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Off-Topic Discussion / Re: Cartoonament Nicktoons Special

« on: September 07, 2012, 04:48:57 PM »

Jimmy Neutron is drawing with Aaahh!! Real Monsters?
I weep for humanity.

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DSL TC Showcases / Re: Conraaa's DSL showcase-The stuff I do on the weekends.

« on: September 07, 2012, 04:23:08 PM »

Can't think of anything witty to say so here, have a robot for Naryar's tourney

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Stock Showcases / Re: CameraFan's Showcase

« on: September 07, 2012, 12:49:13 PM »

On the contrary movepixel helped me do one of the only stacks i've ever done in stock. And I am crap at stacking.

Basically if you can never stack then give movepixel a go.

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Robots Showcase / Re: Team Mutually Assured Destruction

« on: September 06, 2012, 04:00:06 PM »

Using the screws on the side, could you make a external wedge to mount on the front?

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Chatterbox / Re: Nostalgia thread.

« on: September 06, 2012, 01:52:10 PM »

Cow and Chicken.

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Tournament Archives / Re: Cruisin' For A Bruisin' SBV

« on: September 06, 2012, 01:50:42 PM »

Are you sure it hasn't affected any other robots?
If it's just the one case, I say give them a chance to rebuild, with the only change being a modification so it can drive straight.

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Robots Showcase / Re: Near Chaos Robotics

« on: September 06, 2012, 02:05:54 AM »

Does Sewer Snake count?

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Tournament Archives / Re: MIGHTY NARYAR'S GLORIOUS MELEE - Season 1 - Signups CLOSED

« on: September 05, 2012, 01:34:46 PM »

Make it 24 slots and have only the top 12 go into NARAI

12 bots is never big enough for any toruney.

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Chatterbox / Re: My self project

« on: September 04, 2012, 03:47:45 PM »

You are going to be so popular at school if this gets out.

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Off-Topic Discussion / Re: Best video game remix theme you've listen to?

« on: September 04, 2012, 02:25:53 PM »

At the risk of completely missing what a "remix" should be, here's one of my favourites.



Makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside.

Oh and this:

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Chatterbox / Re: Strange fears

« on: September 04, 2012, 11:20:54 AM »

I used to scared of this screen that said "NO INPUT SIGNAL" in big red writing when my computer went off, but I was like 5 then.

For me it was This one that I found ominous when I was younger. Oh, and TV static in a dark room.

Anyway, for me? Dogs.

I'm afraid of those African body-mutilating techniques.  I'm talking about things like neck rings (gives you a griaffe neck), anything to do with skewers, and oh god, gauged ears (google search if you dare) .  I was on the train once and this white guy with gauged ears the size of shot glasses was sat near me.  The whole time I was screaming in my head "YOU FREAK!  YOU ****ING FREAK!!! WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT??? WHY??? YOU'RE SICK!!!!"

You'd love my friend, he's got 2 4cm tunnels! And I think he may have expanded them since I last saw him. He also has scaffolds and septum piercings. And to be honest I wouldn't be surprised if he had a Prince Albert.

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Off-Topic Discussion / Re: Forza 4 is an excellent game for attractive people

« on: September 04, 2012, 03:14:36 AM »

ok i need to get this game

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DSL TC Showcases / Re: Phoenyx's Showcase - Glass Cannons and random robots

« on: September 04, 2012, 02:57:49 AM »

They seem to be commonplace in IRL tourneys, probably because they're a damn sight more realistic than 4 overlapping bsg powered metal skirts.

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DSL TC Showcases / Re: Phoenyx's Showcase - Glass Cannons and random robots

« on: September 04, 2012, 02:48:18 AM »

Judge Burst? Only thing I can think of that would fit.
Also to use up weight you could get some wheelguards on the front. You'd also gain extra coolness points from them.

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Tournament Archives / Re: Strict Battlebots-LW

« on: September 04, 2012, 01:38:41 AM »

This looks like it should be good.

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Real Robotics Discussion / Re: Robotics Questions MEGATHREAD

« on: September 04, 2012, 01:25:42 AM »

Yay for more Robot Wars info!

Do you know anything else about Voodoo Child aside from it not competing?

It was similar in design to Wheelosaurus and had little armour evidently. Unless he was going to put some on after.

Oh I had to think hard about this one. When I was there I am pretty sure I heard growling noises so yes. But this was nearly 10 years ago so my memory is a bit sketchy on it.

Do you have any cool stories or interesting anecdotes about being at Robot Wars?

