Scouting: Pinewood Derby and Izula II

[kg4miq]

Just a quick update. Here's the final product! Thanks for all the input!

I think it turned out well. And yes, those stripes are freehanded.

 

[Halworks]

Nice Job, Looks Great.

 

[BASR]

Yeah, it turned out great. I'm really digging the stripes. Looks amazing especially considering you did them freehand.

 

[easy1]

My ... that is some fine whittling you've accomplished. I'm sure the Izula's 1095 edge retention helped with all those smooth carved curves.

I'm sure your son is quite proud with the finished outcome. The double yellow stripe just makes it. Good job.

 

[kg4miq]

easy1, this is mine. His isn't quite as fancy, but he took top honors today at our derby meet. His car was the fastest, winning 6 heats straight. Mine was close, but head to head against him, he won 4 out of 5 times. :thumbup:

 

[rapidfire77]

Great looking car and congrats on your sons car, did they allow the use of weights

 

[kg4miq]

Great looking car and congrats on your sons car, did they allow the use of weights

Yes, in order to get to 5 oz. Both his and mine weighed in at 4.9 oz.

 

[sheriff125]

good work!

 

[chavez556]

Yes, in order to get to 5 oz. Both his and mine weighed in at 4.9 oz.

What did you use for weights we are using pennys . Mine is a methmobile compared to yours WOW nice job:thumbup:

 

[kg4miq]

I used a bunch of .22 caliber bullets (disassembled, of course, and just the lead portion) and hot-glued them into holes drilled into the bottom. I can get two or three in each hole if I squash the bullets down a bit with a pair of pliers. Ended up using a couple of quarters to fine tune the finished weight. Hot-glued them to the bottom as well. Nothing sticks out below the bottom too far, so it doesn't catch on the tracks.

Thanks to Jeff and Mike and the whole gang for making such fine products. Went to Ruth Chris Steakhouse the other night and used my Izula II to cut the steak. Figured a steak that expensive deserves an adequate cutting utensil, right? Will post pics soon!

 

[sharpmind]

those are some redunk looking wheels, i remember my PWD cars just being a nail and a plastic wheel that we greased the crap out of.

 

[kg4miq]

Wheels are from Hobby Lobby. They sell kits which are "Pinewood Derby" type-accepted. I just painted the centers with some Testors model paint. We use the graphite dry lube.

 

[EvilBunnyReviews]

way better than mine I did a while ago

 

[mr_gs-r]

Awesome carving skills, cant believe you did that kind of work with just the izula 2.

 

[DallasSTB]

That is awesome. I'm going to have to try that next year - maybe on my "outlaw" car. My boys had the benefit of a family friend with a "shop" this year. Ours are the first two cars in this pic. (a Tiger and a Webelo)

btw - fishing weights work well too.