2014 GUNPLA BUILDERS WORLD CUP (GBWC)

Just last May was the 2014 Gundam Model Kit Contest, I had wanted to join but I felt I was too new to the hobby to participate in the contest. If I were to join a Gundam contest, I  want to be atleast competitive enough to win an award :) (Yeah that's the goal!).

Now, Bankee (authorized distributor of Gundam kits here in the Philippines) just released the mechanics of a new competition: 2014 Gunpla Builders World Cup (GBWC).  This is a yearly competition that started in 2011. I was thinking about joining this one but, I can't because of my busy schedule this year. And it got even more hectic (for the better) when my dad got back from the US and brought home something awesome! What it is...is for another post! :) I'm still trying to figure it out so for now, let's leave it as a mystery, hehe!

But, really if I felt I couldn't compete with a national event, how much more for an international one, right? That customized Gundam Nu on the picture was done by the 2013 GBWC Champion. It looks amazing! I don't believe I can build one like that yet. But maybe on the next nationals, I'll be ready :)

Here's a link to the mechanics (at least for the Philippines): 2014 GBWC Mechanics

Strike Azzuro by Shunneige

While I learn and experiment on the different ways to customize a Gundam kit, I want to share with you guys the amazing customized kits I've found on the web. This is my first post to feature someone else's work, and this is just amazing!

This is a customized RG Aile Strike Gundam by Shunneige (his blog).  I don't have an RG Aile Strike yet, so when I first saw this, I only noticed the color scheme. I figured that if this is an RG, the details are already assumed. But, I was so wrong. Here's a picture comparison he had on his blog:

It's incredible! I can only dream of getting this much detail on my kits. I have one RG kit so far and I never thought you can get an RG any more defined than what it already has. In fact, I was planning on using my RG Destiny as basis for the amount of panel lines I was going to make on my MG kits. Just show how new I am in this hobby :)

A final pic to show how amazing Shun's work is:

Check out his picture album for more pictures of this amazing work: Shunneige's Strike Azzurro Album