Recent content by 45t

Quote: So, we had our pack's Pinewood Derby and it was a huge success. It's over and done with, kids, cars and trophies have all gone home--lots of smiling faces. As I'm sure every pack has, we had a couple illegal cars. These were discovered after racing. My take was if anyone cheated and made...

It is, good eye. I use to own one. Actually I had a 58 Plaza that I was making into a Christine clone. It's always been my dream car since the movie came out in 1983, Someday I'll have another.

I've been wanting to place an order for months now but I've held off for a few reasons. I got an email about the DD4H Black Friday deal and decided it was time. Thank you for the discount on the order.

My secret goal would be for my son to go undefeated at the scout level until he ages out of scouts. He's got two years under his belt being undefeated, three more to go. I know it sounds bad, but I like to see him win. He gets so excited. For me, I'd like to someday build and race a car in a...

I destroyed two cars today trying to cut them out. I had them all marked up where I needed to drill and cut. Drilling turned out good, then I tried cutting. I cut both cars too thin and ended up just tossing them in the trash. They were nice pieces of wood too, what a waste. I just unplugged...

My son and I are getting ready to build our first fendered car and I've been scouring through the pack and district rules to make sure that fenders are acceptable. I cannot find anything that prohibits fenders, only the following rules that exist in both pack and district rules: 11. Detailing...

I was curious if it's ok to place my order for some DD4H supplies? I've been holding off until john feels better and is back in the swing if things, post accident. If I should wait, I'm ok with that. I hope john is feeling better.

Good to hear everything is ok!

I'd love to have a council race, but I don't want to be in charge. I did a similar thing with the Fishing derby in my town/city with a population of over 100,000 people. I asked about it and guess who is in charge of it now? Don't get me wrong, I enjoy fishing a lot and seeing kids catch their...

Well, I didn't get a call from the Council office so I inquired about the next step in the the derby when I was in the Scout store today. The scout store is attached to the council offices and there were two workers and a council employee wearing a suit and tie. One of the workers (who is a cool...

Glad your all ok. Hug your kids and tell them how much you love them.

No return call yet, but I'm not expecting much from them.

I've noticed something while I surf eBay looking at Pinewood Derby stuff. I notice there are several listings of people selling their cub scouts winning cars. Call me sentimental, but I plan on holding onto my son's cars and then giving them to him when he is old enough to appreciate the...

I'm glad you explained the fish nets. Cause you had me wondering too.

Thanks for the quick response. I'll have to look at the Mid-America Race. Never have done Proxy racing before, how does that work? I just called my council office. The lady who answered was about as friendly to deal with as a coiled up rattlesnake, but at least I was able to leave a message for...