[dustn]

Well, no I havent completed the front end yet, but I think I'll work on it some more tonight after I finish homework. Weight is lower compared to a normal dual cell just because there is less plastic on the chassis, but I do not know if it is appreciable. I think my 40mah batteries will be here from allelectronics soon, so they will go on there instead of the 1/3aaa's. I plan on using 4 total, 2 80mah sets in series to make 2.4v and 80mah. They are lighter and hopefully they will allow the pcb to be under the top of the body. The charger I am using charges in about 5 minutes, with the cells just slightly warm. I hope it will charge nimh just as well as it does nicd. The only thing I am concerned about at the moment is the ratio of the kit gears. With a 2.6, they are very slow starting. I'd like to mod the pcb to give more current, but Its from a clone, so I would have no idea where to start. More to come later.
By the way, the explorer looks good.