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by bitternboy
Mon Jan 12, 2015 8:16 pm
Forum: Events
Topic: Brighton Modelworld 2015 - 20-22 Feb 2015
Replies: 15
Views: 17594

Re: Brighton Modelworld 2015 - 20-22 Feb 2015

Unsure if I can fund a trip from sheffield so may have to give this a miss although it's not out of the question just yet.
by bitternboy
Sun Dec 14, 2014 9:48 pm
Forum: Antweights
Topic: Jon's Cheerful Robots
Replies: 51
Views: 41567

Re: Jon's Cheerful Robots

And I mean the hot glue bot literally, I'm going to try and do some adhoc molding and make as much of it as I can out of the stuff.
by bitternboy
Sun Dec 14, 2014 9:47 pm
Forum: Antweights
Topic: Jon's Cheerful Robots
Replies: 51
Views: 41567

Re: Jon's Cheerful Robots

It's odd for me to be even thinking about ants this early before an AWS but here goes. I've slipped into a different mindset of late as a result of my lack of time meaning my robots have slipped from 3rd place material to kinda last minute and not properly executed ones. Therefore, my next team for ...
by bitternboy
Sun Dec 14, 2014 9:30 pm
Forum: Antweights
Topic: Team Shock's Build Diary
Replies: 196
Views: 138649

Re: Team Shock's Build Diary

I'm going to make it my mission to find a non 3d printed mold alternative to these tyres :P. Not that I think they're anything but brilliant, I just can't afford a 3d printer
by bitternboy
Tue Dec 02, 2014 9:25 am
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: HEBOCON: The Robot Contest for Dummies
Replies: 6
Views: 28244

Re: HEBOCON: The Robot Contest for Dummies

"Crapiness trumps strategy"
Love it :P
by bitternboy
Fri Oct 31, 2014 8:21 pm
Forum: Antweights
Topic: The school of Minimal-effort Ants
Replies: 35
Views: 23502

Re: The school of Minimal-effort Ants

Much glue
Such claw
by bitternboy
Fri Oct 31, 2014 8:18 pm
Forum: Antweights
Topic: Jon's Cheerful Robots
Replies: 51
Views: 41567

Re: Jon's Cheerful Robots

I am :) Makes it a bit easier but still not great, the main problem is with the quality of the sticks and the trim drifts a bit :-?
by bitternboy
Fri Oct 31, 2014 7:50 pm
Forum: Antweights
Topic: Jon's Cheerful Robots
Replies: 51
Views: 41567

Re: Jon's Cheerful Robots

Well, I'm ready :) my team is small and uninspiring but I'm going to try and have as much fun with them as I can. http://i883.photobucket.com/albums/ac35/TeamHGL/WP_20141031_002.jpg It consists of Cat with Goggles and Kiwi, you can probably guess which is which. Slight downside is my DX4 has started...
by bitternboy
Thu Oct 30, 2014 5:59 pm
Forum: Antweights
Topic: The school of Minimal-effort Ants
Replies: 35
Views: 23502

Re: The school of Minimal-effort Ants

Hahaha :P please just enter that as it is.
by bitternboy
Thu Oct 30, 2014 10:23 am
Forum: Events
Topic: AWS 45 - Coventry - 1st November 2014
Replies: 230
Views: 162195

Re: AWS 45 - Coventry - 1st November 2014

Normally I find that if you don't know the orientation of the pins and there isn't a sticker or other indicator, it's worth having a close look at the tracks on the actual PCB of the receiver. All ground pins will be connected in a row, signal pins won't be.