Swimming with the Fishes
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gpraceman
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Swimming with the Fishes
This car was built, by my daughter and I, for last year's WalMart Day at the Races. Weight was not an issue so we were able to use liquid acrylic to simulate the water. Once the acrylic hardened and the car was completed, it weighed over 12 ounces. This would probably qualify as our most unusual design.
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.
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Darin McGrew
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Re: Swimming with the Fishes
What a great design! Thanks for showing it to us!
You could modify this design pretty easily to keep the car under the typical 5-ounce weight limit. Basically, you just need to use something other than solid acrylic for the simulated water. There are a number of tricks model railroaders use to simulate water other than solid acrylic (check the your local library), but the easiest approach might be to put a lid on the aquarium. You could even include an aquarium light in the lid, assuming that a small battery and a white LED or two won't violate your derby's rules.gpraceman wrote:Weight was not an issue so we were able to use liquid acrylic to simulate the water. Once the acrylic hardened and the car was completed, it weighed over 12 ounces.
