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by Adam Hargreaves
Sun Jan 24, 2010 8:13 pm
Forum: Antweights
Topic: Im Back...
Replies: 10
Views: 10960

lol, i was going to say "i'm not old", but have just remembered i've been buildling robots and designing ants since around AWS2 (since the issue of robotwars magazine which publicised them... Issue 3 i think it was... green cover iirc, so probably had sgt bash on it) Why do i remember thes...
by Adam Hargreaves
Thu Jan 21, 2010 12:24 am
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Gah! MoT time ...
Replies: 3
Views: 4538

don't think you could beat the 3 page list of fails i got from my first car... it had everything from 2 bad tyres, no handbrake, 32% braking efficiency, chipped windscreen, washers not working (which was a lie - they pulled the bodgetape off before the test), cracked rear suspension, bad tracking an...
by Adam Hargreaves
Wed Jan 20, 2010 10:45 pm
Forum: Antweights
Topic: Im Back...
Replies: 10
Views: 10960

Ahh, AWS19... or to me, the one where Ratio didn't work, and Antiflip fell of a table thus destroying the drive system! yeah, was reading around about the new tech... liking the look of those planet 5 ktx/rx kits... looks like i need some new gear! I was doodling in my exam earlier... the PDS will r...
by Adam Hargreaves
Wed Jan 20, 2010 10:18 pm
Forum: Antweights
Topic: Im Back...
Replies: 10
Views: 10960

Hi everyone! some of you may recognise me (others less so) - i competed in AWS 17 and 19 (with the annoying Perpendicular Drive System, and the longest unabbreviated ant name in history (at the time) Anyhows, I've moved onto uni, now possess a car, and some finances, have some genuine engineering ex...
by Adam Hargreaves
Thu Jun 28, 2007 4:23 pm
Forum: Events
Topic: AWS 23 - HULL: Saturday July 14th
Replies: 83
Views: 61548

ok, i've returned from uni with the desire to build something, and still have my ant stuff kicking about, so i might be able to enter a few. should be a minimum of 3 but won't know what i have until i dissect my stuff later...
by Adam Hargreaves
Fri Mar 23, 2007 5:50 pm
Forum: Antweights
Topic: for sale
Replies: 10
Views: 11927

long time no post,,, I'm officially out of the sport now, and am considering selling all my gear. this includes: Hitec 3 channel tx * 2 2 or 3 recievers various servos (about 7 or 8 in total i think-some nice 8 g ones) batteries charger LiPO charger speed controller (virtually unused) offcuts of mat...
by Adam Hargreaves
Sun Oct 29, 2006 5:28 pm
Forum: Questions (and answers)
Topic: Solution needed: Powerful drive
Replies: 1
Views: 3320

Park flyers don't last long when rotary modded in my experience... just so you know
by Adam Hargreaves
Tue Oct 10, 2006 9:44 am
Forum: Events
Topic: AWS21
Replies: 112
Views: 82996

no chance i'll make this one at all. not even looked at my ants for months, and they're currently two and a half hours away, with no chance of me getting them. don't have any time to do anything with them anyway. SOrry
by Adam Hargreaves
Thu Sep 21, 2006 9:07 am
Forum: Antweights
Topic: (Re)build report - Desire
Replies: 16
Views: 16666

looks very similar to that idea i sent you... looks better though
by Adam Hargreaves
Sun Sep 10, 2006 3:01 pm
Forum: Antweights
Topic: New Robots
Replies: 1516
Views: 1018658

Nick-it might just be a case of rewording the project to get it usable as coursework, which is what i had to do for A-level. Once i reworded it, it was accepted (on third time of asking!)