NSBFL 7

[darkguru]

NSBFL 7

hmm, last bot standing, that woulda been good for 360, as for Love Bite, i dont know if i can pierce anything of importance with the beak, also, its slow with that big chuffin axe it has.

Im gonna ram the hell out of it, mainly trying to stay to the sides, if power to the axe dies, i will then try and get that beak into play.

[scott]

NSBFL 7

The Moat.

I cant find stats for Think Tank, though if youre talking about the one that was in RW then it isnt very good. (It lost all its battles.)

Basically Ill use the front to get under it, blam, blam with the axe, then drive it out the arena.

[steven_mcg]

NSBFL 7

...you mean I finally get to fight this season?! Huzzah!

HEAT I
ROUND 1
1) Love Bite (16) VS REVENGE OF THE REVENGE OF THE BLUDGEONATOR!
Simple enough plan - slip under the sides and hammer til the coos come haem.

2) Glasgow Kiss VS Think Tank
Got to go with Scotty to smash the drummer into the floor.

Great stuff as always, Mr Goacher

[pcbore]

NSBFL 7

IIRC, Think Tank is a Battlebot. I really cant remember so Ill have to go and check

[pcbore]

NSBFL 7

It€™s Christmas Eve. I don€™t celebrate Christmas, but I decided to give all you lucky, lucky people a present from yours truly€¦ Failing to think of anything good to give you, I decided to knock up a couple of fights instead:wink:. Todays robostars are:

Love Bite is the 16th seed, a position it got to when it came second in the New Blood of NSBFL X, dispatching Chameleon and Mousey 4 before coming up against Monsoon€™s Back, who will indeed be Back later on in the series. It remains unchanged, a ramming machine with a rear crusher to do some damage.

Revenge of the revenge of the revenging revenge of the um€¦ *Looks at piece of paper* Bludgeonator is a tough machine, with a dustpan shape to sweep away all comers, tough hardox armour and a huge mangle maker of an axe, which is nitrogen powered. Should this fail, it can spin around for a Stinger-esque attack, but with the axe as powerful as it is€¦ Maybe too powerful?

The tracked Think Tank has come all the way from the States to compete, after failing to make it to the televised stages of Battlebots, and in fact only winning one fight via forfeit. However, with its tough looking construction and big drum, the Yanks could pull something out

Glasgow Kiss not only boasts a weird shape, and a paint job that is just plain trippy, but a double headed and powerful axe, and decent Titanium armour to boot€¦ Also to glove and to hat and to€¦ I€™ll get my coat.

Battle 1

Love Bite vs ROTROTB in the Last €˜Bot Standing arena.

2€¦
1€¦
3€¦..
Well I had a drink after work. Bite me.
ACTIVATE!!

Steve lines his robot up and charges forwards, Terrorhurtz style! However, Love Bite is no slouch either and easily avoids the initial charge, and the axe of ROTROTB hits the floor! Thankfully, I€™m using hardox for the last €˜bot standing floor or I€™d be having words with Steve right now. As it is, Love Bite gets under the side of ROTROTB and shunts it across the arena!

The axe slams around a few times, and bounces ROTROTB off of Love Bite€™s wedge! Love Bite spins around the get under again, but ROTROTB is lined up, and the hammer crashed down onto Love Bite€™s side, putting a horrible dent in the armour! Love Bite reverses away from another blow, and ROTROTB gives chase!

ROTROTB crashes into Love Bite€™s front , and the two have a shoving match! For a good while things stalemate, but ROTROTB gradually gets edged backwards! Steve decides to remedy matters with a good dose of migraine-ism, and fires the hammer again, but this bounces ROTROTB up a little and Love Bite, suddenly encountering no resistance, shoots forwards and under ROTROTB!

Steve decides against firing the hammer to escape again as he doesn€™t want to waste hits, and lets Love Bite slam ROTROTB into a wall! This bounces ROTROTB off of Love Bite€™s wedge, and it immediately turns to attack Love Bite again! Love Bite gets out of the way, but still gets clipped by the mangle maker on ROTROTB, receiving another dent!

