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01-19-2008, 10:01 PM
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| OCCUPY RCC!   Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: I am the 53%.
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|  CMRCRC / Hobby Town Indoor Course With the weather being so cold and our local crawl spots either covered in ice and snow or just plain to cold to crawl sometimes (-9 today w/ wind chill), we got together w/ our fantastic local Hobby Town and this is what we have done to this point. 3 4x8 sheets of plywood, hinged together for storage and to change up the lay out. All obstacles are foam attached w/ hot glue and some skewers for additional support. Covered in plaster cloth and some additional plaster in some places. Plan to finish it w/ paint and some kind of texture compound and some form of aggregate (most likely sand) for added grip. Here are some pics, sorry the white foam and white plast don't offer much contrast. More pics are loading.......          Last edited by dezfan; 01-19-2008 at 10:57 PM. |
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01-19-2008, 10:03 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: The land of mud and hillbillys-Marion, ky
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| what town is this in? looks like an awesome set up  |
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01-19-2008, 10:05 PM
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| OCCUPY RCC! Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: I am the 53%.
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Hobby Town USA 3906 Peachtree Drive Columbia, MO 65203 (573) 817-0698 (573) 817-0699 fax | |
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01-19-2008, 10:11 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: One Legend.
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| Man... I would never have guessed that you guys have talents!  Looks cool... should I be building a mini crawler? |
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01-19-2008, 10:13 PM
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| OCCUPY RCC! Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: I am the 53%.
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01-19-2008, 10:14 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Ventura County
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| Looks great! I wonder what the guy behind the counter in the first pic is thinking. "What the hell are you making." If you have a Home Depot in the area, you might want to try some of Behr's elastomeric paint. It comes in many colors and is used to cover cracks in plaster. It has 300% elasticity and will stretch. You can mix in some sand when you paint it on. It goes on thick and covers well. You will need to recoat spots that rub down from constant abuse. Ultimately bed liner spray is the best, but rather expensive. I have used Behr's elastomeric products on all the rock/demo courses I've built. Bed liner spray is usually black, so I use the Behr paint for color and added texture. Last edited by John; 01-19-2008 at 10:20 PM. |
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01-19-2008, 10:14 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: One Legend.
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| I am putting together a stock Axial right now for an indoor crawler!  |
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01-19-2008, 10:17 PM
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| OCCUPY RCC! Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: I am the 53%.
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Thanks for the tip! | |
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01-19-2008, 10:27 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Ventura County
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| One other tip if you are looking to add grip, get some of the very tiny rocks that people use to fill the bottom of fish aquariums. Add some to the elastomeric paint as you spread it on. Use a big old paint brush, if possible. The thicker and sloppier the brush, the better. I usually do more dabbing with the brush then spreading. |
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01-19-2008, 10:30 PM
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| OCCUPY RCC! Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: I am the 53%.
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Someone actually mentioned that this afternoon. Also some kind of model RR ground cover. Once again, thank's for the input. | |
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01-19-2008, 10:59 PM
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| OCCUPY RCC! Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: I am the 53%.
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01-19-2008, 11:03 PM
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| owner, Holmes Hobbies LLC   Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Volt up! Gear down!
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| I have plenty of teeny fish tank rocks to donate! I wanted to make it out today and help, but I will have to stop by another day. Looks like great progress! I take it all is left to do is paint/coat it? |
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01-19-2008, 11:05 PM
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| OCCUPY RCC! Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: I am the 53%.
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Bring the rock brotha! Yeah we made some good progress today, for the most part just need to put the finish coat on it! | |
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01-20-2008, 08:32 AM
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| Scale Jedi   Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: The Hive
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| Lookin' good guys Can't wait to see it finished! Seems pretty steep for it's size... |
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01-20-2008, 10:18 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: kansas city
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| Looks great guys, I may have to go home and visit family more often! Randy |
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01-20-2008, 12:49 PM
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| Gold Star Baby!  Join Date: May 2007 Location: Taylors Falls just hanging with the MNRCRC crew.
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01-20-2008, 12:54 PM
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| owner, Holmes Hobbies LLC Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Volt up! Gear down!
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| We have a bucket of aluminum oxide that we will throw in. |
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01-25-2008, 09:17 PM
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| OCCUPY RCC! Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: I am the 53%.
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| Back to work tomorrow troops! |
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01-25-2008, 11:02 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: des moines
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| well get to work so I can come to a inside comp lol.I wish it wasnt that long of a drive or I would come help out..but dose your lhs have any nomadio shit instock? btw the setup looks good guys! |
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01-25-2008, 11:23 PM
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| Wishing I was Crawling   Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Missouri Boot-Heel
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| yep back to another day of work...i cant wait...im already camped outside waiting for the doors to open...lol... |
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