Vanellope Von Schweetz pinewood derby car

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My daughter finally got to compete in a powder-puff pinewood derby, and she asked me to help her create a car that matched the level of detail I helped her brothers achieve. We considered everything from princess carriages to unicorns before deciding on a Vanellope Von Schweetz car from Wreck-It Ralph. The car was carefully shaped to resemble oozing chocolate using a scroll saw, sander, and Dremel. We drilled out the hole for Vanellope to sit in and created holes for the side pipes and spoiler poles. My 10-year-old daughter spent hours painting all of the details to get them just right, covering it in glitter as she went along. She used hot glue to create raised frosting strings and added 3D printed accessories such as headlights, tail lights, side pipes, spoilers, and Vanellope herself. These were glued on and painted as well. She used hot glue to create a chocolate drip coming down from the spoiler and drew gummy worms on the tires with silver permanent marker followed by colored permanent marker. I helped her cut out a piece of 20 oz pop bottle to use for the windshield, which she glued on. The car was a huge success, earning my daughter a medal for best design and second place in the races. Now she has an awesome car to display on her shelf with the trophy and medal.