Building a little course for 1/18 and 1/6's

[TheRumbleFish]

There's a little cul-de-sak that is at the end of an empty street. In the center is a circle of dirt roughly 30 ft in diameter. I thought it'd be cool to dig some holes and pile up some hills and then bring in some rocks and turn it into a little RC crawler course suitable for both large and small crawlers.

I've used the search feature and looked at other peoples courses, but most of them are dead links or pictures that aren't available.

I need inspiration so reply with working links and any pics you might have of backyard courses you've built.

 

[TheRumbleFish]

Here's a picture of the place...

 

['75 Bronco]

Just go looking around for some big rocks and put them here and there and plan out path ways through the rocks, thats what i did8)

 

[Mudinyeri]

Mine's nothing extreme ... big rocks are pretty expensive in Nebraska ... but here are a few pics:

It's not terribly challenging for the 1/6 scale rigs but it gives the 1/18's a workout. Most importantly, it's right outside my front door and it's fun to play around on.

 

[S10XtremeSR]

http://www.rccrawler.com/forum/showthread.php?t=33963

 

['75 Bronco]

The best way to go...

:idea: if you have $5 and a wheel barow, you can mix a bag of concrete and just pour a big mound or 2. also you can shape it to make ledges, pinches, etc...

 

[qcrun98]

Below are some pictures of places I go wheeling with mine that may give you an idea on a course. I take mine anywhere I go outside such as the Mississippi River and Camping.

 

[rutler101]

im a manager of a landscaping material yard and have two 1:6 scorps one soon to be stick the other stock. i have expearamented (sp?) with several differnent rocks and composition of rocks and found that a sandstone or granite is the best the tires grip awesome and on some rocks seems like the tires are stuck on.
the best thing to do would be to go to your local landscaping material supplier and just look around if its a decent place they should have any type of composition..ie granite, sandstone, dolomite's, and sedimentary rock, also alot of places carry lava rock wich is insane to wheel on cause they always move around no matter how big the rock is.
i guarentee when your there looking around you will be in heaven and wont know which rock to go with but hopefully the guys workin there are smart enough and nice enough to tell you whats what.
unfortunatly (man i suck at spelling) i dont have a big yard or even an area i can wheel unless i drive there so lately ive been taking a select few rocks and been climbing up my back stairs about 7 stairs and been putting rocks all over to make it more challenging next time i set it up ill take some pics... i hope i helped a little ... see ya around

 

[hotrodzach]

i have barely any rocks here, so i just threw about 30 logs in a random pile and crawl it. It's about 10ftx10ft and is easy to change around whenever i want. only problem is termites getting into it and the logs rotting.
-Dalton

 

[merlin]

that's some funny s*** I wish we could crawl together but I live in tennessee

 

[raytard]

that's some funny s*** I wish we could crawl together but I live in Tennessee where I have plenty of ROCKS < 5min. from the house. So, ...

Fixed it for ya. ;-)

 

[JRmudmanXJ]

i just go to my local pond

 

[red90xj]

I just walk out the front door and theres neat stuff everywhere.. You just gotta be creative and look for things but building a course would be fun too.

 

[M715ForLife]

Mad props to you! Your not bad for a nyjunk person! Im gonna make a course for my HG clod! In the senter of the cul-de-sak

 

[Kranberry]

sis there moutains nerby or some what close

if so drive uo and go off a trail an throw a bunch of rocks in the trunk or bed of your vehicle du that untill you suted sont forget the mud hole

 

[Robb]

sis there moutains nerby or some what close

if so drive uo and go off a trail an throw a bunch of rocks in the trunk or bed of your vehicle du that untill you suted sont forget the mud hole

WTF:?:

 

[aint scared]

sis there moutains nerby or some what close

if so drive uo and go off a trail an throw a bunch of rocks in the trunk or bed of your vehicle du that untill you suted sont forget the mud hole

WOW......:roll:
that was just nuts......:-(

 

[Kranberry]

whats so weird bout it:?::!::?: just go up and steal some rocks frome the side of the road then toss em in your pile easy

 

[jeeper_05]

thats what i did

 

[WKCrawler]

making a course? That sounds like a good idea. I have a huge mountain in my backyard that I love to crawl my RC's up, down, and around.