Team Inky

[Inky]

Hello, new member here.

Hey, so far I have two featherweight robots to my name, Stratos and Tankslapper.

Stratos, the flipper which used to be a BattleRat, was taken to the Robots Live event at the Museum of Flight in 2012 where it had a run in with Little Hitter and broke a few internals. It took a hit from the hammer on the aluminium panel, right next to the PCB and damaged it severely. Due to this it now sits on a shelf, inactive.

Tankslapper is the new robot, bought from Tony and Jamie of ScotBots. So far it has one of the interchangeable weapons ready, a solid 9inch aluminium spear attached to the chassis. Another weapon in the pipeline would be a chain flail with some sort of weight at the end, attached to the chassis so it swings around when the robot spins. Having made the spear myself I can guarantee some intense paintwork scratching will happen at the end of it.

I will be taking Tankslapper to the Museum of Flight event this year and also to Glasgow for the Comic Con event, assuming that featherweights are allowed to fight.

Thoughts on my robots are welcomed.


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[harry hills]

Nice to see a spike robot. I'd personally be worried about the aluminium bending. Maybes you could do a slightly shorter steel one which would be more hard wearing. How is the spike attached to the robot.

Look forward to seeing more from you.

[playzooki]

Oh hey inky!

Tankslapper looks interesting, might get mauled by wedges, will be interesting.

[Inky]

It's got an inch of bar - 1 inch is threaded, 9 inches are outside for the spear - with a smaller diameter that's been threaded, it attaches directly to the chassis which has also been threaded.

Given that I work with offcuts from my school that aren't needed I doubt that I'll be able to get a steel bar.

[daveimi]

Welcome!!!

I had a robot with a spike, it was more box section and I filed an edge into it to try and get under people lol.

[harry hills]

What diameter is it? I've got a fair amount of 1" steel round you are welcome to if you pay postage.

[Inky]

About 9mm diameter I think.

Thanks for the offer, but I'll try to see what I can find in the storerooms first.

[Inky]

So I got a bit of work done today when really I should be revising. Got the wedge completely made from scratch out of offcuts of wood and aluminium, and the fixings all sorted, as well as some vinyl for aesthetics. Also got the fixings for the chain attached, all that I need now is some sort of weight to go on the end of the chain, combination lock there for a visual aid.


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[Niels - Team K.a.L.M.]

The first problem I see with that chain is that you will drive over it when you back up. You'll risk getting stranded upon it. Perhaps a solid rod with a few chain links at the end like a mace would be the wiser course.

[Anttazz]

Loving the way our kits are being adapted and used in conjunctions with their owners imaginations now, that's really what we had hoped for when we came up the with Scot-Bots and the wedge and spike are two of the the things that I actually had on the original drawings as add on suggestions.

[Inky]

So I made the cradle from scratch today out of some MDF for the base and some pine for the handles. I'm going to work a bit more on it on Tuesday to reinforce the MDF base. I also made the proper weapon for use as a mace on the end of my chain.

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[daveimi]

This is awesome! Danny's is cool too (same kit)! Pushed RagNBone1 all over the place at Doncaster!

How neat is your mdf cutting lol!

[Inky]

How neat is your mdf belt sanding lol!

Using a panel saw to cut the MDF sheet was the only manual labour on this. Hegner saws and cordless drills huzzah!

[daveimi]

Haha that's cool. I jigsaw everything so it comes out wonky.

[Inky]

Videos of the Featherweight Rumbles from Robots Live at the Museum of Flight, last Sunday.
Robots fighting: Tankslapper, PUG, Little Hitter, Clank 2, Onyx, Cicatrix, Mobot, and Hatchet 2.


POST BATTLE DAMAGE PICTURES


Post Battle One




Post Battle Two



Post Battle Three




Post Battle Four




The wedge plate got bent and two supports broke at the same part.
The padlock flew off almost immediately.
The spike was the only weapon to last to a second fight, where it promptly fell off after getting snapped close to the base.
Blew a fuse.
And a drill motor's casing sheared, causing the wires inside to wrap around it like spaghetti.


Despite all the blows from Battleaxe, Little Hitter, Hatchet 2 and Onyx, all the damage done to the top aluminium plate was superficial, the polycarb sheet underneath survived alomst unharmed, and the HDPE chassis escaped mostly unscathed.