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Robot Arena => Showcases => Stock Showcases => Topic started by: tankcat on May 03, 2009, 09:46:28 PM

Title: Tankcat's showcase
Post by: tankcat on May 03, 2009, 09:46:28 PM: Thought I might as well make a showcase.

Here are some shots of the first bot I ever built 5 weeks ago, my original HS Tankcat:

(http://i44.tinypic.com/f4kxup.png)

(http://i44.tinypic.com/2b2kx2.jpg)

27 Triple stacked razors, 3 hpz weapon motors, 2 black batteries and an hpz drive. I think it was pretty good for my first attempt at ever building something.

Finally, after browsing the forums for a few weeks and finding some building tricks out on my own, I came up with my second bot. My new and improved 36 mace HS Tankcat:

(http://i42.tinypic.com/2eaun1k.png)

(http://i39.tinypic.com/ogh1m0.png)

36 Triple stacked maces, 4hpz weapon motors, 2 black batteries and an hpz drive.

EDIT: Here is tankcat from another angle, showing all 4 tribars:

(http://i42.tinypic.com/vp89jn.png)
Title: Tankcat's showcase
Post by: Hydro on May 03, 2009, 09:47:46 PM: HOLY sh**! that thing looks POWERFUL!!!!!
Title: Tankcat's showcase
Post by: infiniteinertia on May 03, 2009, 09:48:09 PM: the wheel base of your HW is to narrow for it to any good against even old AC even though your weapons are set up better than old AC.
Title: Tankcat's showcase
Post by: Hydro on May 03, 2009, 09:49:52 PM: this is true...
Title: Tankcat's showcase
Post by: tankcat on May 03, 2009, 09:54:27 PM: Quote from: infiniteinertia;36821
the wheel base of your HW is to narrow for it to any good against even old AC even though your weapons are set up better than old AC.

How is the wheel base too narrow? I'm able to drive new tankcat fairly well, it's stable as long as you don't hold down the turn keys for more than a second.
Title: Tankcat's showcase
Post by: moonbear on May 03, 2009, 09:55:22 PM: Perhaps his better weapon setup and your better drive will balance them in a way. I suppose we will see. Im confedent in it. Also, will the matches take place tonight?...... Wait is Tankcat a Pure HS???
Title: Tankcat's showcase
Post by: Urjak on May 03, 2009, 10:08:29 PM: I know this is off topic, but hey Tankcat, do you have a grudge against InfiniteInertia?
Title: Tankcat's showcase
Post by: tankcat on May 03, 2009, 10:12:56 PM: Quote from: Urjak;36828
I know this is off topic, but hey Tankcat, do you have a grudge against InfiniteInertia?

Not a personal grudge but a bot-building grudge
Title: Tankcat's showcase
Post by: Urjak on May 03, 2009, 10:14:34 PM: So your more of a rival with him then?
Title: Tankcat's showcase
Post by: tankcat on May 03, 2009, 10:16:08 PM: I guess so, either way still applies.
Title: Tankcat's showcase
Post by: tankcat on May 06, 2009, 02:26:04 PM: I tried to update tankcat by giving it a wider wheel base, as Infiniteinertia suggested, and by changing the maces from facing sideways to facing downwards:

(http://i42.tinypic.com/25slq1s.png)

(http://i40.tinypic.com/hrk5qh.png)
Title: Tankcat's showcase
Post by: System32 on May 06, 2009, 02:36:02 PM: Hammer bots, (don't) be( that )aware!
Title: Tankcat's showcase
Post by: Sage on May 06, 2009, 03:38:32 PM: Good job.
Title: Tankcat's showcase
Post by: infiniteinertia on May 06, 2009, 07:38:51 PM: Facing downwards...skeptical. Extenders more exposed !
Title: Tankcat's showcase
Post by: roboman2444 on May 06, 2009, 07:39:33 PM: i just made a bot like that!
Title: Tankcat's showcase
Post by: infiniteinertia on May 06, 2009, 07:41:08 PM: Quote from: roboman2444;37502
i just made a bot like that!

false. you CLONED a bot like that.
Title: Tankcat's showcase
Post by: roboman2444 on May 06, 2009, 07:42:41 PM: no i made a true hs with 2x stacked blacks but it had the snappers in the front. i started the bot before i saw his.
Title: Tankcat's showcase
Post by: infiniteinertia on May 06, 2009, 08:20:12 PM: false.

but tankcat I really dont thnk changing the extenders was good.
Title: Tankcat's showcase
Post by: Sage on May 06, 2009, 08:41:05 PM: Sorry, my fault.