The Crash & Burn Tournament: The Dual Duels

[kodster]

Guess what? Its a Tag-Team MAJOR!!!

Thats right! Im opening another major, but for tag-teams! I will need 16 people to enter 8 heavyweight vapourbots or realies for this one.

More specific rules to follow.

[paulc]

This looks good - count me in. And heres my team for Team Insanity

MeCANNIBAL 2.0

€ WEIGHT: 110kg (Shuffler)

€ ARMOUR: 3.25mm Titanium on top and bottom.

€ SHAPE: Invertible low cylinder

€ MOTORS: 2 x S28-400 MagMotors at 36V = 12HP

€ LOCOMOTION: 2 x Shuffling pads

€ DIMENSIONS: (L) 80CM (W) 80CM (H) 20CM

€ COLOUR: Black with scary human face with over sized teeth coloured red.

€ WEAPONRY: Ring spinner, made of 8MM Harox, weighing 30KG, powered by 2 x LEM130€™s at 36V to give it spinning speed of 3000RPM and producing 195KJ per blow with a spin-up time of 3 seconds, but is lethal in 1 second. It 2 big teeth made of Hardox that curve out. The teeth are inserted into the body and have rows of Tool Steel spikes on the teeth to dig in. These teeth 5kg each and are designed to send all the spinning energy into one spot rather than small amount into multiple spots. It also has 5 Inches worth of Titanium shock-proof Foam to stop it self-destructing.

€ SPEED: 15MPH

€ GROUND CLEARANCE: 0MM-8MM. It has a full-bodied 5mm Titanium skirt running completely along the ground that rises when the shell is spinning, but drops when the shell isn€™t spinning. This is powered by a simple 750w Bosch 36V motor and runs at the same time as the spinner.

€ STRENGTH: Scary name and weapon

€ WEAKNESS: Hard to control

And hes competing with:

NITRO-GENE 4.0

€ WEIGHT: 100kg

€ ARMOUR: 5mm Hardox for the body. 6mm Hardox flipper.

€ SHAPE: Low invertible box with pointed sides and rear. At the front is a 42* wedge to aid in getting underneath other robots. All the lines have been curved over to make it harder for a spinner to grab onto a panel and rip.

€ MOTORS: 4 x LEM 130€™s at 36V = 36HP

€ LOCOMOTION: 4 Vulkanised Wheels.

€ DIMENSIONS: (L) 90CM (H) 17CM (W) 70CM

€ COLOUR: Black all over with the flipper coloured red.

€ WEAPONRY: A full pressure Nitrogen powered flipper at 1000psi, using a single 80mm ram at 1000psi. The flipper is mounted in the middle of the robot, and is 20cm wide and runs 30cm up the body. Using a 3cm long Titanium strip underneath the flipper, and a heavy flipping arm, the flipper runs completely along the ground. Running on a ratio 2.2:1, the flipper produces 1600kg of force at the tips, allowing me to launch anyone away! This version has 2 x 3kg Nitrogen bottles, giving me 25 flips!

€ SPEED: 22mph

€ GROUND CLEARANCE: 0MM-2CM. At the front, it is completely 0mm. On the sides/rear, its 2cm. The orginal weakness of Nitro-Gene (its high ground clearance) has been seen to by the skirts on the sides/rear. They are 5mm Titanium skirts and are joined together like BioHazard - at the corners. To avoid them breaking off, they are held in place by Hardox hinges.

€ STRENGTH: Pushing power and weaponry.

€ WEAKNESS: High speed may mean difficult driving

[dinowarrior]

Im gonna wait for the specific rules first.

