Thanks, Ken! If only I hadn't accidentally glued the wheel the axle, it might have had a chance in the race! Maybe I'll pull it out next year and see if I can get ready to roll. For now, it's on with the next model.

Model turned out wonderful! The paint colours and masking look great. I couldn't quite imagine how the plane would look as a pinewood derby model. But now that it's finished, I think you picked a the right plane to use for a pinewood entry. The fuselage is sufficiently chunky to approximate a vehicle. And the wheels add to the robustness.

Great job - ken

That looks great, Dave! I'm extremely impressed by how tight and clean your joints are.

More sanding and shaping. All of the main parts are glued together now.

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Fairchild C-119 Boxcar
Derby Scale
31 Mar 2025

Thanks, Dave. They actually built an experimental version (the XC-120) where the fuselage was essentially a shipping container:



You can read the full article HERE.

Nice looking model. It looks like an actual concept for a troop carrier that converts from an aircraft to land vehicle.

I decided to forgo decals since this was simply a pinewood derby racer. It's hard to tell in the photos, but I did paint the crankcase as well as the prop hubs. Other than that, it looks about like it did in the other photos, but I went ahead and took some "finished" photos. This was an enjoyable build, especially the camouflage paint job.

Everything is in block shape for now. I just noticed I swapped the Port and Starboard engines.

Louis

I agree with Dave.

Louis