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Title: Pinewood Derby Car Cook-Up
Post by: lastvautour on April 23, 2011, 03:16:56 PM

I have ordered the wheels and will start construction following Cory's (flickr) method. I will also post Cory's photos and directions as soon as I can set up pasting the text and photos as an image.

Lou
P.S. We will have to figure out how to race against each other?????

Title: Re: Pinewood Derby Car Cook-Up
Post by: Balsabasher on April 23, 2011, 07:25:54 PM

Well years ago before the internet Lou they used to run postal flight time competitions for small rubber driven models,all done on trust and what fun it was as well.
Barry.

Title: Re: Pinewood Derby Car Cook-Up
Post by: lastvautour on April 23, 2011, 08:37:57 PM

We would have to build a track for our race. That may be the way to go. Is gravity stronger on the west coast??????????

Lou

Title: Re: Pinewood Derby Car Cook-Up
Post by: lastvautour on April 28, 2011, 08:27:56 PM

I have completed my cut and paste. Firstly will be Garet's contribution to date.
(http://smm.solidmodelmemories.net/Gallery/albums/userpics/10004/normal_Garet___Daughter_01.JPG)(http://smm.solidmodelmemories.net/Gallery/albums/userpics/10004/normal_Garet___Daughter_02.JPG)

Lou
P.S. Any enclosed text is from the original submitter.

Title: Re: Pinewood Derby Car Cook-Up
Post by: lastvautour on April 29, 2011, 04:39:45 PM

Here are Cary's photos and comments. A search of flickr revealed many other tutorial on pinewood derby cars.
(http://smm.solidmodelmemories.net/Gallery/albums/userpics/10004/normal_001b.JPG)
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(http://smm.solidmodelmemories.net/Gallery/albums/userpics/10004/004a.JPG)

Title: Re: Pinewood Derby Car Cook-Up
Post by: lastvautour on April 29, 2011, 04:41:05 PM

(http://smm.solidmodelmemories.net/Gallery/albums/userpics/10004/005a.JPG)
(http://smm.solidmodelmemories.net/Gallery/albums/userpics/10004/006a.JPG)
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(http://smm.solidmodelmemories.net/Gallery/albums/userpics/10004/010a.JPG)

Title: Re: Pinewood Derby Car Cook-Up
Post by: lastvautour on April 29, 2011, 04:44:16 PM

(http://smm.solidmodelmemories.net/Gallery/albums/userpics/10004/011a.JPG)
(http://smm.solidmodelmemories.net/Gallery/albums/userpics/10004/normal_012a.JPG)
(http://smm.solidmodelmemories.net/Gallery/albums/userpics/10004/normal_013a.JPG)
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(http://smm.solidmodelmemories.net/Gallery/albums/userpics/10004/normal_015b.JPG)

Title: Re: Pinewood Derby Car Cook-Up
Post by: lastvautour on April 29, 2011, 04:46:21 PM

(http://smm.solidmodelmemories.net/Gallery/albums/userpics/10004/normal_016a.JPG)
(http://smm.solidmodelmemories.net/Gallery/albums/userpics/10004/normal_017a.JPG)
(http://smm.solidmodelmemories.net/Gallery/albums/userpics/10004/normal_018a.JPG)
(http://smm.solidmodelmemories.net/Gallery/albums/userpics/10004/normal_019a.JPG)
(http://smm.solidmodelmemories.net/Gallery/albums/userpics/10004/normal_020a.JPG)

The above tutorial was printed by kind permission of Cary Whitt.

Lou

Title: Re: Pinewood Derby Car Cook-Up
Post by: lastvautour on April 30, 2011, 01:25:48 PM

Can anyone tell me what is the diameter of a pinewood derby car wheel? I am at the early design stage, but cannot proceed until I find out. I don't know how long it will take for my order to show up. Around here it could easily be six months.

Lou

Title: Re: Pinewood Derby Car Cook-Up
Post by: dave_t on April 30, 2011, 04:01:24 PM

Six months? http://www.winderby.com/m02_040829.html (http://www.winderby.com/m02_040829.html)

Title: Re: Pinewood Derby Car Cook-Up
Post by: lastvautour on April 30, 2011, 06:45:11 PM

Thanks for the link Dave. I never knew there was a separate business just for wheels. I live in a vacuum out here. I do see the odd derby being run but I never paid much attention. The stated wheel diameter of 1.187" works out to 3cm. Not being in the know, I have no idea which wheel would go faster, the 1.187 or the 1.192.

Lou

Title: Re: Pinewood Derby Car Cook-Up
Post by: dave_t on May 01, 2011, 05:06:05 PM

Lou, you did nice work putting this thread together.

Title: Re: Pinewood Derby Car Cook-Up
Post by: lastvautour on June 04, 2011, 10:46:32 AM

I have yet to receive my wheels and will check with the local toy stores as to the status of my order.

Lou

Title: Re: Pinewood Derby Car Cook-Up
Post by: lastvautour on August 24, 2011, 08:08:48 PM

I tried two local stores and an American sire called Monkey something and was not successful ate getting any wheels. Can anyone recommend a mail order place to get Pinewood Derby cars or parts?

Lou

Title: Re: Pinewood Derby Car Cook-Up
Post by: Oceaneer99 on August 25, 2011, 05:19:17 AM

Lou,

I've bought the kits and wheel sets at a local Boy Scout shop, which is run by the Boy Scouts of America. The Boy Scouts of America has an on-line store at: http://www.scoutstuff.org/ I have not ordered from them, but have friends who have. They do say that they ship internationally. I checked the Canadian equivalent www.scoutshop.ca, but the Canadian Scouts seem to have a Joey Jeep (okay, that was the Aussies), Beaver Buggy race instead.

Garet

Title: Re: Pinewood Derby Car Cook-Up
Post by: lastvautour on August 25, 2011, 10:41:52 AM

Thanks Garet. I will try them.

Lou
Thank you for the card.

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Ongoing Cook-ups & Tutorials => Cook-ups and Group Builds => Topic started by: lastvautour on April 23, 2011, 03:16:56 PM