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Blog pos about the event: http://gamerabaenre.com/?p=2702

Gallery of pictures from my camera: http://gamerabaenre.com/?page_id=2699

tube videos:

youtu.be/rX5bZ2aBo4Q

youtu.be/n2OKe766HZM

Here are some: http://gamerabaenre.com/?page_id=2274

Some videos from the event:

Another guy's pictures from the event: http://www.flickr.com/photos/kayone73/s ... 993209723/

Here are some additional videos:

Little bump, as the event is less than 10 days away:

IMPORTANT LINK: http://thosegundamguys.org/2011/11/02/scgmc-less-than-10-days-away/ <-- pretty pictures of trophies and raffle prizes

There are only 9 more days until the first annual Southern California’s first Gunpla Competition, a little over a week away! Saturday, November 12, 2011. Time for a little update to the event. Other than the contest, there will be vendors. There will be raffles with some very nice prizes donated from various sources. There will be live demonstrations on various gunpla building techniques that cover almost everything from start to finish. And other than the really fantastically cool coin trophies, there will be some special awards.

The first annual Southern California Gundam Model Contest (SCGMC)

Saturday November 12, 2011

9:00AM – 4:00PM

Holiday Inn Fullerton

Crown Room

Holiday Inn Fullerton

2932 East Nutwood Avenue

Fullerton, CA 92831

General Admission: $5.00

Admission includes 1 model entry. Additional model entries will be $1.00 per model

Entry Forms

Contestant Entry Forms

Model Entry Forms

The Special Awards

Since this year is our first; we’ll start off small; and will have three special awards:

Best Out of Box*

The kit must be build to the specifications of the instructions. Paints and glue are encouraged, but no other aftermarket parts that did not already come with the kit are allowed. No resin addons, no scratch building, not metal addons, etc. Kit’s instructions must accompany the entry to qualify.

Best Villain*

This is theme award for this year’s SCGMC, best villain. Kit must be a villain, or piloted by a villain character to qualify for this theme.

Best of Show

This is the award for the best entry as decided upon by the judges as a collective.

The Raffles Prizes

Raffle tickets will be $1 per ticket. There will be special bundles for purchasing raffle tickets in bulk. There will be two raffle session one at 12:00PM, and one at 3:00 PM. The pictures should speak louder than the words, but here’s a short list of just part of the prizes that will be available.

1/144 HGUC Dendrobium (courtesy of Otakufuel.com)

1/100 MG Epyon – signed by Bandai’s MG R&D Lead, Sayuri Matsuoka

1/72 Hasegawa Strike Valkyrie w/ weapons set

Bandai LED Packs

1/100 HG Astray

1/100 MG Sandrock Gundam

1/100 MG Crossbone Gundam

Gunpla Building Technique Demonstrations

The live technique demonstration will be 45 minute long session that attendees can actively participate, however, kit and supplies will not be supplied. Kits and supplies can be purchased from one of the vendors at the event. Below is the live demonstration schedule:

10:00 AM – Getting Started

Cutting parts

Sanding parts

Gluing seams

Putties

11:00 AM – Painting

Spray Cans

Basic Airbrushing

Primer

Pre Shading Technique

1:00 PM – Finishing Touches

Clear Coats (gloss, semi gloss, flat)

Decals

Panel Lines

2:00 PM – Weathering

Damage techniques

Weathering Decals

Filters and Fades

Dry brushing

Pastels and pigments

The latest announcement, we have some vendors.

http://thosegundamguys.org/2011/07/17/vendors-at-scgmc/

Robot4Less AND TatsuHobby will be vending at SCGMC, so you guys can get your plastic gunpla and resin gunpla fixes.

Oh yeah, for the Northern California folks, TatsuHobby is holding a contest for you guys, full rules and details are here:

http://tatsuhobby.com/webstore/index.php?main_page=page&id=28

The general awards for the contest came today, check it out: http://thosegundamguys.org/2011/07/05/scgmc-trophies/

There's always the option of coming down here for a day trip? Ok, 2 day trip I guess. Again, we're hoping that this is successful, tons of models and such especially in our niche subject of model building. Sci-fi is already niche enough. But if a show like wonderfest in KY does what it does for garage kits and figure modeling; there's hope for this show to do the same with gunpla and other anime mecha models.

1st annual Southern California Gundam Model Competition presented by http://thosegundamguys.org is set for Saturday, November 12, 2011 at the Fullerton Holiday Inn. Full details are here: http://thosegundamguys.org/southern-california-gundam-model-competition/

We have open categories for all things mecha and anime related. So there will definitely be some Macross Representation. I was chatting with an old friend of mine from HS over at Frank & Sons and he told me that I should post this information here. So save the date, and if you guys know fellow modelers that are interested in the event, please help spread the word.

That second link didn't seem to lead anywhere but that first one was very helpful. I never really understood the other panel lining method before so it was nice to see a video of it. Only question I have is he mentions several times that wash method works better after you have clear coated it... I have heard this said many times but what exactly does it mean and how is that one done? (I figure I'll get better answers from the people here than google...)

