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NNL
West 2008
Model Car Contest and Swap Meet
Santa Clara,
California
March 1, 2008 |
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NNL West Model Car Contest and Swap Meet was an amazing
experience. Prior to attending this year's event
at the Santa Clara Convention Center, I had not been to
a model car contest in over 30 years. One of the
highlights of this event was the friendly and
approachable nature of this very talented group of model
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The following
images do not begin to convey the number and variety of cars,
motorcycles, and trucks (not to mention people) that were
represented at the event. Rather, these are a narrow selection of those things that
caught my eye. John Teresi's incredible collection of drag
cars deservedly receive a lot of space
on these pages. And while the snap together kits
generously given out during the "Make and Take" may not be as sophisticated as
most of the models on display, they embody the passion for model
building all of us share and may well represent a starting point
for the next generation of model builders. The swap tables
filled about half of the area and were chock full of kits and
parts that had the effect of a time machine - I was able to
relive the building of dozens of models from my youth while
walking the aisles. I think there really was something for
everyone at this great event. It has inspired me to pick
up a couple of the hobby magazines and check out the selection
of cars at the local hobby shop. I have only one question -
What does NNL stand for?
Please
forgive any misidentifications of cars or builders - you may
send corrections to me at:
mike@panyo.com
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| I thought
I might share my last effort at building a 1/25 Funny Car.
Up until now, I was too critical of the image quality to
share these. (In fact the images remind me a little of
those you see on Ebay when someone is trying to hide
something!)Since then I may have improved with the camera,
but have not even tried to build a contest quality car.
I built this car 32 years ago for the 1976 Talbot's Toyland
model car contest held in San Mateo California. The
model is
now long gone (the store is still going strong), but back then,
the "Spirit of '76" took best in show and was a
car I was really proud of. I got my driver's license a
short while later and haven't built a 1/25th scale car
since. Attending the NNL West may have changed all of
that... Thank you all for the inspiring show! |
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