The 1/87 Vehicle Club's West Coast Meet, held January 23, 2000, in Ontario, California, was a smashing success! The models entered in the modeling contest categories were, as we have come to expect, truly extraordinary. We also had a fairly large variety of excellent models for display only that were not entered in the competition. We were also fortunate to have the have display samples on hand of the new Promotex Peterbilt 362E in both 2 and 3 axle versions, Pacific dump truck, and International Harvester garbage truck. Additionally, we had what was definitely the biggest hit of the show, the Classic Metal Works Mini-Metal series' first four models in two colors each. Nobody passed by the club table without drooling over these little jewels and quite a number of people dragged their friends from the adjacent brass train show and Railroad Prototype Modelers' meets for a close look! Everybody wanted to buy our display samples!

Additional new products on display were the Paul Heiser Sherman tank models, a very limited production, custom built automobile hauler from Bob Leinbach of Boxcar Hobbies, and a pre-production sample of Lonestar Models' new stake bed truck. Although they've been released a short while, A-Line's excellent Wabash National Duraplate trailer was available for sale. As always, there was an extraordinary variety of models, kits, and detail parts for sale that are simply impossible to find under one roof anywhere else. 

2000 West Coast Meet Model Contest Photos

The highlight of our club's 2000 West Coast Meet was the model display and contest that is open to the general public (non-members as well as members). Some of the best modeling in any scale was available to meet attendees. Posted below are the winners' models; our congratulations to the winner of each category! Click on any of the photos below to see a larger view of that model.

Category	Winner	Modeling Subject
Vintage Car	Bob Kelley
Modern Car	Bob Kelley
Race Car	Bob Kelley
Bus & Coach	Trip Aiken
Emergency	Trip Aiken
Intermodal	Steve Kelley
Vintage Truck	Peter Bakhter
Logging	Mark Wayman	Photo not available
Construction Equipment	Dan Goins
Construction Truck	Edgar Rojas
Maintenance of Way	Mark Wayman
Specialty Truck	Mark Wayman
Modern Truck	Bob Leinbach
Military	Dmytri Kalika
Diorama	Bob Leinbach

Congratulations to all of our winners and thanks to all the modelers who brought their beautiful models to share in our competition and display exhibits. Check out these and previous contest winners' models in the Photo Gallery section.