[kodster]

DA RULEZ

1. 16 people needed, with 8 vapourbots or real robots each.
2. The fights will all be 2 vs. 2, with 8 heats. 4 Round 1 battles, 2 Round 2 battles, 1 Heat Final. Series Finals set-up exactly like C&B1.
3. The teams, mind you, ARE NOT YOUR OWN. You must choose somebody to team-up with/accept a team proposition. Your 8 bots will be paired with their bots, but you choose the pairings.
4. Basic Robot Wars rules apply as well.
5. 100kg for wheeled robots, 110kg for treaded and tracked robots, 150kg for shufflers (Anarchy, Son of Whyachi, any bot that rotates its legs to move), and 200kg for true walkers (legs powered by actuators, as Craig pointed out). Flying robots are banned, as are crappy robots. Cluster-bots are allowed, but you can only enter clusterbots with a max of 4 parts. If half or more of your clusterbot is immobilized, then the rest is out as well.
6. Think of a good name for your new team.
7. Stats should go like this...

Robot Name: (obvious )
Shape: (what your bot looks like. Please dont skimp out on this one, that means you Aaron )
Colour: (What lovely colours your bot has )
Weight: (What your bot weighs)
Speed: (Your bots top speed)
Armour:(what components and materials does your bot have to protect itself from other weapons)
Drive:(motors and such)
Power: (batteries and such)
Motivation: (what moves your bot)
Ground Clearance: (the distance your bots edges are from the floor. Specify the front, sides, and rear especially)
Turning Circle: (the radius distance of your your bots ability to do a 180. If you can turn on the spot, it should be 0)
Dimensions: (should be in centimetres)
Weaponry: (interchangeable weaponry is allowed, but no more than 5 can be used. Passive weaponry is also allowed.)
Srimech: (what turns your robot onto its proper side if its been inverted)
Strengths (optional):
Weaknesses (optional):
Notes (optional):

8. ARENA

- The arena is 20m x 15m. The walls are made of VERY thick polycarbonate (think 60mm), and have 15mm thick hardox bars between the angle grinders for stability.

- Yes, there are angle grinders in the arena, along the wall of each wall, but not those crappy ones in Robot Wars that didnt do damage. :wink:. The discs are 25kg and have 2 7.5kg hardox teeth to destroy with. They spin at 1250rpm and dish out about 50kJ a hit.

- The pit is near one of the CPZs (just like in Robot Wars), however the pit is opened at the opposite of the arena, with the pit release button to the right of that walls grinder.

- There are four CPZs, with house robots occupying two of them.

- Arena saws return! Just like the ones from Battlebots! One set is near the pit, two sets are in the middle of the arena, and the last set is near the floor flipper.

- The floor flipper is directly opposite the pit on the arena, so watch out for it.

- The flame pit is adjacent to the pit and floor flipper.

- There is no spinner because it sucks.

Will try and get a CAD of it done in the next few days, unless someone wants to try and help.

9. Huh? Who put this 9. here? *removes it*

Well, thats about it. Get ready to feel the burn...and crash while doing so.

(Message edited by kodster on March 16, 200

[paulc]

Well, in that case, Ill keep Nitro-Gene, and I fancy teaming-up here with Joey if he wants to take part.

[kodster]

Paul, I dont think you get it...

1. 16 people needed, with 8 vapourbots or real robots each.

You need seven more.

[joey_picus]

I think I understand it...Ill have Gabriel, Fire And Ice, Nidhogg, 147, The Quaestor, No Objections, ??? (new vapour, will get name and stats up tomorrow, suffice to say its a two part clusterbot with no spinners) and 13 Black (RW7)
Stats are in C&B Extreme.

And Paul, Im up for a team if you are. You suggest a (preferably interesting) team name. (and Im easy on which robots go with which, as long as they complement each other)

[majinb]

count me in right now!

[dinowarrior]

Well then, heres some new+improved Team Dinowarrior machines...

