Derby Talk

Sorry these took so long to post, got busy this year, so here are 2 of the cars for this year: My youngest son's car (such that it is) http://i674.photobucket.com/albums/vv106/PinewoodTopia/DSC02334.jpg http://i674.photobucket.com/albums/vv106/PinewoodTopia/DSC02335.jpg http://i674.photobucket.com/a...

Pics coming soon, working on getting them all finished for the race on Jan 22.

here is a guitar car that we did a few years ago

I cant wait to see it either! I just dont know how I am going to do it yet. It will be an interesting and fun ride though.

It was nice to meet you too gpraceman. The car ran unusually fast, especially for me, as I have said many times, our cars are usually the among the slowest, but we look good losing. Perhaps some of the speed tips I have run across on this site have soaked in and manifested themselves in the latest c...

thanks for all your comments. To answer a few of the questions asked, after this build, I do have a "fever" for the construction vehicles, a bulldozer and tonka style dump truck are bouncing around my head as well as a steam roller. The booth did really well, the boys got 1st place over al...

I will give that a try, I usually am very busy, our booth gets crazy, but I will give it a try

I just took a wider brush than usual, sprayed the yellow into a cup, and painted it by hand, the paint was thin enough to flow to the edge and made a nice clean edge

right now it wieghs 3.75 ounces surprisingly, we are getting the other 3 cars tonight and will match them all to the heaviest. It is 9.5" long, about all I can go with our starting area before rear wheels go off the edge of the track

Well, its about time. Scout Show is tomorrow, and the car, such that it is, is ready. Here are the pics The Big Cat http://i674.photobucket.com/albums/vv106/PinewoodTopia/DSC01932.jpg http://i674.photobucket.com/albums/vv106/PinewoodTopia/DSC01933.jpg http://i674.photobucket.com/albums/vv106/Pinewoo...

Thanks. I will post any and all pics that I take along the way. Keeping it simple is something I will continuously struggle with.

Well it is that time of the year, scout show is right around the corner, and the theme is celebrating the 100 years of scouting. But I am the Day Camp Program Director this year, "Cubs at Work" is the day camp theme and our pack decided to incorporate that into the theme of this years boot...

That car is awesome, nice work as usual!

I have been the pinewood chair for my son's pack for the last 5 years, most fun I have ever had in scouts. The stress will subside with time, enjoy it, make it what you want it to be for the boys. I made a number of changes to our derby to include the Parent/sibling classes, allowing an extra ounce ...

I like the shape of the body, looks fast without moving. Did your wife do a carrot? My youngest son did a watermelon slice.