I’ve never been to a model show, judged or otherwise. The laid back feel of a NNL event sounds great. No judgement or pressure, just hanging out, making friends, maybe gaining some knowledge, and seeing some awesome builds. Do I think my builds are good enough to win an award? Not even close, but to be able to just have them on display for everyone to see them would be kinda cool. I may have to make plans to attend some events in my area if there are any.