Hello Gunpla Meisters! I recently went to GBWC Philippines 2014 and I must say, it was such a blast! In all honesty, it's my first time going to a Gundam event and I have pretty much enjoyed it. Although I didn't really have an entry, I did enjoy the sights there as well as participated in the Gunpla Detailing Contest (in which I sadly didn't win *sob*). And what made this year's GBWC so special? The Gunpla Legend himself, Katsumi Kawaguchi Sensei, has visted the event all the way from Japan! He was the judge for the event there. There was also a meet and greet where Gundam enthusiasts had the chance to get their prized Gundam possessions autographed by the legend himself as well as take a photo with him. So here I have taken a number of pictures of some of the displays. Sadly though, I wanted to take a picture of every single Gunpla but there were just too many. There were also too many people to actually take good shots as well and some of the displays were barricaded out of the reach of the audience. Anyways, here you go!
Here is a statue of the Build Strike Gundam Full Package
Displayed here are some of the latest releases from Bandai
HGBF 1/144 Powered GM Cardigan
SD Winning Gundam
HGBF 1/144 Build Burning Gundam
Kawaguchi sensei starting with the signing of fan's Gundam items
HGBF 1/144 Lightning Gundam
MG 1/100 Hi V (Nu) Gundam Ver. Ka.
RE 1/100 Nightingale
HG 1/144 Grimoire
HG 1/144 Gundam G-Self (Athmospheric Pack)
HG 1/144 Montero
A number of custom painted Genoaces
HG 1/144 Zeydra
HG 1/144 GM Ground Type Custom
MG 1/100 GM Custom
MG 1/100 GN-X Custom
HGUC 1/144 Full Armor Gundam (Thunderbolt Ver.)
HGUC 1/144 GM (Thunderbolt Ver.)
MG 1/100 Exia Custom
Beautifully weathered MG 1/100 RX-78-2 Gundam Ver. 3.0
MG 1/100 The O
The Monstrous HGUC 1/144 Neo Zeong
Sieg Zeon!
A closeup of the HGUC 1/144 Sinanju
A beautifully made MG 1/100 Sazabi Ver. Ka.
GBWC 2013 Philippines Open Category Champion's Entry from last year
GBWC 2013 Junior Category Champion's entry from last year
Based from MG 1/100 Delta Plus
Custom MG 1/100 Sinanju
I couldn't see anymore what this one was based from. But probably based on a MG 1/100 Aile Strike Ver. RM.
Based from HG 1/144 Kshatriya
(From left to right) Zaku II, Astray Mirage Frame, Qubeley, Strike Noir. All of them are HG 1/144
Here's a shoutout to my group from a random member
HGUC 1/144 Victory Two Gundam and Victory Gundam
HGUC 1/144 F91 Gundam and HGCE Aile Strike Gundam
HGCC 1/144 Turn A Gundam and HGAW 1/144 Gundam Double X
HGAC 1/144 Wing Gundam Proto Zero and Wing Gundam
HGUC 1/144 Zaku II Johnny Ridden, GM (Thunderbolt Ver.) and Zaku II (Thunderbolt ver.)
HGBF 1/144 Sengoku Astray Gundam and Build Strike Gundam Full Package
HGBF 1/144 Gundam X Maoh
HGBF 1/144 Kampfer Amazing
HGBF 1/144 Beargguy III (San)
HGBF 1/144 Star Build Strike Gundam Plavsky Wing
HGBF 1/144 Qubeley Papillion
HGBF 1/144 Miss Sazabi
HGBF 1/144 Exia Dark Matter
MG 1/100 Star Build Strike Gundam Plavsky Wing with Power Gate
MG 1/100 Sengoku Astray Gundam
A statue of Beargguy III <3
Although his eyes are really weird since they've been tilted
They were selling limited edition items as well. Here's a HG 1/144 Gundam Age-2 Normal Titanium Finish
HGBF 1/144 Build Strike Gundam Full Package Plavsky Particle Clear Ver.
HGUC 1/144 Banshee Norn (Unicorn Mode) Titanium Finish
And then I saw this little guy! Hello Haro :D
When I saw him staring at me, I just wanted to grab him and run XD
A beautifully customized MG 1/100 V Gundam Ver. Ka.
A beautiful diorama with a Zaku II Custom.
I got a snapshot of Kawaguchi sensei posing with the GMKC 2013 Junior Category Champion
Here's a HGUC 1/144 Sinanju based uhh.. "Gundam" by my friend David Ceremonia aka Ver Cerc from Team Nexus Philippines. He calls it the "SBMH9999 Sinanju". There's a funny story to the naming really XD
HGBF 1/144 Beargguy based "Pandaguy"
HG 1/144 Exia Dark Matter, Aile Strike Gundam, Kampfer Amazing, Beargguy, Sengoku Astray Gundam
HG 1/144 Astray Gold Frame Amatsu, RG 1/144 Destiny Gundam, HG 1/144 Genoace, MG 1/100 Turn X Gundam, HG 1/144 Kampfer Amazing, SD Banshee Norn, MG 1/100 Full Armor Unicorn Gundam (Destroy Mode)
HGBF 1/144 Beargguy III (San)
HG 1/144 Strike Gundam, Unicorn Gundam (Destroy Mode), Gundam X, Banshee (Unicorn Mode), Gouf Custom, Beargguy III (San), Gundam Cherudim
HG 1/144 Gundam Cherudim
Here's a photo of the trophies for the winners. Apparently, the grand prize also included a trip to Japan to compete in GBWC 2014
MG 1/100 Build Strike Gundam Full Package
And of course, I took the opportunity to meet and greet the legend himself! I even got his autograph as well on my recently bought HGBF 1/144 Star Build Strike Gundam Plavsky Wing and 2014 Gunpla Navigation Catalog
With the Father of Gunpla himself, Katsumi Kawaguchi sensei!
Of course, I had to take a picture of my prized possessions~
It was a wonderful first time experience for me. It was a very fun event and I even got to meet Kawaguchi sensei himself! I say, you should never miss such an opportunity if ever you have a chance. There were alot of Gunpla, alot of people, and alot of prizes. You'll can't possibly forget such a memory, I know I won't. I'm excited for the next event I plan on joining, GMKC 2014, and I'll even make sure to make an entry as well. This is Ukyo13 from Guide to Gunpla by Ukyo. Until next time :)
