need some help with my combat robot

[mad matt]

Need some help to build a body.For my soon to be combat robot.
thank you for your advice and help

 

[Sceadwian]

You need to provide more information than that! You could put 1 inch thick case hardened steel plates on it, but it wouldn't be able to move.

 

[mad matt]

my bad

something light weight metal or something.

 

[mad matt]

see I've got some light metal it's about 8th of in.it's slugish with it.

 

[Sceadwian]

Armor needs to be strong, light weight metal does not mean strong. If you need really light weight, and want real weight for strength while keeping it as small as possible use corrugated plastic board. The stuff is JUST like the normal cardboard you've seen, but made out of plastic. Place alternating layers 90 degrees apart from each other and make it as thick as you want. For it's weight it will last longer than anything else, against anything except a puncture style attack, and even that would have to have some decent force behind it to penetrate it if it's using cross linked plastics.
The vague clue I got from the picture was that it was twice the size of a human hand and light enough to be held up in it without stress.

 

[mad matt]

thanks where can I get some?

 

[Andy1845c]

I can't figure out what the picture is of....... all I see is a white thing, wood paneling and a hand Mabey try some brighter light.

 

[mad matt]

it's doom bot my soon to be combat.it's a 8th in. metal pate.

 

[mad matt]

see here is some better pic.

 

[Sceadwian]

Those aren't really any better. Any large craft store should sell corrugated plastic board, it's usually next to the plasticard and other raw materials in larger stores.

 

[mad matt]

thanks I'll try get my craft store.

 

[mad matt]

does any know of vex robotics

 

[Sceadwian]

Looks like an errector set.

 

[mad matt]

why I ask is I'm geting a vex controller.