Author Topic: Boby's Joke of a Showcase (Read 17334 times)

Avalanche · « **Reply #40 on:** June 03, 2015, 05:35:29 AM »

Drive system is stupid. Utilize npc fasts and hypnos. If you want you can use maybe Vlads or Tornados on the outside for some invertability, but that is not such a good idea. I also recommend using some small wedges at the front, because the half sheet just doesn't look right.

G.K. · « **Reply #41 on:** June 03, 2015, 05:43:56 AM »

...NPCs will ruin the look of the bot. Sure, the drive's unconventional, but this is IRL - it can be.

Lemonism · « **Reply #42 on:** June 03, 2015, 05:51:16 AM »

Quote from: G.K. on June 03, 2015, 05:43:56 AM

...NPCs will ruin the look of the bot.

How so? Looks to me like he has room in there for a couple of NPC left/right fasts. Just two with hypnos will be faster than the drive system currently in place. It's not like the wheels are even visible when the bot is right side up, if NPCs do fit it will look identical.

G.K. · « **Reply #43 on:** June 03, 2015, 06:08:27 AM »

.....I remembered it as being half the size it is, not going to lie. He's right. Do it.

Bobyasianboy · « **Reply #44 on:** June 03, 2015, 11:19:48 AM »

Boop, updated version. I tried using NPC fasts in the first place but couldn't get it to fit (didn't think of having them this way).

Lemonism · « **Reply #45 on:** June 03, 2015, 12:14:35 PM »

Yeah, I think that looks better

Try flipping the wedges over so that they're parallel with the slope of the chassis, that should look even nicer.
Have you put a skin on it? You can do a pretty good skin with the botlab paint section, but if you're feeling more confident you can try and make a custom one outside of RA2.

Bobyasianboy · « **Reply #46 on:** June 03, 2015, 12:24:48 PM »

Haven't got round to a skin, I was planning on custom skinning all my less-that-ordinarily-crappy bots all at once at some point (I'm lazy, sh)

Bobyasianboy · « **Reply #47 on:** June 03, 2015, 04:19:21 PM »

New MW spinner

396.4kg

Naryar · « **Reply #48 on:** June 04, 2015, 02:32:04 AM »

unrealistic. the weapon goes through the weapon motor.

Bobyasianboy · « **Reply #49 on:** June 04, 2015, 02:34:16 AM »

Quote from: Naryar on June 04, 2015, 02:32:04 AM

unrealistic. the weapon goes through the weapon motor.

Gah, crap. I assumed that would be a problem but wasn't sure. I'll just use a moe motor.

Reier · « **Reply #50 on:** June 04, 2015, 09:13:23 AM »

Nary's a good guy but take what he says with a grain of salt, he's not the uh... most tactful person ;p
You're doing good man

Bobyasianboy · « **Reply #51 on:** June 04, 2015, 10:58:48 AM »

Quote from: Reier on June 04, 2015, 09:13:23 AM

Mary's a good guy but take what he says with a grain of salt, he's not the uh... most tactful guy
You're doing good man

Haha, I know. Been lurking long enough to not take anything he says to heart :P And thank you.

Turned the bot into a CW since moe motors are heavy as balls.

(also been working on making custom skins for my bots woo)

ty4er · « **Reply #52 on:** June 04, 2015, 01:10:33 PM »

if you turn the npc motors around, you can fit the moe motor in the far back of the chassis and cut off part of the front, it'd probably look nicer. i'm sure you would then be able to do something a bit more snazzy for the guards/braces or even the weapon

Bobyasianboy · « **Reply #53 on:** June 04, 2015, 06:17:40 PM »

I can honestly never think of decent ways to make wheel guards, they always look like crap.

Bobyasianboy · « **Reply #54 on:** June 06, 2015, 07:58:33 AM »

Crappy MW with a crappy skin

Lemonism · « **Reply #55 on:** June 07, 2015, 02:20:39 PM »

Haha I like it :P
Also it's cool to see you taking the effort to give it a skin.

For the previous bot I'd take one of the bars away, and use that weight to upgrade the drive and weaponry on the remaining blade. Also, it looks like the blades intersect the weapon motors, so try and figure out a way of fixing that.

Bobyasianboy · « **Reply #56 on:** June 07, 2015, 02:48:32 PM »

It's depressing that I probably spent more time on J.I.M than any other bot I've made due to skinning it and then making those gifs that the GTM image host then butchered. Anyway:

Sorted it all out, looks worse IMO but works so much better.

Lemonism · « **Reply #57 on:** June 07, 2015, 03:02:07 PM »

What looks worse to you in particular? To me it looks cleaner and overall nicer. If it's the wheels sticking out that's the issue, then you can either give it a skin with nice wheel slots or re-shuffle the drive around to see if you can get the wheels to fit inside.

Bobyasianboy · « **Reply #58 on:** June 07, 2015, 03:24:42 PM »

It just looks clunkier to me and I liked the idea of a double spinner :P doesn't matter anyway since the new version works a lot better. The wheels are a problem since they're exposed and shifting the motors will make the spinner clip through it.

Bobyasianboy · « **Reply #59 on:** June 12, 2015, 04:29:33 PM »

First bot I'm actually showing off for looks

MW

Obviously constructive criticism is appreciated but the main aim in the end was just style.