Gundam Australia x Gentei Kits 5th Birthday Photo Hunt WINNERS!

Gundam Australia 5th Birthday Photo Hunt Comp Winners! Officially Sponsored by Genteikits.com!
  

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Class of 2012 I have completed grading your papers.

Excellent efforts. Thank you for your participation!

Without further ado, may I present your graduates of the Gundam Australia 5th Birthday Photo Hunt!

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4th Place: QuangVuong



You have won a Gundam 00 Cutting Mat courtesy of Gundam Australia.

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3rd Place: Fury-S12







You have won a HG Hi-Zack kit courtesy of Hemish and Gundam Australia.

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2nd Place: Zenma5ter







You have won either the HG Strike Freedom Ver. GFT or a HG RX-78-2 GFT Exclusive 7-11 Ver., as remains unselected by the winner, courtesy of Genteikits.com!.

CONGRATULATIONS ZENMA5TER!

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1st Place: Flamingeyebrows


You have won either the HG Strike Freedom Ver. GFT or a HG RX-78-2 GFT Exclusive 7-11 Ver., whichever you prefer, courtesy of Genteikits.com!.

Additionally, you have won a Master Grade Zaku II ver. 2.0 kit, built and customized to your own choice of colours commissioned by Hemish!

CONGRATULATIONS FLAMINGEYEBROWS!

Now you must choose!

 

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 Thank you for participating! I hope it was as much fun for you as it was for me! Congratulations guys, enjoy your prizes. 

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A HUGE THANK YOU FOR THE SPONSORSHIP TO Genteikits.com!

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For a full list of the answers including the original pictures and links to the threads they originated from, click the above image.

Answers:

