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Just wanted to mention something Travis and I have been talking about.

I'm planning to build a couple multi-story buildings that we can demolish and transport the debris out of the site. Should be a cool task to perform as a group.

Gonna do some testing to see what type of materials will work best. Pretty sure my track hoe won't care much about stronger stuff.

Anyone know a source for cheap 1:14 bricks? Any other ideas or others building structures are welcome of course. I won't charge anything to tear them down....:D

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Might give these guys a try? they have 1/12 scale bricks, but it might not be very cheap :confused: And the brick dimensions seem really small.....

http://myworld.ebay.co.uk/miniaturebrickbargains/

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Ohh dollhouse suppliers, good thinkin

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i wonder if you could cut up square sticks of wood to make the bricks. You could paint the whole stick before cutting it up,then glue it

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Yea i was gonna suggest doll house stuff... since most doll houses are build 1/16th scale

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Some of the end dumps are to nice to be dropping bricks in I think the wood painted to look like brick would be easier on the aluminum beds.

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Nate, what size buildings are you talking about?

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This is not a show for shelf queens.:D I am not saying you have to abuse it but why build it if you don't plan to use it.


I would say somewhere around 3/4 to 1 long and 1/4 to 3/8 tall.


Travis

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Use Lego, the single row blocks, be a bit challenging to break up, shouldn't cause any scars to you pretty boys.

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"Some of the end dumps are to nice to be dropping bricks in I think the wood painted to look like brick would be easier on the aluminum beds."



Don't worry maybe SCRAPPY will show up n doo all the werk while your purty lil shelf queens are gettin their sides all pollished up :D:D:D:D:p:p:p:p:p:p:p:p:p:p:p:p

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Hey guys. Not sure if this is the right place to ask.... I watched last years Indy videos. Totally awesome . I'd love to take part this year. I'm up in Canada but Indy is just under 9 hrs from here. To take part in a gathering like you guys put together would be a dream come true! How do I sign up?

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Just show up and buy a pit pass and you can hang out and have fun running your truck. I think the pit pass is only $20 and is good for all three days of the show.

Travis

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Between Nate's excavator and my red truck we wont have any problems breaking it apart.:D I have plans of parking old red in garage of one of the buildings via the front door.:D

Travis

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Wood is not a bad idea, but I wanna hear bricks crumbling!

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Hey Nathan, what about making the brick's out of Ceramic material, anybody still do that stuff in your neighborhood (Ceramic shop's). Unglazed might be the trick. Mold's shouldn't be to hard to make????

Cheer's, Neil.

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What about using Plaster of Paris to make bricks? Of course this means you'll need some sort of mold, but that could be pop sticks and some clay, or perhaps even cardboard. Legos might also be an option to make a mold, at least you'd know the bricks would be the exact same size. Also, I'd buy some cheap red paint and dump it in the plaster to color it, or paint it later. Just a thought or three...

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http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/250-1-12-S...-/310269069685

they're available just gotta do some searching

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I found em stateside:
http://www.miniatures.com/Common-Bricks-P17104.aspx

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Now somebody need's a wrecking ball, to swing off of there trackhoe bucket!!!!!!!! http://www.google.com/imgres?start=1...19,s:155,i:179


Cheer's, Neil.

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PFB needs to make a LaBounty Shear for the Deere! Ahhh. He probably couldn't pull it off. Lol

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Hey thats a scrappers tool :confused: stop given away all my ideas :confused: :p:p:p:p:p:p:p:p:p:p:p:p:p

actually they're not hard to build just have to have the geometry right ;)

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Just my 2 cents worth : If you are going to build a building to destroy why don’t you build a motel and crash a truck into it then you can make a r/c video of the song Papa Loved Mama using the lyrics Then everyone gets to help clean up the mess. Just some great video shots could be taken and added to existing music to make a video that GB never did.

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Not familiar with the song or what GB is...?

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Garth Brooks and the song is about a truckers cheating wife. The trucker finds out and drives his truck through the hotel room she is cheating in and kills her.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41dnEOEdeYU

Travis

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Me clicking on that link is about as likely to happen as me swallowing a tamiya wrench to test it's choking hazard potential...

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There are some cool trucks in the video as well as some eye candy.:D

Travis

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Testing started! Waiting on bricks to arrive
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7103/7...6cd44a_b_d.jpg

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Does anyone know the dates of the Indy show, and the times? I figured this would be as good as a place as any to ask.;)

Thanx, Big John

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August 17-19 Marriott East

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Thanx PFB, i'm going to try to bring the Bill Signs Truck...all I need is a drive shaft.:rolleyes: Maybe big red can do some damage to the building...

Big John

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Holy She-ite. $189 a night for a room in Indy. Oh my!

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Call the hotel and tell them ur with the national toy Trucking convention and they will give ya a discount. It was like 80 or 89 a night. I seen that on the Toy Farmer website.

Keith

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Thanks for posting that!!! That's awesome! I can hear the tune now @ Indy and see Travys lil red rider truck barreling down the highway and into the building :D:D:D

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I tried that but they say no go. I was quite frustrated, then went to one of the online travel joints, got a little better price there.

Ben

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5000 bricks. Hope it's enough!!
http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5112/7...806ea9_b_d.jpg

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Oh that sucks. I reserved mine at least a month ago maybe more. They might've had just a certain number of rooms at that price. Idk. That's good ya got it a little cheaper tho.

Keith

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LaQuinta Inn, 69.00 night, just made resv. Its next door/or close too to the Marriott.

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Just booked mine at LaQuinta but at $79/night works for me :)

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bring on the bricks I have a couple of new dumpsters and track loader ready to haul them.