LaBelle Speed Shop - California 1963

[Misha]

Thank you to all for the comments on the LaBelle team! It's wonderful to have such a positive feedback. Thanks to Dave, he nailed down the exact look I was going for, a shop truck that has been rodded yet still has a daily job. The Baby Moons really do set it off right. The rail, if one is patient, isn't that big of a challenge, especially with CA glue. Glad to see the Tony Nancy kit is being re-released.

The weekend was a gas! It was great to see a lot of old friends. It was also an opportunity to peruse the dozen or so vendor tables, picked up a few cool items, including an original front bumper and headlight casting for the 65 GTO along with the rear, the Dick Tracy 36 Ford (for a roadster version, the door seam is in the correct position) and a couple of bags of old AMT trophies. Won a Honda CRV kit in he raffle, gonna head to the beach in a surf version, maybe.

The entries for the show were truly amazing, some amazing paint jobs, plenty of imagination, and top notch building skills were on display. This year saw a change in the organization as an NNL style was adopted, with awards based on the votes cast by entrants. There were no placings for each class in an effort to make it less competitive, not entirely my style..nonetheless I received ,any gret comments from fellow modellers on my work. Overall a very pleasant Saturday.

Thanks again for all the comments,

Cheers Misha

[pturley84]

Great combo! Nice work!