ORKA MK4

Weight: 100 kilos
Body Shape: Behemoth
Speed: Some 15mph
TC: 0
GC: 8mm, 0mm at front.
Wheels; 6 inner
Armour; 7mm titanium
Power; 3x 12v batteries, powered by S28-400 Magmotors, at 24v.
Colour; Black with white patches
Weapons; A Behemoth like bucket scoop, made from titanium 5mm thick, and quite capable of lifting 300 kilos. It has a claw like device, also pneumatic, to grab an oppodent, like the claw on Mantis. The scoop is pnumatically powered by CO2, and has about 45 odd flips.
Srimech: It has a pneumatic dorsal fin piston that self-rights the robot, ala Vlad The Impaler.
Inspiration; Ive always liked Orcas. Adding the K made it sound more dangerous.
Strengths; Weapon
Weaknessess: Hard to turn


DIE-CERATOPS RE-INVERTUS

Weight; 100 kilos
Body Shape: Wheely Big Cheese
Speed; 15mph
TC; 0
GC; 0mm at front, 10mm at sides and back.
Wheels; 4 inner, the back two sticking out only slightly,
Armour; 8mm titanium
Power; 3x 12v batteries, powered by S28-400 Magmotors, at 24v.
Colour; Green, with Killer Carrot style wrinkles, mouth and eyes. One of the eyes has a plaster over it, the other is a black eye. A few bandages are painted on this time.
Weapons: A huge Wheely Big Cheese style pneumatic CO2 flipper, capable of flipping a tonne or so.
Srimech; As the name suggests, the robot runs inverted. Bars prevent side strandings, and the back is rounded, so stranding THAT way is outta the question. The flipper works upside down.
Inspiration; Ive always liked Dinosaurs. This is a pun of Triceratops. The Invertus part is pretty obvious.
Strengths; The ability to work upside down and still be able to use its weapon, now easier to control.
Weaknessess: Facing more agile vapourbots

LEPROSY INFECTION

Weight; 100 kilos
Body Shape; Tetanus Booster
Speed; 18mph
TC; 0
GC; 6mm
Wheels; 4 inner, top sticking out. Hinged mini-skirts hang from the side, and these protect the wheels from low lying discs.
Armour; 7mm titanium
Power; 3x 12v batteries, powered by S28-400 Magmotors. LEM130 motor for the drum.
Colour; A disgusting shade of lime green.
Weapons; A very large, very dangerous vertical drum, capable of reaching speeds of 4000rpm. The teeth on the drum are curved upwards so they can flip as well as damage and very sharp at the tip. There is a reason for this explained below. By the drum are two hindged wedge type devices, which drive oppodents onto the drum.
Srimech; The robot is invertable. Bars along the side and back prevent stranding. The wheel flaps, both on top and bottom, are set so the robot can still run inverted without getting stranded. Once upside down, the teeth of the drum gouge out robot parts.
Inspiration; Named after the disease which causes the skin to flake and fingers and toes to drop off...namely because the robot does something similar. The basic idea came from an episode of The Simpsons.
Strengths; Drum, control is pretty good
Weaknessess; Wheels may be vulnerable to axes


MEGA MASHER 2

Weight: 100 kilos
Body Shape: Minion with skirts.
Speed: 12mph
TC: 0
GC; 0 at front, 1mm at sides due to skirts, 10mm underneath.
Wheels; 4 inner.
Armour: A nice 3.25mm Hardox
Power: 3x 12v batteries, plus Bosch 750s at 36v.
Colour: Red and yellow.
Weapons; The front is a wedge, and the back has a nasty vertical disc, powered by its own LEM130 motor and spinning at 2000 rpm. It can probably flip as well as damage. A side Minion style bar, pneumatic CO2 powered, comes out from the side.
Srimech: The aforementioned bar rights the robot, even though it can run inverted.
Inspiration; This is probably the only robot I have where I have had no inspiration. It just came as a good name.
Strengths: Power, weaponary
Weaknessess: A little bulky, not as heavy as the body would suggest.

AXE-O-LOTL

Weight: 100 kilos
Body Shape: Comengetorix
Speed: 20mph
TC: 0
GC: 6mm
Wheels: 4 inner
Armour: 3.25mm Hardox all around.
Power: Same stuff as Storm 2 and Cyclone Force uses.
Colour: Has interchangable panels. One set is pure black, the other pure white with pink tinges.
Weapons: A very nasty pneumatic axe, with the power of Dominator 2. The head is diamond tipped, and the whole weapon is VERY persistant. It can fire about 40 times in one fight.
Srimech: The axe rights the robot. The robots body is designed so it cant be side stranded.
Inspiration: My favourite amphibian, the axolotl.
Strengths: Powerful weaponary
Weaknessess: Obviously a limited CO2 supply.


