Art Laski

That’s quite a jewel, Brother! Another masterpiece, for sure. I hope Winfield gets to see this, because I’m sure he will love it.

Here are the wood strips stained with black cherry stain and urethane clear.

This coming weekend, June 15th and 16th, we have the LA Roadster Show model car event coming up. If you're in the So Cal area, check out the events here on this site for details. Well, as part of the show, we are having a Foose sanctioned class, where the builds are all based on a Revell Foose kit. Since Friday is likely to be lightly attended, I thought I would build up a Foose FD-100 to add to the table. Although I plan to exclude it from eligibility on Saturday since I am managing the event, this kit still is getting a lot of good reviews, so I am happy to give this one a try. I'm staying mostly stock with it, in the essence of time, but as I got started, there were some things I couldn't resist changing. I'm going to go with a Black Cherry HOK paint, and I found some 3d printed "Foose" Shelby-styled wheels on Shapeways from Ron Olsen. He does some fantastic work, and has some great designs out on Shapeways. Here's the kit you all know. One of the first things I thought to do was go for putting some real wood strips on the bed. So I had to extricate the styrene, and reinforce the bottom. I at first thought I would use some Starbucks stir sticks for the wood, but I opted to get a piece of bass wood from Hobby Lobby. It was smoother to start with, and all I had to do was cut it into strips. Thanks for looking. More to come!

Pre-Registration is available and encouraged! Click here to go straight to the Registration pages: LA Roadster Show Model Car Event Participant Registration Why Pre-Register? * No Fee to Pre- Register. Only pay for admission to the main show. * No waiting at the show! * No filling out the forms by hand! * Forms are printed for you! * Helps Organizers manage registration!!!

Laski Scale Specialties is proud to present the Third Annual Model Car Event at the LA Roadster Show and Swap! Father’s Day Weekend June 15th & June 16th, 2018! Friday 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM Saturday 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM **NEW DAYS- NO SUNDAY SHOW!!! ** Awards Presentation at 2:00 PM SATURDAY! Fairplex in Pomona 1101 W McKinley Ave Pomona, CA 91768 **In the Vendor Building 4 * Best Roadster (Bring your best roadster build!) * Top Five People’s Choice! presented by Tamiya * Best Roadster presented by Pro Tech * Best Paint presented by Tamiya * Best Engine presented by Tamiya * Bunch Brothers Award present by Bunch Brothers * Best FOOSE! presented by Foose Design ** NEW CLASS ADDED!! Builders, get those Revell Foose builds together and bring them out on Father’s Day weekend to the LA Roadster Show! This year we are adding an officially sanctioned category of the acclaimed Revell Foose model kits, with the winner to be chosen by representatives of the Foose organization. The only requirement to participate in this class, is the entrant’s build must have originated from a Revell Foose kit. Model show FREE with paid admission to the LA Roadster Show Display entries are accepted at start of show Friday through noon on Saturday Award presentations on Saturday at 2:00 PM. (time subject to change) Note: For entries brought in on Friday, a pass will be provided to the builder for show entry on Saturday for the award presentations; in addition to retrieving display items (the pass for Saturday DOES NOT include parking). For additional information or questions contact Art @ (951) 233-5276 or laskiscale@earthlink.net

Nice to see you at the bench, Chris! Great start so far. Can't wait to see all of these builds progress.

Not me, but I can say I’ve been in YOUR house with all three of them...

Wow, John, that fade is awesome! That purple really pops too.

Hi Tim, I've been watching on email every step of the way, but after seeing this, I had to drop in. Those brackets are a new level of lunacy, and I'm loving it! There's always a lesson in there somewhere. So inspiring! I'm looking forward to more, for sure. -Art

Man, you guys are going to kill it. Like Tim said, who wouldn't want to watch this?!!! Might be some lessons to learn here...

Good job on a first build!

Thank you for the support!!! The 13th edition of the So Cal NNL is now over, and by all reports, was a successful and fun event! Our charity goals were met, as we were able to make a sizable donation to the Rancho San Antonio Boys Home. They were incredible hosts and we were proud to be able to contribute to them. Our second goal was fun, and we had a lot of that! Fifty builders brought more than 400 of their incredible model car creations, along with 14 vendors selling a variety of great kits and accessories! Thank you to all of our sponsors and supporters for getting behind us for this event! Join us next month at the LA Roadster Show Model Car Event, June 15th and 16th, Click below for details. Here are the Award Winners!

Yes, $2.00 each is what they go for.

Jim, I have Pro Tech parts on my site at laskiscale.com. Click the Shop button at the top and scroll down to the Pro Tech section.