ROTROTB gives chase and soon catches up when Chris tries to line Love Bite up for an attack! The hammer smashes down onto the beak of Love Bite and bends it badly, and Love Bite starts to leak hydraulic fluid! Love Bite takes off down the arena leaving a nice trail of fluid, and ROTROTB carefully follows, with Steve watching out for the trail of fluid, remembering the chaos in last years 5th place playoff!

Love Bite suddenly turns and shoots at ROTROTB, or that€™s what Chris intended anyway, but instead Love Bite spins out of control thanks to its own fluid, and while Chris is trying to regain control, ROTROTB catches up and starts living up to its name! The hammer smashes into Love Bite several times, and soon Love Bite is moving in circles only! The hammer smashes down a couple more times for good measure, and Steve sees there€™s no need for further punishment as Love Bite isn€™t moving€¦ It€™s soon counted out, ending the dreams for another of Chris C€™s machines.

For the record, one of Love Bite€™s wheels was jammed by the armour and chassis being buckled down, the other motor was knocked out of alignment. The Love Bite has been covered up! Revenge of the€¦ Oh, what the hell, I can€™t be bothered typing all that crap again. Steve€™s thing is in the heat final.

Battle 2

Glasgow Kiss vs Think Tank in the Moat.

6€¦
5€¦
4€¦..
ACTIVATE!!

Think Tank moves forwards while spinning the drum up, but Scott is a former champ and not about to take any nonsense from a machine with no real wins to speak, of, and Glasgow Kiss charges forwards and immediately sticks its axe into Think Tank€™s nice flat top! The two battle for supremacy in pushing power for a moment, but only for a moment as Think Tank is edged backwards!

Scott is looking for a quick win, and so withdraws the axe of Glasgow Kiss so as not to be dragged down when he pushes Think Tank into the moat! This turns out to be a mistake, as Think Tank is able to get away and bring the drum into Glasgow Kiss€™s side! Sparks fly, but the armour doesn€™t seem damaged as Glasgow Kiss spins around for another attack, but the axe misses and Think Tank is able to get away to spin the drum up again!

Glasgow Kiss reverses at Think Tank and goes to axe it with the other axe head, but again misses! Think Tank goes in for a side attack and scratches up the pain! Scott sees red, and turns Glasgow Kiss around a little, and the axe slams into the top of Think Tank! The axe retracts and slams down again, but this time it€™s pierced one of the rubber tracks of Think Tank!

Think Tanks tries to get away, and Glasgow Kiss reverses away from Think Tank at the same time, pulling off the pierced track of Think Tank! Think Tank is in a deep pile of soft brown stuff now, and I ain€™t talking about melty chocolate! Think Tank can only move forwards so much before it turns itself, and Scott uses this to his advantage, as he takes the time to perfectly line up Glasgow Kiss, and gets under the side of Think Tank! Think Tank is unable to escape, and is dumped into the moat without ceremony! Then for a laugh, Scott pushes in the removed track as well.

Think Tank couldn€™t Think its way out of a paper bag! Glasgow Kiss smooches its way to the heat final!

Perhaps a funny heat final line up would have been Love Bite vs Glasgow Kiss€¦ But it€™s not, it€™s Revenge of the Etc vs Glasgow Kiss, and they will fight in the Moat!

[steven_mcg]

NSBFL 7

*does the Matinee dance*

What do you know - this IS going to be a happy Christmas! Great stuff as ever, Franky!

HEAT I
HEAT FINAL
Glasgow Kiss VS REVENGE OF THE REVENGE OF THE BLUDGEONATOR!
Both of us are pretty similar in design, but my dustpan should prove more effective than his little roundy wedge bit at the front. Basic tactics are to scoop it up from the sides and either smash it to death (the semi-exposed wheels look a nice target) or grapple the hammer and shovel it off the side of the ring.

[Guest]

NSBFL 7

*watches the arrows surrounding Steve as he dances*

[knightrous]

NSBFL 7

Thems not arrows, theys be fast growin weeds....

