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ROCKEDUP RICKY · 04-18-2009, 05:13 PM

My buddys at SMRCRC wanted me to show them how the NWARC made our indoor course. So I thought sence I was making a couple of new cubes for the course, I would share. It's a little long, sorry.

ROCKEDUP RICKY · 04-18-2009, 05:22 PM

I guess I might need to make one on how to cover the foam with the wire.

Here a link to the indoor course we buildt and will be adding to.

HobbyTown indoor course

Stormin2u · 04-18-2009, 06:17 PM

Yeah now that's a good demonstration Ricky and I just need a test rock in the shop

But you must be clairvoyant cuz I was just going to ask you how the wire was attached to the foam.

ROCKEDUP RICKY · 04-18-2009, 06:57 PM

Next weekend I'm taking the two cubes I got going in the garage to HobbyTown, I'm going to get the foam I have stashed there and bring home to make 2 more cubes. I'll make one then. It's not hard but there's a couple of tricks that would help a guy out.

What nice about these cubes ,you can lean them up and make them a lot harder to crawl.

lemons17771 · 04-18-2009, 07:17 PM

great build! all i want to see now is how to do the foam and wire. how much does this weigh? is it still relitivily light? thanks for posting the video i am looking forward for how to do the foam!

jason · 04-18-2009, 07:26 PM

Nice video Ricky, how well do those courses hold up with that real thin layer of mud on them?

ROCKEDUP RICKY · 04-18-2009, 07:37 PM

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Originally Posted by jason

Nice video Ricky, how well do those courses hold up with that real thin layer of mud on them?

Thanks ,They should do good, it's any where from a 1/2 to 3/4 thick. They have been running on some we made at HobbyTown for a couple of weeks with no trouble. I'm taking the 2 I'm making there next week for our 1st real comp on them. I guess we'll see.
It's a real rich mix and none of the cubes have cracked yet so thats a good sign.

cartronicshn · 04-18-2009, 07:57 PM

Great video, and thanks for the step by step

braceysdad · 04-18-2009, 08:00 PM

Nice video but does it always get wetter before it gets harder?

ROCKEDUP RICKY · 04-18-2009, 08:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by braceysdad

Nice video but does it always get wetter before it gets harder?

If you do it right you nasty boy you.

But for real, if you put the mud on the ground, the water thats in the mud would go in the ground. Being that I put the mud on the foam ,the water has to come up. So it gets wetter before it gets hard.
On hot days in the summer I sometimes put plastic on the ground and then pour on it to buy me time to finish it .

MtnBkr · 05-01-2009, 09:43 PM

18.5 minutes video

... kind of like watching concrete dry! (sorry, couldn't resist!)

It's actually a very good and thorough video and the end result looks nice.

How much does that table weigh? Is it still somewhat portable?

ROCKEDUP RICKY · 05-04-2009, 07:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MtnBkr

18.5 minutes video

... kind of like watching concrete dry! (sorry, couldn't resist!)

It's actually a very good and thorough video and the end result looks nice.

How much does that table weigh? Is it still somewhat portable?

I'm not sure how much it weights 2 guys can pick it up and move it. After I drop it off at the Hobby store, we sat it on a concrete floor and then you could push it around. It don't move when your cralwing on it.

sorry about the long video.

scootertrash · 09-22-2009, 01:06 PM

Thank's for posting the link' to this awesome Vid' for us all to View as well brotha'. I tore up my indoor course that was down in my own basement and haul'd all the real rock's back up stair to make an outdoor course with them all. But the bug's have been so' bad this summer that I could hardly enjoy it. So now I'm going to haul it all back down there again and start a whole new project going into this long winter. and I see now just how to build some awesome section's of fake rock' just as you have shown us with this Vid' of your's. Thank's bro. And it was nice to put a face of alot of your older step by step pic's and this here vid' as well. Was nice to holla' at you again to brotha' ricky. ~ol'Scoot'er~

mattstang · 11-05-2009, 11:12 PM

man looks like u have alot of pratice

04-18-2009, 05:13 PM	#1
ROCKEDUP RICKY Old guy Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Northwest Arkie-saw and we got ROCKS! Posts: 7,548	How to make fake rocks My buddys at SMRCRC wanted me to show them how the NWARC made our indoor course. So I thought sence I was making a couple of new cubes for the course, I would share. It's a little long, sorry.

05-01-2009, 09:43 PM	#11
MtnBkr Quarry Creeper Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Morrison Crawlerado Posts: 353	18.5 minutes video... kind of like watching concrete dry! (sorry, couldn't resist!) It's actually a very good and thorough video and the end result looks nice. How much does that table weigh? Is it still somewhat portable?

09-22-2009, 01:06 PM	#13
scootertrash Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Lapeer Posts: 390	YOU the MAN' - Ricky and I said that awhile back too. Thank's for posting the link' to this awesome Vid' for us all to View as well brotha'. I tore up my indoor course that was down in my own basement and haul'd all the real rock's back up stair to make an outdoor course with them all. But the bug's have been so' bad this summer that I could hardly enjoy it. So now I'm going to haul it all back down there again and start a whole new project going into this long winter. and I see now just how to build some awesome section's of fake rock' just as you have shown us with this Vid' of your's. Thank's bro. And it was nice to put a face of alot of your older step by step pic's and this here vid' as well. Was nice to holla' at you again to brotha' ricky. ~ol'Scoot'er~

04-18-2009, 05:22 PM	#2
ROCKEDUP RICKY Old guy Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Northwest Arkie-saw and we got ROCKS! Posts: 7,548	I guess I might need to make one on how to cover the foam with the wire. Here a link to the indoor course we buildt and will be adding to. HobbyTown indoor course

04-18-2009, 06:17 PM	#3
Stormin2u I wanna be Dave Join Date: May 2007 Location: Taylors Falls just hanging with the MNRCRC crew. Posts: 7,843	Yeah now that's a good demonstration Ricky and I just need a test rock in the shop But you must be clairvoyant cuz I was just going to ask you how the wire was attached to the foam.

04-18-2009, 06:57 PM	#4
ROCKEDUP RICKY Old guy Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Northwest Arkie-saw and we got ROCKS! Posts: 7,548	Next weekend I'm taking the two cubes I got going in the garage to HobbyTown, I'm going to get the foam I have stashed there and bring home to make 2 more cubes. I'll make one then. It's not hard but there's a couple of tricks that would help a guy out. What nice about these cubes ,you can lean them up and make them a lot harder to crawl.

04-18-2009, 07:17 PM	#5
lemons17771 Rock Stacker Join Date: May 2008 Location: scottsdale Posts: 73	great build! all i want to see now is how to do the foam and wire. how much does this weigh? is it still relitivily light? thanks for posting the video i am looking forward for how to do the foam!

04-18-2009, 07:26 PM	#6
jason R.I.P. Chip Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: The Crawler State Posts: 13,938	Nice video Ricky, how well do those courses hold up with that real thin layer of mud on them?

04-18-2009, 07:57 PM	#8
cartronicshn I wanna be Dave Join Date: May 2006 Location: HONDURAS...ROCK HEAVEN Posts: 5,076	Great video, and thanks for the step by step

04-18-2009, 08:00 PM	#9
braceysdad Adilynsdad too! Join Date: May 2004 Location: G ville Posts: 8,844	Nice video but does it always get wetter before it gets harder?

11-05-2009, 11:12 PM	#14
mattstang Pebble Pounder Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: south jersey Posts: 143	man looks like u have alot of pratice

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