Current filming of the new UK series
Neil Adamson
Anybody been along either as competitor or audience yet?
Is it worth going along as audience?
Neil
PS If anybody wants tickets (Aug 20,22,23,24,25,26,27) ring 0171 287
7813 and leave name,number and number of tickets.
PPS I don't know why Mentorn hasn't updated it's site to let everyone
know!
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Jon Witte
I was there for block one as a "Competitor" The Inv.Commas are becoz
we didn't move and got knocked out at the gauntlet!
>Is it worth going along as audience?
Probably, there was some good action and the new house robot is
obscenely powerful
In all, despite out lack of success, I thoroughly enjoyed myself!
Jon Witte
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Neil Adamson
<jon....@zetnet.co.uk> writes
>>Anybody been along either as competitor or audience yet?
>
>I was there for block one as a "Competitor" The Inv.Commas are becoz
>we didn't move and got knocked out at the gauntlet!
>
That, as the americans say, "sucks". After all the time you must have
spent building it, and you didn't even get to fight another robot! Thats
one thing I hated about the first series, the best battle bots usually
fell in the qualifiers. Roll on a battle orientated competition!
>>Is it worth going along as audience?
>
>Probably, there was some good action and the new house robot is
>obscenely powerful
Sounds interesting! Perhaps I'll pop along next week. Do you know which
day the final is being held? Or when Rex Garrod's new bot is on?
>
>In all, despite out lack of success, I thoroughly enjoyed myself!
>
Glad you aren't too disappointed. I'd be gutted, still if Botz does
happen on the back of the interest generated by the new TV series you
should have another bite at a bit of action!
> Jon Witte
> Visit the diary of "Pain" at...
> http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/prickly/rw.htm
Out of interest how much detail are you allowed to put on your website
under Mentorns contract?
All the best
Neil
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Dan Ellis
Regarding your posting:
> PS If anybody wants tickets (Aug 20,22,23,24,25,26,27) ring 0171 287
> 7813 and leave name,number and number of tickets.
How d'you get the tickets???
> PPS I don't know why Mentorn hasn't updated it's site to let everyone
> know!
Mentorn just wants to make good TV, they leave the work up to other people.
Dan :)
adam
> under Mentorns contract?
None.
On a better note though, Sunday would be a better day to go watch.
Adam
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Dan Ellis <vo...@dial.pipex.com> wrote:
> Regarding your posting:
>
> > PS If anybody wants tickets (Aug 20,22,23,24,25,26,27) ring 0171 287
> > 7813 and leave name,number and number of tickets.
>
> How d'you get the tickets???
He didn't. That's the "official getting tickets" number, they're free.
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Dan Ellis
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Neil Adamson
<Rob_C...@email.msn.com> writes
Ouch!
I don't know if you've seen it yet but there is a team sponsored by
Scoot who have told how they gave the new house robot a good pasting.
(Not sure if I totally believe just how much damage..). They do seem to
be putting alot of info on their site, which probably won't please
mentorn!!
The address if u are interested www.scoot.co.uk/robotwars/
Neil
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Neil Adamson
<vo...@dial.pipex.com> writes
Sorry for the lack of info Dan,
I don't know how you actually physically get the tickets. I just posted
the official number to ring, I may be going next week, so if you want
more details I'll post them to you. They are free, you may even be able
to get them on the door.
Neil
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Duncan
<neil@*leave-out*englewood.demon.co.uk> writes
>
>Anybody been along either as competitor or audience yet?
>
>
Hi Neil,
Went on Thursday. Bizzare. It's what's called 'Discontinuous
recording'. Basically Criag Charles stands there does a series of
introductions that you all clap like you've just got there, and then you
see the fighting. I guess we sat there for around 40 minutes clapping
watching him announce somethingorother, and then clapping some more.
Near the end we (the audience) had to make like we'd just seen a robot
getting a battering, killing another 'bot, etc. so that they could film
the 'crowd scenes'. It's very strange indeed shouting and booing at the
floor manager.
The only disappointing thing about it was that we didn't get to meet Mr.
Charles or the gorgeous Ms. Forrester. Just saw them from the distance,
I guess they were too busy talking to the competitors though.
Oh, and don't wear anything too bulky - it gets really hot in the arena
area.
Must have been lucky, cos all we saw all day was the fighting. Sir
Killalot is truly obscene, although they look like they were having
trouble with him overheating. As soon as the bout had finished his
controller was bouncing on stage to get him 'open' and to put a fan on
him. Looks like he's made out of an old arm bomb disposal robot....
A flaming 'grid' has been added which is superb for crowd chanting of
'burn burn burn burn', but you've got to feel sorry for people who's
creations are just cremated. They've also added a 'pit' which is pretty
cool, unless of course, it's your robot being placed into it by Sir
Killalot.....