[pcbore]

NSBFL 7

Wow, it€™s been a short week hasn€™t it? God DAMN do I love four day weekends And it€™s just occurred to me, I haven€™t done any €œI€ puns lately. So without further ado€¦ Aye, aye, aye, I spot a heat I final! In round 1, Revenge of the Etc managed to cripple Love Bite with a few blows, while Glasgow Kiss got Think Tank into the moat with few problems. We€™re staying for the moat with this fight, so let the heat final begin!

3€¦
2€¦
1€¦..
ACTIVATE!!

The two Scottish swinging sychopaths rush forward to meet each other in the centre and both weapons fire simultaneously! Glasgow Kisses axe bounces off the hardox armour of ROTROTB, while ROTROTB€™s hammer misses and bounces off the floor! Glasgow Kiss drives forwards and manages to slip under ROTROTB€™s side momentarily, but doesn€™t get under fully and ROTROTB escapes!

ROTROTB spins around and smashes the hammer down onto Glasgow Kiss€™s top leaving a dent and knocking some of the paint off! Glasgow Kiss spins around to face the ROTROTB and the axe once more bounces off ROTROTB€™s armour, and the hammer comes down straight on top of Glasgow Kiss€™ axe shaft!

ROTROTB wastes no time in charging forwards, and scoops under Glasgow Kiss from the front! As Glasgow Kiss is driven towards oblivion, Scott presses the axe fire button to try and dislodge Glasgove Kiss, and succeeds in doing so! However, Glasgow Kiss ends up in front of ROTROTB and on its rear, so ROTROTB gets under again as it self rights and shoots it into the moat!

It€™s the end of the affair for Glasgow Kiss, the Revengenator goes through to the last 16!

[pcbore]

NSBFL 7

Next time on NSBFL 7, its heat J! Entertaining us will be:

Archangel of the Abyss (14) vs Cyclone Force 2 - Classic

Wedga Revo vs Veg 2 - Roulette

[mrdaves]

NSBFL 7

Cyclone Force 2 doesnt stand a chance sadly (polycarbonate armour against Alexs evil spinner) and I think it will be leaving the arena in a number of bin bages.

Veg 2 to do a surprise surprise and get knocked out by Wedga Revo

Wooty fights as ever mr king of woot.

[dinowarrior]

NSBFL 7

Claws...use the claws...its the only effective weapon against FBSs.

[pcbore]

NSBFL 7

Heat J is about to start, with four new robots about to strut their mechanical stuff. None of them have competed in the main series before, so it€™s a great opportunity for everyone. Fighting today for a spot in the heat final are:

Annoyance is one feature Alex Holt tries to install in his machines, and with its defensive/offensive two tier full body spinning system, Archangel of the Abyss certainly has that in spades. As Angel of the Abyss it competed in NSBFL X in the New Blood where it was booted out in the second round by Monsoon€™s Back, but got the seeding for being consistently successful in other tourney€™s. It also competed in the BB series but we won€™t mention that

Cyclone Force 2 is Chris Mason€™s interchangeable rammer, with three weapon set-ups. With minimalist GC, plenty of grunt in the motors and powerful weapons this could whip up a storm, but the weak Polycarb armour could mean Cyclone gets Forced apart.

Veg 2 is one of this heats flipper fighters. With a helium powered flipper running at 500 PSI, this machine has plenty of lift. It€™s also invertible, and can flip either way up so doesn€™t need to waste gas self righting. However two wheel drive could cost it in the traction stakes.

Wedge Revo is Andy€™s last hope in the heavyweights, but it€™s a good machine to pin your hopes on. This is what Storm 2 would be if it had a flipper and not a lifter, not to mention better skirts. However the armour isn€™t as good as Storm 2€™s, especially the baseplate so anything that could get at that could do some serious damage.

Battle 1

Archangel of the Abyss vs Cyclone Force 2 in the Classic arena.

3€¦
2€¦
1€¦..
ACTIVATE!!

