Announcing our latest in-house contest:

I. CONTEST OBJECTIVE:
To build 1/144 Gunpla kits for the Experienced and Beginners. This is to encourage newbie gunpla modelers, giving them a break, and a chance to show their skills that the others can’t do.

TWO CATEGORIES ARE AVAILABLE: EXPERIENCED and BEGINNERS

II. RULES AND REGULATIONS

EXPERIENCED (They are those who: Joined contests for years, known to co-modelers, with great build reputation, ranked, previous contest winners, and those who dare!)
1. All Bandai Gunpla kit Series in 1/144 scale only (EX, FG, HG, HGUC, ungraded) are eligible as entries.
2. Full modification is allowed. HOWEVER, no mix scales are allowed to be used in modifying or kitbash parts. Detail and Aftermarket parts are allowed as long as it is non-scale (Kotobukiya, Wave, etc).
3. ANY color scheme is allowed.
4. Afermarket decals are allowed.
5. Flight Stands with dynamic poses of entries are allowed.
6. No diorama entries.
7. Maximum of three (3) entries per person.
8. Minimum of ten (10) entries to open category.

BEGINNERS (They are those who: first timers, very few joined contests, no ranking, no record of winning/placing despite years of joining)
1. All Bandai Gunpla kit Series in 1/144 scale only (EX, FG, HG, HGUC, ungraded) are eligible as entries.
2. Kits must be built following instructions in the box.
3. Detail-up parts are NOT allowed. No Add-ons. No modifications, just build, seal, paint, and an option to weather and panel lining. Improvements are limited to pre-painting modifications, v-fin trimming, and rescribing original panels. No re-articulation is allowed.
4. ANY color scheme of the kit must be utilized in painting. (read as: you may use any color you want)
5. Diorama entries not allowed.
6. Flight stands and bases are not allowed even if included in the kit. This is to even the playing field. Posing must be ONLY in the STANDING POSITION, similar to an exhibited/catalogued mecha. HOWEVER, if the kit needs the flight stand as support (1/144 S-Gundam Booster), then it is allowed. No need to attach all the weapons and accessories.
7. Must use the kit-supplied Markings/Decals, or may use painting as a substitute for some markings. (ex: eyes, minor details, numberings, insignias etc)
8. Maximum of 3 entries per person.
9. Minimum of TEN (10) entries to open the contest.

ADDITIONAL RULE:
For those who intend to enter the following kits as entries:
HG Meteor Unit + Freedom Gundam
HGUC G Armor Kit (RX-78-2 + G Fighter)
HGUC Super Gundam (RX-178 MKII + FXA-050 G Defenser)
HGUC Gundam MK II with Flying Armor
HGUC GP03D Dendrobium

…and other similar kits (2-in1) in 1/144, when the MS is riding or combined with the MA or Ship, the entry is counted as one, and if separated, counted as two. As an exception to the no-stand rule in the Beginner’s Category, only MAs/Ships that require flight stands on the above-mentioned shall be allowed. In the case of the Gundam and G Fighter separation, in the Gundam MkII and Flying Armor separation, and in the MkII-G Defenser separation, the Gundam units should not stand above the MAs/Ships and shall retain the standard catalog pose.

Single-combiner units such as the Bawoo, ZZ Gundam, etc. must be entered in combined and in MS Mode. The same applies to TMS (Transformable Mobile Suits).

NOTE: Those who entered in the Experienced Category are not allowed to join the Beginner Category; Those who join the Beginner Category are not allowed to join the Experienced Catgory; Organizers have the right to reject entries and entrants that are not in compliance with the rules.

