Starter/Beginner Robot

[team_orr]

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argh i wish i was still up north miss it so much...
good luck BTW, hope it all goes well for ya

[Anttazz]

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Aye it seems people are pretty decent to each other considering the nature of the sport. Trash each other and then help each other fix themselves up again. Kind of got that impression from the TV too but not quite the same as being in there. I remember Bigger Brother getting trashed by Hypnodisc then Hypnodisc helping repair it afterwards. Strange, yet good, sort of activity.

[harry hills]

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hey if ur still interested in ants i can give you a parts list (me who found the parts and helped jonny)

[Anttazz]

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Its looking like ants and feathers are the way i'm gonna go, as it seems to be most popular and affordable within the community. Maybe start with an ant, then meet up with the guys who were looking to give me a hand with it all and get into feathers.

So yeah, would be excellent if you could mate.

[typhoon_driver]

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No bother. Let me know when you want to stop playing with toys and want to start playing with proper robots Ooooooooo!!!!!

[Anttazz]

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Lol nice, poor antweight guys haha. Just thought i'd build a wee ant before we got to the business of the real things whenever you're about. Don't want to look like a complete beginner :P .

[harry hills]

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ggggrr at least all our arenas can hold some propa nasty spinners

[Anttazz]

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It does seem strange that only 2 events a year in feathers can hold spinners. But I dunno, maybe if Gary started building ants he could kick the shit out of those arenas too, that is what he's most famous for right?

[typhoon_driver]

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It's purely because it isn't economical to have spinner safe arenas for most event organisers. A featherweight safe spinner arena requires 10mm thick polycarbonate walls. Not cheap stuff! Antweights are easier to contain purely due to the weights involved.

I've never really been interested in antweights but I can understand why there are a fair number of people that like to build them.

[Anttazz]

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I never really fancied them either, seem very restricting and all together a bit too small. But thought it'd be a start anyway. But Harry went on to slagging feathers instead of the parts list. Antweighters pft.... lol

[Thunder arrow]

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(this should be in the antweight part of this thing)

ants are to small for my liking (and too fiddily)
so I will stick to feathers!!!!!!!!

If there is 2 events for spinners why do they just use the same area?
Because I will cost less but u may need someone to store is or have a spare


Theo

[Anttazz]

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I think its different companies who run the events so different arena.

[Thunder arrow]

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Yer bit robo challenge runs all the featherweight event, well apart from the robot live heavys and feathers but robo challenge could keep 2 spinner areas can't they



Theo

[Anttazz]

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Ahh right, didn't know that. Not sure then?

[psycho_fling]

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just to set the record straight

Roaming Robots and Robots Live run separate events but both cater for Heavy weight ans feathers but No spinners of either weight

Robochallenge run Feather events only and can run spinners in them

the reason for there being so few fw spinner events and arenas is cost. You need thicker poly carb which costs more and then costs more to transport takes long to put up as well.

hope this clears it up