Our Cubmaster of many years is "moving on up" to the Boy Scout Troop and I thought we should recognize his service at our Pinewood Derby.
On the front of the car is a picture of him participating in one of our parades (4th of July 2006, I think). His face is partially covered for the purpose of these pics (he will not see the car until tonight and did not grant permission for his image to be posted).
The back of the car is a blank brush painted white (uncoated) surface that I am going to ask all the various Den Leaders and Committee members to sign.
The car is a very low profile, lead powered, rear weighted Bubba special. It was built to be intentionally about 0.5 oz. overweight for 2 reasons:
1) To satisfy an inside joke between him and a couple of the other adults (esp. my wife). He is a very lighthearted fellow.
2) To ensure a little "extra" speed. His own cars are fast, but not quite fast enough to place him in the top ranks (at least since we showed up). We plan to present him with his "high performance" car, with an admonition that since a car built by him can't quite take the field, perhaps a car that looks like him will
The picture was pasted on the front of the car using the basic "homespun" decal procedure I have described elsewhere.
I found the little wooden case at Hobby Lobby in the "unfinished" wood section for $1.99. I affixed the same picture of him to the lid of the box and expect to add some info to the side regarding his tenure, etc.
The dime that is under the driver's side front wheel in the first pic was needed to keep the car from rolling off the table. Even with a flat and seemingly level table, the car just wants to roll on it's own (a good sign!).
Knowing his lighthearted nature, I expect he will join right in with the "ribbing" and I will be surprised if "his" car is not the most talked about car in the Open Class this year.
Hope you enjoy.
