How could I Improve pt 2

**corsair_lightning** · 20th November 2009, 18:48

For starters, ditch the axe. While it might seem like a good idea, it's really just wasting weight.

As for motors, 2 LEM-130s powered by 11x A123 Battlepacks should cover it.

Hardox can only be made as thin as 3.25mm. I would suggest replacing your current armour with that.

Here, I'll help you with the description of the Drillzilla crushing jaws:

weapon: A pair of crushing jaws, each which looks like the one used by Suicidal Tendencies, powered by a Vivoil Pump and LEM-130. Each jaw has a 3:1 ratio giving it 9 tonnes at the ram and 3 tonnes at the tip.

**death robotics** · 20th November 2009, 18:55

ok the final revised stats

metallic doom
shape: low box like drillzilla
weight:150kg
dimensions:43 x 38 x 7
colour: left hand side blood red, right side black
Drive: 2 LEM-130s powered by 11x A123 Battlepacks should cover it.
Locomotion: 2 Drillzilla-style shuffling feet at the rear, giving Metallic Death good traction and pushing ability.
armour: 3.25mm hardox
speed: 20mph
ground clearance: 0mm at the sides, 5mm front and back
turning circle: 0m
weapons: A pair of crushing jaws, each which looks like the one used by Suicidal Tendencies, powered by a Vivoil Pump and LEM-130. Each jaw has a 3:1 ratio giving it 9 tonnes at the ram and 3 tonnes at the tip
strenghs: pretty fast
weakness: unknown
scrimech: invertable
bio:my (i believe) 6th design thats is like and updated drillzilla

thanks for the help mark, you really are a good mate

hmm i might do some other weights soon

:P :twisted:

**corsair_lightning** · 20th November 2009, 19:16

I'll post it in your stats area. Also watch your stats for another Extra Surprise...

**death robotics** · 20th November 2009, 19:17

*in high pitched kiddy voice* ooh i cant wait

**corsair_lightning** · 20th November 2009, 19:24

The surprise: You get the stats of my old and now-worthless(for me) robot Killertron Mach 2, now renamed Killer to prevent copyright issues.

Just let me find the stats...

**death robotics** · 20th November 2009, 20:09

ok heres another one im thinking of doing

powerword launch
shape:spawn again (series 6)
weight:100kg
dimensions:0.90m x 1.02m x 0.70m
armour: 7mm hardox
ground clearance: 0mm at the front and back, 5mm sides
turning circle:0m
colour: red with white stripes
locomotion: el diablo grande style rubber tracks
speed: 16 mph
motors:2 S28-400 Magmotors, powered by 2x 3000mAh NiCad Battlepacks
weapons: a front hinged version of spawn agains flipper, which is powered by a co2 divers bottle which can flip 450kg
scrimech: the flipper
strenghs: fast for a tracked bot
weakness: easily rammed from the side
bio: a new deadly design comes out to play

so what do you think

**corsair_lightning** · 21st November 2009, 00:08

Lian, I'd like to give you a bit of advice that another newcomer recieved:

The advice I wanna give you is to aim for quality rather than quantity. Unless you love to design as much robots you can in as little time possible I don't see the point of a VERY new vapourboteer like you owning 17 robots while you haven't even had the chance to use a single one of them yet. Throw in the fact that even the biggest majors only ask you to enter 8 robots and I see some serious overkill.

While your robots are seriously improving (though there's still 1 or 2 out there that have some majors flaws

), they are mediocre at best and I feel they could be a whole lot better if you'd just concentrate on about 8 of them. If you had spent the same amount of time it took you to come up with 17 robots in perfecting just 8 of them, you would be a way more serious contender in the game of vapourbots

I can see you have the passion and you're certainly learning, you just need a bit more direction