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+ | |caption=The Hypno-Disc pullback with its accessories |
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+ | {{quote|The first replica competitor robot complete with its unique spinning weapon that can destroy a robot in a millisecond. Hypno-disc has a pull back action; the motor is so powerful that extra weight has been added to slow it down. The spinning disc is connected to the axle and spins ferociously as the robot moves forward. The interchangeable addition for this toy is Hypno’s body cover. This can be removed revealing wires and motor parts. An extra cover has been designed that has protective fins. The creators of Hypno-disc were so pleased with this modification they have copied the design and it now appears on the real Hypno-disc. The accessory is a wall of breezeblocks that are built up to form the Robot Wars logo.|Official description from the Robot Wars Online Shop<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20021017135430/http://www.robotwars.co.uk/robo-shop/hypnodisc.htm The Robot Wars Online Shop (Archived)]</ref>}} |
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+ | '''Hypno-Disc''' was the first UK competitor robot in ''[[Robot Wars]]'' to be turned into a [[Pullbacks|pullback toy]], releasing at the same time as the House Robot pullback toys. |
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− | '''Hypno-Disc''' was the first UK competitor robot to be turned into a [[Pullbacks|pullback]]. It featured the horizontal flywheel of the real robot, activated by moving the pullback forward/back, as the front wheels axle connects to the flywheel. The rear armour was interchangable, allowing the user to attach the spiky rear end of the [[Series 4]] iteration (without the srimech), or the plain armour of the [[Series 3]] version, this armour also featured the srimech. Underneath the armour plates was a small representation of Hypno-Disc's innards. |
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+ | ==Features== |
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− | [[File:MiniHypnoInside.JPG|thumb|right|160px|Underneath the armour plating of the Hypno-Disc pullback.]] |
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+ | The Hypno-Disc pullback featured the horizontal flywheel of the real robot, activated by moving the pullback forward/back, as the axle of its front wheels connects to the flywheel, to spin it during movement. |
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+ | The rear armour was interchangeable, allowing the user to choose between the flat shell based upon the Series 3 version of Hypno-Disc, but with a self-righting mechanism added, as Team Hypno-Disc had planned to include this in Series 4. A spiked back end which lacked a srimech was included as an optional extra, which Team Hypno-Disc liked so much, they adapted it into the real robot's design before the Fourth Wars was filmed<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/robotwars/comments/4vgy45/we_are_team_hypnodisc_ask_us_anything/</ref>. |
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==Accessories== |
==Accessories== |
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− | [[File:GreyPuzzleBlocks.JPG|thumb |
+ | [[File:GreyPuzzleBlocks.JPG|thumb|The blocks, resembling the ''Robot Wars'' logo]] |
+ | The Hypno-Disc pullback came with a grey wall, similar to the ones at the beginning of the [[Series 2]] [[Gauntlet]]. When assembled properly, the bricks show the [[Robot Wars]] Logo on the front, and a pack of stickers were provided, allowing the user to apply the number of points each block was worth. |
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+ | [[File:HypnoTeamPullbacks.jpg|thumb|The Hypno-Disc team with the pullback toy and the real robot]] |
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+ | *Of the two shells featured with the toy, the flat Series 3 shell has the srimech and the spiked Series 4 shell does not, even though the real Hypno-Disc didn't feature a srimech until Series 4. This is because Team Hypno-Disc made the spiked shell of the real robot in response to the toy, while the srimech was a known addition to the toy manufacturers. |
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+ | **The two rear spikes on the Series 4 shell are much larger than the spikes that Team Hypno-Disc would later produce. |
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+ | *The disc and blades of the model are from the Series 3 incarnation of the robot; for Series 4 the blades were changed so that they were thicker and more potent to its victims, and the disc was made slightly more conical in shape. |
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+ | *The disc spins in the opposite direction to the real robot when the toy moves forwards, but in the correct direction when moving backwards. |
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+ | ==Gallery== |
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+ | <gallery> |
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+ | HypnodiscPullback.jpg|Hypno-Disc in its packaging |
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+ | HypnoDisc4.jpg|Isometric view with srimech panel |
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+ | HypnoDisc5.jpg|Isometric view with spiked panel |
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+ | HypnoDisc3.jpg|Side view with srimech panel |
