01-20-2011, 09:00 AM | #21 | |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: crawlerado springs
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haha, new "shrubs" just plant a bunch of "shrubs" and once it grows, you can call it MJ forest. j/k man. its looking good! im digging the pond/river. you should dig some deeper holes to be scale valleys and canyons. i just read your other reply. dig it out about twice the size you want it and get some dirt for compacting from a sand/rock place, and fill it with that once it sets up you can dig it out and you should be good! Last edited by kronik; 01-20-2011 at 09:04 AM. | |
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01-20-2011, 09:21 AM | #22 | |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: weeki Wachee
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i really want to make some vallys and canyons, i made a small canyon and i have a huge hole from the sand i used for my hll climb. im trying to think of ideas how to make that hole more useful(looks like i have more digging to do). i will have to go see of anybody local has any real dirt that compacts well. i also though about using concrete to make the floor and walls of the canyons. looks like the drt u have holds water pretty well also. i would love to have muddy sections other than in the mud pit. you can kinda see where the big hole is, its about 3 ft deep and 4ft wide. i kinda filled it with pine needles but still deep enough to get stuck in it.it needs some more solid walls to climb up an out. | |
01-20-2011, 09:35 AM | #23 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: weeki Wachee
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heres some updated pics of the pond an bridge.pic is a couple months old but it really hasnt changed any |
01-20-2011, 09:36 AM | #24 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: crawlerado springs
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if you do concrete, throw a couple bigger rocks down first to make better terrain. then you can throw dirt on the bottom and still have rocks sticking out!! any landscaping place can get you what you need! |
01-20-2011, 09:37 AM | #25 |
I joined the Band! Join Date: May 2009 Location: lake county ,florida
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this is a sweet place you have built really coming along from the begining
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01-20-2011, 11:45 AM | #26 |
Newbie Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: new england
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Looks good I wish my old lady would let me build on in the yard!!
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01-20-2011, 12:47 PM | #27 | ||
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: weeki Wachee
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im lucky since she said i could have the backyard and she wants the front! fine with me lol, she never goes out back anyway heres an update on the table top add-on i got two 60lb bags of concrete and some mesh this morning. the two bags didnt really get me that far and kept seeping through the holes. i have to put it on much thicker than i wanted to. my plan for the added on stuff, i want it to be able to keep a pathway so you can drive up an over and under thru a tunnel leading over to "canyon" aka big hole on the other side. i still have to change a few things so i can accomplish that goal once what i layed down cures. i probably shouldve put some tar paper down so i could get it thinner. ive never really worked with shaping concrete before so just about everything im doing is all trial an error. without somebody who knows what theyre doing standing behind me showing me the right way, it can get a little tricky. sorry for the bad pic ill have another one in a few | ||
01-20-2011, 01:36 PM | #28 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: weeki Wachee
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and heres a pic of my log bridge that is currently on hold and i set up the table top add on how i want it. |
01-20-2011, 02:19 PM | #29 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Brentwood
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[QUOTE=all_scaled_out;2872909]heres the most recent picture of the mud pit. i gave it two lanes for racing thats sweet! got any more pics them mudding/racing? |
01-20-2011, 02:48 PM | #30 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: weeki Wachee
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no pics of racing yet, but i will get some soon. i might have another gtg next month and ill be able to get some good pics of racing.
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01-20-2011, 05:05 PM | #31 | |
Rock Stacker Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Albemarle,NC/Camp Creek,WV
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Getting the mix just rite is hard, practice and patience is needed for sure. If you can let the mix slide off the trowel and onto the lathe, then don't touch it or try to reposition it at all. Wait till it settles into the lathe on it's own , then smooth it. Alot of the time when you keep messin' with it, it'll just keep pushin' through. Plop it on and leave it. After awhile I use a broom to put grooves in, then take another brush and dab the crete to put some more natural texture on top. Dip the broom and brush in water to keep them from stickin' | |
01-20-2011, 05:31 PM | #32 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: weeki Wachee
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thanks for the tips. i try to get it the consistancy right but i always add too much water. i need an auger, its a real pain mixing by hand and doesnt mix too well
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01-20-2011, 05:38 PM | #33 |
Rock Stacker Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Pickens, SC
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looks great man. i bet you hae been enjoying that course.
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01-20-2011, 06:02 PM | #34 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: North Idaho
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OK, I thinl you have gone way overboard on this just for a scale crawler course... that's probably why I like it!!! That looks like a lot of fun! |
01-20-2011, 06:12 PM | #35 | |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: weeki Wachee
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thanks! well i might incorporate a 1/16 off road course so it will be a cross-over course | |
01-21-2011, 12:03 PM | #36 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: weeki Wachee
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i got bored yesterday and started digging. i dug a ravine. its a cheap and a simple project but knowing me, i will want to improve it so it doesnt look like some trenches. this is what i did today while waiting for the rain to clear so i can lay more concrete to the table top Last edited by all_scaled_out; 01-21-2011 at 02:13 PM. |
01-21-2011, 05:30 PM | #37 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Centertown,TN
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Awesome course! Keep up the good work man!
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01-22-2011, 11:14 AM | #38 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: weeki Wachee
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heres an onboard vid i took today. i didnt get to cover the whole track due to dieing batteries but covered most. enjoy! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4lcBlYYTjY here is an extended version. i tried to hit as many trails as possible without making it a 20 minute vdeo. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HyZCSBUm1Zk Last edited by all_scaled_out; 01-23-2011 at 11:52 AM. |
01-22-2011, 02:33 PM | #39 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Bay City
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Looks even better from that angle.
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01-22-2011, 03:52 PM | #40 |
Pebble Pounder Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Veneta
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That is cool!
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