Cyclone Force shoots forwards to try and wrap the claws around Archangel, but the upper flywheel catches one and bats it away! Cyclone Force turns around to get the claws into play again, but Archangel moves forwards and catches Cyclone Force on the side as it starts to turn with the lower flywheel! Cyclone is blasted across the arena with a huge crack in the side, while the heavier Archangel isn€™t jolted away so much!

Chris takes his machine back on the attack, but again the upper flywheel knocks Cyclone away just enough so the attack misses! Again cyclone comes in but it again gets deflected! Alex switches off the top flywheel once the lower is up to a good speed. Seeing his chance, Chris takes Cyclone Force in, but the lower flywheel catches the claw this time!

Cyclone Force is spun away from the impact and one claw is hanging down uselessly! Cyclone Force backs away from Archangel while Chris works out a new plan, and this is fine with Alex as it gives him time to spin up the lower flywheel! Archangel chases Cyclone Force, but can€™t compete with the wheeled €˜bots speed! After a boring minute of this, Chris makes a mistake and has to stop Cyclone Force dead to avoid going in a CPZ!

Archangel pounces in the moment Cyclone Force is still and rips into the back end of Cyclone force! Cyclone Force is spun into the CPZ and receives a belt from the Miltant€™s flywheel, sending it spinning back out again and making a piece of Polycarb fly off! Archangel strikes again with the lower flywheel barely up to normal speeds, but this proves enough to crack the Polycarb some more and kill Cyclone Force stone dead!

Archangel backs off while the house robots come in to inspect the corpse. Flipup nudges Cyclone with the bucket lifter then, when no response is given, turns it over. Cyclone force still doesn€™t move, so while the pit descends, Flipup deposits Cyclone Force onto the floor flipper, which sends Cyclone Force through the air! The first impact is right on the damaged claw, causing it to come out completely! Bane catches Cyclone Force as it rolls away and sends it down the pit and out of its misery.

Cyclone Force couldn€™t even muster an F1. Archangel of the Abyss ascends into the heat final!

Battle 2

Wedge Revo vs Veg 2 in Roulette.

3€¦
2€¦
1€¦..
ACTIVATE!!

Both machines charge straight at each other, with Wedga winning the battle of the wedges and throwing Veg 2 over! Veg 2 lands with a bump, and turns the wrong way as Matty works out which way is which! Turning the wrong way makes it evade Wedga€™s next attack as Andy wrongly guesses which way its going and the two separate.

Veg 2 shoots at Wedga€™s side but can€™t get under the skirt! Wedga turns around and Veg 2 rides over onto the wedge and is once more tossed backwards and lands on a pit! After not disappearing in a cloud of smoke, Veg 2 goes back on the attack but once more gets caught and this time flipped into the PPZ! The nearby Uncle Tomahawk attacks with the axe, but misses as Veg 2 escapes the PPZ!

Veg 2 passes Wedga as Andy goes in for the kill, and Wedga dives into the PPZ and gets axed by Uncle Tomahawk! Andy pauses for a moment to flip the house robot over, then gets Wedga out of there as Flipup comes in to play as well! Veg 2 slams into Wedga€™s side as it gets out of the PPZ but again the skirt holds true and Matty€™s attack is denied, and once more Veg 2 is wedged under in return and flipped away, just narrowly missing a pit!

Veg 2 drives away and turns around to face Wedga, only for Wedga to slam under it again and shove it over a pit! This proves a waste of time for Andy though as a different pit opens, and Wedga drives Veg 2 near the PPZ and flips it in! The Militant hits Veg 2 right out of the PPZ though but Wedge drives in under Veg 2, ignoring the nearby house robot as it powers up its weapon and ejects Veg 2 from the arena!

Veg 2 needs to eat its greens, as it gets an atomic Wedga. Wedga goes through to the heat final!

Coming up next time, it€™s Archangel of the Abyss vs Wedga Revo in the Moat.

[mrdaves]

NSBFL 7

*Insert Wooty Fight Comment here*

[andrewj]

NSBFL 7

Archangel of the Abyss vs Wedga Revo

Box rush, flip, push into hazards. Repeat until it has gone.