2009 the 6th Shanghai RC Model Show
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2009 the 6th Shanghai RC Model Show
Hobby Lobby Show Photos and narrative
China is the host this week for all the major players in the hobby industry attending the 2009 Shanghai International Model Exhibition. On the show floor, Mark Cleveland, the new owner of Hobby Lobby International, and the company’s new Chief Operating Officer, veteran product developer David Carley, both have a full dance card at the event – their agenda is filled with brainstorming sessions and discussions with key suppliers and partners who are committed to bringing only the best products to America. There is a high level of excitement about the industry at the sixth annual show in Shanghai, a city with over twenty million people in a country with no shortage of enthusiasm for model cars, helicopters and airplanes of all types and sizes.
Photo 013 – David Carley at Shanghai Show discussing engineering of new products in the Hobby Lobby pipeline
Photo 30 and 34 – Mark and David signing a prototype – celebrating even more powerful products ready for release this fall.
China is the host this week for all the major players in the hobby industry attending the 2009 Shanghai International Model Exhibition. On the show floor, Mark Cleveland, the new owner of Hobby Lobby International, and the company’s new Chief Operating Officer, veteran product developer David Carley, both have a full dance card at the event – their agenda is filled with brainstorming sessions and discussions with key suppliers and partners who are committed to bringing only the best products to America. There is a high level of excitement about the industry at the sixth annual show in Shanghai, a city with over twenty million people in a country with no shortage of enthusiasm for model cars, helicopters and airplanes of all types and sizes.
Photo 013 – David Carley at Shanghai Show discussing engineering of new products in the Hobby Lobby pipeline
Photo 30 and 34 – Mark and David signing a prototype – celebrating even more powerful products ready for release this fall.
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RE: 2009 the 6th Shanghai RC Model Show
(Photo 86 and 68) Leaders like Rick Piester, Vice President of Hobbico and Mark Cleveland, CEO of Hobby Lobby, are taking full advantage of this expansive show to explore new and imaginative products, but still finding time to participate in the grand opening of Sky Hobby, a new retail concept store by Thunder Tiger.
(Photo 60) Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
(Photo 70) Aling and team celebrating the opening with a big “JIA YO” which translated means “GAS ON”
(Photo 38 and 39 and 45 and 46) – Preparing for the Ribbon Cutting Ceremony on a bright, sunny and hot day on Xin Tong Xin road in Hong Kou District in Shanghai City.
(photo 46) Mark Cleveland with his sister Dana, who lives in Shanghai
(photo 45) The hobby industry crowd gathers…
(Photo 60) Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
(Photo 70) Aling and team celebrating the opening with a big “JIA YO” which translated means “GAS ON”
(Photo 38 and 39 and 45 and 46) – Preparing for the Ribbon Cutting Ceremony on a bright, sunny and hot day on Xin Tong Xin road in Hong Kou District in Shanghai City.
(photo 46) Mark Cleveland with his sister Dana, who lives in Shanghai
(photo 45) The hobby industry crowd gathers…
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(Photo 84) Mark Cleveland at the Sky Hobby Grand Opening celebration, also attended by Rick Piester, Vice President of Hobbico (in glasses) and Aling Lai (photo 42), Chairman of Thunder Tiger .
(Photo 74 and 75) Mark Signing the poster for all guests to record the occasion, “The Sky Hobby store is amazing,” said Mark Cleveland, CEO of Hobby Lobby International, “and the gigantic RC track next door, developed by the Chinese government exclusively for racing RC products and educating the public, is absolutely captivating.”
Cliff Lett, Vice President of Team Associated, was part of the demonstration team showing off electric and nitro powered cars to a large crowd of international hobby product distributors, shop owners and a large contingent of local kids screaming and cheering, lap after lap, and laughing with every collision, every jump and high speed tumble.
(Photo 84) Mark Cleveland at the Sky Hobby Grand Opening celebration, also attended by Rick Piester, Vice President of Hobbico (in glasses) and Aling Lai (photo 42), Chairman of Thunder Tiger .
(Photo 74 and 75) Mark Signing the poster for all guests to record the occasion, “The Sky Hobby store is amazing,” said Mark Cleveland, CEO of Hobby Lobby International, “and the gigantic RC track next door, developed by the Chinese government exclusively for racing RC products and educating the public, is absolutely captivating.”
Cliff Lett, Vice President of Team Associated, was part of the demonstration team showing off electric and nitro powered cars to a large crowd of international hobby product distributors, shop owners and a large contingent of local kids screaming and cheering, lap after lap, and laughing with every collision, every jump and high speed tumble.
