Gundam Model Kit Mid Year Challenge 2008

The Gundam Model Kit Mid year Challenge 2008 is another Gunpla competition organized in collaboration between Bandai and Litt Tak Sdn Bhd. The competition ended on 15 May 2008 and the participating entries were on display in Sungai Wang Plaza from 23 May 2008 to 29 May 2008.

As usual, yours truly was on site to photograph the entries and I must say although the number of entry is not overwhelming, the qualities of a few standout entries were just amazing.

I am hoping that the usual year end BAKUC competition this year will see more entries and with better qualities. For the time being, lets feats our eyes on these amazing entries.

There are 44 photos in this post. All photos were taken with my Canon EOS 400D with Sigma 18-200 OS lens.

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Written by Ken on May 27th, 2008 with 2 comments.
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F-4 Phantom II Group Build

In conjunction with the 50th anniversary of the F-4 Phantom II, Hobby HQ, F-4Dable Models, and Kinetic Model Kits had jointly organized an F-4 Phantom group build.

All F-4 Phantom models participated in the group build were on display at Hobby HQ on 10 May 2008. There were quite a considerable number of models participated and the quality of the models is nothing short of magnificent.
Here are all the participating models. All photos were taken with Canon 400D with Sigma 18-200 OS lenses.

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Written by Ken on May 11th, 2008 with 1 comment.
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1/72 Air Show - 2007

This was the second year running of the 1/72 Air Show held at Hobby HQ on 10 and 11 November 2007.

The 1/72 Air Show is basically a showcase of 1/72 scale model aircrafts and any type and genre. To make things more interesting, a mock airport was built to house all the aircrafts. The aircrafts on show were contributed by local modelers who are passionate about their hobby.

Beside serving as an avenue for modelers to showcase their precious models, the air show also aims to generate more interest in plastic modeling among the general public.

These photos show some of the model aircraft that took part in the air show. I personally enjoyed the air show plus the free food and I am hoping for a bigger and better one next year and hopefully I will be able to contribute some exhibits.

All photos were taken with my Canon 400D + 18-55mm kit lens.

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Written by Ken on November 29th, 2007 with no comments.
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Malaysia BAKUC 2007

This year BAKUC was held from 23 to 28 October, 2007 at Sungai Wang Plaza. Like last year I was at the venue to snap pictures of the competition entries. Frankly speaking, I think the entries for this year BAKUC were not as impressive as last year. Except for a handful of models that really stands out, the rest are just of so-so quality.

Again, the entry by one of Malaysia’s finest modeler, Erix, was impressive as ever. In case you are wondering which one it is, it is the orange colored S-Gundam (the first two pictures).

Go ahead and have a look at these pictures and see which one you like best. Be warned, there are 57 pictures in this post.

All pictures were taken with my brand spanking new Canon EOS 400D.

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Written by Ken on November 6th, 2007 with no comments.
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Gundam Seed Modeling Competition 2007

This piece has been overdue for way too long. Initial I was busy with work and this busyness gradually turned into laziness and that was why it has taken me so long to post this up.

These are pictures of some of the entries in this year Gundam Seed Modeling Competition held in May at Berjaya Time Square. To be honest, most of the entries are just so-so in term of quality with just a handful that really stands out. The best of show is obviously the perfect grade Strike Gundam that was modeled by one of Malaysia’s finest Gundam modeler. The PG Strike Gundam when on and became the grand winner of the competition.

I guess the poor turn out for this competition was due to a lots of modelers were skipping this competition in preparation for BAKUC which will be held end of October. This also means that I will again have another batch of pictures to be posted. Hopefully this time around I will be able to overcome my laziness and have the pictures of the BAKUC entries as soon as I can. For the time being, just enjoy these pictures. There are altogether 47 of them.

All pictures were taken with Fujifilm Finepix S9500.