1.   Leokcng’s Zaku

2.   USMCMorlock’s Zaku

3.   Gundampro’s 1/35 Zaku

4.   Hemish’s Zaku Sniper Diorama - 9 of 20 (EASTER EGG: The Big Hurt)

5.   BAKUC 2010 Winner Powered GM

6.   Vandalier’s MG Blue Frame with Lohengrin Launcher

7.   LordCastigator’s Drop Beargguy Attack!

8.   Zenma5ter’s HG Zudah L’Zudah Cuivre

9.   Zenma5ter’s ANA 00 Raiser

10.   Goodguydan’s 1/48 Sinanju Bust

11.   Vandalier’s HG Sinanju

12.   Ghost Of Zeon’s Agguguy!

13.   Curtiusm’s SD Nightinggale

14.   Shifty’s Damaged Ball (Don’t worry, he still has one good one)

15.   Gunny’s Dom, Confirmed Kill: The Reaper’s Last Harvest Dio (EASTER EGG: Gravity Sux!)

16.   Falldog’s Delta Plus – Delta Plus Recolour Comp winner

17.   Straitstealth’s Basilisk Epyon

18.   Curtiusm’s EX-S

19.   Hoardz’ HG Acguy Mars Camo – QHME 2011 Runner Up

20.   Hemish’s Purple HG Acguy

21.   Kriz’s Slacking: A Hazardous MS repair Base Diorama (EASTER EGG! Trick question: Not a Gunpla!)

22.   Anazasi’s VP Hi Nu

23.   FuryS12’s SD Kshatriya Fury of the Unicorn

24.   Sonar in a rubbish box full of gunpla runners and empty coke cans at Gold Coast Supanova 2012 (Easter Egg!)

25.   Falldog’s PG Strike Freedom – Gauntlet Of The Apocalypse

26.   Jnhchan’s RX-178, G Defensor & S-Gundam.

27.   Freya’s RX-78 Shield & Gouf Heat Sabre Odessa’s Struggle - GBWC 2011 Entry

28.   Shifty’s Lime Green Kämpfer, War Machine Hangar

29.   Busterbeam’s PG Strike Freedom – Gauntlet Of The Apocalypse (Easter Egg: Photo 1 of 2)

30.   ZETA NEWTYPE’s Char’s Gelgoog (Easter Egg: Photographer’s Reflection)

31.   Potchips Light Armour GM – GGB:Ex 2 Winner

32.   Gaijin Gunpla’s PG Strike Freedom – Courage – Gauntlet Of The Apocalypse (pic flipped)

33.   Gunny’s Zaku I - Ye Olde warhorse

34.   Waylander’s War Machine Bear (Easter Egg: Photographer’s reflection)

35.   Ghost Of Zeon’s SD Baund Doc – GBWC 2011 SD category Winner

36.   Tonghoo’s Safety Bear (pic flipped  )

37.   Tankboy’s RG Zaku Ground War Diorama – Gold Coast Supanova 2012 GBWC Heat Winner

38.   Hemish’s Tieren

39.   QuangVuong’s Deatscythe

40.   Shifty’s FA RX-78

41.   Shaid’s PG Strike Freedom – Gauntlet Of The Apocalypse (Easter Egg: Party hat)

42.   GBWC 2011 Winner Lava Camo Dom

43.   Adrian’s Grapenanju

44.   Busterbeam’s PG Strike Freedom – Gauntlet Of The Apocalypse (Easter Egg: Pic 2 of 2)

 45.   Waylander’s Ironbear (Easter Egg: Tony Stark Sux!!)

46.   Ghost of Zeon’s SD Kshatriya

47.   Gunny’s Z’Gokk – GGB:Ex1 Winner

48.   Hummingbird’s Nataku

49.   Ghost Of Zeon’s GP01 – Hillside Hanagr Dio GBWC 2011 Runner Up

50.   Iversenboy’s Ichigo GM

51.   Zee’s MG ReZEL – MG ReZEL GB

52.   Falldog’s Nemo’s – Night Of The Living Nemo

53.   Mokana Man’s 1:20 Lalah Suhne

54.   MatX’s PG Red Frame – The Dragon Ronin

55.   Beckylaw’s PG Wing Zero Custom

56.   DC23’s The-O: Hauer

57.   Xenomorph’s MG ReZEL – ReZEL GB

58.   Curtiusm’s PG 00 Raiser

59.   KungFuPanda’s PG Char’s Zaku II

60.   Gaijin Gunpla’s Ironman ReZEL – ReZEL GB

61.   ASM’s ReZEL – ReZEL GB

62.   Falldog’s Purple Nemo – GGB Winner

63.   Falldog’s Unicorn (From ReZEL GB Thread)

64.   Toymaker’s MG AGE 1 Zethus

65.   Lupes’ ReZEL – ReZEL GB

66.   Randomguy’s RG Strike Commission

67.   Senpriw’s Johnny Ridden’s Zaku

68.   Filmech’s Exia R3 Awakening

69.   Falldog’s RADGoK

70.   Mokana Man’s Kappool

71.   Waylander’s MG AGE 1 Titus Juggernaut

72.   Hemish’s MG Gouf, Zaku II, and ReZEL – Something Green

73.   Ghost Of Zeon’s Zaku & GM “Kneel Before Your God” Diorama – BAKUC 2010 Runner Up

74.   Freya’s MG Zeta 2.0 Custom

75.   Shadow’s MG The-O

76.   Mokana Man’s 1/288 Z’Gokk – Alan’s 1/288 Kits

77.   ZETA NEWTYPE’s MG Turn A

78.   Eddylai’s MG Turn A Diorama

79.   Alphabeta’s Mk.II Titans – QHME 2011 Runner Up

Gundam Australia 5th Birthday Photo Puzzle Competition Sponsored by Genteikits.com!

Gundam Australia 5th Birthday Photo Puzzle Competition

Now Officially Sponsored by Genteikits.com!

This week marks 5 years since our humble beginnings here at Gundam Australia. From starting out as a sub forum of an unrelated site, to becoming one of the highest ranking Gunpla forums and premier destinations for Gunpla fans, the road has been a really fun one to travel. We’ve hit the occasional pothole, run out of fuel, and travelled under a heavy load, but every second of the journey has been worth it and we have YOU to thank for that.

As I always say, Gundam Australia would be nothing without YOU, our loyal members. YOU guys and gals are what make this place great. YOU are the ones who provide the friendly and welcoming atmosphere we have been renowned for since our beginning and continue to be known for to this day. YOU are the reason we’ve grown to become one of the most popular Gunpla destinations on the net.

Once again, Thank you!

So to celebrate, and give something back to YOU: Our members, mods, staff, and everybody that has contributed to making this place great, we present the

Gundam Australia 5th Birthday Photo Puzzle Competition

Here’s the skinny:

There are 79 photos in this puzzle.