OBLITERATION

Weight: 100 kilos
Body Shape: Low, Circular machine, a bit like Gyrobot from Robot Wars Series 7.
Speed: 10mph
TC: 0
GC: 10mm all the way round. It has to be.
Wheels: 8 inner (4 on top, 4 below)
Armour: 7mm titanium
Power: It drives on 3x 12v batteries plus a couple of Magmotors (S28-400s). For the weaponary, its another LEM130 motor.
Colour: Dark blue with tinges of black and brown.
Weapons: This robot is a ring spinner. The teeth are increibally sharp. It spins at about 1000 rpm, and does damage similar to Phrizbee.
Srimech: This robot runs inverted.
Inspiration: It sounded cool. It also sounds like a ride at an amusment park, if you ask me.
Strengths: Body! Need I say more?
Weaknessess: Unknown Quality.


CRASH BANDI-BOT 3

WEIGHT: 100 kilos
Body Shape: A box with a wedge at the front and an inverted wedge at the back. About a metre long, point 3 of a metre wide and point 2 of a metre high.
Speed: 16mph.
TC: 0.
GC: 6mm all over except wedge, which meets at 0.
Wheels: 4 inner.
Armour: 8mm Titanium.
Power: 3x 12v batteries, plus Magmotors (S28-400s).
Colour: Orange.
Weapons: The mini wedge sports a nasty rear hindged, pneumatic CO2 flipper. Also, the back wedge, which contains a weapon of its own, a pneumatic spike, ala Spawn Of Scutter.
Srimech: Crash runs inverted, and the sides stick out to prevent side-stranding. When upside down, the wedge at the back allows Crash to continue attacking, thanks to the spike.
Inspiration: My old video-game friend, Crash Bandicoot.
Notes: Says WOAH! whenever you hit his face (painted on his flipper) thanks to a sound-system inside. WOAH!, of course, being Crashs catchphrase.
Strengths: Very manuverable.
Weaknesses: Tengu! Crash STILL hasnt forgiven him after the last time they met.

SPRING-BOK!

Weight: 100 kilos
Body Shape: Firestorm.
Speed: 12mph
TC: 0.
GC: 0 at front, 7mm at sides.
Wheels: 2 inner.
Armour: 8mm titanium, covered in 2mm orange fur.
Power: 3x 12v batteries, powered by a couple of Magmotors (S28-400s).
Colour: Orange, thanks to the fur.
Weapons: A launch pad. Heres how it works...basically, the robots drive up the wedge, then the front panel, which is attached to four large car springs, fires outwards via hydraulics. A miniture piston device is attached to the panel to prevent it getting fired off, and also re-sets it. Should that fail, it does have a back-up plan (see notes).
Srimech: Two arms that extend around the side of the body, a bit like that of Philliper, only bottom hinged rather than top hinged, act as the Srimech.
Inspiration: Its named after an antelope.
Notes: This is the re-make of the former comedy yet highly sucessful robot Fluffitor, who won a previous Children In Need special. Has an in-built police siren which it activates if the going gets tough. The idea is that the oppodent will think hes about to be arrested then run off.
Strengths: Experience, unique weapon.
Weaknesses: Untested, Flammable, back-up plan probably wont work.

For all the robots I havent mentioned, their dimensions should be the same as the robots they are based on. If you need something more specific, say so, and Ill go a-hunting.

You wanna team up Martijn?

(Message edited by Dinowarrior on March 16, 200

[majinb]

fine with me Chris

now, what do you thinks the best way to decide which vapour teams up with which vapour, 2 vapours that complement eacht other or 2 vapours that are alike?

whats your idea on this Chris?