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+ | HypnoDisc2.jpg|Side view with spiked panel |
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+ | MiniHypnoInside.JPG|Underneath the interchangeable rear panels |
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+ | </gallery> |
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+ | ==Trivia== |
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− | The Hypno-Disc pullback came with a grey wall, similar to the ones at the beginning of the [[Series 2]] [[Gauntlet]]. |
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+ | [[File:Hypnodisc Prototype.jpg|thumb|The Hypno Disc pullback prototype (right) alongside the final version]] |
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− | When assembled properly, the bricks show the [[Robot Wars]] Logo on the front. |
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+ | *In 2016, Team Hypno-Disc shared images of the prototype model of Hypno-Disc created before the toy's official release, via their 'Ask me anything' on Reddit<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/robotwars/comments/4vgy45/we_are_team_hypnodisc_ask_us_anything/d5ybdqy?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x</ref>. |
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+ | ==References== |
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− | *Of the two shells featured with the toy,(the series three one, and the series 4 one (with the spikes)) the srimech is found on the wrong one (the series 3 one) |
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− | *Despite being based upon the series 4 version of Hypno-Disc, it features the series 3 wheels. |
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− | *The disc on the model is the series 3 disc, with one thin blade. |
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[[Category:Pullbacks]] |
[[Category:Pullbacks]] |
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[[Category:Phase One Pullbacks]] |
[[Category:Phase One Pullbacks]] |
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Revision as of 13:51, 8 April 2019
- "The first replica competitor robot complete with its unique spinning weapon that can destroy a robot in a millisecond. Hypno-disc has a pull back action; the motor is so powerful that extra weight has been added to slow it down. The spinning disc is connected to the axle and spins ferociously as the robot moves forward. The interchangeable addition for this toy is Hypno’s body cover. This can be removed revealing wires and motor parts. An extra cover has been designed that has protective fins. The creators of Hypno-disc were so pleased with this modification they have copied the design and it now appears on the real Hypno-disc. The accessory is a wall of breezeblocks that are built up to form the Robot Wars logo."
- — Official description from the Robot Wars Online Shop[1]
Hypno-Disc was the first UK competitor robot in Robot Wars to be turned into a pullback toy, releasing at the same time as the House Robot pullback toys.
Features
The Hypno-Disc pullback featured the horizontal flywheel of the real robot, activated by moving the pullback forward/back, as the axle of its front wheels connects to the flywheel, to spin it during movement.
The rear armour was interchangeable, allowing the user to choose between the flat shell based upon the Series 3 version of Hypno-Disc, but with a self-righting mechanism added, as Team Hypno-Disc had planned to include this in Series 4. A spiked back end which lacked a srimech was included as an optional extra, which Team Hypno-Disc liked so much, they adapted it into the real robot's design before the Fourth Wars was filmed[2].
As the toy was made before Series 4, Hypno-Disc's tyres resemble their appearance from Series 3, as do the red teeth on the flywheel (one on the edge of the flywheel, one on the top). A pitstop and a minibot were also released.
Accessories
The Hypno-Disc pullback came with a grey wall, similar to the ones at the beginning of the Series 2 Gauntlet. When assembled properly, the bricks show the Robot Wars Logo on the front, and a pack of stickers were provided, allowing the user to apply the number of points each block was worth.
Differences from real life
- Of the two shells featured with the toy, the flat Series 3 shell has the srimech and the spiked Series 4 shell does not, even though the real Hypno-Disc didn't feature a srimech until Series 4. This is because Team Hypno-Disc made the spiked shell of the real robot in response to the toy, while the srimech was a known addition to the toy manufacturers.
- The two rear spikes on the Series 4 shell are much larger than the spikes that Team Hypno-Disc would later produce.
- The disc and blades of the model are from the Series 3 incarnation of the robot; for Series 4 the blades were changed so that they were thicker and more potent to its victims, and the disc was made slightly more conical in shape.
- The disc spins in the opposite direction to the real robot when the toy moves forwards, but in the correct direction when moving backwards.
Gallery
Trivia
- In 2016, Team Hypno-Disc shared images of the prototype model of Hypno-Disc created before the toy's official release, via their 'Ask me anything' on Reddit[3].
References
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