Author Topic: Dahpretzel1's DSL Bot Showcase (Read 55189 times)

The Ounce · « **Reply #300 on:** August 16, 2011, 01:09:03 PM »

I would think a 40 cm steel skirt would be better than a DSL bar in this case. Also I'm not sure what it is but the poly extender being out in the open like that worries me. Find a way to cover it up.

dahpretzel1 · « **Reply #301 on:** August 16, 2011, 01:23:16 PM »

2 new different ideas. One's courtesy of "The Ounce" and the other was thought of by me. Which one's better? His, mine, or neither?

ty4er · « **Reply #302 on:** August 16, 2011, 01:29:49 PM »

His has more hp and is closer to the weight :P

Though yours is good if you want the AP's.
But you dont :P

dahpretzel1 · « **Reply #303 on:** August 16, 2011, 01:45:45 PM »

I was hoping to be able to protect the bottom of the motor as well. I added a castor to the bottom of the bot to have a somewhat "invincible" bottom. I like the finished product a lot thanks to everyone who helped

dahpretzel1 · « **Reply #304 on:** August 19, 2011, 01:29:45 PM »

Ok here's my newest VS: Acute Pain! Same chassis and armor as Black Death. (Plastic 5) Titanium 80 CM skirts, 40cm steel extender that attaches to the motor, titanium 20cm skirt attachments. Based on Doomkiller's CCIV entry which can be found here:

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Naryar · « **Reply #305 on:** August 19, 2011, 01:38:58 PM »

I think you can lighten your extender work.

NFX · « **Reply #306 on:** August 19, 2011, 01:55:48 PM »

I see what u did there, Nar.

I would try to lighten the extender work a little bit, and try to have Long Axle Astroflights for extra turning speed and stability. Maybe something to protect the disc, even if it's just a 20cm CF extender.

dahpretzel1 · « **Reply #307 on:** August 19, 2011, 02:07:20 PM »

When you guys say lighten, do you mean to downgrade the type certain extenders, or use less extenders?

ty4er · « **Reply #308 on:** August 19, 2011, 02:09:33 PM »

Less.

And try to use flipper segs instead of steel extenders on LW for hp and weight, unless you somehow need the AP's

NFX · « **Reply #309 on:** August 19, 2011, 02:12:48 PM »

Lighten usually means downgrade to either Polycarbonate or Carbon Fibre if you can get away with it. Shorten means use shorter extenders, and "clean up" basically means you could do the setup with less extenders, or make it more balanced.

dahpretzel1 · « **Reply #310 on:** August 19, 2011, 02:29:05 PM »

Ok so i believe I "lightened up" the extender work. The new problem is that it's unrealistic. Just wondering, should I angle the flipper segment up one more "click" so that the motor is higher and I can change the angle of the skirts?

NFX · « **Reply #311 on:** August 19, 2011, 02:39:07 PM »

You could add a CF extender between the flipper segment and the Magmotor, nothing's going to hit it if the disc is angled enough. You could also upgrade the chassis armour, and add a 20cm CF extender to the disc to protect it.

ty4er · « **Reply #312 on:** August 19, 2011, 02:47:18 PM »

Why is there a poly holding the skirt?

Just put it on the flipper segment and get rid of the second flipper seg holding the drive, you don't really need it.

And just make the motor longer, put another flipper seg on it.
Then add more chassis armour/external armour.

dahpretzel1 · « **Reply #313 on:** August 19, 2011, 03:19:50 PM »

CF extender meaning Carbon fiber? It only has 1 AP

NFX · « **Reply #314 on:** August 19, 2011, 03:23:45 PM »

It does have two AP's on each of the longer edges, which is useful if you're trying to attach two things at 90 degrees.

dahpretzel1 · « **Reply #315 on:** August 19, 2011, 03:30:50 PM »

Thanks NFX, I didn't know that. Here's what I did to it. I tried to get the best angle that I could. The motor is angled down 2 clicks which might be too much or not enough. But not being able to self right is becoming an issue

martymidget · « **Reply #316 on:** August 19, 2011, 04:20:42 PM »

This is beginning to look like my CCIV entry :P

dahpretzel1 · « **Reply #317 on:** August 19, 2011, 08:13:44 PM »

What should I do from here?

Scrap Daddy · « **Reply #318 on:** August 19, 2011, 08:56:59 PM »

Well for starters you can attach the skirts directly to the multis and attach the drive to the skirts to save 6kg. You can also maybe get a lighter way to attach the weapon motor and then upgrade drive, armor, weapon motor, whatever.

dahpretzel1 · « **Reply #319 on:** August 19, 2011, 10:06:55 PM »

Everyone says that motors on skirt hinges are fail in DSL. I can't attach them to the skirts anyway since they are only 80CM.