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Show me your indoor Course build

I got a 4x8' sheet for insulating board and 3 smaller packages of foam.
https://www.homedepot.com/p/Owens-C...oam-Board-Insulation-Sheathing-20WE/207179253
https://www.homedepot.com/p/3-4-in-...-Insulation-Sheathing-6-Pack-150705/202090272
I plan on cutting the base to about 4x6. That will give me 2x4' to cut up along with the smaller packs of foam board.
A hot wire cutter and a hot glue gun and I should be on my way.

Being foam, it will be portable. The plan was to be able to take it to our club meetings in the bed of the truck. But the pandemic has other plans so no club meetings.

I'll take plenty of pics as I go.
 
vinceherman said:
I got a 4x8' sheet for insulating board and 3 smaller packages of foam.
https://www.homedepot.com/p/Owens-C...oam-Board-Insulation-Sheathing-20WE/207179253
https://www.homedepot.com/p/3-4-in-...-Insulation-Sheathing-6-Pack-150705/202090272
I plan on cutting the base to about 4x6. That will give me 2x4' to cut up along with the smaller packs of foam board.
A hot wire cutter and a hot glue gun and I should be on my way.

Being foam, it will be portable. The plan was to be able to take it to our club meetings in the bed of the truck. But the pandemic has other plans so no club meetings.

I'll take plenty of pics as I go.
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I'm debating on blue board or 1/4 sheeting for the base so I can move around. Do share your build as you do it.

Gramps said:
Here's my indoor course
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Now thats awesome and how I plan do do mine. Plaster cloth seems best suited for the project.
 
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Cardboard and hot glue mostly. 3D printed parts are not on the others. Super light weight and they all fit behind the couch out of sight.
Roughly 3’x5’.
 
Thats a good idea for the base and I really like the 3D printed terrain. I just started mine using foam board and junk piled up for the plaster cloth that comes in on thursday.
 
I was bored, had old filament that was going to be thrown out because it was scrap and not enough to finish print jobs. Always planned to cover with plaster cloth and make molds with them but haven’t as it works well and change it if I wanted to.
 
I’ve also got a few pieces to an indoor course coming together. I researched this a bit and saw lots of people using plaster cloth, but that seemed a bit messy and could get heavy. I wanted to work with materials I had around the house, so I went for cardboard and paper mache. Everything came from the wastebasket except for a big bottle of white pva glue and 3 cans of spray paint.
Supplies: Cardboard boxes, fruit baskets, packing paper. Paper grocery sacks(10-15 I think). Pool filter sand for texture. Spray paint.
Total cost ~$25 so far.


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On the first piece, I used spray adhesive for the sand. I found that was not necessary and more mess than it was worth. For the second piece, I just went heavy on the paint and tossed sand into the wet paint, layering over it to bind it in. 2 shades of brown to try to get some depth, but theres room for aesthetic improvements..

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The idea is to make modular tiles that can be reconfigured to switch up the course design. Perhaps someday I can find a box that is the right footprint for all of these to stack into for storage. Only 2 tiles so far, but id like to make 2 more to really build out the course. I've got a decent outdoor space too, so this is probably going to wait until the cool season again.

Happy crawling!
 
Cycle.Cats said:
I’ve also got a few pieces to an indoor course coming together. I researched this a bit and saw lots of people using plaster cloth, but that seemed a bit messy and could get heavy. I wanted to work with materials I had around the house, so I went for cardboard and paper mache. Everything came from the wastebasket except for a big bottle of white pva glue and 3 cans of spray paint.

Supplies: Cardboard boxes, fruit baskets, packing paper. Paper grocery sacks(10-15 I think). Pool filter sand for texture. Spray paint.

Total cost ~$25 so far.





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51203453164_a58a3f7b59_c.jpg


51202882968_b574bd15f8_c.jpg




On the first piece, I used spray adhesive for the sand. I found that was not necessary and more mess than it was worth. For the second piece, I just went heavy on the paint and tossed sand into the wet paint, layering over it to bind it in. 2 shades of brown to try to get some depth, but theres room for aesthetic improvements..



51295763598_78cd468f63_c.jpg


51295763533_610f8c6c89_c.jpg


51294843037_3182f2294e_c.jpg


51295776097_c31249fab3_c.jpg


51296521086_669719f2c2_c.jpg




The idea is to make modular tiles that can be reconfigured to switch up the course design. Perhaps someday I can find a box that is the right footprint for all of these to stack into for storage. Only 2 tiles so far, but id like to make 2 more to really build out the course. I've got a decent outdoor space too, so this is probably going to wait until the cool season again.



Happy crawling!
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Like the course...LOVE your "box"! Dont tell me ...is it a 4s? I have a 5s box for work currently. Love every cubic inch of it

Read-Up! Mod-On! Crawl EXCESSIVELY!
 
23drumerboy said:
Like the course...LOVE your "box"! Dont tell me ...is it a 4s? I have a 5s box for work currently. Love every cubic inch of it

Read-Up! Mod-On! Crawl EXCESSIVELY!
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Thanks, it’s a Matco 5s, deep. Got a real good trade in on my first Snap On box and ordered this one custom with the hammered blue coat and silver trim. It’s kind of a color theme for me, such as my bicycles. I don’t wrench in a shop anymore, but I don’t plan to ever get rid of this box or it’s contents!
 
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