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04-02-2008, 06:48 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: SoCal
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|  "Moab meets the Bean" RCX 2008
Just for you Brandon and Jack.    So I am sure many of you already know that RCP Crawlers has had a rockcrawling display at the last few RCX shows here in SoCal. http://www.rcx.com/ME2/Default.asp (be sure to wait until the pic on this page scrolls to our last years display and look just to the left of the R in RCX, I can't help but laugh everytime I see this pic, you'd think he had never seen a crawler before. )This year we decided to to go completely off the deep end with the display and have secured a 30' by 40' "island" booth for the show.  First you start out with this what you see below. This pic is only 1/6th of the total amount of foam used in the new exhibit. That stack is 4'x4'x8'   Next, we marked out the booth floorplan in the RCP Crawlers parking lot and began setting the blocks of foam out to determine the area to be used.  Two places that I have been over the years that have totally stood out as the most unique places to crawl have been Moab Utah, and Bean Hollow state park in Nor Cal. We set out building this years display to bring the best of these locations to The Fairplex in Pomona Ca April 19th - 20th. What is the first things that comes to mind about Moab? Lionsback and the arches right? Since Lions back is now closed to wheeling, and as far as I know the arches themselves never have been open to vehicles, we thought it would be cool to attempt recreating these, and began building framework and the basic form. Everyone say Hi to our project manager. He goes by FLETCH on this board. Hi FLETCH  |
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04-02-2008, 07:00 PM
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| I joined the Band! Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Paso Robles
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| So very cool!
I knew you guys would come up with something awesome. Can't wait to see how it progresses.
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04-02-2008, 07:07 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: University City
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Nice...looks like a good time:-D BTW Rockpile driver i tried sending you another PM but your PM's are full... |
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04-02-2008, 07:20 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: SoCal
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I'll update this thread when I get home with more pics. | |
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04-02-2008, 09:16 PM
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| Quarry Creeper  Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Granite Falls, WA
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ahhh! a foam arrrteest. nice. looks great. sorry for buggin you guys. cant wait to see more pics of the artificial rock. looks good.
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04-02-2008, 09:57 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: SoCal
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First we started by cutting the foam into different shapes. We did this with a hot wire cutter.  The wire cutter allowed us to get am BIG portion of the structure cut without mess. More on the mess later. The first thing we needed to do was get the arch done so we could match one of our favorite sections from last years display to it.  It was about this time that we decide to move inside the shop due tho the uneven surface of the parking lot. We need to be sure that all of the sections line up correctly and the gaps are minimal on a flat surface since that is how the RCX show's floor will be. This meant doing the whole thing in sections inside the shop.  We next lined up and started to shape the Arch on the flat surface.  After a while with the wire cutter we had the arch beginning to take shape. Ohh yeah... The bad thing is you can see BRONCOBASS just starting the mess in this pic. Kids don't try this at home. SERIOUSLY  | |
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04-02-2008, 10:05 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Granite Falls, WA
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ooh ooh show me more. thats awesome. i love it. wish we had a indoor place up here in washinton. i kinda rains alot here.
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04-02-2008, 10:16 PM
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| R.I.P. Chip   Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: The Crawler State
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Wow that looks great, I wish I could make it out there for that.
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04-02-2008, 10:44 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: SoCal
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I have no idea what is so funny :?  Last edited by Rockpiledriver; 04-02-2008 at 10:46 PM. |
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04-02-2008, 11:28 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Granite Falls, WA
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dude thats awesome. wheres that gonna be located. thats just cool.
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04-02-2008, 11:29 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Granite Falls, WA
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sorry ,thats after the rcx show.
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04-03-2008, 12:05 AM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: ORegon
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wow this is the greatest manmade/indoor rc crawling terrain I have ever seen. I may have to go to rcx just to see this thing. What will happen to it after rcx? You better not be tossing it. If you do, I call dibs on the arch!  |
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04-03-2008, 11:04 AM
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| Official Scale Nazi Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Monticello, IL
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It will be used for Friday Night Fights of course.
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04-03-2008, 11:30 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: santa monica
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04-03-2008, 11:53 AM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: la verne
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HOLY BACON NOW I NEW TO BUILD ME A NEW SCALE SPYDER TO CRAWL UP THE LIONS BACK TELL ME WHEN TO BRING SOME PROPANE AND BEER OVER |
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04-03-2008, 11:56 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: SoCal
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I'll go pick up a bunch of Carne Asada for Saturday if that sounds good to everyone. | |
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04-03-2008, 12:00 PM
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| owner, Holmes Hobbies LLC  Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Volt up! Gear down!
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That was the first time I had ever seen a crawler, glad I went to last years RCX! |
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04-03-2008, 12:01 PM
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| 2006 2.2 National Champ  Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Big Bear Lake
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04-03-2008, 12:13 PM
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| I joined the Band! Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Paso Robles
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Give him a hard time about it Bender, and maybe something like what Brian and his crew are putting together could happen in you own backyard. Or at least we can pitch it to our rock manufacture to see what he thinks. | |
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04-03-2008, 12:19 PM
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| Im Brandon   Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Colfax, CA
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Looks awesome Brian. Thanks for creating this thread just for me asshole |
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