Tag Archive: Pinewood Derby

Jan
08

Cub Scout Pinewood Derby: Building the Batmobile, Part III

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This is the third and final post in a series about building a Cub Scout Pinewood Derby car that takes style cues from the Batmobile. The first post in this series can be found here, while the second can be found by clicking here. We left off with the chassis structurally complete, sanded, primed and …

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Jan
02

Cub Scout Pinewood Derby: Building the Batmobile, Part II

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This post is the second in a series on building a Cub Scout Pinewood Derby car that takes style cues from the Batmobile. The first posting in this series can be found here. We left off our construction with the wooden block shaped and sanded, the fenders and design effects cut out and sanded, the …

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Dec
27

Cub Scout Pinewood Derby: Building the Batmobile, Part I

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My six-year-old son started Cub Scouting this year, and he’s really taken to the program. One activity in particular that excites him is the annual Pinewood Derby race, in which scouts and their parents create race cars from blocks of wood and compete against vehicles made by other scouts. Fortunately, we were provided with an official …

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