Whoever can name the most by build (kit or build/diorama title) and by modeler will win a special Gentei kit prize from my personal backlog.

Eg: "MG ReZEL by Sonar" etc..

Nobody is exempt. Since it is an level playing field, any GAF member can join the hunt including Mods and staff!

Most of the images come from the catapult, but a few of them are from different areas of the forum.

All images have been taken from the forum today.

The winner will be he (or she) who guesses all 79 (or closest to) by build and by builder

There are a few easter eggs as well.

Entries to be submitted TO ME VIA PM on the forum only please. I will post your entries after submissions have closed.

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Thanks to the great folks at Genteikits.com we have sponsorship for our 5th Birthday competition!



Thanks to Gentei Kits, one lucky person will win themselves the choice of either a HG Strike Freedom Ver. GFT or a HG RX-78-2 GFT Exclusive 7-11 Ver.!

The runner up will receive whichever kit the winner doesn’t take.

So be sure and go and check out Genteikits.com!

Specializing in event limited and otherwise unattainable outside of Japan Gunpla kits!

The site layout is great, and their prices seem very reasonable.. I would go as far as to say cheap! Go ahead and price some of their stuff elsewhere.. If you can find it!
Thanks very much to Genteikits.com for agreeing to sponsor our comp!

I know we’ve got some keen Gentei hunters here at GAF, so this is a great opportunity for you guys to get your hands on some of the Gundam Front Tokyo event limited kits!

Read Gaijin Gunpla’s post for additional info about Genteikits.com

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Plus!! Hemish will build and custom paint an MG Zaku II 2.0 kit to the winners specs!

Have fun!

You have until midnight on Sunday to submit your entries.Deadline extended to midnight Wednesday 16/05/2012 AEST. The comp was launched at short notice and many of us had obligations for Mother's day. The people who got it together and made the deadline will hold an advantage, and will only be beaten by a substantially larger and more correct submission. Late entries may not be eligible to win, but may be eligible to be the runner up.

You still have chance if you haven't been able to get to it, and if you've guessed a few more since, you can resubmit your list but you forfeit your deadline advantage. The choice is yours..




We will announce the prize over the weekend. Prizes Announced!

Happy hunting

Additionally Fury has offered some of our neat Gundam Australia promo cards to anyone who would like to have some to pass around. If you would like some please see here

Ready... Set...

GO!

Happy 5th Birthday Gundam Australia Forum!!

Gundam Australia Delta Plus Recolour Competition Winners

**Drumroll

...and the winners are......

Surprising actually!

I envisioned some wild departures from the stock standard grey, and what I got was a couple of shades on the colour wheel at most. 

When I initially launched this idea I thought that the design of the kit and the close-to-primer grey that the original images portrayed was a relatively blank canvas begging for some wild alterations. I thought it was a real imagination exciter. Something to get the creativity burning.

As you will see below, all of the completed entries were of a very high standard, not deviating more than two shades away from grey. Silver. Gold. Black. Light grey. We almost had a pink one but it wasn't to be. We almost had a bright yellow as well but that came unstuck as well. Perhaps it is the curse of the Delta Plus?

In discussing the Delta Plus it is pertinent to mention there are issues with the kit. Yes, it has it's flaws. The glaring ones being the fairly unstable ankle joints (easy fix), and the inability to hold the rifle unaided.

The not-so-evident flaws are hidden in the disassembly/reassembly and painting of the kit. By several accounts this was a difficult kit to paint. Many of the entrants had to strip/redo parts due to scratching, poor leveling, and other fit/design related issues. A challenging kit to customize to say the least.

On the plus side, and this is the hugest win factor for me personally and outweighs ALL of the flaws, is that the design and proportions are KILLER. Gotta love Zeta era MS Design and this has all the sharp and lithe charm of the Hyaku Shiki with the lower body kick-you-right-in-the-guts bulk of the Zeta. Most of all it looks decidedly bad ass towering over most of my other MG's, and has detail for days.

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On to the competition:

As with all competitions we have more starters than we do finishers so let me first congratulate everybody who finished and secondly thank all of you who attempted an entry. I still would love to see those who did not make it to completion do so.

