Building Robots out of RC Cars and Monster Trucks

**Metal Demons** · 1st June 2009, 21:05

Originally Posted by team_orr

you cant beat the polystyrene :P

Eh, who knows? I might smoke my brushless ESCs...

**widow_twanky** · 1st June 2009, 21:30

Originally Posted by team_orr

other one made by the same guy who's name i cant remember: got smashed up big time....bits all over the arena

and that was with me stopping Luke going for it with Pure Evil's axe. He still hasn't forgiven me for not letting him hit it!!

Andy

**xtreme** · 1st June 2009, 23:56

Bring it to tag champs please.
Anything can happen in the arena. 360 got beat be a wooden robot didnt it Mouldy

oh and yeah there should be a feather kit availible. Gimson Robotics kinda had some basic starter kits when Ewan was about and the Zeobots kits have probs been best kit thats been out and thats stopped too. Wasnt Roaming robots going to start doing kits?
Somthing like the little Robo Challenge robots that the kids play with at events.
http://home.btconnect.com/priorycastor/DSCF2259.JPG
So they dont all the the same like the zeobots kits have a basic box robot with all components in and have a choice of weapons like Wedges, Spikes, static hammers axes for a thwack bot, maybe electric lifters all just to bolt onto the front, or as an option double up on drive and have it 4wd. Make bigger wheels an option just for Craig. Just drill motor drive on 12v, polycarb or hdpe chassis/armour. Nice and cheap for a beginner. Plus an advice sheet, not just for building there robot but informing them who not to fight with there new little robot kit. e.g. Hornet. Just Imagine Hornet getting hold of a super lightweight feather, If the impact of the disk doesnt kill there new fw instantly then hitting the roof then landing back on the hardox floor should finish the job off nicely.

**Dalek_team** · 7th June 2009, 11:49

My Bot Extreme 5 back in 2007 can 5th or 6th in its last bout at the RAF event (Although it had it's Right hand side front wheel knocked off by Pillow Torque)

But PigSaw MegaByte had no damage to the electonics (e.g. motors, speed controllers) and was still active at Brentwood. But was flipped out by Afterchock

. But NO DAMAGE TO ALUMINIUM AND PLASTIC ARMOUR.

**Dalek_team** · 7th June 2009, 11:51

Plus, RC monster trucks are very easy to control.

**typhoon_driver** · 7th June 2009, 11:55

5th or 6th eh?

Bring it to a real featherweight event with spinners in the arena. Its not proper combat unless something is spinning at high speed in the arena