Apart from that I think myself and me mate were the only adults without
children there. The rest of the audience is made up of blokes in the
16-19 age bracket.
Sitting next to the kids is great though, they get really into it and
are more than willing to take up a chant. The only downer of sitting in
the crowd is that you might end up listening to a robot-bore who wibbles
on about his robot being able to beat suchandsuch a robot. I think in
his instance he was suggesting that he'd be kicking the butt of
'Mortis'. Who, this year, is looking incredibly offensive. It looks
like they've machined the 'spikey bit' out of some sort of high-tensile
steel. It gave it's opponent a serious going over and came out
unscathed.
Personally, I like to see weapons on robots, none of this 'wedge' crap.
Although it's comforting to see that on most occasions the more
aggressive robots with 'proper' weapons won.
Oh, and the house robot controllers seem to have a heart, the
lightweight class robots weren't trashed at all - and seeing as they
seem to be designed by the younger builders, I thought that was pretty
good really. Although the same can't be said for the larger 'bots, that
are pounced upon if they don't move for 30 seconds.
Look out for 'Hard Cheese'. Crappy (sorry fellas) wedge thing with a
toy rat stuck on the top. Let's just say, the rat gets all it deserves.
Oh, and it's not good form to insult robots from particular countries
when you have a few of it's inhabitants sat right behind you. As my
mate found out when he suggested that a particular Welsh entry should
lose on the basis that they'd put a Welsh flag on it.......and there was
me thinking the Welsh had a sense of humour. <g>
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pushed over one of the flame throwers in the floor. When the round ended, it
was a good five minutes before the arena was made safe. The WHOLE of that
time ORAC was left over the flame thrower, as I was talking to Craig Charles
the tyres caught fire and I ran down to the arena.
They wouldn't let me on saying "Oh dear its not a pretty site"
When they finally extinguished the flames, ORAC was so hot they couldn't
move it, the tyres were burnt away, the receiver was melted, the speed
controllers were fried, the wiring was a molten ball of goo and the
Aluminium heatsinks had melted !!. This damaged all occurred AFTER the round
had ended.
I just hope that next year they manage to find the OFF switch for their
flame throwers.
p.s. Anyone fancy buying a used novelty barbecue.
adam
a better series next year, seriously.
> I just hope that next year they manage to find the OFF switch for their
> flame throwers.
>
> p.s. Anyone fancy buying a used novelty barbecue.
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>At least you didn't get toasted like us. ORAC was immobile
<snip>
>flame throwers.
That's why we adopted the "Don't move an inch" strategy. True, you
have no chance of winning - but at least I still have my radio gear!
Serious head on - my heart goes out to you, that was *totally*
unnecessary. I'm starting a "What should Mentorn do different" thread
in the Tinweb UKRW forum. Once we've thrashed it out, we can mail them
& see if they listen!
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"Peter Reynolds" <peter_r...@msn.com> wrote:
> When they finally extinguished the flames, ORAC was so hot they couldn't
> move it, the tyres were burnt away, the receiver was melted, the speed
> controllers were fried, the wiring was a molten ball of goo and the
> Aluminium heatsinks had melted !!. This damaged all occurred AFTER the round
> had ended.
My Robot was also over-flamed. I think that the house robots really could lay
off once the robots have been dumped into a pit.
Thankfully, most of the internal components survived, which was amazing,
since the body was ripped off (serves me right for simply keeping it on with
a cable tie due to the lack of time) the wiring was melted, and the internal
boxes were made of wood. A tyre caught fire, and was only extinguished when a
chap ran on with a fire extinguisher.
Then again, it might have been the wood that saved the day. The flame used in
robot wars is fairly hot, but it won't start wood burning, especially a
compact fibre like MDF unless they really pump in the juice. I imagine that
prolonged exposure with metal casings will transmit the heat directly to
internal components.
My next robot will have multi layered boxes to protect the electronics.
Either that or I'll fish around for some fire retardent fabric. I'm also
wondering how much that extiguishing system featured on tomorrows world
costs.... In any event, It'll be designed to withstand me jumping up and down
on it (I'm about 110 kilos, perhaps not quite the same as sir killalot) and
also the ravages of fire. I'd love to have my robot, still burning, climb out
of the pit and charge head first for the most expensive house robot :-)
I think that if the house robots don't stop attacking defenseless robots they
can expect competitors to start specifically aiming for the house robots.
After all, from what I have seen, the competitors play fair.
Perhaps they want to create a mean character of a house robot, like wolf,
from gladiators, even at the expense of hard earned components that can be
used again for future competitors robots.
anyway, thats enough ranting.
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