Update

Phew! Been a long and very busy few days but everything's pretty much sorted, except for trying to turn a crazy mess and random assortment of bits and pieces in the workshop into a tidy and organised tools & spares collection for loading into the car.

Although today was long, it was a bit stop/start and didn't feel particularly productive. Things sped up a bit when I casually stuck Reaver on the scales just to make sure it was in the weight limit and it popped up at 14.1kg! Pretty sure it was 13.4kg before I added the bike tyre, and that certainly didn't weigh as much as 700g. The main bulk of the weight was in the front scoop, which is a rather solid chunk of 5mm steel. So I could either make a new lighter one from 3mm, or just hack at the existing one with an angle grinder.

The hacking won.

The weight loss battle was also won, now coming in underweight at the small cost of a dip in aesthetics:



A quick test later to make sure it was all working and it was then chucked to the side and ticked off the list. Same with Flatulence, which will be brought along for fun/to be destroyed. Still has a loose hub grub screw (couldn't find the damn wacky imperial hex key for it) but should still be able to move around for a bit.

So that all aside, the focus was back on Drumroll. Just needed paint and to have its Loctite/cable ties final assembly, but it felt like much more still needed to be done since I haven't really tested it much as a whole working unit yet. Took much longer than expected but eventually the last Loctited bolt went in at 10pm so everything's now grand. Especially with regards to weight:



Well, I would have preferred to be just a couple of hundred grams under the limit but can't complain too much. I've also got a couple of spare sliver steel shafts as back-up should the titanium one deform, and they weigh about 300g more than the ti one, so at least I've got the cushion for that and the larger brushless motor, should I change to it.

Lining up alongside Reaver to highlight the size difference, though the camera doesn't capture it fully:



Thus ends what has been a rather frantic build for this year's event, let's hope it's not all over after the first fight.
We'll be leaving in about 12 hours (midday Wednesday) and still got a lot to do tomorrow beforehand so I'm off to my kip. See you in Birmingham!