3

Best Other Motivation

Blizzard - 8

Best Extreme/Side Event

NSBFLX - 4
VFT Side Events - 4

Best Tournament (48-)

AJWars: Christmas Rumble - 5

Best Tournament (48+)

Pussycat Tribute Tournament 5 - 4.5
Velociraptor€™s FanFic Tournament 6 - 3.5
NSBFL - 1

Best Battle

MORD vs. Wedga Revo - NSBFL - 5
VFT 6 Final - 2
PTT5 First Battle - 1

Best Custom Arena

PTT Arena - 4
NSBFL Arenas - 3
VFT Arena - 1
Roulette - 1

Best Newcomer Writer

Martijn Benschop - 9

Best Writer

Steve McGregor - 4
Richard Southworth - 3
Frank Goacher - 1
Alex Holt - 1

Best British Vapourboteer

Steve McGregor - 4
Andrew Jackson - 2
Alex Holt - 2
Frank Goacher - 1

Best Continental Vapourboteer

Aaron Knight - 4
Martijn Benschop - 3
Alex MacWilliams - 1
Nick Schuch - 1

Best Team

Team Doomforall - 4
Team Distrcutive Technologies - 2
Team Aussie - 1
Team Bored - 1
Team Braveheart - 1

Best Vapourbot

Achilles - 2
Fragmentor - 1
Automatic Schmuck - 1
Tengu - 1
GigaByte - 1
Wedge Devolution -1

Best Vapourboteer

Aaron Knight - 3
Steve McGregor - 2
Andrew Jackson - 2
Alex Holt - 1

Remember the deadline is 23rd December, so youve got plenty of time to get any more remaining votes in yet.

[dinowarrior]

Id prefer Re-Invertus be used, for near obvious reasons.