This time of year, there’s Pinewood Derby cars being made all over the place. If you are a Cub Scout, or more importantly, a Cub Scout DAD, it’s time to start planning how to make the most awesomest Pinewood Derby car EVER.
For Scouts, this often means that it’s time to listen to dad’s advice and put in more work on a project than you’re actually prepared to put into anything except leveling up on a video game.
For Dads, this means you gotta try not to think of something totally cool and badger your kid into it. One solution is to make your own car while your kid makes his. To that end, I offer this thing I found on the web:
Ohhhh, I wanna build one of THESE.
This is exactly something my dad would do. I made a bird feeder as my final project in woodshop class when I was 13 that didn’t turn out to be the greatest: the cuts on the bottom of the plexiglass sides were crooked and the roof hinges weren’t even. He had to build one that could have been sold at auction at Christy’s. It looked like a victorian dollhouse.
Those aren’t authorized Pinewood Derby wheels, are they?
James – looks like someone painted them.
I’d love to have done something like that. 🙁
They DO say BSA on them. They look official to me.