Screaming Mimi
Re: Screaming Mimi
Was the car actually propelled by the propeller?
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Re: Screaming Mimi
Yep and controlled via the remote contol.jrdur7277 wrote:Was the car actually propelled by the propeller?
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Re: Screaming Mimi
Awesome! how fast did it go?
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I finally got some video uploaded on this car. Here it's going against the fastest cars that my sons and I have built. As you can see it gets quite a jump even right off the start.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AM6RpejjdAA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AM6RpejjdAA
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Re: Screaming Mimi
She's definitely a screamer!
Wow!
Bubba
(p.s. we picked up one of those HF planes you mentioned... thanks for the idear...).
Wow!
Bubba
(p.s. we picked up one of those HF planes you mentioned... thanks for the idear...).
"Who's Grandpa's neighbor?"... Phil Davis, Down and Derby
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Make sure to get some good use out of it in its intended configuration before gutting it.Go Bubba Go wrote:(p.s. we picked up one of those HF planes you mentioned... thanks for the idear...).
Randy Lisano
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Awana Grand Prix and Pinewood Derby racing - Where a child, an adult and a small block of wood combine for a lot of fun and memories.
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Awana Grand Prix and Pinewood Derby racing - Where a child, an adult and a small block of wood combine for a lot of fun and memories.
Re: Screaming Mimi
My only question was...after picking myself off the floor laughing, did you file that thing IFR or VFR?
Were you wearing a flight suit and who cleared that thing to land? That was great to see the blur screaming under the finish..LOL
Were you wearing a flight suit and who cleared that thing to land? That was great to see the blur screaming under the finish..LOL
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I let my older son fly solo on that flight, while I was in the tower directing traffic and video taping. No flight suit (unless jeans and a t-shirt count). VFR definitelyspeedbump wrote:My only question was...after picking myself off the floor laughing, did you file that thing IFR or VFR?
Were you wearing a flight suit and who cleared that thing to land? That was great to see the blur screaming under the finish..LOL
Randy Lisano
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Re: Screaming Mimi
Randy,
I absolutely LOVE it!
But doesn't that classify as a "moving part"?
LOL!
I absolutely LOVE it!
But doesn't that classify as a "moving part"?
LOL!
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Re: Screaming Mimi
Looks like the Screaming Mimi made MaxV's latest issue of Pinewood Derby Times.
http://www.maximum-velocity.com/pinewoo ... mes-v7i13/
http://www.maximum-velocity.com/pinewoo ... mes-v7i13/
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Now, MaxV is carrying a Propeller Car Kit. So, we'll have these things buzzing around a lot of outlaw races this season.
Randy Lisano
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Re: Screaming Mimi
I hope those who do them, keep us in the loop.
The one I built was remote controlled also, but was only as fast as our regular pinewood derby car. I need more prop. But I used two mini props.
The added construction, I was worried it would go off the track and get damaged. but it stayed on the track decent. some better wheels are called for also.
Sporty
The one I built was remote controlled also, but was only as fast as our regular pinewood derby car. I need more prop. But I used two mini props.
The added construction, I was worried it would go off the track and get damaged. but it stayed on the track decent. some better wheels are called for also.
Sporty
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Re: Screaming Mimi
Now, here is another cool prop car. It's a pretty funny video too.
https://youtu.be/
Though, I don't know about the claim to the "world's fastest". I think Screaming Mimi would give it a run for its money. They are about an hour North of me. Maybe We need to do a local prop car race and see.
https://youtu.be/
Though, I don't know about the claim to the "world's fastest". I think Screaming Mimi would give it a run for its money. They are about an hour North of me. Maybe We need to do a local prop car race and see.
Randy Lisano
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Re: Screaming Mimi
The really cool thing about that one is that it isn't obvious that it's a propeller car. It looks like a design-oriented car that doesn't stand a chance in the race itself, until it beats the other cars by several feet...gpraceman wrote:Now, here is another cool prop car. It's a pretty funny video too.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkN8BgatFxM