This pattern portfolio contains 31 amazing patterns and designs to help you and your child create your own sleek-looking Pinewood Derby car. In the first section, beginner, intermediate, and advanced design profiles help you generate your own ideas depending on the size of the car you want. The second section features expanded designs-measured patterns, cutting patterns, tips, and reference photos along with guidance for building each one.
Additionally, blank block patterns help you create any design you can dream up.
This is the most visually stunning and complete car design book ever created. The photos below illustrate a few of the amazing cars you can build using this new book.
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
David Meade has been actively involved in scouting most of his life. He began his pinewood racing career over 20 years ago. At that time, his family was well known as the family who built unbeatable Pinewood Car Derby cars! As pack and district championships began to accumulate a tradition was born. Dave now has several sons of his own who have carried on the winning tradition for the past six years, having never lost a single race.
By profession Dave is a research scientist, holding a Masters Degree in Statistics. His background in research and experimental design have enabled him to develop a unique and powerful approach to Pinewood Car Derby racing. He also enjoys model rocketry and astronomy.
Troy Thorne - Creative director, woodworker, and active Scouting volunteer Troy Thorne drew on his artistic roots and personal experience, as well as the experiences of other top Derby car designers, to create this book on cool designs for hot Derby cars. A graduate of Savannah College of Art and Design, Troy spent 10 years as senior art director for a large advertising agency before becoming creative director of Fox Chapel Publishing. He builds furniture and canoes in his spare time and participates in Scouting activities with his son, Nathan, who was a national finalist in the All-Star Derby Design Contest. Troy's latest project is a street-legal AC Cobra replica.
