[Mr. 1033]

Hey Everyone,

I think I have responded to everyone. Sorry for the delay. The outpouring of support is truly amazing and representative of the FIRST set of programs.

We will be at kickoff at VCU tomorrow and will head to a parent's house to do inventory and discuss the season.

Thanks to you and the community, we have several leads on space that the team and I will discuss tomorrow (Just need to make sure we can get there with transportation).

In terms of tools, the only tools the team has currently is the equivalent to a starting tool kit from Target (the tools in my apartment). Many of the options for space have included their tool usage. I foresee us purchasing a few key tools but overall feel ok about tools now at this time.

Which takes us to parts....
The team, and each of the 13 years I have been a part of FIRST have been blessed and able to purchase parts from AndyMark etc to make our builds as easy as possible. Although I am terrified about the change in team dynamic, I believe this may be a way for us to think innovatively and use interesting materials for the build.

I am praying, literally, that the veteran kop will contain the needed electronics for the season. If not, I think motor controllers will be the biggest issue for us as a team has already said we could borrow their extra robotrio etc. Does anyone know if this is typically in the kop for veterans? I haven't been a rookie in 13 years and can recall what the differences in the kop are.

In terms of other parts, cims, gearboxes, 1/4 bolts+ nuts and aluminum are what I think we could be looking for. I guess we will all have a better idea come tomorrow.

Again, I cannot thank each of you who responded as well as those who simply took time out of their day to read this thread.

I will update everyone as I get more information.

Thanks,

Paul