1952 Connaught Type A (Pinewood Derby Car Shell)

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This may be a great project for anyone with extra time on their hands. Printing, sanding, and assembling this car takes a lot of time and effort, but it's good for someone like me that has no woodworking skills. For best results, the body should be smoothed using resin and baby powder. (Google "3d printing smoothing with resin and baby powder" for videos and guides on how to do this.) The Connaught Type A was a British Formula Two race car. It wasn't particularly successful, but it was a very pretty car with some distinctive physical characteristics that made it fun (and challenging) to design in Fusion 360. **What is a "pinewood derby car shell"?** A [pinewood derby](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinewood_derby) is an event created by the Boy Scouts many years ago. Each scout is given a pinewood derby kit typically consisting of a block of wood with slots for axles, 4 wheels, and 4 nails to be used as axles. The scout (and his dad, usually) will then carve the block of wood into the shape of a car, paint it and apply stickers, install the wheels on the axles, and then race it at the "derby", which involves a sloped track with a timekeeping apparatus. An official scout derby will usually require that the parts in the kit be used for cars entered in the derby. Other organizations (including workplaces) often hold derbies, too, and some of them require the use of the parts in the box, including the block of wood. These "pinewood derby car shells" are intended to be used with an official derby wood block, cut down to size, along with the axles and wheels included in the kit. A printable model of the shaped wood block is provided. You can either use the printed model or use it to accurately cut an official wood block down to size.