God this is like skype all over again. I'll just list off whatever I can remember and you can judge for yourself

-There was another robot supposed to be in the Middleweight Final of Series 7. It was called Voodoo Child and made by the same guy who created Broadsword. However it never competed due to hideous exposed wiring and looking even more flimsy than it's predecessor. I don't think it even got through the door.
-Jayne Middlemiss made my sister cry. Purely because she wasn't Phillipa Forrester. Me and my father were happy talking to her, but my sister wasn't for some reason. Even though she had done the whole interview thing a year earlier for Extreme 2. I remember her saying to my father "I'm sorry! I'm making your children cry!". This is also probably the reason there are no pre-battle interviews for that match.
-The Typhoon guys were very nice. Contrary to popular opinion.
-The TAN guys were very nice aswell. So I might be slightly skewed when I say it's one of my favourite robots.
-In the pits, over the 2 times we were there, we were stationed near; Pussycat, Typhoon, Barborous 2 'n' a bit, Thermidor 2, Behemoth, TAN and possibly Dantomkia.
-Those remote control booths were like sodding ovens.
-I remember being smug because Phoenix (our second robot) was shaped in such a way Growler couldn't bite it. So instead it nearly got launched out by the floor flipper.
-At qualifying (Yes a middleweight bot had to do that, I think my father may have been trying to pass it off as a underweight heavy though.) I remember we faced a robot that was not dissimilar to Series 3 robot Armour Geddon. I also remember seeing Shove and thinking it was the new house robot to be announced next series. And seeing The Mouse on a static display and wondering what the it was. I got to sit next to TerrorHurtz though and that was very cool.

I'll edit in stuff if I remember anymore. Please note this is from years ago so my memory is a bit rusty.

Awesome!  I do appreciate the chance to pick your brain, as someone who never got the opportunity to see Robot Wars in-studio, this is all fascinating.  Is there anything else interesting about Phoenix or Malc that we wouldn't know from watching their TV appearances?

Malc ran off of 2 wheelchair motors and the spikes were static. So they would never "Work" like Jonathan Pearce said they would. Phoenix ran off of EV warriors and the lifter actually worked! Shame we never got a proper chance to use it though. We had severe control issues with Phoenix. It was damn near undriveable. That's about it, really. They weren't that interesting.

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Discussion / Re: A blast from the past... Checkin' da archives.

« on: September 03, 2012, 03:49:57 PM »

Go on, make one then.

Anyway I want to try and skin that maruder bot. Any copies remain?

Edit: Disregard that I just saw the download link.

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Real Robotics Discussion / Re: Robotics Questions MEGATHREAD

« on: September 03, 2012, 03:39:04 PM »

Oh I had to think hard about this one. When I was there I am pretty sure I heard growling noises so yes. But this was nearly 10 years ago so my memory is a bit sketchy on it.

Do you have any cool stories or interesting anecdotes about being at Robot Wars?

God this is like skype all over again. I'll just list off whatever I can remember and you can judge for yourself

-There was another robot supposed to be in the Middleweight Final of Series 7. It was called Voodoo Child and made by the same guy who created Broadsword. However it never competed due to hideous exposed wiring and looking even more flimsy than it's predecessor. I don't think it even got through the door.
-Jayne Middlemiss made my sister cry. Purely because she wasn't Phillipa Forrester. Me and my father were happy talking to her, but my sister wasn't for some reason. Even though she had done the whole interview thing a year earlier for Extreme 2. I remember her saying to my father "I'm sorry! I'm making your children cry!". This is also probably the reason there are no pre-battle interviews for that match.
-The Typhoon guys were very nice. Contrary to popular opinion.
-The TAN guys were very nice aswell. So I might be slightly skewed when I say it's one of my favourite robots.
-In the pits, over the 2 times we were there, we were stationed near; Pussycat, Typhoon, Barborous 2 'n' a bit, Thermidor 2, Behemoth, TAN and possibly Dantomkia.
-Those remote control booths were like sodding ovens.
-I remember being smug because Phoenix (our second robot) was shaped in such a way Growler couldn't bite it. So instead it nearly got launched out by the floor flipper.
-At qualifying (Yes a middleweight bot had to do that, I think my father may have been trying to pass it off as a underweight heavy though.) I remember we faced a robot that was not dissimilar to Series 3 robot Armour Geddon. I also remember seeing Shove and thinking it was the new house robot to be announced next series. And seeing The Mouse on a static display and wondering what the it was. I got to sit next to TerrorHurtz though and that was very cool.

I'll edit in stuff if I remember anymore. Please note this is from years ago so my memory is a bit rusty.

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Real Robotics Discussion / Re: Robotics Questions MEGATHREAD

« on: September 03, 2012, 03:07:43 PM »

Oh I had to think hard about this one. When I was there I am pretty sure I heard growling noises so yes. But this was nearly 10 years ago so my memory is a bit sketchy on it.

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DSL TC Showcases / Re: Badger's Bots (DSL Showcase)

« on: September 03, 2012, 11:29:46 AM »

Still not too keen on those horizontal flails. Personally i'd turn them vertical.

Personally, I second this. I also think it would be a better idea to downgrade the armour and add more weapons, but that's just personal preference.

Nah the extra width is useful with the horizontal flails.

Horizontal hexplates and vertical flails? Best of both worlds.