A bred-in-captivity combat robot, ready to duke it out!
Creation of @SnappyRobots @SamElliott64 @_joe_brown_ @felixedward99 and a lot of love from @TeamNutsRW
Craig and Felix bring you the latest from Mingo's roost as it regains its plumage ahead of its outings with @RobotsLive and @Mech_Plus ๐ฆฉ๐ฆฉ
If you wanna be a true ornithologist and support the avian, you can find our tees and patches over at https://t.co/6TLngwJLU8 ๐
Mingo's been getting a full strip down, reweld and sandblast to get back up to spec for itโs 2024 debut in Stoke for @RobotsLive & @Mech_Plus' Mech Mania!
Wanna rep the bird? Support itโs repairs & rejuvenations with some avian-styled tees & patches at https://t.co/6Hi3dIuZQa
Mainly because they don't understand what the heck it means.
Get them while they're hot for the princely sum of ยฃ3.50 on the BBB store and you'll even get a sticker too! All profits go into the bird's upkeep ๐ท
https://t.co/Lvc7fbQoOh
Legends speak of a long lost Mingo merch item... The logo patch.
Well, we decided it was time to end the drought and send it on another run of patches, this time featuring our new logo! Iron or sew it on ya jackets, set the trends, be the talk of the town.
Craig and Joe also had great showings with their featherweights, honk! and Grab Crab XL. We loved how many spectators showed interest in building & we hope to see you compete soon!
Repairs are now underway for the birds (metaphorical) flight to รire
for RoboRiots in a few weeks!
2 weeks since Crawley! We always love catching up with the wonderful crew at @RobotsLive for a very silly weekend, and want to thank them very much for letting us come play!
The new wheels worked great and gave us all the grip we wanted
even when one of the 2 drive motors on the left side was counted out for the remainder of the weekend thanks to a very sad pinion. The new extra thicc/short king wings also worked a treat.
check out our fights on https://t.co/nElp2kwSM2 - thanks to our videographer Jodie!
Next up after Crawley, Mingo will be taking an early migration to @roboRiots Dublin, followed by a return to it's spiritual nest in @extremerobots Cheltenham.
See you there!
This weekend is very exciting for us as, for the first time in almost a year, it's a Mingo live event weekend!
We're excited to see everyone down at @RobotsLive K2 Crawley over the weekend with a few upgrades, which the eagle eyed of you may have noticed at RoboNerd...
โ Fresh wings, now twice as thicc and a lil shorter for less flex
โ Brand new wheels, some stunnin' machined layers of HDPE coated with some real knobbly tyre to help us get all the grip!
โ New toes, less bent from 2 years of action
The limited edition run tees will inevitably be a bit nicer (those that have them... that fabric and screenprint quality right <3 <3) but we wanted to make sure anyone who wanted one could get involved. All money raised gets split between Mingo and Amy the amazing artist.
What in the HECK?! Mingoโs wings have been CLIPPED! Thankfully, the sale of our t-shirts earlier this year means we'll be able to put the avian through a rigorous set of veterinary surgeries to give them back (there's a glorious big block of HDPE waiting for us next week!)... but
none of us can remember what shape they were... help us come up with ideas by drawing some on?๐ค
If you missed the tees first time round, they're now available from https://t.co/GiNUxXwPAz printed by the same guys who do our classic logo shirts, still available on the store.
Few more shop updates! https://t.co/vw3E0YVZbW
- We've got more stock of Repeat Drive Max, yay!
- New tees from @2HDFlamingo oo very nice.
- Our brand new N10 motors with Nuts And Bots (which are shiny and cool check them out) are available in the Antweight Drive Kit too!
We wish Sam, Felix and the rest of our pals that ventured across the ocean (hey Rob, Jack and Strang!!) the very best of luck. Have the most fun, we're so proud of you all!!
#VacationNotInvasion
Very freakin' proud of our boys Filo and Sam doing some beautiful stuff over at NHRL this weekend!
Felix has taken the stunning 12lb Tactical Toucan and his new beetle Bloodshot, while Sam has his fresh shiny drum, Gold Dust!
Hey gang, check these; we're getting some sick new stickers based on our new tee print! We'll throw some of these into the post bags... :)
If you're keen to get in on the deal, you only have til 12pm GMT+1 Friday to pre-order!
https://t.co/DE9lKHOZy6