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I had the fortunate opportunity to host the Ridemakerz Designer Round-Table Luncheon during at the 2009 DiecastSpace.com Super Convention. The event consisted of a panel that included Larry Wood, Carson Lev, George Barris, Luis Tanahara, Larry Andreini from Ridemakerz, Robert Russell from Shelby Collectibles, HWC Ryan from Mattel, Sean Taylor from M2, Chris Walker, Lee Pearlman from Liberty Promotions, as well as Jeff Nelson and Katie Roland from GreenLight.

The large panel only allowed for the opportunity to ask a small handful of questions since it took a decent amount of time to get through guests answers. At one point during the discussion I glanced over to see Larry Wood, “Big Lou” Tanahara and Carson Lev all doodling on their noted pads! At the end of the discussion I was lucky enough to snag two of the three drawings.

Click either image to see them up close

You’ll notice that Larry’s piece (pictured on the left) has “Door Knob Grille” written on it. He drew that part while George Barris was telling the story of how he and his brother “kustomized” their first car by putting their mother’s kitchen cabinet door knobs on the grille of their 1928 Buick – too cool!

I’m not sure who was lucky enough to grab Carson’s drawing, but I’ve heard it was an equally cool piece. Needless to say, these one-of-a-kind souvenirs will be framed and added to my collection as a perfect reminder of why I love this hobby so much! This round-table event was a dream to be a part of and I’m sure it will become a tradition at Super Conventions in the future.

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