garden / backyard crawler course

[steephill]

7 hours ago, Stormbringer said:

Looking superb mate and looking forward to seeing vids of it in action 

 

31 minutes ago, ad456m said:

This is next level man, very cool! 

Thanks. I'll get some videos. I've got plans for some more north shore style sections. 

[Andy-Roo]

I’m speechless…almost! 😂

Damn, you’ve smashed that out of the park mate-so impressive 🙌

[steephill]

43 minutes ago, Andy-Roo said:

I’m speechless…almost! 😂

Damn, you’ve smashed that out of the park mate-so impressive 🙌

Thanks mate👍

I'm going to build some more. It's quite challenging to drive with the trail rigs. 

I'm going to get a few set up with lights for when the nights get dark. 

 

[Andy-Roo]

Being lit up at night would look so cool 👌 

[Stormbringer]

Some lights on the course and lights on the trucks will look amazing mate 

[steephill]

I've been adding to the north shore section. 

I had to calm this section down a little. You wouldn't think so looking at it. 

Very steep again with a nasty turn. 

Still lots to do. I've given it a test, it's very technical. 

I need to get another post or two in and bring it back down. I'm definitely going to build more it's really good fun to drive on. 

 

[Andy-Roo]

That’s epic-you’ll be able to hold national events there! The elevation changes look mega and so cool.
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again…I’m well jell 🤣 

[ad456m]

22 minutes ago, Andy-Roo said:

able to hold national events

I was starting to wonder when the turnstiles are going in!?

[Stormbringer]

Im eagerly awaiting the scale of charges to attend there 

[steephill]

@Stormbringer @Andy-Roo @ad456m

Thanks for the kind words and banter, it keeps me motivated 👍. 

Doing a bit again today, more dodging the rain. 

I've got a big roof out the back which is quite essential in the damp valley I live in. 

 

[steephill]

This bit is ready for testing. Quite a gnarly section. I'll be able to make more routes off in different directions. 

I saw one of the squirrels walking over it earlier. It was heading across the big bridge to the shed roof 😂

Edited August 28, 2024 by steephill

[Rustic Ade]

Man, @steephill, you need to bottle your energy, you'd give folk more than wings!

[steephill]

12 minutes ago, Rustic Ade said:

Man, @steephill, you need to bottle your energy, you'd give folk more than wings!

😂 Thanks mate 👍

[Andy-Roo]

I’m running out of superlatives to use on your masterpiece! 

Calling it ‘bloody epic’ doesn’t seem enough to do it justice.

 

 

**note to self**

Find a thesaurus 😂 

[Rustic Ade]

10 minutes ago, Andy-Roo said:

I’m running out of superlatives to use on your masterpiece! 

Calling it ‘bloody epic’ doesn’t seem enough to do it justice.

 

 

**note to self**

Find a thesaurus 😂 

 

A thesaurus? Reckon you'd find the fossilized remains of one in his course!

[steephill]

@Andy-Roo 😂🤣

Thanks mate. 

No point stopping now. I'm thinking of looping it round a tree. It's going to need a couple of ramps up and down about 3 ish metres each and then around the tree. 

It will look really cool watching the rigs drive over it. 

[Stormbringer]

OMG mate thats just WOW  

[ad456m]

This is gonna be turning into a “Where’s Wally” affair, trying to spot the wee changes in among the more obvious stuff😁

[steephill]

Got a video, not the easiest trying to film, drive and stay on my feet. 

I used a budget trx4 based lcg. 

Cheap build but quite capable. 

Running a brushed system. I'm struggling to like brushed setups at the moment. 

 

[Stormbringer]

very good mate 

have you had any fall off yet ?

[wolfie1]

Do you know what you need? Fpv goggles! Or a drone flying overhead so you can watch where you are going whilst sitting on your shed roof

[steephill]

5 minutes ago, Stormbringer said:

very good mate 

have you had any fall off yet ?

Not yet, thought that could happen, that's why I used that cheapo lcg. 

It's gnarly to drive. 

[steephill]

6 minutes ago, wolfie1 said:

Do you know what you need? Fpv goggles! Or a drone flying overhead so you can watch where you are going whilst sitting on your shed roof

I've just got a fpv sorta add on. 

I'm going to try it in one of the crawlers. 

Would be cool if you could drive it round on the fpv. 

Drone is a good idea 👍

[wolfie1]

Just now, steephill said:

I've just got a fpv sorta add on. 

I'm going to try it in one of the crawlers. 

Would be cool if you could drive it round on the fpv. 

Drone is a good idea 👍

It would certainly add a new element too it

[steephill]

@Stormbringer oh hang on, yeah it did fall off😂

I'll put the video on 👍 I might need to bleep it.