Hi, this may better answer your question: http://www.gamerabaenre.com/panel_line_wash.htm And there is a larger scaled version of the video from the front page. Hope this is helpful.

I held a workshop that focused on building mecha and resin figure kits. It was held on 3 of the 4 days of the con. There was also a model contest, a little lacking in the mecha department. I didn't get to spend too much time in the exhibit hall, too busy running around between the damn art show and the workshop rooms. Only got to take pictures of folks while I was between places, so sorry for the lack of hotties.

Next year AX will be at LACC.

I had fun. Here are my pictures and little con review: http://gamerabaenre.com/ax_2007.htm

Update: Got the times and location for the model building workshop that I'm presenting:

"Gundam Models & Resin Building Seminar: Basics"

Friday, June 29

Workshops 1 (LBCC 104C)

1:30 PM - 3:30 PM

"Gundam Models & Resin Building Seminar: Advanced Techniques"

Saturday, June 30

Workshops 2 (LBCC 103)

3:30 PM - 5:30 PM

"Gundam Models & Resin Building Seminar: Start to Finish"

Sunday, July 1

Workshops 2 (LBCC 103)

1:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Anime Expo

June 29 - July 2

Long Beach Convention Center

Long Beach California

I'm trying to help promote the model contest this year to get more participation, so if you're local or hell, if you're going to AX and you build models, bring something and enter:

http://www.anime-expo.org/?q=professional/...t/model_contest

Additionally, I hosted a Gunpla/Resin Figure building workshop/panel/seminar thingy last year at AX and I will be doing this again this year. The schedules have not come out yet, but I have gotten confirmation that my presentation is on the schedule. I'll update this thread when I get more information.

I thought was pretty cool. The same guy built the Tachikoma reading the magazine. Granted, it's no Jesus statue built entirely out of chocolate, but pretty impressive stuff regardless

Ok, decided to post this here for a few reasons. I met someone from MW over there this past weekend, Nick. There where two Macross kits in the contest. And I have a picture of the vice con chair from the event dressed as Max Sterling next to Mari.

http://www.gamerabaenre.com/tekkoshocon07.htm

Enjoy!

The con from my eyes and my camera: http://www.gamerabaenre.com/ax_2006.htm

I'm going down to AX. Can we bring in our own model kits if we wanted to work on those instead? I've never actually painted any of my models before. Heck, most of the few I have so far are poorly made.

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Well the format of the workshop is mostly lecture style. You are more than welcome to bring your own kits. I was notified a little too late about the approval of the workshop as well as the time and number of workshops they gave me. I was expecting a 1 hour, 1 day workshop/panel. They gave me 3, two hour workshops to have fun with. But definatly bring a model with you so you can follow along on your kit while I do demos. I'll try to bring some more supplies such as glues, sand paper, etc.

I only airbrush, so I don't plan on doing a live demo of the painting process. I have created a couple of video clips that I had added to my presentation that will demo that part of the build.

The idea I have is to have some handout with areas for taking notes and folks can take what they learned and try it out at home and such. I will have other teachers with me so you will get some personal attention if you have some specific questions during the workshop.

I'll be there.  My seventh straight AX.  Damn I'm getting old.

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Heh.. I remember going to an AX in 1994; the summer after I graduate from high school... you have a LONG time before you can claim the "I'm getting old" thing

Your avatar, is that your corgi?

I have a few of those... http://gamerabaenre.com/hugo/index.htm

The the future dry and cure for at the very least 48 hours before you even think about applying a wash. If you are applying a wash over future, then I do not recommend you use any acrylic based paint for your wash solution. Use an oil based paint such as an enamel paint. Typical thinning ratio for a wash is about 90-95% thinner to 5-10 % paint. Apply the wash with a fine tip paint brush, 0, 00, 000 sizes are perfect. Just dip the brush into the wash solution and lightly dip it into one of the panel lines. If you sprayed your future correctly, and allowed for it to cure enough, the wash solution will flow down the line very easily. Cleanup is easy, take a paper towel dip it into some enamel thinner then lightly wipe areas where you do not want paint.

Hi all,

I'm new here, but I've been building models for a while and I'll be going to AX as well. This year will be a little different in that I going to be doing a "model building" workshop. Here's the original post on the AX forums: http://forums.anime-expo.org/index.php?showtopic=2364

So anyone interested check out the schedule:

http://www.anime-expo.org/downloads/progra...amming_v1_1.pdf

So I'm set for the following times and days:

7-9 PM Saturday

6-8 PM Sunday

4:30-6:30 Monday

I'm planning on doing the same workshop three times. For those who can only go to one workshop, those only there for one day, etc.... If you're going to the Con, drop on by and say hi! Or if you want to learn some of the techniques I use, come on by and take a seat!

I didn't use any putty. I just used Tamiya Extra Thin model cement, pressed the two parts together, and the cement dissolves the plastic and forms a little bond with excess melted plastic oozing into the middle of the seam. Sand this seam down and you have a whole piece without the use of putty. I did however use Mr Surfacer 500, and just hand brushed the stuff into some of the fun little mold divots, holes, and uneven surfaces that are found all over the kit.

How I built my VF-0S