1/18 scale obstacle prices

[RC MODS]

Prices for pre-made scale obstacles are crazy..then when I add a +4/5mm axle width they are usually too narrow. So I took a weekend and less than $20 usd to make all the obstacles in the pics.

 

[WickedFog]

Very nice!

I made this rolling bridge a long time ago for 24th scale. It has gear teeth on the bottom, like a rack and pinion basically. The idea was to enter the bridge on the left side because the right side is blocked, then you have to move to the other side to exit to get by an obstacle on the exit. This was version 1, which was too short.

V2 extended it and added some webbing to the bottom, which was printed separately and glued on.

This is supposed to go between two tables of our diorama, and simply lifts out of the gear tracks if the tables need moved.

 

[RC MODS]

That's pretty Wicked, Fog! OK seriously that's a slick setup.
My seesaw is weighted on one side so once you go over it returns to the original position so the next rig can cross without anyone having to touch it. A directional obstacle, if you will.

 

[WickedFog]

The tables as it turns out, are actually kinda small for 1/24 scale trucks. But I was kinda wanting to get into Orlandoo 1/32 scale trucks at some point. I just have to get up the nerve to build my first one, which has a trailer that I have seen folks who built one say it is by far the most incredibly difficult build they ever did.

This next one should put things into perspective.

 

[RC MODS]

I didn't even know those existed..1/18 scale is about as small as my eyes and Sasquatch hands will allow me to go!

 

[N. Mango]

I didn't even know those existed..1/18 scale is about as small as my eyes and Sasquatch hands will allow me to go!

They have a few different models. All pretty cool looking.

 

[WickedFog]

I didn't even know those existed..1/18 scale is about as small as my eyes and Sasquatch hands will allow me to go!

Yeah, they are insane.

 

[RC MODS]

Yeah, they are insane.

Thanks for sharing the video..just the production effort and scale detail in a few minutes video is mind-boggling

 

[WickedFog]

Thanks for sharing the video..just the production effort and scale detail in a few minutes video is mind-boggling

Them Chinese man... they get nuts with stuff like that. I don't want to muddy up your thread any more than I have already, but if you want to see some really cool stuff, the Orlandoo RC's have a huge following. They even have some very cool tank style tracks you can put on their solid axle trucks.

 

[Tunedfrog]

I know a guy that has a crap load of popsicle sticks. Over 10,000 as a matter of fact.
They work perfectly.

 

[9x19]

Nicely done!

 

[Doom!]

The "Can Do" attitude is the way to go. Mini crawler obstacles are so easy to make out of found materials. Nice work.

 

[Tunedfrog]

Toss the wifes shoes down the hall, thats what I do.

 

[Jerold]

Hot glue and Amazon boxes.

 

[majin]

those are awesome! the obstacles you made i mean, just awesome

 

[OnwardGuinevere]

Those are great! I may do something like that for winter for the kiddo. Definitely can't afford prefab obstacles.

 

[Panko75]

Kyosho takes the cake for the craziest obstacle prices, $75 for some stackable packing cardboard, and it doesn't look particularly challenging either.