Derby Talk

Heh, I have to identify with the title of this thread for sure ;) I know other parents in the Pack think I am a bit of a nut job, but I campaigned for years to get rid of the awful double-elimination racing that left more boys crying than having a good time. So even though those parents think I am n...

A couple more pics... At the starting gate for the adult race this year: http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p18/zippofan_photos/Derby/starting.jpg Originally my wife wanted to build her first car, Penelope Pitstop's "Compact Pussycat" from the old cartoon series Wacky Racers but we just ra...

Cool!
When my older son had his first Derby he wanted the Mystery Machine, but it didn't come out as nice as yours.

That was the first time I experienced the true drying time of model car enamel. We built it 8 years ago, I think some of the paint is still soft...

Cheers,
Griff

WOW!
That looks like it should fly down the track!

That is totally cool!

I really respect and admire anyone who can pull off fenders, I just can't seem to get the hang of it. I hope she runs well for you

Cheers,
Griff

Congratulations! Totally cool car design too! We don't have a Council race here, just Districts. I mentioned to our District Exec about running a Council race, he said he would talk to the other District Execs about it. Too late for us, but for years we didn't even have District races. The first one...

Found some better pics of the older cars I made. 2003, 1968 Lotus Turbine in Graham Hill livery (1st place in the adult race) http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p18/zippofan_photos/Derby/68Lotusturbine.jpg 2004, 1965 Lotus 38 (Jim Clark Indy winner) http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p18/zippofan_ph...

Here's some construction photos, first of the McLaren: http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p18/zippofan_photos/Derby/const1.jpg http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p18/zippofan_photos/Derby/const2.jpg You can see where I made pieces of sheet styrene and balsa, and the green marks on the body is Squadr...

Have not seen much of his work, comes and posts and says last year. Dude, Like what a way to drop a bomb shell on me. :burningmad: Well atleast you came and shared them here ! :clap: But lets :pray: that you might share some templates or tips on how you build them before you go. :idea: Wait, you ca...

Thank you Brad, I really appreciate it! I love your sports cars, they are super models that remind me of my slot car racing days in the '70's :) I will check out the Fujimi drivers, one of those would have been perfect for the Watson. I dedicated the car to my late father, he turned me on to racing ...

Really super job, great car! Thank you for the construction photos too, it is nice to know how the cars come together. Congratulations!

Cheers,
Griff

After 8 years of Pinewood Derby, this may be my last. My younger son crosses over to the Troop this year to join his older brother. We have had a lot of fun with the Derby over the years, and it allowed me to rediscover how much I enjoyed building models when I was a kid. The first year we ran, I di...

Awesome, absolutely awesome! I totally agree that it is an "addiction" of sorts. For me, it is classic Indy and Formula 1 cars. This year's car took me at least 50 hours of work for the 1963 Indy winner. Unfortunately, this is our last year, my younger son crosses over to Boy Scouts next m...