Author Topic: Merrick's IRL Designs (Read 193504 times)

Badnik96 · « **Reply #220 on:** June 01, 2013, 04:52:39 AM »

It's not really IRL anymore...

Merrick · « **Reply #221 on:** June 01, 2013, 09:22:09 PM »

Bugger it I'll work on that robot later.

I have been experimentingingionging.

Merrick · « **Reply #222 on:** June 01, 2013, 09:24:37 PM »

YES I'M DRUNK DEAL WITH IT

MassimoV · « **Reply #223 on:** June 01, 2013, 09:26:54 PM »

Both are pretty good.

helloface · « **Reply #224 on:** June 01, 2013, 09:50:08 PM »

The second one is... interesting.

Badnik96 · « **Reply #225 on:** June 01, 2013, 09:51:40 PM »

Second one is pretty cool.

Merrick · « **Reply #226 on:** June 01, 2013, 09:55:14 PM »

Second one needs the weapon to come back a bit. It just topples over forwards when it hits something.

Anyway I'll fix it later bye guyssss.

Merrick · « **Reply #227 on:** June 03, 2013, 08:43:47 PM »

Ok, now here's an interesting one.

(it's not really that interesting)

I tried messing around with a potential sequel to The Red Dragon (my most 'successful' robot) and toyed with the idea of a design similar to Twister but it's not very easy to stop the weapon overlapping the components.

The main thing here is the invertability. The chassis tends to spin around when it goes up a wedge, which seems to be rather effective at stopping it being rammed and pushed around, while still hitting robots with the disc. Not much range though, and I don't know how IRL it is if it starts becoming a full body drum or whatever.

MassimoV · « **Reply #228 on:** June 03, 2013, 08:49:51 PM »

I like the design maybe try to make the bar longer and make it lower.

Merrick · « **Reply #229 on:** June 03, 2013, 09:02:15 PM »

The problem I'm finding with that is that if I make the blade longer, it passes through the drive motors and I can't make the robot any wider. I could make it lower, certainly, but I'd need to downgrade the drive motors and I think it would be rather slow.

I could tone it down to a lightweight, maybe.

MassimoV · « **Reply #230 on:** June 03, 2013, 09:03:53 PM »

Quote from: Mazakari on June 03, 2013, 09:02:15 PM

The problem I'm finding with that is that if I make the blade longer, it passes through the drive motors and I can't make the robot any wider. I could make it lower, certainly, but I'd need to downgrade the drive motors and I think it would be rather slow.

I could tone it down to a lightweight, maybe.

It doesn't really matter that much.

Merrick · « **Reply #231 on:** June 03, 2013, 09:15:13 PM »

Maybe, but it can certainly be improved. The weapon, for starters.

I made the weapon bigger, better range, 4 large beaters, should be decent against other lightweight. The slimbodies plus DSL wheels make it fairly quick as well.

The only issue is the height of the weapon. There doesn't seem to be any motors that make the weapon any lower. Any ideas?

MassimoV · « **Reply #232 on:** June 03, 2013, 09:22:42 PM »

Mount it upside-down on a ME.

Merrick · « **Reply #233 on:** June 03, 2013, 09:32:00 PM »

Doesn't seem to be working. I'll just have to live with it.

Naryar · « **Reply #234 on:** June 04, 2013, 05:46:32 AM »

Quote from: Mazakari on June 03, 2013, 09:32:00 PM

Doesn't seem to be working. I'll just have to live with it.

Try again, you're just hitting something with your motor when attempting to mount.

Merrick · « **Reply #235 on:** June 04, 2013, 07:28:13 AM »

I'll work it out closer to BB7.

Anyway, got bored, made a SHW, which I don't normally do. Only my 3rd ever, I think?

martymidget · « **Reply #236 on:** June 04, 2013, 07:41:14 AM »

Use a DSL bar rotated vertically to attach the drive instead of a steel extender. Alternatively there's the widest shell panel to do it with too, but it's more fragile and the drive will be closer to the chassis.

Could you give us another view please?

Merrick · « **Reply #237 on:** June 04, 2013, 08:17:17 AM »

Of course.

And a better view of the chassis build without the weapon.

Naryar · « **Reply #238 on:** June 04, 2013, 09:11:49 AM »

...Yeah, I definitely need to make an proper extender work tutorial.

martymidget · « **Reply #239 on:** June 04, 2013, 09:13:25 AM »

3-4 ants is enough for this, 3 the bare minimum. You can directly attach the perm to a multi extender rotated 90 degrees anti-clockwise, and at the back a multi rotated 90 degrees clockwise will do the same. Those will save you weight for aesthetics and other things.

The question is, are you going for Standard, IRL, or whatever you feel like?

Though I'm sure there are better ways to improve the stabilisers for both styles.