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Old 01-31-2010, 03:12 PM   #1
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Let me know what ya think...
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Old 01-31-2010, 03:29 PM   #2
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Default OK, I have it fixed.
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Here is the first section of my Rock Crawling course.
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Old 01-31-2010, 05:59 PM   #3
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Here is the first section of my Rock Crawling course.
I need to figure out if I'm using going to use styrofoam and shape the rocks with some rhrinoliner to cover it or something else... Any Ideas or have you seen other options?
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Old 01-31-2010, 06:45 PM   #4
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Not for sure but the rino stuff might give the truck to much traction and cause it not to be challenging or that much fun. Just a thought.
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Old 01-31-2010, 07:56 PM   #5
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Not for sure but the rino stuff might give the truck to much traction and cause it not to be challenging or that much fun. Just a thought.
Good point. My wife suggested that i use some pieces of 1/4 split wood and some urethane expamdable foam.
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Old 02-01-2010, 06:47 PM   #6
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Old 02-01-2010, 06:52 PM   #7
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looking good. makita tools... nice
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expanding foam and chicken wire makes for a good surface. You can paint it or grade it to get the surface texture desired.
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Old 02-02-2010, 06:04 PM   #9
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Old 02-02-2010, 08:47 PM   #10
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expanding foam and chicken wire makes for a good surface. You can paint it or grade it to get the surface texture desired.
Nice ideas. Chicken wire on top of the plywood or just over the basic frame? I was thinking about styrofoam sheets and carving them to form some rock structures and then adding spray foam to help add some peaks and overall texture.
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We made our's with plywood then covered it with quickcrete work's good.
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Old 02-03-2010, 06:04 AM   #12
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There more pic's under tri city crawler's in michigan
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Old 02-03-2010, 06:42 AM   #13
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expanding foam will work really well, you can even tint it after spraying while its still wet or throw dirt and sand at it to give it a natural look.
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I'm gonna add some chicken wire down to the lower flats. I've seen other guys use bed sheets with concrete to make a natural slope. I think I'm gonna try to use foam sheets to carve a rock section. That's how Wicked RC in Framingham MA did their's. It looks wicked good.
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wicked, lol, coasties are funny
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Default Section 1 has first coat of cement







A day of storms is a good reason to finish my indoor course.
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Nice job!!! I cant wait til i get my course started
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That came out nice.
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