By your accounts this was a difficult and trying kit to complete. Well done on making it happen.

All of the completed entries are of a high standard. I would go so far as to call some of them exceptional.

So let's have a look at the entries shall we?

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Falldog

Shauno

Wolfman X

Yami

Zenma5ter

...and the winners are......
















1st Place: Falldog! Winning a MG Full Armor Unicorn courtesy of Hobbylink Japan

Smooth, fresh, and clean. The Big Boi of the Delta Plus recolour comp. For my liking the most imaginative and professionally executed paint job. Light colours are difficult to apply smoothly and evenly, and the yellow compliments the grey so well. Metallic red pistons for some pop and the medium and darker tones to tie it all together. Bonus points go to Falldog for the awesome base which I really like a lot, for going to the trouble to take 15 good photos, and for transforming the kit once painted. I also enjoyed the addition of the ReZEL Commander's BFG and the extra ReZEL rifle added to the backpack. None of these things influenced my decision however. Solely looking at colours and application.

2nd Place: Wolfman X! Winning a HG Unicorn Gundam 02 Banshee - Destroy Mode courtesy of Hobbylink Japan

For a smart and subdued shift in pigmentation. The differences in tone that you have achieved are subtle and really very complimentary to each other. The chrome frame and bazooka bring it to life, and the gold highlights on the pistons, beam saber handle, and shield barrels make it sparkle. I'd love to have seen that gold used somewhere on the upper body and pehaps as a highlight on the bazooka as well. This is pretty close to the ReZEL colour scheme which is something I was really hoping to see. Great to see you advancing with the Airbrush at such a steady pace mate. Props to you for being consistent throughout and making it by the deadline.


3rd Place: Zenma5ter! Winning a HG Unicorn Gundam 02 Banshee - Unicorn Mode courtesy of Hobbylink Japan














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Chrome, black, and grey. Simple, dark, stealthy. I imagine this Delta Plus arriving from nowhere and departing just as quickly, leaving half a dozen pieces of dismembered mobile suit in its wake. It is the contrast here that excites me, backed up with some very clean application. Props to you mate for scrapping your original idea and coming through in the clutch with only moments to spare. A mid court buzzer beater if ever there were one! I would have loved to have seen the Bumblebee yellow version.

Congratulations guys! Thank you for participating in the Gundam Australia Delta Plus Recolour comp! Your prizes will be forwarded directly to you from HLJ.


Yami: I loved your Hyaku Shiki Delta Plus. Very smoothly applied and faithfully replicated. I wish you had included more shots with the backpack!

Shauno: Beautiful application and great selection of colours. Some very, very nice metallics ever so slightly let down in the prep of some areas.
You guys both score a 10% off discount code for a HLJ order courtesy of Hobbylink Japan!
A special thank you to Fury-s12 for your Delta Plus Recolour App, and your ongoing help with the site. You are invaluable to us mate. My sincere thanks.

Finally I would like to say a very special thank you to Syd and Ryan at HLJ for providing the prizes for the competition, for being great to work with, and for their ongoing support of Gundam Australia. You guys rock.
Thank you Hobbylink Japan!

See the full post at Gundam Australia including many more pics and more!

...And the winners are...

http://gundamaustralia.com/forum/index.php?topic=1826.msg36994#msg36994

Gunpla Posers Competition at Otaku Revolution

In helping a fellow dedicated Gunpla and a regular contributor to GAF I thought it might be helpful to repost the following:

Originally posted at GAF by Falldog

Announcing my first Gunpla Contest!

Gunpla Posers!

Yeah, the name is sort of silly, but so is the contest.

I wanted to do something fun for all ages and all skills. The goal is to see who can create the best pose. Winners get a book! Maybe more prizes if I can scrounge some up.

There are four categories...

- Best Dynamic Pose
- Best Comedic Pose
- Most Accurate Pose
- Best Group Pose

Entries are excepted through the end of March. *Editor's note: Possible deadline extension to end of April

QLD's First Ever Gundam Competition at QMHE 2011!

QLD’s First Gundam model Competition!Gundam Australia, Hobbylink Japan, Hobbyco, Zombster, and QMHE are proud to present the inclusion of a Mecha category for the first time ever at this year’s 16th Annual QLD Scale Model Chamionships, at the Queensland Model and Hobby Expo on the 20th and 21st of August 2011.

