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May 2008
Osaka Japan, HotWheels Custom car Show. I wanted to go in another
direction than I usually do again. I built many entries in the
64th scale classes.
Armored
Troop set - 1st Place WILD
Forgotten
Heroes - 1st Place MILD
April 2008 Chicago,
IL. 8th HotWheels Nationals. This year was the 40th Anniversary
for Hot Wheels, so I wanted to build up something special. I built
a large scale diorama using 2 of my the castings I thought were the
coolest. Titled "Through the Years. I built them cartoon
styled with the large wheels.
Diorama/Display. I won 1st place.
Oct
2007 Anaheim,
Orange County, CA. 21st HotWheels Convention. This year I only
entered one class.
Diorama/Display. I won 2nd place.
Oct
2006 Anaheim,
Orange County, CA. 20th HotWheels Convention. This year I entered
multiple classes. I won 3 trophies.
1st Place pro Mild - NS Fuels Rocket Oil.
1st Place Diorama - The Bomb
2nd place Large Scale - "Flying Customs" 25th Scale Drag Bus
Oct
2005 Irvine CA, 19th Hotwheels Convention. I
entered the 18th Scale HotRod Hauler in the large scale.
I won
1st place Large Scale
July 2005
2nd Annual Hotwheels Custom Car Show, Pomona CA. I
entered a few various things. There was a 2hr Custom Build-Off
sponsored by Tamiya and Dremel. You had to build a car with no
paint, using ONLY the parts they provided. I won this and brought
home a great prize package of some model kits and a Dremel kit thanks to
Dremel and Tamiya. I also entered 3 categories.. In Large
Scale, I entered a "Hotrod Hauler" set based on the same concept as the
"Foose Hauler". In repaint, I entered a 1959 Chevy Impala "Aztec
Gold" painted low-rider style. And finally I re-entered the
Bye-Focal Display in the Diorama Category.
Build-Off Winner
Large Scale - "Hotrod
Hauler" 1st place
Repaint - "Aztec Gold"
2nd place
Diorama - "Bye-Focal
Display" 2nd place
Oct 2004.
18th Hotwheels Convention, Irvine CA. I made a large scale
Bye-Focal and had it sitting on a display designed to be like something
you would see for a full size car at a SEMA or Autorama type show.
Has a rotating "button" base and blue LEDs. It was entered in the
Diorama Category. I won 1st place.
This was also celebrating
the 35yrs anniv of Larry Wood working with Mattel. There was a
LWWT Custom Contest where you had to build one of Larrys creations.
I entered the 18th scale SCRAPE titled "Hot Lava". I added various
interior details including a custom surf board and full custom paint.
I won 2nd place in Large Scale.
I also entered a
1/64th scale "Foose Hauler" set. It consisted of a VW Bus based
hauler and trailer with 2 street rods on it. Now in the collection
of Chip Foose. I entered it in the
Hot category. I won
1st place.
April
2004 4th Hotwheels Nationals, Dallas TX. I made a large scale
Redline Display using a stand and 2 gallon cans with the cars inside at
angle. The cars were a heavy Chevy and a Silhouette. This
was entered in the Diorama Category I won 1st place.
Oct 2003
17th Hotwheels Convention, Irvine CA. I entered a 5-car
pyramid Redline Display in the Diorama Category. It had large
scale redline replicas of the Custom Volkswagen, Deora, Olds 442,
Silhouette, and the Demon. This was entered in the Diorama Category.
I won 1st place.
April
2003 3rd Hotwheels Nationals in Cinci, OH. This was the
first event for me. I entered the large scale with a Redline
replica "Light My Firebird." It was in a replica large style Blister
Pack. I entered the Diorama Category.
I won 2nd place.
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