CRITERIA FOR JUDGING:
1. Assembly Skills (absence of mold lines, flash, inappropriate gaps, proper parts alignment, completeness, absence of excess adhesive marks) — 35%
2. Painting (smooth paint texture, unless for obvious reasons, absence of overspray, brush streaks, complete paint coverage, color line separation from masking/brushing/spraying, overall color combination) – 35%
3. Detailing (includes paint detailing like shading and paneling, weathering, proper decal/marking positioning and usage) – 20%
4. Presentation (all entries are not required to have their kits paneled and/or shaded as long as the overall presentation is impressive, then a high score is given. At first glance, is the model impressive? Even to the audience? Impact varies from distance. The model may look good from a distance but turns out ugly at close-up) – 10%

PRIZES:
To Be Announced (do take note, though, that in the last competition, we had three MG kits for prizes: MG RX-78 ver.2.0, MG NT-1 and MG Ball ver.ka)

DATE OF EVENT AND VENUE:
Tentatively in the IPMS Nationals event, SM Megamall. November 15-21, 2010

If you have any questions/clarifications, feel free to ask. But please, do not ask unnecessary questions. We are expecting questions and queries on the rules and criteria for judging.

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Let the race begin!

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JM Cadiao (ichi21) is one of our new members in Mechapinoy, and he’s taken on the challenge of recreating the Cherudim Saga using the HG00 1/144 kit. Here are some pics of his build. Wip and Gallery threads for the build are in our forum.

Special Mention: We’d like to thank MAHQ for reference information and photos. All photos within links to MAHQ belong to them.

All copyright for photographs used belong to the owners. Mechapinoy has no right over any photos except for the purposes of this blog. Any use of the images for MP material outside of the blog is with permission of owner. However, submitted photos for MP use belongs to MP, Incorporated. Explicit permission must be granted by the MP administration for use of the photo if such is the case.

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Here are some preliminary photos of the entries from Mechapinoy’s 2010 Mecha Femmes Contest.

You can check out the competition thread in the forum, as well as larger copies of these initial photos.

Read more…

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After weeks of cramming with hints of frosting and other modeling mishaps, we can now say that the TBiB (The Bitch is Back) Mecha Femmes theme contest was another successful in-house competition for MP. And kudos to the new guys who joined the contest and share their time with us, nice to meet all of you in the flesh.  The judging was held at a Mechameet in Fort Desslok, and there were lots of cheap kits for sale, food, lots of laughter and perhaps some “friendly” bashing on the side.

The results are as follows:

1st Place yvanomech (Gadessa)—————94.7

2nd Place dr_feelgood (Throne Drei)———–87.3

3rd Place juggernaut (Tieren Taozi)————83.0

4th Place dincht_2 (Geara Doga)————— 80.0

Congratulations to the winners and to everyone who joined the contest. Thank you for participating in and supporting our event. If you’d like to see how some of the entries were built, please do go over to our WIP and Gallery threads.

We would also like to thank Bankee Trading, Inc. for always supporting Mechapinoy with its endeavors and projects.

Better start building your entries for our next competition!

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Cholo Abenes puts a new twist to an old idea with his MS-06V-A Zaku Assault Tank Build, using different-scale kits. The build uses an HGUC Zaku II, a 1/48 Panzer III kit and some Armored Core weapons to create a custom version of the classic MS-06V Zaku Tank concept. He has more pictures in his Custom Shop thread. You can ask him more about build details there, too.

Special Mention: We’d like to thank MAHQ for reference information and photos. All photos within links to MAHQ belong to them.

All copyright for photographs used belong to the owners. Mechapinoy has no right over any photos except for the purposes of this blog. Any use of the images for MP material outside of the blog is with permission of owner. However, submitted photos for MP use belongs to MP, Incorporated. Explicit permission must be granted by the MP administration for use of the photo if such is the case.

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We present to you Ivan Luke Fernandez’s HGUC 1/144 Zaku II F2 (or he used a Zaku II HGUC 1/144 kit, it seems) conversion to the famous MS-21C “Dra-C” environment-specific mobile suit. This build won this year’s “Zakuhin mo Mukha Mo” in-house contest (roughly translated as “Zaku In Your Face“). Ivan has a rather in-depth and extensive WIP thread, and he has also taken detailed shots of the build in his gallery thread.

