The only model car shows/contests I have been to were ones associated w/ 1:1 car shows. Most of these I attended while "out" of modeling, so I am going on my behavior on these forums. I always "follow" builds here that I can learn from or that I have a similar build planned for. Or if I just plain LOVE it. No big news here. I also "follow" builds I like in the "Under glass" forum so I can revisit them from time to time. So I guess I would enjoy seeing the same builds at shows that I have enjoyed in the past. Of course if I ever had to compete against them, lol, that might change. As someone pointed out earlier, competition brings into play human nature that is not always civil!