Swiss Army Knife Car
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Excellent! So what will you do next to top this one?
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We're looking at doing another Big Rig maybe with a car hauler trailer or something to put some of our other vehicles on. We are kicking around a lot of ideas from a Mustang to a Sherman Tank. Can't wait to start another one!
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That is an awesome car knife. I wonder how that falls with "no moving parts" rules? I'd just consider those "movable parts" and not an issue provided they requrie a bit of effort to move. Guess you could throw in a locking pin if you absolutely had to. That'd be hilarious to have a blade "accidently" open going down the track.
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We were planning to tape it closed and remove the key ring if it raced. The biggest moving problem is the corkscrew, it will open itself just setting on the shelf. Plus, it is metal so any contact with the track would be a real problem. I think any jolt in the track bend would probably open the blades somewhat. Maybe if we had an early lead, the corkscrew could engage the other car and hold it back.having_wandered wrote:That is an awesome car knife. I wonder how that falls with "no moving parts" rules? I'd just consider those "movable parts" and not an issue provided they requrie a bit of effort to move. Guess you could throw in a locking pin if you absolutely had to. That'd be hilarious to have a blade "accidently" open going down the track.
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Very cool car. Did you lose the toothpick yet? I always loose the toothpick.
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All you need is for the knife to come out and cut the competition's car in half...then you can rename the car the executioner.Mr. Steve 316 wrote:We were planning to tape it closed and remove the key ring if it raced. The biggest moving problem is the corkscrew, it will open itself just setting on the shelf. Plus, it is metal so any contact with the track would be a real problem. I think any jolt in the track bend would probably open the blades somewhat. Maybe if we had an early lead, the corkscrew could engage the other car and hold it back.having_wandered wrote:That is an awesome car knife. I wonder how that falls with "no moving parts" rules? I'd just consider those "movable parts" and not an issue provided they requrie a bit of effort to move. Guess you could throw in a locking pin if you absolutely had to. That'd be hilarious to have a blade "accidently" open going down the track.
This is one awesome car that is beyond my limited skills. I'm working to get better though. Great car!
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I always lose the toothpick, too. So, I left it out of the build. I planned on painting a square on the face so it would look like it was there, but forgot about it.TedBull wrote:Very cool car. Did you lose the toothpick yet? I always loose the toothpick.
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