Gundam plastic models, or “Gunpla” are currently experiencing a boom in Australia. Recently in Sydney we were honoured for Bandai Hobby Division to include us in the international Gunpla Builder’s World Cup for the second time. The event was a great success with over 60 entries, thousands of spectators, the grand prize allowing the winners to travel free to Hong Kong later in the year to compete in the world finals!

Our community is small but it is growing quickly. Currently the Gundam Australia Forum has over 350 members. Our aim is to promote enjoyment of the Gunpla hobby both online and within our local communities.

Gundam Australia will be holding a free Gunpla workshop on Saturday and Sunday with limited places available to try your hand at building one of the free kits supplied by our sponsor Hobbylink Japan.

The Mecha competition will be also include prizes for the winners courtesy of sponsors Hobbyco and Zombster!

Entry to QMHE is $7 for Adults, $5 for children 12 and under, and $18 for a family of 2 adults and 2 children.

Where:
Brisbane Table Tennis Center
86 Green Terrace, Downey Park
Brisbane

When:
Saturday the 20th of August, 2011 (9am to 5pm)
Sunday the 21st of August, 2011 (9am to 4pm)

We’d love to see you at the Queensland Model and Hobby Expo 2011!

Links:

http://www.gundamaustralia.com
http://www.qmhe.com
http://www.hlj.com
http://www.zombster.com.au/
http://www.hobbyco.com.au/

MG Delta Plus Review

Another informative and well written piece by Falldog @ Otaku Revolution. Well worth the read if your MG Delta Plus is shipping to you as we speak, or if you are yet to make the purchase, this might just sway you.

http://otakurevolution.com/content/mg-delta-plus-review

To see some freshly painted interpretations and another great review, you can check out this post at GAF.

Gunpla x Gundam dot Info Promo Campaign

Wow! Buy a kit between July and September for your chance to win some amazing prizes!

This via Gundam Guy:

Australia is included! Check out the prizes!

-First place is 4 PG Kits!
-2nd place is 6 MG kits!
...and more!

Limited time only. For more details hit the jump. ^^

Gunpla Builders World Cup - Australian Finals

This Saturday just gone saw the second annual incarnation of the international Gunpla competition now known as GBWC (I'm glad they shortened it :) )

This year was quite staggering in terms of the level of effort and professionalism put in by the organizers HOBBYCO and BANDAI, the host convention SMASH!, and indeed by the entrants themselves!

For my full review of the event and many more pics, please head on over to the

Official Australian Gunpla Builders World Cup 2011 Wrap Up thread at Gundam Australia Forum

For more links, you can check out

DC23 Mech Arts
The Ghost of Zeon
Mokana Man Youtube
Mech Arts Community

Bandai Model Kit World Cup 2011 Australian Finals @ SMASH! This Weekend!

This Saturday the 16th of July 2011 marks the second annual BMKWC Australian Final. Once again the action will happen at Sydney Manga and Anime Show in a bigger and better venue, the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Center at Darling Harbour!

RSVP at our Facebook Event Page
Visit the SMASH! Website
Event Location Map

By all accounts things are really heating up this year and the competition will be stiff. Last year's winners and runners up were all extremely high quality models and all indications suggest entrants are ramping up the intensity this year!

Stay tuned to Joint Exercises at Gundam Australia Forum for photos and reports from our members.

To get an idea of what went down last year and the level of the competition, visit the BAKUC 2010 Wrap ups topic at GAF.

Pre sales for tickets have now closed, but if you bring yourself on down to the Sydney Convention and Exhibition center at Darling Harbour on Saturday there will be tix available on the door for $30AUD. To not only be a part of Australian Gunpla history, but also check out some great cosplay, browse the dozens of merchant stalls, and enjoy all that SMASH! has to offer head on down! Doors open from 9.30am, 9am for advanced ticket holders.

Gundam Australia T-Shirts will be available before the event by contacting Sonar.

We'll close out this post with a shot of trhe Winner and Runner Up from last year's event courtesy of The Ghost Of Zeon

1st Place in the open expert category: Cheuk Lun Yau's Powered GM Spartan

2nd place in the open expert category: Scott Taylor: Kneel Before Your God!

See you there folks!