Gunpla Weathering Contest 1.0 - Are you weathered?!

To celebrating Gundam Beginner's 100k blog views, I'm holding my very own contest!

Welcome, to...

Gunpla Weathering Contest 1.0! (GWC1.0)

Rules:

1. A follower of Gundam Beginner's blog/ Facebook page.

2. Bandai Gunpla model kits - Any range e.g. NG / SD / HG / MG / RG / PG 

• Resin conversions for Bandai Gunpla kits are allowed.
• Full resin kits are not allowed.
• Modifications are allowed.
• Painting is not a must.
• Waterslides decals are allowed.

3. Every entry must send an email with a photo of the kit (or new parts in box) with a handwritten paper of date, name(or nickname of FB so I may blog your entries and WIPs in my blog) and GWC1.0 on it, by 25th May 2013.

• Email to gundambeginner@hotmail.com with "GWC1.0 entry" email title.
• Kits can be snap fitted but no changes maybe done in the photo.
• Resin conversions can be cleaned, sanded, etc. but not started with any paints.
• Entry photos are used to verify that the project was not started before this blog post is posted.
• If in any doubt, send the photo with "GWC1.0 enquiry" email title.
• on 26th May 2013, successful entries will be blogged here.

4. Entry kits must be a weathered kit: (you only need to achieve one)

• Seasoned or otherwise affected by exposure to the weather.
• Battle damaged
• Dioramas

5. Contest will run until 28th of June 2013. Winners will be nominated 5th July 2013.

• You can enter more than one kit.

6. For dioramas builders,

• Base, scenes are not within judging criteria.
• Each kits are counted as separate entries, Rule no.3 applies, enter contest separately.

7. Please do email me at least 3 WIPs photos(with or without descriptions) during contest period so I can blog it. Let us know what you are doing! *update

8. Have Fun!

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Judging Criteria:

Each criteria weighs 20% and adds up to 100% in total

1. Nub removal
2. Seam line treatment
3. Weathering scale awareness (remember your model's scale)
4. Weatheirng techniques
5. Overall appeal

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Judges:

• Gundam Beginner (me)
• Syd - Gaijin Gunpla
• Lupes - It's a Gundaaaam!

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Prizes:

1st - MG Jesta

2nd - RG Destiny

3rd - HG FA Unicorn

Lupe's pick - HG Banshee Norn.

(prizes are proudly sponsored by Syd, Lupes)

*includes shipping to worldwide; but not tax.*

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Are you weathered?!

MG Exia vs MB Exia

The stage is set, who will walk away victorious?

Yup, here you are side by side comparison.
MG Exia (left) vs Metail Build Exia (right)

GB blog is 1 year old now + MB Exia

This blog is one year old now. I didn't even notice that until now!

It was 03/04/2012 when I first posted my PG Aile Strike to kick start this blog.

Mean while, Metail Build Exia arrived my doorstep! Mate, I need to stop buying stuff...

The box is quite simple.. almost like an MG gunpla manual book. almost...
open it up though, this is where the magic begins..

There and back again

Howdy my fellow blog viewers,

I know its been a while, but here I am after series of drastic activities occurred...

• Went back to my hometown for a long year end holidays;
• Got a job offer ( and started working );
• Moved to a whole new city:

Alright, no one here will be interested to know my life activities, I'm sure this blog is for those who interested in Gunpla related materials.

Last month, Syd a.k.a Gaijin Gunpla organised a "design me a logo contest" via Facebook, to celebrate 1000 Facebook likes. (Congratulations! Syd) and so I entered a humble design just to congratulate.

I wanted to create a logo that has a hint of GG in it. Just to make a gaijin-gunpla hint.
It all began with a sketch.

General News Update 9

Big news!! I'm actually very keen on this release.

MG 1/100 Jesta (Release Date: April 2013, Price: 4,200 yen)

Its only a CAD 3D image for now, we'll see how the actually prototype look like. Good thing I waited for this MG release, I was tempted to get this for my first ever HG last year...

So, what else can we expect for the later release?

MG 1/100 Sinanju [OVA/Anime Ver.]  (Release Date: Mar 2013, Price: 7500 yen)