RogueTwo Robots

[Eventorizon]

Hmmm, the only thing that seems to be missing is the weapon ESC, a couple of pulley the belt and the top armour. It should easily be in weight! Cant wait to fight it :-D

[PJ-27]

720s looking good! ;p

Ali really is the in thing this year, which makes me a sad panda as it doesn't spark.

[RogueTwoRobots]

Update

Got another weekend of work done. Had hoped to make a start on getting Onyx & Carcinus ready too but things on Drumroll ended up taking longer than expected so they'll have to wait till the next weekend I'm down (which will be the last one before the champs).

So with Drumroll, the mechanical side of things is pretty much done. Got a dividing plate made up for the battery compartment, got the drive motors greased up and run in, top and bottom skids for the front have been made, brushless motor has been mounted, polycarb top panel has been fitted, as has the armour. Two of the triangles that stop the bot resting on its side got smashed off against Galactus last year, so welded some new ones in place. I think I'll remake the armour after this year's event, the current stuff is looking a bit worn, though it will still hold up.





So it's mostly wiring up the electrics left to do, plus make a mount for the link/rx/LED. Then it'll be time for a coat of paint (bye-bye shiny) and, hopefully, some testing. Got new belts on the way for it as some plonker overlooked something in CAD and moved the drum shaft closer to the robot, meaning that the nice, perfectly fitting belts that I used to use are now as loose as Katie Price's undergarments. The new belts look like much better material and are cheaper than the old ones, so I'm just waiting to see what the catch is - probably the wrong tooth profile or something!

Anyway, I managed to wire up a quick test rig to see how it drives with the new motors and ESCs:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZL1EzRzn7EI

Pretty happy with it so far, can see me keeping it on 50-60% rates most of the time but it'll be nice to have the extra speed should I need it.

[harry hills]

Seems a much more solid machine, although I miss the more shaped front. Too boxy. Go test it somewhere open so we can all see the full silly speed

Also dammit, first we both go for milled aluminium and now pollycarb lids!

[SamO]

Looking great Jamie, much improved from last year
By the way, what bots that in the top right hand corner of the video?

[Eventorizon]

Looks great Jamie! Speedy little thing when it needs to be. It is a little boxy but I guess that's just how things roll. Next year a new shiny sharp drum should be on the list!

[RogueTwoRobots]

Yeah it's a bit boxy for my liking too but I just don't have the time this year to hone the overall look. Function over frills. I'll make it more shapely after the champs, want to get some funky, curvy fins welded on the sides and will mill the front ends into a similar shape to the last version. At the very least it will help discern it from 720.

The robot in the top right is Tony's axe robot:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KuW01fofL68

I got my hands on it late last year to try and fix it up but with moving and starting a new job, I haven't had a chance to get it back to Tony yet. He's been busy himself with a house move so he's probably not missing it too much :P

[Ellis]

Looking great man! Look forward to maybe fighting it. :P

Also,

Updatehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZL1EzRzn7EI

Dat launch tho, zomg

[mrsam]

Holy crap that's fast! Can't wait to see this perform

[daveimi]

God that's frightening!

[Mouldy]

more frightening how jamies not only ripped of my robot… but im pretty sure hes now stealing my clothes and video skills… check out that video of him gassing up that pneumatic system… then watch this old one of me;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bv3AN4vjjQI



i have a stalker…

[Gabe01]

This explains it!

A doppelgänger is often perceived as a sinister form of bilocation and is regarded by some to be a harbinger of bad luck. In some traditions, a doppelgänger seen by a person's relative or friend portends illness or danger while seeing one's own doppelgänger is said to be an omen of death.

It's a bit of a downer! But there you go. Do you still have that pneumatic system? Which robot is it in?

[RogueTwoRobots]

It's also worth noting that we both have the same desk chair, as well as matching bed covers:

bed_cover.jpg

So it's no coincidence that our robots are almost identical!

[Mouldy]

wallpaper was the same too, just looks dull in that picture now… ive moved house since then so ill let you work out what wallpaper ive got now lol

drumroll looks seriously quick jamie- you going to run it flat out at champs or restrict it on the tx?

[RogueTwoRobots]

Yeah I want weekly updates on any purchases or changes you make in your life so I can replicate them quick smart

Planning on running it on restricted travel but probably won't decide for sure until it's in the arena doing its weapon failsafe check and I get the chance to drive it about. Will see how controllable it is at full speed then decide.

In the meantime I've been toying with the idea of giving Drumroll a new colour scheme for this year. You can let me know what you think