Proud dad here
Posted: Sun Mar 28, 2010 10:24 am
My son and his pinewood racer took home the fastest car in the Cub Scout group and the fastest car overall for the event. Can't help myself, I just had to share... 
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Proud dad here
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Re: Proud dad here
Posted: Sun Mar 28, 2010 10:28 am
Congrats!!!
Re: Proud dad here
Posted: Sun Mar 28, 2010 11:16 am
Congrats on that one aeiou 
That will stick with him for awhile and it looks by the gleam in his eye that he has an R/C addiction in his future as well
Todd
That will stick with him for awhile and it looks by the gleam in his eye that he has an R/C addiction in his future as well
Todd
Re: Proud dad here
Posted: Sun Mar 28, 2010 11:28 am
awesome!
Re: Proud dad here
Posted: Sun Mar 28, 2010 11:41 am
Thats great, its great you all do that together
Re: Proud dad here
Posted: Sun Mar 28, 2010 12:03 pm
Way Ta Go Guys
Re: Proud dad here
Posted: Sun Mar 28, 2010 12:18 pm
So what speed tricks did you employ? Polished axles? Weights on the back end? Gum on the opponents side of the track ... 
Congrats on the wins.
Congrats on the wins.
Re: Proud dad here
Posted: Sun Mar 28, 2010 12:31 pm
Tha looks like fun, congrats!
Re: Proud dad here
Posted: Sun Mar 28, 2010 1:09 pm
That's awesome, congratulations!
Na, that seems unlikely. When I was a kid I took second place in my first pine wood derby and first place the second year I entered. Look at me now, no r/c addiction at all.
klavy69 wrote:Congrats on that one aeiou
That will stick with him for awhile and it looks by the gleam in his eye that he has an R/C addiction in his future as well
Todd
Na, that seems unlikely. When I was a kid I took second place in my first pine wood derby and first place the second year I entered. Look at me now, no r/c addiction at all.
Re: Proud dad here
Posted: Sun Mar 28, 2010 1:31 pm
That's awesome!
Congrats!
I miss doing that with my son. (He's aged out of Cub Scouts)
The Warthog also won Best in Show & 1st place in his group last year.
Here's a pic of a few of his entries:
Congrats!
I miss doing that with my son. (He's aged out of Cub Scouts)
The Warthog also won Best in Show & 1st place in his group last year.
Here's a pic of a few of his entries:
Re: Proud dad here
Posted: Sun Mar 28, 2010 8:05 pm
Thanks, guys.
Congrats to you and your son, Diggley. Those are some nice looking cars. He’s quite the skilled modeler.
As far as the R/C addiction goes, I think it’s too late. He drank the cool-aid some time ago. But unlike me, he has a sponsor (or am I an enabler?).
For speed, he used the normal "tricks" - polished axles, balanced wheels and a goodly amount of that magic black powder. The weights were mostly in the rear and he chose a CG in just the right place. The shape had a lot to do with it too, I’m sure. Everything he used is allowed in his pack.
Last year, he got best in show for his pickup truck design, but it wasn’t all that fast – and he wasn’t happy about it at all. He was bound and determined to go for speed this time around.
2009 Best in Show
It wouldn't be a good 10Talk post without some build picks, right?:
Getting it smooth
Laying on the color
Lining up the wheels
Making it roll
5oz - perfect!
A final dose of speed lube before heading to the race
Congrats to you and your son, Diggley. Those are some nice looking cars. He’s quite the skilled modeler.
As far as the R/C addiction goes, I think it’s too late. He drank the cool-aid some time ago. But unlike me, he has a sponsor (or am I an enabler?).
For speed, he used the normal "tricks" - polished axles, balanced wheels and a goodly amount of that magic black powder. The weights were mostly in the rear and he chose a CG in just the right place. The shape had a lot to do with it too, I’m sure. Everything he used is allowed in his pack.
Last year, he got best in show for his pickup truck design, but it wasn’t all that fast – and he wasn’t happy about it at all. He was bound and determined to go for speed this time around.
2009 Best in Show
It wouldn't be a good 10Talk post without some build picks, right?:
Getting it smooth
Laying on the color
Lining up the wheels
Making it roll
5oz - perfect!
A final dose of speed lube before heading to the race
Re: Proud dad here
Posted: Sun Mar 28, 2010 8:54 pm
I'm all for safety, but a bike helmet for painting? Come on!
Re: Proud dad here
Posted: Sun Mar 28, 2010 10:55 pm
very cool and ver interesting 
Re: Proud dad here
Posted: Mon Mar 29, 2010 10:57 am
Halgar wrote:I'm all for safety, but a bike helmet for painting? Come on!
AWESOME... love it. my son is 3 but he over his hotwheels track. i bet he will love the club racing.
nice build photos...
Re: Proud dad here
Posted: Mon Mar 29, 2010 11:53 am
Seems like there's always 1 kid that brings the brick with wheels (the blue one with flames) 