I was just like Chris. A big "Whoa!" came spewing right out (maybe not that exact word... lol). That color pops!

Hi Tom! I couldn't agree more and was waiting for someone to point that out. The reality is that I wanted to ditch the NNL moniker altogether, but this show did not go off last year under unfortunate circumstances. So I decided to leave the name this year to rebuild on the known name. It's very likely to change next year, for marketing purposes, if nothing else. So bummed we missed your "NNL"! Hopefully next year. We really can't wait to get back there. Art

Founder's Cash Award!!! Chris and Yolanda Hale, the founder's and former promoter's of the So Cal NNL have graciously donated a CASH prize of $100 to the Best of Show winner for 2018! So bring out your most popular stuff and if the people love it, maybe you'll be rewarded with a nice little payday! Don't forget now, this is a _FUN_ event, so don't let the cash get you crazy! No ballot stuffing or any funny business will be allowed. Thank you Chris and Yoland for your years of service putting on this great show!

Grex Airbrush Signs on as So Cal NNL Presenting Sponsor! Grex Airbrush will be joining us at the So Cal NNL XIII as the presenting sponsor, and have graciously donated our grand raffle prize, the Tritium.TG Airbrush Combo Kit. Everything Ready in a Box To Go, featuring the very popular Grex Tritium.TG - and combines everything needed to easily setup a full airbrush system. The Tritium.TG is top gravity fed and is the most premium pistol style trigger airbrush available - one of the most comfortable, easy and intuitive to use airbrushes. Along with the AC1810-A quiet mini compressor and additional accessories, this makes for a very complete kit. Be sure to buy lots of raffle tickets to win this amazing prize package!. A Grex representative will also be on hand to demo their great products, and let you try them out for yourself. Thank you, Grex, for your support!

Salvino's JR Models Introduces New Kit Available at Laskiscale.com A new model company is on the block, and they are coming out of the gate with a fantastic 1/25 scale model of Buddy Baker's 1980 Daytona 500-winning Oldsmobile. Salvino's JR Models is offering this full detail, all-new tool, injection-molded styrene plastic kit! This is NOT a resin conversion kit. Scheduled to be released at the end of May, Laski Scale Specialties will have a limited number of these kits available for pre-order. With a limited run of kits with no re-issues, support this new company and get these kits while they last! Click the Shop Now button above to order at a special pre-release discount over the retail price, and your kits will be shipped as soon as they are available. Price will go up to retail after the release. Again, this is a limited run, and this particular kit will not be available again. SHOP NOW!

This is a wild project, Johnny! Looking good. I hope Winfield gets to see it at the LA roadster Show!

Chris, it was so good to see you and the Vega Saturday. I was so happy to finally see it on the contest table, and I loved the fact you surprised everybody. Had a blast hanging with you and congratulations on answering the Bell! Art

Tamiya USA Sponsors Several So Cal NNL Awards! Tamiya USA has agreed to sponsor the Best Paint, Best Indy Car and Best of Show awards at the So Cal NNL for the 13th edition of the show. In addition to the trophy, all award winners will also go home with a Tamiya kit, as will several raffle winners! Thank you, Tamiya, for your support!

Scale Riders Tuners and Drifters Category at So Cal NNL! One of the fastest growing and popular genres of modern car culture are tuner and drifter cars, largely Japanese imports. These are today's hot rods, where young people are customizing their import rides just like the old days. It should only follow then, that the scale modeling hobby mimics this trend. In Southern California, Scale Riders are bringing this movement to the forefront of the model car culture, and we are pleased to announce they are sponsoring a Tuners and Drifters category at the So Cal NLL! So bring out those import tuner and drifter cars for a shot at this special award! Also, check out ScaleRiders.com to get up to speed on this growing aspect of the hobby! More Show information: www.laskiscale.com/so-cal-nnl.html

Down 2 Scale Supports So Cal NNL with Custom Best Junior Trophy!** As we work to bring the So Cal NNL back to to the Southern California Model Car scene, we're proud to say we have the support of one of the strongest clubs in the area, Down 2 Scale! These guys have a passion for the hobby and a great camaraderie, as well as produce some of the greatest scale model creations with the wildest paint jobs you'll see anywhere. It is with great pleasure to announce that Down 2 Scale will be the Best Junior trophy sponsor with a custom-made award crafted by the club members themselves. So please encourage your kids, grandkids, or any kids you know, to build something and bring it to the show for a chance to win this award, which will be chosen by popular vote! Check out some of their incredible work on Facebook on the Down 2 Scale Club Works Page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1614739378824778/ **Vendor tables are still available but are going fast!**