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by Scubersteve
Sun Oct 13, 2013 1:11 pm
Forum: Car & Semi-Truck Construction
Topic: reversed axles
Replies: 3
Views: 5953

Re: reversed axles

interesting concept...
although the airflow is present on the inside anyway...
still... very interesting
by Scubersteve
Mon Jun 10, 2013 7:12 pm
Forum: Car & Semi-Truck Photos
Topic: Nitro Dan's Family 2013 Cars
Replies: 3
Views: 8627

Re: Nitro Dan's Family 2013 Cars

good looking cars. I especially like your son's Einstein car. Very creative.
I always appreciate out of the box approaches. You must be doing something right if they have to rewrite the rules after you race.
:bigups:
by Scubersteve
Wed May 22, 2013 9:15 pm
Forum: Car & Semi-Truck Photos
Topic: 2013 awana cars
Replies: 6
Views: 8643

Re: 2013 awana cars

Had our race tonight. 21 cars, my boys finished first and second with the green one taking top honors.
No placing in the design category however. pretty good night. Hopefully my boys have been encouraged to work hard on next years cars.
by Scubersteve
Mon May 20, 2013 7:55 pm
Forum: Car & Semi-Truck Photos
Topic: 2013 awana cars
Replies: 6
Views: 8643

Re: 2013 awana cars

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After paint and decals.
We printed designs onto shipping labels, cut them out and stuck them on.
Ran out of time tonight, gotta do weight and alignment tomorrow night.
The race is on Wednesday night.
by Scubersteve
Mon May 20, 2013 6:24 am
Forum: Car & Semi-Truck Construction
Topic: Cutting your own pine blocks?
Replies: 31
Views: 29769

Re: Cutting your own pine blocks?

When not restricted by rules that specify original kit block only, I use 3/8" basswood exclusively for my "wafer cars".
It is very light, plenty strong, easy to drill and sand and finishes nicely. It also is what I use for fender material on my full bodied cars.
by Scubersteve
Wed May 15, 2013 5:48 pm
Forum: Car & Semi-Truck Photos
Topic: 2013 awana cars
Replies: 6
Views: 8643

2013 awana cars

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I had my boys do nearly all the work themselves this year, even using the scroll saw.
I think they have done pretty well so far.
by Scubersteve
Mon Jan 14, 2013 4:49 pm
Forum: Car & Semi-Truck Photos
Topic: couple of new ones
Replies: 16
Views: 20197

Re: couple of new ones

rpcarpe wrote:Great Car... how many hours?

hmmm... hard to say since I worked on it intermittently for a couple weeks. probably 15-20 hrs if I were to guess.
I could do it faster and probably better now. It took a while to think through how I was going to do it so I sat and stared at it a lot. :scratching:
by Scubersteve
Sat Jan 12, 2013 2:59 pm
Forum: Car & Semi-Truck Photos
Topic: couple of new ones
Replies: 16
Views: 20197

Re: couple of new ones

way late reply on my part, but be sure to post pics of your ar with a tubular front end when you build it.
I'm sure we would all like to see it.
by Scubersteve
Tue Jan 01, 2013 7:10 pm
Forum: Car & Semi-Truck Construction
Topic: Am I the only one who has attempted this weighting approach?
Replies: 31
Views: 26157

Re: Thanks for the feedback.

From the reply post pic. I saw, it was fuzzy, but it looked like there were several ore cubes than 22 packed in around the rear axle. I may be wrong on this, but I thought I saw about 4-6 more cubes in your pic. Scrollsawer. Actually there are just 22 cubes and the rest is tungsten putty. sorry for...
by Scubersteve
Tue Jan 01, 2013 3:21 pm
Forum: Car & Semi-Truck Construction
Topic: Am I the only one who has attempted this weighting approach?
Replies: 31
Views: 26157

Re: Am I the only one who has attempted this weighting appro

I have done the 2 rows of 7 behind the axle before, but I did it by leaving a small shelf of the block and gluing the weights onto it. http://i53.tinypic.com/20rlo4p.jpg I like your method a little better since it makes for a cleaner looking design and would allow for better COM tuning by gluing on ...
by Scubersteve
Sun Sep 09, 2012 7:22 pm
Forum: Car & Semi-Truck Photos
Topic: A sneak peek at the 28 Ford Woodie Wagon.
Replies: 16
Views: 18884

Re: A sneak peek at the 28 Ford Woodie Wagon.

whoda, you always build such nice stuff...a real craftsman.
how many little wooden cars you got sitting around your house now?
you seem to turn them out at a rapid pace.
by Scubersteve
Tue Sep 04, 2012 6:48 pm
Forum: Car & Semi-Truck Photos
Topic: couple of new ones
Replies: 16
Views: 20197

Re: couple of new ones

I think I like it better festooned with stickers...
at least it's less yellow showing
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by Scubersteve
Sun Sep 02, 2012 5:17 pm
Forum: Car & Semi-Truck Photos
Topic: couple of new ones
Replies: 16
Views: 20197

Re: couple of new ones

Well, I think I messed up a long hard build by finishing with a bad paint job.
I hate paint. My yellow is a little too school bus-ish and there is just too much of it.
Maybe I'll add some sponsor stickers just to break it up a little.
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by Scubersteve
Thu Aug 30, 2012 6:17 pm
Forum: Car & Semi-Truck Photos
Topic: couple of new ones
Replies: 16
Views: 20197

Re: couple of new ones

I appreciate the positive feedback. :nod: :D The X1 car is complicated, but probably not as bad as you might think. All I did was clamp the precut fender material to the center block and then drill the holes at the correct angles through it into the center block. Take the fenders off and cut the cen...
by Scubersteve
Wed Aug 29, 2012 7:21 pm
Forum: Car & Semi-Truck Photos
Topic: couple of new ones
Replies: 16
Views: 20197

Re: couple of new ones

made some progress over the last couple of days...had time off from work due to the hurricane. just breezy and rainy here. http://i48.tinypic.com/rm68ih.jpg The one on the left is gonna stay in primer. It's going to be donated to my church's AWANA program as a prize for best attendance or most verse...