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Old 07-17-2021, 11:19 PM   #1
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Default Building my own Rock to Crawl at home.

Built up a general base to start with.
3ft high, 4ft wide and 6ft longish.


50lbs of Concrete for the first stage, It did not go as far has I thought it would.

Building a climbing side and a trailing side.

When I'm done, I'm hoping it will look like one Huge Rock.











Still trying to plan ahead and not make it too easy.



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Old 07-18-2021, 03:25 AM   #2
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You can get free dirt quite often, why build on wood?

Make piles of dirt, carce them into a rock shape, and put concrete on that.

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Old 07-18-2021, 07:44 AM   #3
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why stop at 1 rock make a bunch of them you could always rearange them later and have a new huge course to crawl on
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Old 07-18-2021, 11:49 AM   #4
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These are all concrete, I wattered down some house paint and sprayed them with a pump sprayer for color.

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Old 07-18-2021, 03:28 PM   #5
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For something that small, I would make the whole thing out of paper mache and some if that sandstone in the rattle can. Light, cheap, mobile!
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Old 07-18-2021, 05:02 PM   #6
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For something that small, I would make the whole thing out of paper mache and some if that sandstone in the rattle can. Light, cheap, mobile!
That won't survive the rain though.

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Old 07-18-2021, 11:14 PM   #7
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That won't survive the rain trhough.

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if you use latex paint instead of starch it will hold up to the rain at least for a few years

it would.be slick though

im planing on using it on my crawler course in the creek area for the slikness and oddly enuff as siding for my hobby house dont ask lol

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Old 07-19-2021, 10:52 AM   #8
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im planing on using it on my crawler course in the creek area for the slikness and oddly enuff as siding for my hobby house dont ask lol
I saw that episode of the x-files where a serial killer made a cocoon from his own saliva and newspaper for hibernation.

Hopefully you live back east, because I don't...

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You can get free dirt quite often, why build on wood?

Make piles of dirt, carce them into a rock shape, and put concrete on that.

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Good Idea.
Now that I got the base going, Getting some dirt and rock will help give
it a more natural shape.

My room is limited.
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I saw that episode of the x-files where a serial killer made a cocoon from his own saliva and newspaper for hibernation.

Hopefully you live back east, because I don't...

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i remeber x files all the dorky kids used to watch it personaly i was out chasing girls and surfing and running a buisness the whole time that show was on air or atleast that i know of heck it could still be on for all i know

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I never needed to chase girls so I had extra time.

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why stop at 1 rock make a bunch of them you could always rearange them later and have a new huge course to crawl on

I have limited space.

This space.

4x6ft
Must make the best of it.

Not too easy.
Voodoobrew had a Great idea that I'll be finding a way incorporate.
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I have limited space.

This space.

4x6ft
Must make the best of it.

Not too easy.
Voodoobrew had a Great idea that I'll be finding a way incorporate.
make it zo you can pack up the course when done make it stack in a 4x6 space then open it up to crawl then put it away again it could be differnt evary time if you wanted it to
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We totally need a pic with your 1:1 as a size reference. For science, ofcourse.
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