There is an existing 1/100 conversion kit, but it is long out of production. Ivan’s work practically scratchbuilds a large percentage of the mecha – and in 1/144 scale.

Special Mention: We’d like to thank MAHQ for reference information and photos. All photos within links to MAHQ belong to them.

All copyright for photographs used belong to the owners. Mechapinoy has no right over any photos except for the purposes of this blog. Any use of the images for MP material outside of the blog is with permission of owner. However, submitted photos for MP use belongs to MP, Incorporated. Explicit permission must be granted by the MP administration for use of the photo if such is the case.

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Ronald Allan Zamora is one of the master builders within Mechapinoy whose works are far more than the Gundams, delving as he has in Transformers toy customization, figure sculpting, line art and painting.

We always look forward to his works, given his skills. Here is his latest work, a paired gallery set: a 00-raiser and a Reborns Gundam. They’re both in the HG00 1/144 scale. You can see them in these two separate threads, here and here.

Enjoy!

Special Mention: We’d like to thank MAHQ for reference information and photos. All photos within links to MAHQ belong to them.

All copyright for photographs used belong to the owners. Mechapinoy has no right over any photos except for the purposes of this blog. Any use of the images for MP material outside of the blog is with permission of owner. However, submitted photos for MP use belongs to MP, Incorporated. Explicit permission must be granted by the MP administration for use of the photo if such is the case.

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This build by Michael Jabile is from the new Gundam novel and anime series, Gundam Unicorn. The AMS-129 Geara Zulu kit is 1/144 in scale, under the HGUC series. Michael has decided to go for a more realistic and “Germanic military” approach (perfect emphasis, considering the design).

His forum thread is located here.

Special Mention: We’d like to thank MAHQ for reference information and photos. All photos within links to MAHQ belong to them.

All copyright for photographs used belong to the owners. Mechapinoy has no right over any photos except for the purposes of this blog. Any use of the images for MP material outside of the blog is with permission of owner. However, submitted photos for MP use belongs to MP, Incorporated. Explicit permission must be granted by the MP administration for use of the photo if such is the case.

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This is one of the more unusual builds in Mechapinoy, Jake de Guzman’s “Shin Getter Robo” custom build based from an HG 1/100 Master Gundam kit. Though not apparent, there were many proportion mods to make it look more like the MG version of the mecha.

This build became a winner in the Expert Category of Bakuc 2009 – Best Coloring. The original Gallery thread in the forum for this build can be found here.

Special Mention: We’d like to thank MAHQ for reference information and photos. All photos within links to MAHQ belong to them.

All copyright for photographs used belong to the owners. Mechapinoy has no right over any photos except for the purposes of this blog. Any use of the images for MP material outside of the blog is with permission of owner. However, submitted photos for MP use belongs to MP, Incorporated. Explicit permission must be granted by the MP administration for use of the photo if such is the case.

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This build is a blast from the past, a winner of our in-house contest back in December of 2005. Ed Tan, the builder, is also  a BAKAC winner from the same year. The base kit was the original MG 1/100 Hyakushiki, and Ed had to strip all the gold plating from the parts before he could start building. Without further ado, here is Ed Tan’s classic “Project Purple” 1/100 Hyakushiki.

Some of Ed’s work can be found in this thread in our forum.

*Do take note, at the time, we were still mechapinoy.net. Whoa.

Special Mention: We’d like to thank MAHQ for reference information and photos. All photos within links to MAHQ belong to them.

All copyright for photographs used belong to the owners. Mechapinoy has no right over any photos except for the purposes of this blog. Any use of the images for MP material outside of the blog is with permission of owner. However, submitted photos for MP use belongs to MP, Incorporated. Explicit permission must be granted by the MP administration for use of the photo if such is the case.

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