Well I don't know where this would go, so I'm guessing it'll fit in this forum best maybe. I guess I'm doing the two extremes (size wise) now lol. Building the biggest rc truck in the 1/5 scale monster I have going, but now just ordered one of the smallest rc truck in a scx24 the other day. I've been thinking about picking up one of those little guys for a while now, and finally pulled the trigger. Main thing that made me decide was the fact that I recently downsized my aquarium hobby. Just got burned out from having so many large aquariums so I downsized to just a couple tanks now. So after a guy came the other day to pick up the big 240g aquarium that left me with a corner of the basement shop that was wide open. So I immediately thought..."hmmmmm...indoor rock crawler course and a scx24 sure would pass the long Michigan winters faster"
So I started building this the other day. Got the walls painted with some sky/clouds as a backdrop. Got the tables built today and painted. Then started working on getting all the "hills/mountains" formed this evening. Doesn't look like much at the moment but once the plaster cloth gets here on the weekend so I can start covering it and then painting then it will look good. Going to do some realistic flocked trees (think large scale railroad) and some sand/log area and then going to build a wooden bridge to connect the two hills on the right side. Area is 8ft x 5ft so should be a nice space for the little scx24 to roam around on.
This is what I started with after the tank was gone. The tank did take up the entire wall including the spot the chair is in.
Still waiting for it to get here, gotta love usps shipping times Should be pretty scale to the hills I think. I looked up the size of it and cut a piece of wood 8"x4" to us as a "mock truck" just to get an idea of how big to build the paths/hills.
Pretty cool. One thing I miss most in the RC world is competing in crawling competitions. It was really fun while I was involved it was just too time consuming traveling to run with the closest people who took it seriously.
Some more work done on the indoor 1/24 scale rock crawling course. Sure would be nice if usps would actually do their job and get some of the materials to me before I'm too old and decrepit to actually use them.
Got the course all covered with plaster cloth today. Stil have to cut some narrow strips to finish coating the edges tomorrow, then can start working on paint work and other scale details as well as flock the trees. The lil scx24 jeep came today so I just had to test it out Gonna be a fun way to pass time during the winter. Almost as much fun as when I was a lil' kid with a Evel Knievel stunt bike flying down the hallway into a pillow
Couple short videos of it testing out the truck & the course....
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All done now. Put about 20 hrs into it over the weekend and managed to finish it. After doing the plaster work I put a coat of drylok on it to hide the seams and some holes in the cloth, as well as the added traction from the texture. Then I had the paint mixed up to match some pictures I found online of the Moab, really happy with the color it turned out. I also added 2 cups of play sand right into the paint itself so it has a real high traction to it. The trees are a large branch I found in a parking lot that I liked the looks of (people probably thought I was crazy putting a dead branch into the truck lol). I looked online at some scale model railroad sites to learn how to do the flocking on the trees. Pretty happy with how they turned out for my first attempt at those. Went ahead and shaded some areas after the base coat as well as covered some spots with sand to give it a real natural look. Certainly going to be a fun & relaxing way to take a break between rod orders and pass time this winter.
This one started as the white jeep scx24 but has changed quite a bit now in the few weeks I have owned it. I designed a cantilever rear suspension for it which gives it tones of travel even with the stock shocks. Body is a Lindberg 1/20 scale 95...
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Few min vid of some crawling tonight on the course.
Matt here's a body off vid from a few weeks ago right after I got the prototype of the cantilever suspension set up on it
I know it's not vintage, yet...in another 10 or so years, but thought I would share a successful run up and down a switchback in the rock outcrop behind the local WallyWorld.
I have 2 other videos with unsuccessful descents, but who wants to see a...
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I picked up the Losi Mini Rock Crawler Pro (roller) for my son, new build in box for under $70 (at the LHS), got a cheap brushless, tiny little lipo and used a spare full size servo I had laying around. Absolutely love the thing. We can run about...
I have recently got into the mini rc scene with a couple of scx24's. Built the indoor course to run them on and been having a lot of fun with that. So bought a 2nd scx24 a few weeks ago to convert into a rock bouncer. Been collecting parts for it...
This day started out wet and rainy, but a crossed my fingers and it cleared up. Well, more like I went into town, had a pint of beer and some food and it cleared up :lol: :mrgreen:
This is part of Canada's Bad Lands, what ever that's suppose to...
What do you all do for airbrushing/spray painting indoors? The cold weather has pushed me to the basement! I'm not keen on filling the house with fumes.
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I just pulled a 90mm NMB from a Dell and it is rated at .68A. I am assuming that is peak power. If you wanted to run 2 of those, you would need a power pack that is rated a 1.36 amps.
I think two would work great. I want to heat the box. So the...
Opinions... what's more impressive, the size of the layout or how he knows where every piece goes.
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I used to race HO cars at a slot car track in the 90's... You could have a car with every single option available for around $50. Lexan body was a bitch to paint... first time i tried I masked the window and 2 stripes... Got the air brush out...
With winter approaching I am looking for places to run indoors. I know Livonia has Dirt Burner and there is Larry's RC in Utica (which is a little far for me), is anyone aware of anywhere else in the Metro Detroit area that is a decent place to race...
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Thanks for the info. I also found this website, but it seems a bit outdated.
Is there anywhere that runs TC that you are aware of?
Should be pretty scale to the hills I think. I looked up the size of it and cut a piece of wood 8"x4" to us as a "mock truck" just to get an idea of how big to build the paths/hills.
Gonna be a fun way to pass time during the winter. Almost as much fun as when I was a lil' kid with a Evel Knievel stunt bike flying down the hallway into a pillow 
