WHAT'S NEW FOR 2025!!!

The "What's New" page is going to be the place where you can get caught up on all the latest news and information about this year's show. Over the coming months we will be updating this page with all the breaking news and changes. So book mark this page, and come back often. We'll keep you up to date on this year's show!

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COME JOIN US JAN. 4th, 2025

40TH ANNIVERSARY AND FAREWELL SHOW!

SPECIAL THEMES: HOT RODS & LONG ROOFS

SPECIAL PAST WINNERS &

NNL WEST HISTORY TABLES

BREAKING NEWS!

NNL WEST ADDS MORE SWAP MEET AND DISPLAY TABLES!

The NNL WEST committee annouced today that they well be adding more swap meet tables

and display tables due to the expected larger crowd. With this being the 40th Anniversary and

farewell show for NNL WEST the committee is expecting to sell out of swap meet space

and hopes to have over 1,000 models on the display tables. Modelers are coming from all over the

country and even a few from overseas!

The NNL WEST committee is sad to report that our event chairman, a model car hobby ambassador, and good friend, Andy Kellock passed away while on vacation overseas. Many of you know Andy from his regular column in Scale Auto and then FineScale Modeler magazines "Bench Racer" where he shared his great knowledge on model car building. Andy was event chairman for NNL West the past eight years where you would see him running from place to place making sure everything ran smoothly.
“Andy Kellock began modeling in Australia in 1965. His first model was a Boeing 727 in TAA markings. He spent the next 10 years building hundreds of 1:72 aircraft, but as a teenager he was seduced by the fat tires and chrome on Tom Daniel cars and he traded wings for wheels. His modeling interests include cars from the 1950s, ‘60s and ‘70s, particularly muscle and racing cars. He writes the "Bench Racer" column for Scale Auto and helps to organize the NNL West show in San Jose, California. He joined IPMS/Australia in 1977 and IPMS/USA in 2006. Andy is a research scientist in Silicon Valley and has been a member of Silicon Valley Scale Modelers since 2002. Attending the 1998 IPMS Nationals in Santa Clara got him back into modeling.”
--Sept/Oct 2010 IPMS/USA Journal.
Our thoughts and prayers go out to his wife Michele, and all his family and friends. Andy was an amazing person and will be missed. Rest in Peace my friend.

 

FRIDAY SHOP TOUR

This year's Friday shop tour will start at 9:00AM, meet us at the host hotel lobby. we're planning at least three stops starting in South San Francisco at Roy Brizio Street Rods, then Hayward at South City Rod & Custom, and no host lunch and ending in Scotts Valley at the amazing shop of Bruce Canepa. If you're coming in from out of state you might want to fly in on Thursday so you can enjoy the shop tour. If you have an empty seat to share with someone who flew in, that would be fantastic! Please let Roy know!

FOUR major magazines to cover the last NNL WEST

Model Cars magazine and FineScale Modeler magazine are regular fixtures at NNL WEST. But this year, Auto Modeler

and Dedicated Scale Enthusiast magazines will be there covering the event as well!

This year's Friday Night Pizza Party has a twist...

...for more information check out #sliceofthewestbuild on Instagram!

NNL GIVEAWAY CARS

Giveaway cars at NNL West is a long standing tradition. Each year indivuals or clubs bring cars they built especially for NNL West. They are then giving away to a lucky door prize winner at the end of the day! If you would like to bring a car, truck, or motorcycle built in one of this year's themes, bring it to the door prize table at the front of the hall. As thanks for your support you will be given a door prize ticket.

Our official charity is the

There will be a special table selling kits ($10.00 each) and all the money raised from the sale of these kits will go directly to the Wounded Warrior Project. If you don't want a kit, you can just donate money at this table as well! This will be our final chance to raise money for this great organization so please give generously.

Memorial Awards

Al Cummins Memorial Award

(Circle track car built in his style of building)

Stan Pinnick Memorial Award

(Car built in his style of building)

Steve Hinson Memorial Award

(Wild custom car built in his style of building)

Randy Vandraiss Memorial Award

(Custom car built in his style of building)

Andy Kellock Memorial Award

(Race car built in his style of building)

Private Awards

Bubble Top Show Rods Steve Hinson Award

Save time, print out this registration form (click here), fill it out, and bring it with you!